[Last update: 26 June 2003]

Progressive Job Openings in Austin

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Other job sites:

  • Association of Fund Raising Professionals

    • This site is very incomplete. Please Contact this site if your progressive organization is hiring. We will either provide a link to a position description on your site or post one here (if you send the text or HTML for a page).

  • Co-Director
    Texas Fair Trade Coalition

    Title: Co-Director

    Reports to: Director of Texas Fair Trade Coalition

    Location: Austin but Program Coordinator travels throughout the state

    Salary: 25,000 to 32,000; Health Insurance; 3 weeks paid vacation

    General Description: The Co-Director works with the Director and provides substantive support in carrying out legislative campaigns, and performs administrative tasks as needed.

    Specific Responsibilities:

  • Work with Director and Coalition members to carry out the various grassroots campaigns of the Coalition including workshops on globalization, intern research projects, various local campaigns of Coalition members, etc.
  • Work with Director to plan, develop and carry out legislative campaigns including lobbying of local and federal officials
  • Perform administrative tasks including copying, filing, making phone calls, and assisting Director with financial recording.
  • Assist with coordination of briefings, press conferences, and events
  • Assist in preparing written products such as formal correspondence, briefing materials, fact sheets, news releases
  • Work with Director to maintain communication between Coalition partners
    • Requirements: In addition to possessing a strong commitment to Progressive ideology and an interest in fair trade issues, the candidate should have

  • Education: College degree preferred

  • Knowledge: Some familiarity with organizing, the legislative process,
  • Advocacy Skills: Good communication and interpersonal skills; excellent writing and organizational skills; working knowledge of database programs and the internet

  • Capabilities: Ability to work well under pressure, handle multiple tasks at once, and ability to adapt to changing situations on a daily basis
    • > Please forward resume, references and writing sample to jere@texasfairtrade.org. If you have questions, please call Jere at (512) 472-1915. Position open until filled, hopfully by early August.
    Texas Fair Trade Coalition is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a nonsmoking workplace.
  • Program Associate (06/01/2003)
     Social change org. seeks individual w/ min. 3 years experience in non profit admin. Multi-racial/cultural grassroots organizing, globalization issues. Strong computer, office, research, facilitation skills. Spanish required. For application contact: Angie Nichols, (512) 474-2399; email: tao@afsc.org
  • Sales Position
    Austin Unique, a directory of Austin owned and operated businesses is looking for activists to work full or part-time selling listings in the directory to local businesses. Applicants must love Austin, and desire to see it's small businesses and local charm survive and flourish. Sales experience helpful but not required.
    email - jb@austinunique.com or call 452-4061

  • Program Coordinator
    Title: Program Coordinator
    Reports to: Director of Texas Fair Trade Coalition
    Location: Austin
    Salary: mid $20s; 3 weeks paid vacation
    General Description: The Program Assistant reports to the Director and provides substantive support to the Director in carrying out legislative campaigns, and performs administrative tasks as needed.

    Specific Responsibilities:

  • Work with Director and Coalition members to carry out the various grassroots campaigns of the Coalition including workshops on globalization, intern research projects, various local campaigns of Coalition members, etc.
  • Work with Director to plan, develop and carry out legislative campaigns including lobbying of local and federal officials
  • Perform administrative tasks including copying, filing, making phone calls, and assisting Director with financial recording.
  • Assist with coordination of briefings, press conferences, and events
  • Assist in preparing written products such as formal correspondence, briefing materials, fact sheets, news releases
  • Work with Director to maintain communication between Coalition partners
    • Requirements: In addition to possessing a strong commitment to progressive ideology and an interest in fair trade issues, the candidate should have Education: College degree preferred
    Knowledge: Some familiarity with the legislative process, and advocacy
    Skills: Good communication and interpersonal skills; excellent writing and organizational skills; working knowledge of database programs and the internet
    Capabilities: Ability to work well under pressure, handle multiple tasks at once, and ability to adapt to changing situations on a daily basis

    Please forward resume, references and writing sample to: Texas Fair Trade Coalition or jerel@att.net. You can call our office at 512-472-1915. Position open until filled. Texas Fair Trade Coalition is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a nonsmoking workplace.

    The Texas Fair Trade Coalition (TFTC) is a diverse, nonpartisan, coalition of unions, environmental advocacy groups, consumer groups, family farmers, religious organizations, women's advocacy groups, low-income and immigrant advocacy groups, professors, students, public interest and fair trade groups. TFTC promotes democratic control over fiscal and social policies, social justice, workers' rights and livable wages, and sustainable development in trade policy.

    TFTC has worked the past 18 months on Fast Track in 17 congressional districts. TFTC is how in the process of formalizing its organization by hiring a second staff person, moving into new offices, and after planning a Founding Convention for July 22nd that is a followup on the May 17th Founding Committee meeting which inlcuded rep's from the Texas Farmers Union, Texas AFL-CIO, and Texas Sierra Club and many other organizations.

  • Clean Water Action is hiring community organizers.

  • Texas Campaign for the Environment is always hiring organizers and always needs volunteers.

  • Texas Community Project is hiring community organizers and needs volunteers.

  • Texas Fair Trade Coalition Out of town

  • Staff Attorney for the Juvenile Justice Center in D.C.
    June 6, 2002
    This position is available immediately and we would like to bring someone on board as soon as possible so that we may fully cross train the new attorney. The job description is below, please also direct anyone who is interested to our web site at http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus to learn more about our work.

    The Juvenile Justice Center's Staff Attorney takes the lead in coordinating activities around the abolition of the juvenile death penalty through the Juvenile Death Penalty Initiative's training and technical assistance activities; devotes time to planning, designing, and implementing the annual Juvenile Defender Leadership Summit; updates and manages the Juvenile Justice Center's web site and over 20 listservs; assists with legal analysis, research, and writing; write summaries for the listservs, the web, newsletters, fact sheets etc.; monitors state and federal juvenile justice legislation; provides additional technical assistance and networking to juvenile defenders in the field; assists with juvenile justice committee activities; and perform other duties as assigned.

    Candidate must possess excellent writing, research, computer, verbal, interpersonal and organizational skills. Availability to travel is a must. Excellent word processing and computer skills required. J.D. or comparable experience with significant understanding of juvenile justice is essential.

    The position is available immediately. Applicants should send a resume and cover letter highlighting their juvenile justice experience to juvjus@abanet.org or (202) 662-1501. Call Sadie Rosenthal at (202) 662-1508 if you are interested in the position and have questions about the day to day work. The ABA is an equal opportunity employer and women and individuals of color are encouraged to apply. Salary is anticipated in the mid-40's depending on experience

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