This role is a full-time role, working 37.5 hours per week, which may be split between 4 week days and evening and weekend work.

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Fossil Free London is a growing, dynamic organisation and climate campaign group.

We need people who are deeply driven to organise climate action, so we can make urgent change, whilst being highly professional and able to deliver time and again.

We are an energetic and welcoming grassroots organisation which opposes the presence of fossil fuel companies and fossil fuel finance in our city, and explores what London could be without them. We execute a range of creative, disruptive and accessible protest actions in the city, with a focus on bringing new activists into the climate movement and amplifying our impact through social media and the news.

We are now seeking a flexible, highly organised candidate to support Fossil Free London with digital campaigning, to help grow our community, and support our committee of volunteers to organise against the fossil fuel industry. This role’s main objective is to reach a wider audience beyond Instagram, our current main source of outreach, to attract new volunteers and further expand our membership through student fairs, local London Festivals and more. The role’s focus may evolve in the coming months as the next phase of the organisation’s strategy develops.

You are suited to this role if you are a proactive self-starter who is also able to work under direction. With an organised approach you are able to juggle multiple competing priorities, whilst maintaining good attention to detail. You will have relevant experience of working in a fast-paced environment and communicating effectively to complete shared work. You are an adept facilitator of meetings with strong interpersonal skills. You are also confident in using a range of media to achieve campaign goals.

Fossil Free London is fast growing, and interested in the different skills out there to take us to the next level. If you would like to work with us professionally, and have skills and experiences you can offer that fall outside of this role, please visit our jobs page (https://fossilfreelondon.org/jobs) to contact us.

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Key responsibilities:

• Organiser recruitment - outreach, recruitment and onboarding of new members
• Supporting and facilitating our campaigns against Shell, Barclays and new oil and gas fields
• Managing digital tools outside of social media including website, advertising, tracking social media, Action Network
• Supporting group members to plan major actions
• Supporting the ‘sleuthing’ group that investigates relevant corporate events
• Securing coverage in local and specialised press

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Key skills and experience:

Communications

• Experience of writing activism, campaign or organising emails, updates and social media content, either professionally or as an unpaid activist or organiser
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Strong understanding of climate issues, including links to social and racial justice struggles

Protests

• Experience of organising protests or demonstrations
• Understanding of relevant logistics and security issues

Outreach

• Experience of organising and facilitating meetings of activists or volunteers, and welcoming, onboarding and supporting volunteers

Applicants must live in or very near London and be entitled to work in the UK.

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What we offer:

• £30,000 - 33,000 per year (negotiable)
• 25 days holiday + Bank holidays
• 37.5 hours a week

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Accessibility:

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process.

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Equality, diversity and inclusion:

We believe equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to the environmental movement. We encourage women, members of the LBGTQIA+ community, ethnic minorities and/or any marginalised communities to apply for this role.

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Process:

The structure of the interview process will be: an aptitude test of some of the essential skills listed above, which will be done remotely, a possible Zoom interview and then, if relevant, an approximately 45 minute interview face to face in London asking about your interest in the role, examples of your skills and experience and the ideas you will bring. We do our best to make the interview a friendly and constructive process - we are not here to catch you out.

• Please send us your application by Sunday 27th October at 10am
• We will respond to all applicants by Thursday 31st October
• We will be conducting competency tests and interviews likely between Monday 4th and Friday 8th November

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