Corporate Accountability
Major Responsibilities:
· Develop and run regional Think Outside the Bottle campaigns to pressure Governors, Mayors, restaurants and schools to curb bottled water use and invest in badly needed public water systems and infrastructure.
· Lead the national grassroots movement challenging McDonald’s and other fast food giants to stop driving an epidemic of diet-related diseases.
· Build and strengthen Corporate Accountability
· Recruit, train and mobilize members to lead campaign actions in their communities to hold transnational corporate targets accountable.
· Raise funds from current and prospective members – in person and over the phone – to support our campaigns.
· Develop leadership and strategic planning skills of local activists to mobilize volunteers, wage direct pressure campaigns, build strong coalitions, and conduct effective media outreach to expose and challenge corporate abuses.
· Keep accurate and up-to-date files, records, and systems to build capacity for all our campaigns.
· Participate in organization-wide planning, fundraising and campaign activities.
Minimum Qualifications:
· Passion, commitment and determination to wage and win campaigns to stop corporate abuse.
· A fearless and resilient spirit to work hard with a team of experienced and talented staff and volunteers to alter the world’s political landscape.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
· Successful experience as a full-time organizer or advocate in a progressive social change group.
· Demonstrated ability to build and mobilize a group of people around a project or campaign.
· Experience in effective grassroots fundraising.
· Enthusiasm for national travel.
Accountability: The Regional Campaign Organizer is accountable to the National Field Director.
Location: Campaign Headquarters,
Start Date: July 2010
To Apply: Email letter of interest, résumé, and three to five references to jobs@stopcorporateabuse.org.
For more information please visit www.stopcorporateabuse.org.
Trainings
The Midwest Academy advances movements for progressive social change by teaching strategic, rigorous, results-oriented approach to social action and organization building. The Academy provides training (introductory and advanced) and consulting, equipping organizers, leaders, and their organizations to think and act strategically to win justice for all.



