We’re recruiting Power Shift project volunteers!
LOCATION: Melbourne, Australia RESPONSIBLE TO: Laura Melville, Power Shift Project Manager. TIME COMMITMENT: 1-2 days a week, March - July. START DATE: ASAP SALARY: This is a volunteer role. Reimbursement is available for associated expenses
The Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) is looking for passionate and dedicated people to join our national Power Shift team in Melbourne!
Responsibilities will include:
● Provide logistics and recruitment support ● Support with communications to our members and grassroots network ● Support with communications to external stakeholders
The ideal candidate will be someone who is interested in learning more about project management, who is dedicated and passionate about climate justice and willing to just jump in and support the team with tasks that need to be done.
ABOUT POWER SHIFT
Power Shift 2017 will bring together over 700 young people from all walks of life, to learn, grow and get fired up to take action to solve the climate crisis. Power Shift is a launchpad for a powerful movement led by young people to change the world.
Power Shift will build the power of the youth climate movement, by giving young people everything they need to organise and mobilise their peers, and work together to supercharge campaigns to keep fossil fuels in the ground and transition to 100% renewable energy.
In 2017, our generation faces a broken political system, racism, inequality, student debt, and the climate crisis. But we are also connected, creative and courageous. Through Power Shift we will build a powerful, national grassroots movement of young people, and supersize our campaigns to keep Galilee coal in the ground, protect water and country in the Northern Territory from gasfield fracking, and upgrade Australia to 100% renewable energy.
Core competencies: 1. Excellent written and verbal communication skills 2. You thrive in fast paced environments 3. You have a can-do, ambitious and forward thinking attitude 4. Work independently and as part of a team 5. Passionate about climate change and empowering young people to take action
Optional areas of experience: If you have experience in any of the below, please highlight this in your cover letter: ● Event management ● Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with a wide-range of audiences ● Communications skills (social media, websites, nation builder) ● Administrative skills
Note: If you don’t have all the skills listed above, but you are willing to learn and are passionate about working with young people and climate change - please apply. We know that the best people sometimes have no formal experience but are quick learners!
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people are strongly encouraged to apply.
About the AYCC The AYCC acts as an independent, non-profit, non-partisan organisation whose primary purpose is to benefit the Australian community by building a generation wide movement to solve climate change by educating, inspiring, empowering and mobilising young Australians around climate justice. The AYCC provides accurate, accessible information about climate change, assisting young Australians and the wider community to understand the problem, its effects, and solutions and aims to achieve short-term impact and long-term cultural change to assist Australia to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to ecologically sustainable levels. The AYCC is Australia’s largest youth-led organisation, with 750 volunteers nationally, and more than 120,000 young members across Australia.
Application Process Candidates should submit via email: ● A cover letter of no more than 1 page addressing your experience and/or interest in this role ● A CV of no more than 2 pages (optional)
The AYCC is a youth-led organisations, with all staff and core volunteers under 30 - as such, we seek applications only from those under 30.
Applications are ongoing. Please address to Laura Melville, Power Shift Project Manager at [email protected] and use the subject line ‘Power Shift Project Volunteer- [full name]’.
If you have any questions about this role please contact Laura Melville, Power Shift Project Manager, [email protected] or on 0450 602 983