An inspiring and motivating trainer

What will you be doing?

• You will lead one or more training sessions on topics such as climate justice, organizing, communication, activism, and climate project planning.
• You facilitate meetings; for example, by moderating member panels or leading workshops during campaign days.
• You will provide training to various groups, such as young people participating in a Community Service Program, chapters of Milieudefensie, and other organizations in the climate movement. You won’t be doing this alone: you’ll be working alongside a co-trainer. Together, you’ll ensure that all participants feel welcome.
• You will be coached by staff members from Milieudefensie. You can contact them for "train the trainers" sessions, questions about the content, and questions about facilitating a training session.
• You attend a peer review day twice a year. There, you’ll meet all the other trainers and discuss what’s going well and what could be improved.

The ideal trainer:

• believes in the importance of Milieudefensie’s work and can’t wait to inspire and mobilize others to work toward a sustainable, fair world;
• has strong social and communication skills in education and training and fosters a positive, safe atmosphere within a group;
• can empathize with the situation and challenges faced by the target group;
• has some experience with training and helping to organize events, and a desire to develop these skills;
• is willing to conduct at least four training sessions or lead meetings per year at various locations throughout the region.
• Is willing to commit to the trainer pool for a year and is available on weekends and evenings.

What we offer you

• A fun onboarding program with plenty of room for all your questions.
• Support during training and plenty of opportunities to further develop yourself and your coaching skills.
• A broad network of trainers and members of the climate movement throughout the Netherlands.
• A volunteer stipend of 30 euros per training session, plus reimbursement for travel expenses.

We believe in the power of diversity and strive to build a diverse workforce with balanced representation across gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, and ethnic background. That is why we especially encourage people from groups that are underrepresented within the climate movement to apply.

Interested?

Does this sound like the right fit for you? If so, please send an email with your cover letter and resume to marijse.schuite@milieudefensie.nl as soon as possible. We’ll get back to you as soon as we can. Please make sure we receive your email by October 22, 2024, at the latest. We expect to conduct interviews with potential trainers in late October.

More information

Do you have any questions about this job opening? Please email marijse.schuite@milieudefensie.nl.