Publicity - Campaigns Team

Closing Date: 
Fri 8th Jul 2011
Opportunity Type: 
Volunteer Position
State: 
Western Australia
Contact Person: 
perth@youthclimatecoalition.org

If you are passionate about climate change, AYCC is looking for people to join their campaigns team. AYCC’s national campaigns have mobilised tens of thousands of young Australians to put pressure on federal government in the right places and push for effective climate change policies. The ideal candidate is passionate, creative, hardworking and friendly people aged 16-29 to join the Campaigns Team. Positions are for 6 months and are on a voluntary basis.

The AYCC as employed creative ideas and innovative strategies to engage young people and effectively grab the attention of media and politicians. Some of our past campaigns have included Youth Decide, Power Vote, Nag Your Nan, The Climate Elephant, and Meet Your Member.

Expected time: ~8 hours per week. Applicants need to be quite flexible, as the Campaigns Team experiences varying intensities at different times.

Your role will include (but not be limited to):

  • Work with the other members of the Campaigns Team to successfully run varying campaigns in Western Australia
  • Develop and adapt AYCC national campaigns to a West Australian environment
  • Design and organise WA focused campaigns, such as a youth action during CHOGM
  • Organise quick, short term actions to respond to the changing political environment
  • Our current Meet your Member campaign has included:
  • Designing and running training seminars, workshops and other events for between 20 to 100 people
  • Supporting youth climate ambassadors arranging, preparing and holding meetings with Members of Parliament
  • Creating innovative ideas to engage young people and the general public in AYCC campaigns
  • Generating ideas for publicity stunts
  • Engaging with media (including social and online media)

Current Campaign:

The Meet Your Member campaign aims to mobilise thousands of young Australians to meet with all 226 Federal Members of Parliament and Senators to show their support for a Price on Pollution. This has involved a Youth Climate Ambassador Training seminar, organising and holding meetings with politicians, running street teams, workshops and publicity campaigns, and more!

Upcoming Campaigns

Mobilising young people in creative ways during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in October to call for international action on climate change.

Successful Applicants will:

  • Be flexible with their time (available for fortnightly meetings), adaptable to changing
  • intensities during a campaign and able to work to a deadline
  • Be passionate about achieving political change to solve the climate crisis, including
  • seeing a price on pollution
  • Have excellent people skills, good communication skills and be enthusiastic about working
  • within a dedicated team
  • Be happy to collaborate with and learn from others, share ideas and expertise
  • Have a high level of integrity, professionalism and reliability
  • Be persistent, patient, friendly, and passionate about creating a movement for change,
  • whilst having fun

Desirable competencies and experience (at least one):

  • Volunteering and teamwork experience
  • Event organising experience
  • Marketing and promotions experience
  • Public relations experience
  • Campaigning or advocacy experience

If you don't have any of the skills and competencies listed above, and are willing to learn and are passionate about this role, please apply. We know that the best people sometimes have no formal experience but are quick learners.

Team members should be self-motivated, creative, willing to take ownership of their position and willing to try new things.

Applications are open until Friday 8th July. Contact Nick and Basha at perth@youthclimatecoalition.org for more information.

 
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Opportunity Type: 
Volunteer Position
Closing Date: 
Fri 8th Jul 2011
Organisation Name: 
Australian Youth Climate Coalition
State: 
Western Australia
Contact Person: 
perth@youthclimatecoalition.org
Opportunity Overview: 
If you are passionate about climate change, AYCC is looking for people to join their campaigns team. AYCC's national campaigns have mobilised tens of thousands of young Australians to put pressure on federal government in the right places and push for effective climate change policies.

If you are passionate about climate change, AYCC is looking for people to join their campaigns team. AYCC’s national campaigns have mobilised tens of thousands of young Australians to put pressure on federal government in the right places and push for effective climate change policies. The ideal candidate is passionate, creative, hardworking and friendly people aged 16-29 to join the Campaigns Team. Positions are for 6 months and are on a voluntary basis.

The AYCC as employed creative ideas and innovative strategies to engage young people and effectively grab the attention of media and politicians. Some of our past campaigns have included Youth Decide, Power Vote, Nag Your Nan, The Climate Elephant, and Meet Your Member.

Expected time: ~8 hours per week. Applicants need to be quite flexible, as the Campaigns Team experiences varying intensities at different times.

