• Location: Melbourne preferred. Other Australian locations will be considered for the right candidate.
• Salary: $99,750 p.a. pro-rata + super
• Term: 12 months, four days per week (0.8FTE)
• Position reports to: Australian Campaigns Manager

ABOUT MARKET FORCES

Market Forces has been campaigning since 2013 to shift finance away from coal, oil and gas - the dirty fossil fuels that are driving global climate change. Headquartered in Melbourne, Market Forces today has a team of 30, some of whom are working interstate and overseas.

Our campaigns focus on banks, superannuation funds, insurance companies and other investors that finance environmentally damaging activities to shift investment towards a clean energy revolution.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Shareholder & Community Action Organiser works with shareholders who are committed to using their money and influence as a force for good, and with grassroots leaders in communities whose human rights are impacted by environmental and climate change effects of corporate action. The key purpose of the role is to support the effective engagement of active investors and active communities in holding companies to account for their sustainability planning and actions, or lack thereof.

ABOUT YOU

You are a focused, highly organised individual committed to action on climate change who wants to deliver meaningful, lasting change to benefit the environment. You have a flair for working with people from all walks of life and delight in playing an enabling role, driving impact through expert technical support for our campaigners and building a movement of activists and supporters.

You are experienced in community organising and engaging key stakeholders (shareholders & community leaders) with strategies for building and shifting power. You are also a skilled administrator who understands the importance of process and the technical aspects of shareholder resolutions and who takes pride in delivering timely, accurate written work. Your tactical savvy enables you to stay on top of the complex campaigns your work supports and meet competing demands at peak times. Developing strong internal relationships with Market Forces campaign leaders will be essential to your success.

SELECTION CRITERIA (ESSENTIAL)

1. High level of professional and personal effectiveness: strong communication and problem-solving, attention to detail, well organised, able to juggle multiple demands and meet critical deadlines (eg. preparing and filing resolutions for company AGMs)
2. Understanding of the rights of shareholders, technical aspects of shareholder resolutions filing, corporate governance and AGMs, and sound knowledge how to handle sensitive information professionally and safely
3. Skills and practical experience in community organising: supporter base engagement strategy; relationship building; leading, motivating and leadership building for volunteers
4. Experience with engagement strategies to grow the Market Forces supporter base, and to empower shareholder activists to take effective action
5. Competency working with culturally diverse stakeholders across First Nations, Pacifica and Asian communities. Proven ability to work effectively with people from all backgrounds with respect, empathy and a justice focus.
6. Collaborative approach to internal key relationships to ensure community and shareholder activism contributes effectively to diverse range of campaigns and objectives
7. Prior experience in a role with similar skills requirements

SELECTION CRITERIA (DESIRED)

• Prior experience / demonstrated commitment to working for environmental protection and progressive social change
• Experience working in the not-for-profit sector
• A relevant degree or other qualification
• A team player with a sense of humour

What we offer

• Purposeful, fulfilling work
• A level of autonomy that matches your ability and appetite to be accountable for results
• A collaborative, dynamic team based in a Melbourne CBD office, with colleagues around Australia and in Asia
• Opportunities to undertake professional development
• Potential for flexible work by arrangement with your manager
• Generous leave provisions above standard requirements