Associate Director, Global Trainings
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350.org is looking for as Associate Director of Global Trainings to support the delivery and quality of one of 350.org s key tactics in our theory of change, our belief in the power of growing the climate movement through training local volunteer groups to campaign and mobilize, and offering open-source trainings for the movement.

Success in the role would look like: Improving the quality of the training done by 350, through: Leading a high functioning Global Trainings team; ensuring local volunteer groups and civil society movement allies are well supported to run more impactful campaigns and actions through high quality campaigns and organising trainings and frequently accessed training resources; campaigners and organisers from across the organisation are skilled in delivering high quality trainings and support to local groups and movement allies linked to effective strategy.

About 350.org

350.org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis. Our online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions are led from the bottom up by thousands of volunteer organizers in over 188 countries. 350.org works hard to organize in a new way everywhere at once, using online tools to facilitate strategic offline action. We want to be a laboratory for the best ways to strengthen the climate movement and catalyze transformation around the world. The values that guide and drive our work are listed here.

350.org is an equal opportunity employer. 350.org strives to be an inclusive and collaborative group ofpeople who bring a variety of approaches to the work we do. We re committed to the principles of justice, and we try to build a safe workplace where everyone is treated fairly and enjoys workingtogether. We value new perspectives, ideas of all sorts, and different ways of working. Diverseperspectives and experiences improve the way 350.org carries out our work including what wedecide to work on and how creatively/effectively we do that. We do our best to make staff positionsaccessible to all potential team members, regardless of race, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability,assigned gender, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or identity, religion or creed,veteran status, marital or parental status, and genetic information. We also strive to include teammembers in communities most impacted by climate change or impacted by other kinds ofenvironmental, social, and economic injustice.

About the Associate Director of Global Trainings

The role will collaborate closely across the organisation to achieve these successes, particularly with regional campaigners and organisers, global communications and campaigns staff.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead strategic training programme for 350 embedded into our priority campaigning and organising strategies and projects, ensuring high quality.
• Lead analysis of the quality of our training on campaigns and organising across the organisation.
• Coaching teams on campaigns and organising strategy as it relates to designing training.
• Line manages the Global Trainings Manager.
• Manages and approves the Trainings Team budget.
• Leads the Trainings Team annual plan.
• Leads Trainings.350.org resources and website that support the wider movement.
• Lead on major cross-organisational projects related to training.
• Occasional support to organisation-wide and team-specific facilitation.
• Supports the healthy functioning of the global Organising and Campaigning Communities of Practice , made up of organising and Campaigning staff across the organisation.
• Contributes to the development of the joint Global Movement Support Directorate s strategy.
• Develop and maintain a network of external contacts around climate and social justice training best practice, spotting emerging opportunities and trends.
• Works closely with other Departments across the organisation to ensure training strategy is connected to other teams work (eg. campaigns, comms).

Required Competencies, Skills and Behaviours:

• At least 5 years experience developing training strategies for building communities, movements, and people powered actions, as part of global and regional social justice campaigns, whether as part of an NGO or grassroots network.
• Strong experience of developing training curriculum designs and resources offline - and experience or demonstrated aptitude or knowledge of designing participatory and transformative training experiences online.
• First class facilitation and coaching skills and success in supporting non-trainers to grow their training skills.
• Experience or demonstrated aptitude in line management.
• Demonstrated ability to break down complex content into learning experiences.
• Deep understanding and interest in effective practices and history of movement building, organizing, campaigning, mobilization, and direct action, and ability to express, share and coach that knowledge with other coworkers.
• Demonstrated experience leading and facilitating geographically dispersed project teams, with a track record of success in motivating co-workers (not necessarily line reports).
• Strong experience building safe and accessible trainings, for participants from diverse geographic (preferably global south), racial, ethnic, class, age, gender, and sexual orientation backgrounds.
• Experience working collaboratively across cultures and timezones, and a demonstrated understanding of and commitment to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI), anti-racism or anti-oppression work.
• Decent working written and spoken English.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to powerfully and regularly communicate and build alignment with key coworkers and external stakeholders behind joint vision, goals and decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with higher management to make propositions and act sensitively and strategically in complex situations to move towards positive outcomes.
• Acts with credibility, following through on commitments, and uses ethical considerations and candidness to discuss tough issues and guide decisions and actions.
• Acts autonomously, creatively and innovatively to seize opportunities and drive projects from conception to completion, including advocating for resources.
• Responds positively to changing circumstances, and takes personal responsibility to adapt behaviour, plans and professional development to maintain effective performance.
• A network of training contacts.

Desired Competencies, Skills and Behaviours:

• Understanding & experience working with marginalized communities deeply affected by climate change and fossil fuels, such as indigenous communities on the front lines of fighting the extractive industry.
• Experience in budget management.

Position Type: Full time (36 hours per week) or part-time (30 hours per week)

Start date: 26th August 2024

Compensation: Salary tier 3.2. Click here to view salary

Application Deadline: We hope to short list and hold interviews the week of Monday 15th July. Applications received before then will be more likely to be successful. The post is open until filled.

Travel: May occasionally travel from time to time (domestic and international)

Location: Remote within the countries 350.org currently operates. Current countries are: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Fiji, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, and in United States in the following states CA, CO,CT, GA, MD, MA, ME, MT, NJ, NY, NC, PA, UT, VT, VA, WI, WA, or Washington, DC.

Applicants must have the legal authorization to work for any employer in their country of residence. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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