Campaign Associate

Environment North Carolina Conservation Associate

Raleigh, NC

Environment North Carolina is hiring an entry-level campaign associate to help lead our campaigns to protect our national parks and forests, fund wildlife corridors, protect native North Carolina wildlife, support more sustainable ecosystems, and reduce plastic pollution.

From the Outer Banks to the Blue Ridge Mountains, our state is home to an array of priceless landscapes, waterways, and wildlife. And yet, pollution and development threaten even the most pristine of wilderness still in existence. We want to protect our cherished parks and forests, and keep water flowing in our rivers and streams clean from plastic pollution. We want more wildlife in our world, from the magnificent right whales off our coast to the bees in our garden, from the black bears in the mountains to the highly endangered red wolves in the east.

Key Responsibilities

Our Conservation Associate will work to help advance solutions in North Carolina that protect special places and reduce pollution. This position requires excellent judgment, discretion and the ability to oversee significant projects.

• Build powerful coalitions: Reach out to a broad range of organizations and affected constituency groups across the political spectrum to demonstrate support for our campaign goals.
• Earn traditional media and social media attention: Organize news conferences and write opinion pieces. Build a following on social media for your campaign.
• Organize events and work with volunteers: Organize webinars, community events and public meetings. Recruit organizations and members of the public to attend and participate.
• Lobby elected officials: Meet with decision makers - from city council members to state legislators - to make the case for our campaign goals. When a critical vote is happening on your campaign, work to demonstrate the support you’ve been building on the ground to help line up the votes needed to win.
• Research and write reports: Catalog and analyze data relevant to the issue and our policy proposals to help influence public debate and earn media attention for our cause.
• Recruit new people to your team: Help build your team by recruiting volunteers, interns and full-time staff.
• Run a grassroots campaign office each summer: Run a campaign office for the summer, knocking on doors to raise money to support our campaigns, build our organization and membership, and help build critical and timely grassroots support to win key campaigns. Your responsibilities will include meeting your own fundraising goals and managing a team of paid staff. You may be assigned to a different office location for the summer and should be flexible to move.

Qualifications

Entry-level candidates are encouraged to apply. Though we expect you to take your campaign and run with it, we provide training on advocacy and organizing skills, as well as oversight by an experienced advocate. Candidates must live in or be willing to relocate to North Carolina.

Ideal candidates will have:

• Passion for the environment and using the power of grassroots organizing to win campaigns
• Leadership experience
• Top-notch writing and public speaking skills
• Good listening skills
• An eagerness to learn
• Organizing experience, including building campus or community groups

Compensation and Benefits

The target annual compensation for this entry-level position is $38,250-$39,500 in the first year. Environment North Carolina offers a competitive benefits package. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, time off, a commuter benefit program, a 401(k) plan with employer match, parental leave, long term disability insurance, and may include needs-based student loan assistance. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement.

Location: Raleigh, NC

Apply

Fill out our online application: https://jobs.publicinterestnetwork.org/postings/45bb0f95-c56d-4269-aac4-b96ba323c5b2

This position starts in summer or early fall 2026. We accept applications on a rolling basis.

Why work with Environment North Carolina and Environment America? Check out 10 reasons: https://EnvironmentNorthCarolina.org/why-work-with-us/

About Environment North Carolina

Environment North Carolina is part of Environment America. Environment America has one mission: to protect the natural world.

We advocate ideas and actions to guide our country onto a greener, healthier path. Our network of 30 state environmental groups promotes clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate. Our members put grassroots support behind our research, public education, advocacy and litigation.

Nothing is more important to our future than facing this fact: Infinite economic growth on a finite planet is neither wise nor possible. We must shift from deplete to preserve, from disposable to sustainable, from “never enough” to “enough.” Together, our staff, members and other supporters are committed to winning changes that allow nature to thrive and our children to live healthier, more enriching lives.

Our Mission and Values

Environment North Carolina and our national partner Environment America are part of The Public Interest Network, which operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change. Visit https://EnvironmentNorthCarolina.org/core-values/ for things you should know about our network when you apply.

Please do not use AI to help draft your cover letter or responses to our application questions. We want to know how you think and write.

Environment North Carolina is an equal opportunity employer.