Organizing Director, Campaigns

Summary

Join Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE) as their National Organizing Director and lead their national grassroots organizing strategy in key states. This role involves designing and executing a youth-driven organizing model to advance renewable energy campaigns and ensure young people's decisive role in policy and advocacy. The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in national and local elections, legislative sessions, and policy advocacy, with a proven track record of success in building and executing strategies that advance pro-renewable energy laws. You will oversee field organizing, volunteer leadership pipelines, and grassroots mobilization tactics to influence decision-makers and shape long-term climate policy. This position requires a highly skilled leader with at least 10 years of experience in grassroots organizing, electoral campaigns, and legislative advocacy. The selected candidate will manage a large-scale organizing team and ensure strong coordination across various departments.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in grassroots organizing, field management, or movement-building campaigns, with a proven track record of scaling large volunteer programs
• Extensive experience designing and executing organizing programs focused on electoral engagement, climate justice, and renewable energy policy advocacy
• Strong understanding of national and state elections, legislative processes, and political power mapping to influence clean energy policy
• Demonstrated success in managing diverse field teams and ensuring the execution of complex multi-state campaigns
• High-level strategic thinker with experience developing winning campaigns to pass or block legislation at the local, state, and federal levels
• Deep understanding of digital and in-person organizing strategies, including voter outreach, town halls, public testimony, and issue-based advocacy
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to oversee multiple workstreams, set priorities, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail and ability to analyze and optimize organizing strategies using data and performance metrics
• Expertise in relational organizing, volunteer recruitment, and leadership development using Ladder of Engagement and Snowflake Model frameworks
• Deep knowledge of clean energy policy, permitting issues, and climate justice advocacy
• Exceptional ability to build coalitions and partnerships, particularly with environmental justice, youth, labor, and frontline community groups
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders across a broad spectrum of backgrounds
• Adaptive and creative problem solver, capable of pivoting strategies to meet emerging challenges

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee a national organizing strategy that scales ACE’s impact and builds long-term youth-driven climate power
• Lead the execution of the ACE strategic national organizing plan,, ensuring seamless coordination across key states
• Build and manage state field teams, including State Directors, Regional Field Managers, and Field Organizers, ensuring alignment with national goals
• Integrate volunteer organizing efforts into electoral campaigns, policy advocacy, and legislative strategies to pass pro-renewable energy laws and block fossil fuel-backed initiatives
• Utilize data-driven organizing methods to track progress, optimize engagement, and inform decision-making
• Deeply understand national and state elections, legislative sessions, and political landscapes to build effective advocacy and organizing strategies
• Develop and implement state and national campaigns to push for clean energy policies and block anti-renewable energy bills
• Work with coalition partners, policy experts, and legislative allies to advance siting and permitting reforms for renewable energy projects
• Track key elections and legislative battles that impact renewable energy expansion and integrate electoral organizing into broader climate advocacy efforts
• Implement a volunteer leadership model (Climate Teams) that empowers activists to take on core leadership roles such as team leaders, recruitment captains, and advocacy leads
• Oversee training programs to build volunteer capacity in grassroots organizing, public speaking, policy advocacy, and electoral engagement
• Develop systems for tracking volunteer growth, ensuring clear progression from engagement to leadership
• Develop and execute issue-based and electoral organizing campaigns that increase youth voter engagement, turnout, and advocacy for climate policies
• Work with field organizers to build political power in key states by mobilizing young voters and activists
• Lead rapid-response organizing efforts around legislation, ballot initiatives, and fossil fuel industry influence
• Integrate relational organizing, voter outreach, and coalition-building into campaign strategy
• Manage a large-scale organizing team, including full-time state organizers and regional managers
• Establish and maintain high-performance standards, ensuring that organizers meet weekly, monthly, and quarterly goals
• Drive a culture of accountability, creativity, and strategic thinking, ensuring that organizers continuously refine their tactics for maximum impact
• Oversee budgeting and resource allocation to ensure cost-effective program implementation
• Ensure strong coordination across departments, including digital, data, policy, and communications teams
• Ability to work overtime with little notice; able to work hours exceeding stated office hours to get the job done
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Annual salary range: $110-130,000, commensurate with experience
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 403b retirement savings plan
• Vacation
• Sabbatical
• Paid Parental Leave
• 2 Floating Holidays
• 2 Community Service Floating Holidays
• Sick time
• Two weeks of full-staff time off (July 4 week and Christmas-New Years week)
• 13 observed holidays