Founded in 2014,World BEYOND Waris a global grassroots network advocating for the abolition of war and its replacement with a just and sustainable peace. The Asia Organizer’s primary role is to enlarge and activate World BEYOND War’s membership base in East and Southeast Asia, building volunteer-run chapters to do educational, activist, and media work on local, regional, and global anti-war issues. This organizer will work to strengthen the peace/anti-war movement in the region by developing partnerships with affiliate organizations, and by working in collaboration with allies in various coalitions, new and longstanding. The Asia Organizer reports directly to the Organizing Director and works in collaboration with all other departments.
- Location:Remote (must be based in East or Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, China, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, North Korea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, or Vietnam)
- Position Type:Part-time (20 hours/week)
- Compensation:$1,000-$2,000 USD per month (WBW uses a location-based payscale to ensure that compensation meets or exceeds cost of living; exact pay will be determined based on the applicant's location)
- Start Date:The anticipated start date is as soon as possible, following the successful completion of the hiring process and a final decision being made.
- Equipment:As an independent contractor, the Organizer is responsible for providing their own computer and having access to reliable high speed internet.
Responsibilities include, working with the rest of WBW's staff and with allies to:
- Create, retain, and activate chapters and affiliates in East and Southeast Asia
- Recruit, train, and manage WBW volunteers, including offering skills training in digital organizing tools and campaign planning
- Plan educational and activist events
- Design and implement strategic issue advocacy campaigns with clear goals, targets, strategies, and tactics
- Help organize large conferences and rallies
- Produce creative and educational content for WBW’s website, email blasts, social media, fact sheets, and press materials
- Generate media coverage by larger outlets
- Engage in public speaking & media appearances to amplify WBW’s message and reach a wider audience
- Organize intersectionally across issues to form a larger movement, move others toward anti-war/pro-peace advocacy, and move pro-peace groups toward total war abolition
- Manage databases to track relationships with volunteers and allies
- Recommend and initiate new digital tools for outreach and movement-building to improve our work and grow our grassroots network
Other responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Replying in a timely fashion to emails from staff, board members, volunteers, allies, and supporters
- Writing a short monthly report, submitted to the Executive Director
- Scheduling and attending calls as needed with chapters and partners to advance projects and campaigns
- Attending weekly staff calls, monthly board calls, and annual conferences on Zoom to communicate with the team about current projects and organizational operations
Required Qualifications:
- At least 1-3 years experience in grassroots organizing (both digital and offline organizing)
- Excellent oral and written communications skills in English; fluency in other languages is an asset
- Alignment with World BEYOND War’s mission to abolish war and establish a just and sustainable peace
- Highly organized, and able to manage multiple projects at once without sacrificing quality
- Experience working remotely
- Experience working with a nongovernmental organization or in the nonprofit sector
- Strong understanding of online and offline organizing, mobilization, and direct action
- Able to travel nationally and internationally on occasion
- Proficiency with email, internet, and spreadsheet software, Google Suite, Zoom, Action Network, Wordpress, social media platforms, or similar systems
- Experience working in a multilingual context across time zones
- Experience creating and sustaining coalitions of varying capacities
- Experience managing complex partner dynamics
- Experience with strategic campaign planning
- Experience with intersectional organizing that highlights racial justice, gender justice, climate justice, and Indigenous rights a plus
Desirable Additional Qualifications:
- Experience as an educator
- Experience fundraising
- Knowledge of laws related to nonprofit organizations and fundraising
World BEYOND War is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply.
