Jobs

Communications:

 

Associate Communications Director

Boston

The Associate Communications Director will increase Corporate Accountability International's presence in the media, campaign visibility and name recognition by managing and expanding our press program, with a particular emphasis on deepening relationships with key media.  This staff leader will work with the Communications Director to develop our media outreach plan, and will prepare staff and activists nationwide in working with the media.


MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develop and implement Corporate Accountability International’s strategic media outreach plan.
• Identify, build and maintain relationships with targeted journalists.
• Supervise 1-2 communications staff.
• Draft, edit and proof read press releases and other written materials.
• Train staff spokespeople and media activists nationwide.
• Maintain up-to-date files, records, and systems.
• Further develop and evaluate Corporate Accountability International’s overall media strategies and tools.
• Participate in campaign activities and fundraising drives such as shareholder meetings, phone banks, and campaign events.


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice and progressive social change.
• At least three years of experience as a full-time staff person in a progressive social change organization, doing communications/media-related work.
• Talented and experienced copy writer and editor.
• Excellent written and verbal skills — you enjoy writing and talking on the phone.
• Demonstrated ability to generate media coverage and work in online/new media.
• Ability to drive development and implementation of media outreach plans.
• Excellent administrative skills.
• Strong staff and program management skills and experience, with a proven ability to direct and work within a team.
• Enthusiasm for travel.

ACCOUNTABILITY: The Associate Communications Director is accountable to the Communications Director.
SALARY:  Commensurate with experience, with a generous benefits package.
LOCATION: Campaign Headquarters, Boston.
TO APPLY: Email letter of interest, résumé, 2-3 press hits and 3-5 references to jobs@stopcorporateabuse.org.

Development:

Managing Director of Development

Boston

The Managing Director of Development will join a strong and committed staff team to help fuel organizational expansion. Our development unit focuses on building partnerships with individual donors and foundations, through face-to-face meetings, phone calls, direct mail and online outreach. The Managing Director of Development recruits, manages and trains all staff in the development unit, and oversees major gifts, mail, phone and online fundraising programs.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Play a lead role in developing and implementing annual fundraising plans, budgets and monthly cash flow projections for multiple streams, including from mail, online, phone and face-to-face fundraising.
• Manage 6-8 development staff, including a team of major gifts officers that secure $1,000 - $10,000 level gifts from individual donors.
• Manage direct mail consultant to develop and implement short- and long-range plans to grow our membership base through mail and online outreach.
• Oversee an in-house all staff phone bank twice a year.
• Build partnerships with philanthropists in person, over the phone and in writing.
• Work closely with the Director of Philanthropic Partnerships and other top leaders to drive organizational expansion and long-range funding strategies.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date files, records and systems.
• Work closely with our campaigns and communications teams to increase donor commitment and campaign participation through regular and sophisticated communication.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Demonstrated commitment to corporate accountability, with a global perspective and an understanding of social change philanthropy.
• Minimum 4 years, prefer 8+ years full-time non-profit experience, with proven track record as a leader in a membership focused development department.
• Strong staff and program management skills, strategic planning savvy and superb interpersonal skills.
• Comfortable making face-to-face asks for $10,000 gifts.
• Proven ability to project and meet budgets in a growing organization.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Organized and diligent record-keeping and administrative ability, while setting and meeting deadlines.
• Facility with numbers and analysis, Excel and database applications.
• Experienced and effective national traveler with a willingness to travel 10-15% of work time. 

ACCOUNTABILITY: The Managing Director of Development is accountable to the Director of Philanthropic Partnerships.
SALARY RANGE: Commensurate with experience, with a generous benefits package.
LOCATION: Boston, MA.
TO APPLY: Email letter of interest, résumé and three to five references to jobs@stopcorporateabuse.org.
 

Research:

Senior Researcher

Boston

The Senior Researcher will assist in providing the information necessary to develop and carry out our campaigns. In particular, the Senior Researcher will play a leading role in developing strategies for the Value [the] Meal campaign.  Our research focuses on documenting abuses by targeted industries, power mapping corporate targets to inform campaign strategies and tactics, and supporting the development of policies and international regulatory instruments to control transnational corporate behavior. The Senior Researcher is responsible for gathering, analyzing and presenting information; fact-checking organizing and fundraising materials; and cultivating relationships with key allied organizations and experts.


MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Conceptualize and conduct research and analysis of transnational corporate activities and industry trends.
• Work closely with the Campaigns Team to further develop campaigns to stop life-threatening abuses by transnational corporations and identify and gather information to implement campaign tactics.
• Monitor and analyze corporate responses and progress relative to campaign goals and objectives.
• Produce written reports for organizational leadership as well as for public distribution.
• Develop and cultivate contacts with key organizational allies and experts.
• Ensure accuracy of all communications, campaign and fundraising materials.
• Participate in organization-wide planning, fundraising and campaign activities.
• The Senior Researcher maintains and manages the organization’s information base, under the guidance of the Research Director.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Demonstrated commitment to corporate accountability and social justice, with a global perspective.
• At least 3 years experience in strategic corporate research, organizing, and advocacy, preferably at a campaign-oriented organization.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of corporate accountability issues.
• Demonstrated experience in quantitative analysis, including facility with spreadsheets.
• Experience in fact-checking.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experience organizing and/or developing a campaign related to food systems a plus.

ACCOUNTABILITY: The Senior Researcher is accountable to the Research Director.
SALARY:  $33,600 - $40,800, depending on experience, with a generous benefits package.   
LOCATION: Campaign Headquarters, Boston.
TO APPLY: Email cover letter, résumé, and 3-5 references to jobs@stopcorporateabuse.org.

