State Organizer & Campaigner: New York

Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action seeks a State Organizer & Campaigner to help build a spiritually rooted, multigenerational, multi-racial Jewish climate movement in New York. 

Grassroots leadership is the engine that drives our strategic campaign work to confront the climate crisis. This role will  design and run a statewide or local campaign, and directly organize, train, and manage Dayenu activists and leaders primarily  in  New York, developing individuals as organizers as well as supporting and establishing Dayenu Circles, our chapter-based organizing model. The person in this role will also support Dayenu’s work nationally and in other key states.

Location: New York state required
Reporting Structure: The position reports to the Director of Campaigns & Organizing

Responsibilities:

Organizing

• Grow our grassroots presence in New York  and other assigned states - recruiting new leaders, supporting their organizing structures, and engaging people in our campaign and movement-building work at various levels 

• Develop Dayenu leaders into strategic organizers through regular 1:1s, formal and informal trainings, political education, coaching, feedback, and active management 

• Build a multi-generational movement, with focused  work to engage young people (20s-32) and Jews of Color in our organizing 

• Provide education and coaching to Dayenu Circles and other Dayenu grassroots  leaders around climate policy and action

  Priority State Campaign Work in New York

  • Manage Dayenu state campaigns, responsible for shaping day-to-day workflow and delivering on overall campaign objectives

  • Design the goals, strategies, tactics, and timeline for state campaigns in coordination with Circle leaders and Dayenu staff

  • Lead and coordinate project teams made up of staff from Dayenu’s campaigns, organizing, communications, and spiritual adaptation departments to ensure that work is aligned and advances shared objectives

  • Develop and implement management systems to ensure that all campaign activity remains on track

  • Track and assess campaign opportunities, and support development of new campaigns and initiatives that advance Dayenu’s mission

  • Work with Director of Campaigns & Organizing on campaign selection and  prioritization

  Engagement with External Partners 

  • Engage key allies, partners, and other external stakeholders within Jewish, multi-faith, and secular organizations and movements, including frontline communities and activists in the climate justice and broader progressive movements in New York

  • Represent Dayenu in state and local coalitions to explore collaboration and coordinate advocacy initiatives and campaign activities

  • Present, speak, and share Dayenu’s vision and work to a variety of audiences

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to develop leaders and organizers through training, delegation, feedback, and active management. 

• Strong ability to make and implement organizing plans, including crafting recruitment plans, delegating, and teaching leadership skills. 

• Ability to design and manage a campaign, including working with others to establish goals, strategy, tactics, and timeline, and supporting peers and leaders in executing that work. 

• Experience organizing people through the ladder of engagement - including building a list, outreach through calls, emails, texts, and in-person visits, 1:1s, making asks, and supporting them in growth. 

• Strong problem-solving skills and a commitment to delivering strategic and high quality work with integrity and good judgment.

• Ability to foster collaborative relationships with partner organizations. 

• Passionate about Dayenu’s mission and committed to growing a Jewish climate movement.

• Ability to communicate proactively, clearly, and in a compelling way both with colleagues and the communities we’re organizing. 

• A track record of working effectively with people across lines of difference and a demonstrated commitment to anti-racist practice.

• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends; ability to travel regularly to conduct site visits, lead in-person trainings, and attend conferences and retreats.

• Experience working in/with the Jewish community strongly preferred.

• Experience working to address the climate crisis, including climate and environmental justice movements, preferred.