Organisation : Australian Youth Climate Coalition
Location : Melbourne
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Conservation & Environment, Indigenous, Youth & Young People
Salary type : Annual Package
Salary : $66,000 - 82,000
Application closing date : 12 Jul, 2019
About the organisation
About the AYCC and Seed:
The Australian Youth Climate Coalition is Australia’s largest youth-run organisation, our mission is to build a movement of young people leading solutions to the climate crisis. We are a large and thriving non-profit and non-partisan organisation, with more than 25 staff, 1600 volunteers nationally and more than 150,000 supporters.
We have four main focus areas:
● Campaigns to solve the climate crisis - we run campaigns to make sure Australia moves from fossil fuels to renewable energy as quickly as possible. Our campaigns include:
○ Stopping Adani’s dangerous coal mine in Queensland from destroying our Reef and climate
○ Supporting the Port Augusta community with their campaign to replace their old coal stations with solar thermal
○ Campaigning for 100% renewable energy from the Government and Opposition
● Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network - led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth, this growing network is giving Indigenous young people the skills to Protect Country. Check out more at seedmob.org.au
● Switched on Schools - each year we educate, inspire and empower tens of thousands of high school students to create change. We do this through presentations, two day summits and then mentor students to lead their own campaigns to repower their school.
● Climate Leaders Training program - we give young people the information, skills, inspiration and support they need to lead climate campaigns in their community.
AYCC is committed to climate justice, which means we recognise that those who have done the least to cause the climate crisis feel the effects first and worst, and we want to empower those most affected to create and lead the solutions.
AYCC is a non-profit company limited by guarantee, and is one of a handful of substantial non-profits in Australia driven by young people. All staff members and core volunteers are under the age of 30, and the board of AYCC is also required to include a majority of people under the age of 30.
Our values:
Ambition, Justice, Resilience, Trust, Empowerment, Diversity
About the role
What you’ll do in this role:
● Management of AYCC’s Coordination (Leadership) team
● Strategic planning at an organisational and project/campaign level together with relevant staff members
● Fundraising: together with the Fundraising Director, providing strategy and oversight, and managing major donor relationships
● HR: together with the Operations Director, managing staff culture and development.
● Finance: together with the Operations Director, providing decision-making and oversight, and maintaining good financial health of the organisation
● Communications: together with the Communications Director, doing media, providing sign off on communications materials, and engaging in public speaking
● Governance: board liaison, risk management, reporting
● External stakeholder management: from lobbying decision-makers, to working with alliances of other organisations
You will be required to travel from time to time in order to perform the duties of the position, without any additional remuneration. Your travel expenses will be covered.
Your skills and experience:
● Several years of relevant work experience
● Experience empowering and working with volunteers and volunteer networks
● Experience in grassroots campaigning including strategy, supporter and volunteer mobilisation and support
● Management experience, preferably from managing staff and teams of staff
● Experience working in a complex and high-pressure environment, including sound time management and prioritisation skills
● Experience with project management
● Experience with public speaking
● Experience with fundraising
● Great stakeholder management skills
● Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, in particular young people
And bonus points if you have some of the following:
● Experience in media and communications strategy as well as coordinating national and local
traditional media as well as digital media
● Fundraising strategy and financial management experience
● Governance experience
The National Director will be required to undergo a police check and Working with Children Check.(We encourage you to apply if you think you would be a great fit for this role, but don’t meet all of the qualifications and experience listed above – as a youth organisation, we believe in investing in young people’s potential.)
Who you are:
● Passionate about the AYCC’s mission and values and committed to climate justice
● Strongly committed to supporting Seed and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people
● An exceptional writer and verbal communicator
● A big-picture and ambitious strategic thinker
● An empowering and inspiring manager and leader
● Positive, ambitious, and a great problem solver
● Highly organised with a great eye for detail
● Able to juggle lots of priorities in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: National Director via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Conservation_and_Environment, #Indigenous, #Youth_and_Young_People
