Interested applicants should contact and/or send a resume to Drew
O’Connell (aoconnel@aerotek.com
<
847-273-7961
(jbengtso@aerotek.com
<
847-273-7625
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Thanks so much for any help you can provide. ____
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-Anna____
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Energy Impact Illinois is hiring Field Organizers to help generate
single family home retrofits in the Chicago metropolitan region making
homes more economically and environmentally sustainable.____
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Field Organizers will be trained and placed in communities throughout
communities in the Chicago metro area.____
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Responsibilities:____
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· Implement and be held accountable to a metrics driven field
plan____
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· Lead and direct homeowner engagement, including outreach to
homeowners at community events and Energy Impact house parties.____
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· Engage key stake holders including but not limited to local
elected officials and community leaders.____
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· Recruit, manage and train local volunteer teams____
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· Build partnerships with community organizations____
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· Organize community meetings, events and training sessions____
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· Develop and implement neighborhood specific messaging with
marketing staff____
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· Contacting interested homeowners to encourage their
participation in the program____
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· Data entry and maintaining data integrity____
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Qualifications:____
For both positions:____
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· Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred____
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· Passion for environmental issues, economic/social justice,
and/or energy efficiency____
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· Exceptional verbal communication skills – comfort in speaking
to large groups, facilitating small group discussions, and excelling at
one-on-one interactions____
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· Ability to effectively communicate and work with individuals
from a wide variety of backgrounds and political beliefs____
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· Strong written communication skills – can craft professional
letters or e-mail communications____
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· Strong organizational ability and experience in meeting
established goals within tight time frames____
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· Self-starter, with ability to work independently and remotely,
as well as within a team____
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· Familiarity with standard business computer applications –
experience with Salesforce or other CRM systems would be a plus____
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· Demonstrated experience in effectively leading and
collaborating with volunteers – management or supervisory experience
would be a plus____
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· Ability and willingness to motivate homeowners to invest in
energy efficiency – prior experience in sales would be a plus____
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· Familiarity with community organizing or political campaign
organizing strongly preferred____
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· Familiarity with the Chicago metropolitan area, its
communities, community organizations, and leaders would be a plus____
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· Bi-lingual Spanish desirable____
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· Familiarity with energy efficiency upgrades or residential
construction would be pluses as well____
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· Access to reliable transportation, a personal computer with
internet access, and a cell phone____
For the Team Leads, we also expect:____
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· At least two years of community organizing or political
campaign field experience with demonstrated success in engaging
volunteers within a community____
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· Management and supervisory experience of both paid and
volunteer staff____
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· Experience in managing remote staff a plus____
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· Strong understanding of community organizing principles____
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· Willingness and ability to become well versed in residential
energy efficiency techniques, technology, and building science including
completing BPI Analyst certification – requires basic understanding of
physics, math skills roughly at the high school algebra level, and some
familiarity with construction terminology.____