Your role will include (but not be limited to):

  • Work with the other members of the Campaigns Team to successfully run varying campaigns in Western Australia
  • Develop and adapt AYCC national campaigns to a West Australian environment
  • Design and organise WA focused campaigns, such as a youth action during CHOGM
  • Organise quick, short term actions to respond to the changing political environment
  • Our current Meet your Member campaign has included:
  • Designing and running training seminars, workshops and other events for between 20 to 100 people
  • Supporting youth climate ambassadors arranging, preparing and holding meetings with Members of Parliament
  • Creating innovative ideas to engage young people and the general public in AYCC campaigns
  • Generating ideas for publicity stunts
  • Engaging with media (including social and online media)

Current Campaign:

The Meet Your Member campaign aims to mobilise thousands of young Australians to meet with all 226 Federal Members of Parliament and Senators to show their support for a Price on Pollution. This has involved a Youth Climate Ambassador Training seminar, organising and holding meetings with politicians, running street teams, workshops and publicity campaigns, and more!

Upcoming Campaigns

Mobilising young people in creative ways during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in October to call for international action on climate change.

Successful Applicants will:

  • Be flexible with their time (available for fortnightly meetings), adaptable to changing
  • intensities during a campaign and able to work to a deadline
  • Be passionate about achieving political change to solve the climate crisis, including
  • seeing a price on pollution
  • Have excellent people skills, good communication skills and be enthusiastic about working
  • within a dedicated team
  • Be happy to collaborate with and learn from others, share ideas and expertise
  • Have a high level of integrity, professionalism and reliability
  • Be persistent, patient, friendly, and passionate about creating a movement for change,
  • whilst having fun

Desirable competencies and experience (at least one):

  • Volunteering and teamwork experience
  • Event organising experience
  • Marketing and promotions experience
  • Public relations experience
  • Campaigning or advocacy experience

If you don't have any of the skills and competencies listed above, and are willing to learn and are passionate about this role, please apply. We know that the best people sometimes have no formal experience but are quick learners.

Team members should be self-motivated, creative, willing to take ownership of their position and willing to try new things.

Applications are open until Friday 8th July. Contact Nick and Basha at perth@youthclimatecoalition.org for more information.

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If you are passionate about climate change, AYCC is looking for people to join their campaigns team. AYCC’s national campaigns have mobilised tens of thousands of young Australians to put pressure on federal government in the right places and push for effective climate change policies. The ideal candidate is passionate, creative, hardworking and friendly people aged 16-29 to join the Campaigns Team. Positions are for 6 months and are on a voluntary basis.

The AYCC as employed creative ideas and innovative strategies to engage young people and effectively grab the attention of media and politicians. Some of our past campaigns have included Youth Decide, Power Vote, Nag Your Nan, The Climate Elephant, and Meet Your Member.

Expected time: ~8 hours per week. Applicants need to be quite flexible, as the Campaigns Team experiences varying intensities at different times.

Your role will include (but not be limited to):

  • Work with the other members of the Campaigns Team to successfully run varying campaigns in Western Australia
  • Develop and adapt AYCC national campaigns to a West Australian environment
  • Design and organise WA focused campaigns, such as a youth action during CHOGM
  • Organise quick, short term actions to respond to the changing political environment
  • Our current Meet your Member campaign has included:
  • Designing and running training seminars, workshops and other events for between 20 to 100 people
  • Supporting youth climate ambassadors arranging, preparing and holding meetings with Members of Parliament
  • Creating innovative ideas to engage young people and the general public in AYCC campaigns
  • Generating ideas for publicity stunts
  • Engaging with media (including social and online media)

Current Campaign:

The Meet Your Member campaign aims to mobilise thousands of young Australians to meet with all 226 Federal Members of Parliament and Senators to show their support for a Price on Pollution. This has involved a Youth Climate Ambassador Training seminar, organising and holding meetings with politicians, running street teams, workshops and publicity campaigns, and more!

Upcoming Campaigns

Mobilising young people in creative ways during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in October to call for international action on climate change.

