It’s Getting Hot In Here

POSITION TITLE: MOUNTAIN JUSTICE SPRING BREAK COORDINATOR
ORGANIZATION: STUDENT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COALITION (SEAC) & SOUTHERN ENERGY NETWORK (SEN)
LOCATION: FLEXIBLE
COMPENSATION: $9/hour + additional expenses covered as needed
WORK HOURS: 10 hours/week
TERM: AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THROUGH APRIL 1, 2008 (there’s some flexibility in these)
DEADLINE: September 25, 2007
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ABOUT MOUNTAIN JUSTICE SPRING BREAK (MJSB)
MJSB was organized in the spirit of Mountain Justice Summer, which is a coalition of coal-field groups, student groups, and environmental groups which has organized summer organizing projects and actions against the destructive practice of mountaintop removal mining. Many of the same organizations from MJS worked together to create MJSB 2007 and brought over 100 young people from across the eastern U.S to West Virginia to witness mountaintop removal firsthand, speak with and learn from directly impacted community members, learn and share skills, and have a generally good time! The week culminated in a convergence on the Capitol Building in Charleston to demand justice for the students and staff at Marsh Fork Elementary, an I Love Mountains Day, and a Mountain Justice Concert benefiting local struggles. For more see: ClimateAction.net and YouTube.

POSITION DESCRIPTION
The MJSB Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the collaborative work of volunteers and staff for MJSB and helping us build off of successes and challenges from last year’s event to improve this year’s MJSB. This will involve attending MJSB conference calls every 1-2 weeks, following up on commitments, recruiting new volunteers to help out, and supporting all committees (such as recruitment/outreach, agenda/speakers, food, housing/location, etc.) and making sure that they are on track.

Specific responsibilities include:
-Develop a work-plan for the length of the position that includes a fundraising plan, in conjunction with the Southern Energy Network, the Student Environmental Action Coalition and ally organizations.
-Attending MJSB conference calls every 1-2 weeks
-Support all committees in their work and ensure that committees stay on track with their commitments and timelines this may include calling through committee chairs, helping committee with tasks, and helping recruit additional folks for committees and specific tasks.
-Work with the MJSB planning collaborative on outreach strategy to ensure that we meet goals established for MJSB attendance and diversity.
-Use Google spreadsheets and documents to help coordinate committee work.
-Build relationships with new organizations and individuals to get them more engaged in supporting MJSB.

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS
Excellent planning and project management skills;
Excellent outreach and networking skills;
Experience working with students and youth;
Knowledge of and experience with Mountain Justice and clean energy organizing;;
Excellent writing and analytical skills;
Good media and messaging skills;
Problem solving skills;
Flexibility in hours worked.

DIVERSITY
The Southern Energy Network and the Student Environmental Action Coalition highly values diversity and encourages applicants from traditionally marginalized groups to apply for positions.

TO APPLY: Send cover letter and resume to Liz Veazey: liz@climateaction.net . Please include the job title in your email subject.