As an AYCC Organiser you’d be responsible for inspiring, organising and mobilising young people on climate justice campaigns in your area of responsibility. In collaboration with your staff mentor, you’ll invest in the leadership of volunteers and support them to organise events, bring new people into our movement and implement campaigns to leave fossil fuels in the ground and build real climate solutions. You will play an active leadership role in the AYCC by participating in planning, decision making and feedback spaces, alongside contributing towards big AYCC events such as our national leadership summits and campaign moments. You will act as a contact point for AYCC in your region, and build relationships with other organisations in the movement.

The AYCC is a non-profit, non-partisan organisation building a movement of young people to fight for climate justice. You can find out more about the AYCC at aycc.org.au

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN AYCC ORGANISER INCLUDE:

• Give direct support to up to 5 local AYCC group leaders to enable them to grow our movement, build volunteer leadership and have an impact on our campaigns. You’ll do this by providing 1-1 mentoring, running coordination spaces, supporting local groups to plan and provide support for events. *Note: in some locations, organisers will play the role of a local group leader.
• Organise and coordinate NT wide events to build connections, communication and collaboration across teams in your area -including leadership meetings, ad hoc trainings and campaign actions at strategic moments.
• Coordinate the roll out of campaign tactics in your region by supporting local AYCC groups to execute tactics such as community surveys, MP meetings and rallies.
• Actively build the size of our movement by supporting new groups to start, and seeking out opportunities to bring in new volunteers such as university o-weeks, schools workshops, community markets and events.
• Recruit local leaders and their teams to national and state/territory/region wide meetings, trainings, events, actions and decision making spaces.
• Play an active leadership role within the AYCC by participating in planning, decision making and feedback spaces, representing the views of volunteers in your area when needed.
• Set a strong vision and culture for AYCC volunteers and support them to uphold our values of justice, empowerment, accessibility, ambition and initiative.
• Build relationships with external stakeholders with other organisations, community stakeholders & groups in your area to seek out opportunities for collaboration, shared impact & solidarity.

YOU’LL BE GREAT AT THIS ROLE IF YOU:

• Are passionate about climate justice, building a movement and empowering young people to take collective action
• Have some experience as a leader or coordinator of an AYCC group or other similar community group or organisation, or have experience in community organising, campaigning, organising events, team management and/or communications
• Are a fast learner who and can work well both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Have strong communication skills and value giving and receiving feedback
• Are committed, reliable and take initiative
• Embrace AYCC’s purpose, values, theory of change and culture
• Have or are eligible to apply for a Working With Children Check (WWCC) (this is free for volunteers)

Note: we know that as a young person, you might not have heaps of experience or have all of the skills and attributes listed! We encourage you to apply if you are interested in this role, even if you don’t have all of the attributes listed above.

To apply, please send an email to volunteer@aycc.org.au submitting:

• A resume of no more than 2 pages outlining any experience you have a as a group leader that would help you in this role, or any other relevant experience
• An answer to the below question (no more than 1 page) “Why do you want to fight for climate justice and step into a leadership role with the AYCC?”
• Informing us in your email whether you can meet each of the ‘AYCC Organiser expectations’ detailed above (listing yes, no or considerations next to each of them is sufficient)

The AYCC is a youth-led organisation with an exemption from the Anti-Discrimination Act - we seek applications only from people under the age of 30.