Florida Summer Intern

Food & Water Watch • Tampa, FL

4d • $16 - $16 • Remote

About The Position

The Florida intern will be supervised by the Florida Director and work closely with other staff on the organizing, policy, digital and communications teams to support Food & Water Watch’s affordable energy reform and climate resiliency campaigns. The intern will focus on building out the core volunteer team to identify regional volunteer leads and enacting strategic plans in several key Florida locations. The intern will support the statewide affordable energy campaign, through one-on-ones, recruitment, phonebanking, and research. The intern will primarily work on efforts to ensure lower electricity bills and more investments in efficiency/ clean energy programsThis is a 9 week, up to 29-hr per week internship, working from June 8th to August 7th.

Requirements

• Organizing or advocacy experience, either paid or volunteer. This could include campus organizing, volunteering with a political campaign, or an organizing or advocacy non-profit.
• Familiarity with Florida politics and Tampa Bay/South Florida communities.
• Commitment to Food & Water Watch’s core values of justice, human dignity, fair treatment, and equity.
• Ability to work effectively with people of diverse racial, ethnic, class, age, gender, and sexual orientation backgrounds.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management & organizational skills and ability to balance multiple projects.
• Ability to work remotely using basic online programs, including email, Slack, and Google docs.

Nice To Haves

• Spanish proficiency, encouraged but not required.
• Ability to travel to locations in the Tampa Bay/ South Florida region.

Responsibilities

• Recruit volunteers and allies. Build a strong base of volunteers and organizations in support of our local, state, and national campaigns.
• Develop campaign plans. Work with other staff to establish long and short term goals, strategies, and tactics to win our campaigns.
• Organize campaign tactics. Plan and execute strategic tactics to meet the needs of our campaigns, including educational events, base-building drives, and actions directed at elected officials.
• Build capacity. Develop the leadership of volunteers and grassroots organizations by offering training and organizing support.
• Represent Food & Water Watch. Attend and speak at public events on behalf of Food & Water Watch.
• Build Food & Water Watch for the long haul. Participate in member recruitment and fundraising activities for Food & Water Watch.
• Regularly report on work to your supervisor.
• Carry out other projects as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees