• Employment Type: Full time
• Location: On site · Oakland, California, United States
• Salary: $65,000 - $77,000 (USD)
• Application Closing: 11:59pm, 4th Sep 2023 PDT
• LINK TO APPLICATION: ------------/apply/tgnne9yhpl 

Quick snapshot of the role: 

• A combo of light personal assistant duties with project organizer 

• Will be supporting senior strategist, Casey Harrell, who has been living with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). He’s partially paralyzed but is fully committed to continue his work in the climate movement! 

• Needs to be a rockstar at communication, prioritization, and managing different tasks

• Will be working with Casey in-person

• Bonus pts if you have a campaigning background with a dose of humor & charisma

• FULL BENEFITS...$2K office allowance, Macbook, 100% employer paid healthcare, and more!!

• What you need to know about the app: 3 short answer questions. no cover letter.

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About Us

Driven by a passion to solve the climate crisis, The Sunrise Project U.S. is a team of experienced change-makers, researchers and communications professionals with a mission to scale social movements to drive the global transition beyond fossil fuels.                

About The Role

The Sunrise Project is hiring for a full-time Strategic Assistant position. This role will be assisting Senior Strategist Casey Harrell. Casey has worked at The Sunrise Project since 2017 and has been integral to launching Global campaigns such as BlackRock’s Big Problem and Vanguard S.O.S. Since 2019, Casey has been living with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), or Lou Gehrig's disease. Casey’s progression has slowed due to intensive therapies but his body is partially paralyzed and he needs assistance to continue his vital contributions to the climate movement. 

This Strategic Assistant position combines the role of an Executive Assistant with light personal assistant duties with the role of “co-conspirator” with various strategic projects and campaigns. A big part of the job will be collaborating with Casey to bring his highest value to Sunrise’s campaign work through  high levels of prioritization, organization, and time management. This is an opportunity to play a key role in advancing climate justice.

Key Responsibilities 

• Provide necessary accommodations to enhance Casey’s participation in meetings, which can include transcribing Casey’s thoughts, verbally repeating for clarity, or understanding Casey’s point of view and acting as a proxy for him if he is not able to attend. 

• Support Casey in planning and execution on the bigger picture of his work and the health measures needed to enhance his capacity to succeed.

• Triage and prioritise requests from different campaign partners, stakeholders, and team members.

• Manage and organize work calendar and correspondence, including scheduling and drafting emails, memos, reports, etc.

• Fulfill other campaign needs independent of Casey based upon skill level, interest and available opportunities.

• *Organize community support and volunteer care calendar to support the needs of the family.

• *Assist with medical-related needs such as tracking medications, ordering medical supplies, and arranging medical travel. 

• *Support in helping feed Casey pre-made food and medication when needed.

• *Support Casey’s physical comfort by helping adjust feet, hands, back, occasional light stretching and dabbing face with tissue when needed.

*Due to working full-time while living with a neuromuscular disease, a few job responsibilities will fall outside of typical assistant duties. Applicants do not need to have a medical background to perform these responsibilities.

Required Skills, knowledge and experience

• At least two years of experience in a similar or related role, especially with key responsibilities 1-5. Unpaid, grassroots, or lived experience qualify.

• Deep patience and high level of emotional intelligence needed to work with someone facing a degenerative diagnosis.

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

• Critical thinking and decision-making skills.

• On a daily basis possess the ability to show up to work present and “on”. Be able to have sustained intention and mindful focus to perform the communication and listening that the job requires. 

• Highly organized and able to track multiple priorities and tasks

• Tech savviness and the ability to learn new systems quickly. 

• Comfort working in the grey space between being an assistant and co-conspirator while also working in the home of someone who is severely disabled. This person should be able to advocate for themselves in an unconventional work environment;

• Comfortable working inside a family household where children are present in the home.

Desired skills, knowledge and experience

• A  deep  interest  in  climate  finance  campaign  work  and  a  commitment  to  The Sunrise Project’s mission and values

• Experience with disabled adults or in-home care experience in a similar or related role including unpaid, grassroots or lived experience.

Job requirements

• You must have full working rights for the US.  The Sunrise Project is unable to sponsor applicants for employment visas.

• Able to be physically present during normal business hours, with occasional early or late days to accommodate international meetings or campaign crunch times;

• Ability to occasionally travel for critical meetings.

• Employment background checks may be/are required.

• COVID-19 vaccinations may apply in accordance with local legislation and/or Sunrise policy

How Sunrise supports its staff:

The Sunrise Project Inc. (Sunrise Inc.) is committed to creating a workplace that supports our staff to do their best work and develop professionally. We have the following in place to help us achieve that:

• 401(k) & employer match

• 100% employer paid health, vision and dental coverage

• Five weeks of vacation leave

• Paid Parental Leave that is gender-neutral & inclusive of all types of families, incl. Parental Return To Work & Keeping In Touch Program

• Life Leave (up to 40 days p.a. for significant personal reasons)

• Flexible Working Policy

• Floating public holidays (cultural leave)

• Employee Assistance Program

• VIDA - An AI tool to support your health and wellbeing.

• A range of generous Allowances:

• Workspace Benefits incl: Macbook & accessories, initial $2,000 for home workspace and IT equipment + $800 every 2 years + up to $75/mth phone/data/internet.

• Shared office support

• Regular all-org and team meetings & retreats

• Learning & Development Program incl. a professional development budget for you

• Coaching & manager support with regular 1:1 meetings

• Annual performance & development reviews with 360 feedback

• A co-developed work plan to ensure clarity on your role & key responsibilities

• We provide our staff with a voice on issues that concern them via consultation, eg JEDI caucuses, working groups, slack channels, surveys and meetings.

How to apply for this job

We recognize that racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, classism and other forms of discrimination creates structural barriers that impact opportunities to formal education and experience. When assessing candidates we look at more than the jobs you've been paid to do but the range of ways you've picked up skills and knowledge throughout your life. This is why we assess candidates on how well they respond to application questions and don’t require a cover letter. 

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