Successful Applicants will:

  • Be flexible with their time (available for fortnightly meetings), adaptable to changing
  • intensities during a campaign and able to work to a deadline
  • Be passionate about achieving political change to solve the climate crisis, including
  • seeing a price on pollution
  • Have excellent people skills, good communication skills and be enthusiastic about working
  • within a dedicated team
  • Be happy to collaborate with and learn from others, share ideas and expertise
  • Have a high level of integrity, professionalism and reliability
  • Be persistent, patient, friendly, and passionate about creating a movement for change,
  • whilst having fun

Desirable competencies and experience (at least one):

  • Volunteering and teamwork experience
  • Event organising experience
  • Marketing and promotions experience
  • Public relations experience
  • Campaigning or advocacy experience

If you don't have any of the skills and competencies listed above, and are willing to learn and are passionate about this role, please apply. We know that the best people sometimes have no formal experience but are quick learners.

Team members should be self-motivated, creative, willing to take ownership of their position and willing to try new things.

Applications are open until Friday 8th July. Contact Nick and Basha at perth@youthclimatecoalition.org for more information.

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Opportunity Type: 
Volunteer Position
Closing Date: 
Fri 8th Jul 2011
Organisation Name: 
Australian Youth Climate Coalition
State: 
Western Australia
Contact Person: 
perth@youthclimatecoalition.org
Opportunity Overview: 
If you are passionate about climate change, AYCC is looking for people to join their campaigns team. AYCC's national campaigns have mobilised tens of thousands of young Australians to put pressure on federal government in the right places and push for effective climate change policies.

If you are passionate about climate change, AYCC is looking for people to join their campaigns team. AYCC’s national campaigns have mobilised tens of thousands of young Australians to put pressure on federal government in the right places and push for effective climate change policies. The ideal candidate is passionate, creative, hardworking and friendly people aged 16-29 to join the Campaigns Team. Positions are for 6 months and are on a voluntary basis.

The AYCC as employed creative ideas and innovative strategies to engage young people and effectively grab the attention of media and politicians. Some of our past campaigns have included Youth Decide, Power Vote, Nag Your Nan, The Climate Elephant, and Meet Your Member.

Expected time: ~8 hours per week. Applicants need to be quite flexible, as the Campaigns Team experiences varying intensities at different times.

Your role will include (but not be limited to):

  • Work with the other members of the Campaigns Team to successfully run varying campaigns in Western Australia
  • Develop and adapt AYCC national campaigns to a West Australian environment
  • Design and organise WA focused campaigns, such as a youth action during CHOGM
  • Organise quick, short term actions to respond to the changing political environment
  • Our current Meet your Member campaign has included:
  • Designing and running training seminars, workshops and other events for between 20 to 100 people
  • Supporting youth climate ambassadors arranging, preparing and holding meetings with Members of Parliament
  • Creating innovative ideas to engage young people and the general public in AYCC campaigns
  • Generating ideas for publicity stunts
  • Engaging with media (including social and online media)

Current Campaign:

The Meet Your Member campaign aims to mobilise thousands of young Australians to meet with all 226 Federal Members of Parliament and Senators to show their support for a Price on Pollution. This has involved a Youth Climate Ambassador Training seminar, organising and holding meetings with politicians, running street teams, workshops and publicity campaigns, and more!

Upcoming Campaigns

Mobilising young people in creative ways during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in October to call for international action on climate change.

Successful Applicants will:

  • Be flexible with their time (available for fortnightly meetings), adaptable to changing
  • intensities during a campaign and able to work to a deadline
  • Be passionate about achieving political change to solve the climate crisis, including
  • seeing a price on pollution
  • Have excellent people skills, good communication skills and be enthusiastic about working
  • within a dedicated team
  • Be happy to collaborate with and learn from others, share ideas and expertise
  • Have a high level of integrity, professionalism and reliability
  • Be persistent, patient, friendly, and passionate about creating a movement for change,
  • whilst having fun

Desirable competencies and experience (at least one):

  • Volunteering and teamwork experience
  • Event organising experience
  • Marketing and promotions experience
  • Public relations experience
  • Campaigning or advocacy experience

If you don't have any of the skills and competencies listed above, and are willing to learn and are passionate about this role, please apply. We know that the best people sometimes have no formal experience but are quick learners.

Team members should be self-motivated, creative, willing to take ownership of their position and willing to try new things.

Applications are open until Friday 8th July. Contact Nick and Basha at perth@youthclimatecoalition.org for more information.

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