Job Description
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: The Houston Organizer will report to the Texas Director and work alongside Public Citizen’s other Houston-based Organizer and local coalition partners to develop and implement campaigns to advance local clean energy and environmental policies throughout the Houston region, including in Fort Ben and Harris Counties.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The Organizer’s responsibilities include:
- Represent Public Citizen as a member of the Close Parish Coal coalition in Fort Bend County.
- Represent Public Citizen in the Coalition for Environment, Equity and Resilience (CEER).
- Participate in the Harris County climate planning process.
- Developing educational and advocacy campaigns to build community power to advance priorities including clean energy and environmental justice.
- Grassroots community organizing such as canvassing, attending community events, speaking at community meetings.
- Developing regional campaign strategy in collaboration with Public Citizen staff.
- Attend and deliver comments to local government meetings such as Fort Bend and Harris County Commissioners’ Courts and Houston City Council.
- Creating factsheets, handouts, and email actions.
- Contributing to event planning, media efforts such as press conferences, blogs, and social media.
- Cultivating relationships with community groups, other organizations, and individuals in Fort Bend and Harris Counties.
- Engaging with communities throughout the Houston region impacted by economic and health disparities and environmental injustice.
- Other duties as assigned.
This is a grant-contingent position based in Houston, Texas. Some travel including to Fort Bend County and to our Texas headquarters in Austin is required.
QUALIFICATIONS: Education: College degree preferred but not required. Candidates without a degree should have significant professional experience in organizing, especially in Houston.
Knowledge: Familiarity with organizing strategy, social justice, Texas/Houston politics, climate change, renewable energy and air pollution.
Skills: Spanish fluency is a plus but not required. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Basic competence with Microsoft Office suite, videoconferencing, and social media preferred.
Work Experience: Some organizing experience preferred. Experience organizing in Houston strongly preferred. Nonprofit experience beneficial but not required.
Capabilities: Self-motivated, works well with a wide range of people in a fast-paced environment, works well independently and as part of a team, manages multiple projects and work under pressure, adapts to changing situations daily; desire to learn about and advance progressive causes.
SALARY AND BENEFITS: Competitive salary between $70,114 – 101,455 plus a generous benefit package. Below is a list of some of our benefits (please note that some benefits have eligibility requirements).
Benefits include:
- Great medical, vision and dental coverage, including full coverage for children
- Three weeks paid vacation for new employees, plus five personal days
- 401K plan with a 5% contribution from PC after one year of employment
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave after one year of employment
- Sabbatical after 8 years of employment
- Student loan reimbursement program
TO APPLY: Send a letter of interest, resume, and two writing samples to ashelley@citizen.org. Please put “Houston Organizer” in the subject of your email.
Public Citizen is an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, LGBT candidates are encouraged to apply.
About Public Citizen: Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1971 to represent the public interest in Congress, the executive branch and the courts. We fight for openness and democratic accountability in government; for social and economic justice in globalization and trade policies; for clean, safe and sustainable energy; for strong health, safety and environmental protections; for safe, effective and affordable medicines and health care and for the right of consumers to seek redress in the courts. We have six divisions based in our Washington, D.C. offices and an office in Texas.
Public Citizen’s Texas office works to protect the health and prosperity of our communities and families. We support a just energy transition that creates green jobs, living wages, and a strong economy. Founded in 1984, the Texas office partners with communities, local organizations, and national nonprofits. We have staff in Austin, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio that advocate on state and local policy. Our victories include the planned closure of the JK Spruce power plant in San Antonio, the decision not to reopen dredge material placement areas in communities on the Houston Ship Channel, increasing maximum fines at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and defeating proposed concrete plants, gas plants, and other unwanted facilities in communities across Texas. In 2026 much of our work is focused on data centers and their impact to communities and the Texas Energy grid.
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Full time, Work experience placement, Work at office, Local area