Title: Community Organizing Intern, Chispa AZ
Positions Available: 2
Department: State Capacity Building 
Status: Non-exempt
Reports to: Organizing Director, Chispa AZ 
Location: Maricopa County, AZ 
Remote Work Eligibility: Yes; Regular Hybrid Work
Duration: Up to 12 Weeks – Expected May 19 – August 7, 2025
Schedule and Compensation: Up to 20 hours per week; $17.50 per hour

General Description:

The League of Conservation Voters, Inc. (“LCV”), a non-profit organization, believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.

For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.

Chispa AZ, a program of LCV, is organizing within our Latinx communities to grow political power and civic engagement for environmental justice in Arizona. We build the capacity of Latinx families to influence policy makers and pressure polluters to protect communities’ rights to clean air and water, healthy neighborhoods and a safe climate for generations to come. We are growing the infrastructure and leadership necessary for Latinx families to hold polluters and decision-makers accountable, demanding environmental justice and equity for our communities.

The heart and soul of Chispa resides within grassroots organizing programs that engage Latinx families around local environmental justice issues. We identify local issues that will tangibly improve peoples’ lives, give communities a sense of their intrinsic power, and build participation and leadership. The local issues we focus on are winnable, easy to understand, and have a clear decision-maker to influence.  

LCV is hiring two Community Organizing Interns to join our Chispa AZ program, who will support the Chispa AZ Organizing Director and Arizona organizing team in growing the capacity of our four Member-led Organizing Committees and engaging our community in our 4 working areas: our Clean & Green Campaign, Clean Air & Energy, Public Lands, and Democracy. Special projects include outreach for our entry point activities (hikes, gardening, trainings). The Chispa AZ Community Organizing Interns will join a Summer 2025 internship cohort that will have access to development opportunities including a Capstone project, informational interviews with staff, and organization-wide training and discussions, as schedules allow. 

This position is classified as “Regular Hybrid Work”, which means the position is assigned to an LCV office where they spend one to four days per week and work the rest of the week remotely. This position is required to work in-person in the Phoenix, AZ office one day per week to meet with member-led committees and support educational workshops.

This job operates both in a professional office or home office environment and in outdoor and indoor public spaces, and the person will be exposed to outdoor elements such as precipitation, wind, and high/low temperatures. This position is occasionally sedentary; however, attending meetings and canvassing out in the communities is also frequently required. The person in the position will frequently be expected to move about to accomplish tasks and move between sites. This position routinely uses standard office equipment including, but not limited to,  computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. The person in this position frequently communicates with internal and external stakeholders using electronic platforms.

Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States.

Intern Will Gain Experience in:

• Community Engagement: Support and organize community activities, including entry points such as hikes and other outings.
• Campaign Involvement: Participate in environmental justice campaigns and events related to clean air, public lands, and tree equity.
• Membership Growth: Contribute to the expansion of Chispa Arizona’s Member-led Organizing Committees and engage new members.
• Outreach and Networking: Connect with local organizations and partners to expand the organization’s network.
• Leadership Development: Assist in empowering community members to take leadership roles in campaigns.
• Public Speaking: Represent Chispa Arizona at community gatherings and communicate its mission.
• Advocacy Training: Attend and help coordinate training programs related to advocacy and grassroots organizing.
• Racial Justice Integration: Ensure that racial justice principles are incorporated into all aspects of organizing work, addressing disparities and promoting equity.

Qualifications: 

• Skills: Highly organized; strong attention to detail; excellent written and oral communications skills; strong research skills; exhibits solid judgment; critical thinking skills; able to work independently and as a team; able to handle multiple tasks; self-starter; proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite. Social skills, comfortable meeting and speaking with new people.
• Racial Justice and Equity Competencies: Demonstrated awareness of how one’s life experiences influence one’s personal attitudes, biases, and assumptions. Demonstrated commitment to continual learning and ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture. Understands how environmental issues intersect with racism, economic and social inequality in the U.S. and has a passion for working to dismantle these systems. Commitment to environmental protection and mission of LCV.

LCV offers sick leave, voting leave, and paid holidays that the organization observes, including federal holidays.

To Apply: Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “Community Organizing Intern, Chispa AZ” in the subject line by March 2, 2025. No phone calls please. 

LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the employee selection process, including, completing the application, interviewing, or pre-employment testing, please contact hr@lcv.org.