Internships:

Campaigns/Organizing Internship

Boston

This is a skills-building internship program, in which interns will take on significant projects to advance Corporate Accountability International’s mission, including our Think Outside the Bottle Campaign, challenging corporate control of water, and our Value [the] Meal campaign, challenging corporate abuse of our food.  The projects will be coupled with training sessions with a variety of staff members and guest trainers. Sample training topics include action planning, campaign research, media outreach, fundraising, recruitment, direct pressure tactics, and many others.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Works most closely with the National Organizers to organize activists at the local, regional, national or international level.
• Outreach to targeted constituencies to get people involved in the Think Outside the Bottle Campaign: www.ThinkOutsidetheBottle.org and our Value [the] meal campaign www.ValueTheMeal.org and to develop Corporate Accountability International’s core of activists. 
• Responding to requests for information
•Designing and layout of organizing materials.

QUALIFICATIONS:
•Demonstrated commitment to corporate accountability and/or progressive social change
•Highly effective written and verbal communication skills
•Organizational skills and the ability to juggle several tasks while meeting deadlines
•Good political analysis
•Experience in a high-energy campaign or non-profit setting preferable
•Commitment to bringing the campaign back to your campus or community
•Able to commit to the timeframe of the internship
.

 TO APPLY: Email letter of interest, résumé, and three to five references to internships@stopcorporateabuse.org.

Online Internship

Boston

The Online Assistant will be supporting the Communications Team in updating the websites, sending online communications to members and activists, updating and organizing on social networking sites. The Online Assistant will also be supporting the Communications Team in implementing strategic online plans to raise public awareness for Corporate Accountability International’s campaign work.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Website editing and maintenance.
• Updating and organizing on social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Flickr and YouTube.
• General outreach to targeted websites and blogs.
• Internet research.
• Database maintenance.
• Graphics & film editing.
• Overall assistance with administration of the online program.

QUALIFICATIONS:
•Good computer skills and tech-savvy.
• Excellent communications skills both written and verbal.
• Active on social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and YouTube.
• Website editing experience preferred – training will also be given.
• Graphics and multimedia editing experience – training will also be given.
• Good organizational skills and detail-oriented.
• Able to work in a team but also with initiative to work on your own.
• Commitment to progressive social change and corporate accountability issues.

 TO APPLY: Email letter of interest, résumé, and three to five references to internships@stopcorporateabuse.org.

Marketing & Communications Internship

Boston

Corporate Accountability International is engaged in a social marketing initiative to accomplish three goals:

1. shift markets away from socially and environmentally destructive products (such as single-serve plastic water bottles) and toward sustainable and ethical alternatives;
2. build the Corporate Accountability International brand identity to raise the organization’s profile, expand the reach of the organization’s campaigns, and, above all, raise awareness about the issues;
3. diversify the organization’s revenue stream.

The Marketing & Communications Intern will work with our Communications unit to develop and implement targeted social enterprise objectives that serve these goals.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Marketing & Communications Intern will research, develop, and implement business plans for merchandizing products associated with our campaigns. S/he will do this by:

• Spearheading product development efforts
• Managing and improving day to day operations of an online campaign storefront
• Developing and implementing marketing and sales strategies


QUALIFICATIONS:
•Demonstrated commitment to corporate accountability and social justice
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially on the phone
• Good organizational skills, attention to detail, and professional demeanor
• Experience in organizing, marketing, or sales
• Knowledge of HTML, CRM, and/or e-commerce a plus

TO APPLY: Email letter of interest, résumé, and three to five references to internships@stopcorporateabuse.org.

Development and Membership Outreach Internship

Boston

The Development and Membership Outreach Intern will work with our team of fundraisers and membership outreach staff as they organize and engage our members across the US in support of our campaigns.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Lead and track efforts to cultivate members and develop their understanding of our campaigns,
• Help coordinate and carryout several aspects of an all-staff end of year phone bank,
• Help design and coordinate special mailings to specific member groups,
• Conduct philanthropy research and generate reports,
• Communicate with members and respond to member information requests,
• Support administrative systems, including updating member records and organizing member data.

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Demonstrated commitment to corporate accountability and social justice
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good organizational skills and a strong attention to detail
• Experience or interest in organizing or fundraising

DETAILS:
• Training: Receive training from experienced staff on member outreach strategy and tactics.
• An ideal candidate will be available 10+ hours a week, on a regular schedule.
• To apply, send a letter of interest and resume to info@stopcorporateabuse.org.

Recruitment Internship

Boston

Corporate Accountability International is building our team of staff and we’re seeking a Recruitment Intern to assist in implementing an outreach program to identify and hire top-notch organizers, fundraisers, researchers, and administrators, from entry-level to senior staff positions. The Recruitment Intern will play a key role in the program by ensuring that all new job openings are publicized broadly on websites and listserves to reach the best potential candidates, and by acknowledging, evaluating, and processing all incoming job applications.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
• The Recruitment Intern will post, update, and monitor current job announcements on various websites and listserves.
• Liaise with support staff of various job websites—asking them questions when necessary and keeping records of where and when positions are posted.
• Keep organized, updated, and concise records of all website and listserve job postings.
• Under the supervision of the Recruitment Organizer, the Recruitment Intern will organize, evaluate, and process job applications (including cover letters and résumés).
• Keep organized, updated, and concise records of all job applications.
• Correspond directly with applicants.
• Participate in campaign activities.

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice and  progressive social change.
• Highly effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Organizational skills and the ability to juggle several tasks while meeting deadlines.
• Experience in a high-energy campaign or non-profit setting preferable.

TO APPLY: Email letter of interest, résumé, and three to five references to jobs@stopcorporateabuse.org.