Job Description

The Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) is seeking a full time Policy Coordinator to join our dynamic team working for climate justice, systemic change, and women’s and feminist leadership in global climate solutions. 

The Policy Coordinator will work remotely, with the support of WECAN’s Executive Director,  to coordinate ongoing policy campaigns and advocacy efforts.  This will include conducting research, analyzing policy strategies, writing reports, briefs, and educational materials, and supporting WECAN campaigns and coalition building to push forward progressive policies within a climate justice framework. 

The Policy Coordinator will work across WECAN’s diverse  campaigns, with a focus on WECAN’s fossil fuel resistance and divestment work, advocating for governments and  financial institutions to stop fossil fuel expansion and  deforestation. This role will also include advocating for policies that implement human rights and Indigenous rights,  a Just Transition,  and supporting ongoing policy work through various coalitions uplifting feminist climate policies. 

This is a remote position located in the United States with compensation starting at $65,000 and includes a  benefit package. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement, develop, and advance WECAN’s policy campaigns and advocacy work
• Produce policy research, papers and background writing for WECAN campaigns and advocacy efforts
• In collaboration with the WECAN Executive Director, spot opportunities, develop, and strategize  policy interventions in relation to ongoing campaigns and the broader climate justice movement
• Represent WECAN in national and international coalitions. Deepen and maintain relationships with frontline and coalition partners.
• Outreach and networking support for WECAN policy work and campaigns (in collaboration with WECAN Communications Coordinator, as needed)
• Other flexible collaboration with the WECAN team

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years demonstrated policy advocacy experience,  preferably in the climate justice field
• Experience and knowledge of government regulations and policy processes at the national and international level
• Experience and knowledge of climate finance issues, and how financial institutions are complicit in fossil fuel expansion and deforestation. 
• A clear political understanding and developed background in the current climate justice/environmental justice landscape and significant knowledge and experience with many of the topics and campaigns central to WECAN’s work, including: environmental and climate justice, Indigenous rights, environmental racism, fossil fuel resistance, forest protection, just transition and divestment, false-solutions critiques, regenerative economies,  and protection of  land defenders.
• Excellent project management skills and the ability to coordinate many tasks at once
• Superb research, writing, and copy-editing  skills,  with demonstrated contributions to policy research and briefs.
• Highly self-motivated and happy working independently with a remote team
• Enjoyment and ease with working collaboratively
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Passion for advancing economic, racial and gender justice within a climate justice and just transition framework.
• Reside in the United States

Preferred Qualifications (not required, however the ideal candidate will have some or all of these skills):

• Professional level Spanish competency
• Previous work experience with a climate justice, women’s rights, Indigenous rights, or human rights focused organization
• Demonstrated personal commitment to climate justice and care for the Earth

We suggest candidates carefully review our website, newsletters, and social media accounts to ensure alignment before applying. Read the full job description here. 

How to Apply

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, open until filled with an initial deadline of June 26, 2023.  Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible because we will close the process as soon as we find a match.

Please apply by sending your resume and a cover letter explaining your background and interest in the role to Katherine Quaid <[email protected]>. Include "Policy Coordinator" in the subject line of the email.

Job Categories: Environmental. Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: climate justice, divestment, and women's rights. Salaries: See posting for details.

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