Bilingual - English & Spanish Campaign Organizer

Organizing responsibilities include: Work with staff to develop, manage, and lead campaigns based on local priorities that uplift communities for energy justice. Lead and participate in coalitions and alliances to advocate for policies and practices that democratize energy and bring equity to low-income communities, communities of color, and other diverse stakeholders. Engage and maintain Spanish speaking community and organizational relationships. Help strategize our advocacy for energy democracy with our local community choice energy public non-profit agency, Ava Community Energy (formerly East Bay Community Energy). Work with the community to develop and shape community-driven policy. Mobilize allies to attend and make comments at government agency public hearings such as Ava Community Energy, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), or other local, regional and state agencies or city government (virtual and in-person). Grow the awareness of energy democracy through community outreach and recruit new organizations to sign-on to LCEA's position documents and letters and mobilize organizations for key agency meetings and/or other campaign related activities. Participate in meetings, such as: LCEA Staff meetings, meetings with allied organizations, public agency staff, elected officials and/or other decision makers. Assist in research and development of written documents, webinars, press releases, and other collateral. Lead community outreach, conduct workshops and organize events. Work with the collective LCEA team, paid and volunteer staff, and also volunteers and supporters (hybrid work environment - regular virtual meetings and some in-person). Mentor youth, students, interns, and other communities on energy literacy, education, and advocacy.

Qualifications:

Bilingual; Fluent in English and Spanish (Spoken & Written) Demonstrated work and facilitation with the monolingual Spanish community using popular education and curriculum design. Willingness to represent LCEA at community events Basic knowledge of clean energy work areas like building decarbonization and electrification, energy efficiency, solar and storage microgrids, community resilience hubs, and other energy solutions. A passion for environmental justice and equity in clean energy solutions to address both local pollution & global climate change. A strong social justice lens in professional experience. Experience in organizing local, regional and/or state-wide grassroots advocacy campaigns and mobilizations. Experience working with low-income communities; communities of color and other diverse stakeholders. Experience with public speaking, media communications and popular education. Excellent campaign facilitation, strategizing, planning and grassroots organizing. Responsible, organized, detail-oriented, energetic, and creative. Experience with regular use of Zoom, Google Drive; Docs, Sheets, Slides etc, Canva, and Social Media Platforms. Good written, verbal communications and people skills, in-person, virtual and on the phone. Ability to self-start projects, respond rapidly to emerging issues, manage multiple projects simultaneously, work independently and collaboratively with LCEA team and allies.