FRIENDS OF THE EARTH IS HIRING A
CAMPAIGNER – FOSSIL FREE IRELAND
DEADLINE: 8TH OCTOBER **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
Friends of the Earth Ireland is a community at the heart of the
growing movement here for a just world with zero pollution.
Our mission is to campaign and build movement power to bring about the
system change we need for a just world where people and nature thrive.
We are trying to change the world in the face of opposition from much
more powerful, and much better funded, vested interests.
We are a small, nimble organization. We work collaboratively to
advance the organization’s mission, vision and values so we need
committed, energetic and flexible people on our team. We look out for
each other as best we can, and there are plenty of opportunities to
learn and develop new skills.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Friends of the Earth Ireland is recruiting a campaigner who will drive
our campaigning work on phasing out fossil fuels, including work on
LNG, data centres, and the proposed Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation
Treaty. The campaigner will carry out our policy analysis and advocacy
as well as designing and implementing supporter, activist, political
and media engagement strategies in conjunction with colleagues across
the organization.
You will deliver our policy and advocacy work on ending Ireland’s
reliance on fossil fuels, in particular fossil gas, and coordinate
with colleagues to drive our campaign to prevent fossil gas lock-in.
You will be joining the Friends of the Earth staff team at a critical
and exciting juncture. Fossil fuels are fuelling the climate crisis
and keeping people locked into energy poverty. Russia's invasion of
Ukraine and the associated energy price crisis has only served to
highlight the dangers of our fossil fuel dependence.
The period ahead will see our campaigning focus on preventing fossil
fuel infrastructure, particularly LNG, as well as combatting major new
sources of demand for fossil gas, particularly data centres. We will
seek to highlight and undermine the political and media influence of
fossil fuel interests, and ensure Ireland’s foreign policy supports
fossil fuel phase out, particularly in the context of the UN Climate
Ambition Summit and COP *. Ireland’s
membership of the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance and global efforts for a
dedicated fossil fuel phase out treaty will be important elements of
this campaigning. Also approaching over the horizon are the local and
EU elections in * and then the General Election
due by early *. Each of those moments has the
potential to strengthen or set-back the momentum towards concerted
action.
You will be employed by Friends of the Earth and line managed by
Friends of the Earth’s Head of Policy Change but you will coordinate
with colleagues across the organization, including the Chief Executive
who has overall responsibility for campaigns.
PLEASE SEE JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHED BELOW.
TO APPLY:
Send your CV (2-page max) with a cover letter (1-page max) outlining
your motivation for applying to this position to **Apply on the
website** by the end of Sunday 8th of October. Please include the role
title in the subject of your email. We hope to appoint someone as soon
as possible.
_All documentation received by Friends of the Earth will be processed
in accordance with the Data Protection Acts, *
and * General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR;
*). The information will only be used by
Friends of the Earth in the processing of job applications and for
ongoing administrative purposes with job candidates._
Friends of the Earth Ireland is a company limited by guarantee.
Company No. * | Registered Charity No **Apply
on the website**
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Others
