New Mexico Organizer

Core responsibilities:

• Mobilize FWW members and supporters to pressure key elected officials to support legislative priorities
• Build Food & Water Watch's base in New Mexico through a chapter of the volunteer program
• Reach out to allies, key community leaders, and local elected officials to strengthen campaigns
• Recruit volunteers and allies to build a strong base supporting local, state, and national campaigns

This role advances factory farm strategic organizing campaigns in New Mexico to create a healthy future where everyone has food they can trust, clean drinking water, and a livable climate by building political power through local, state, and federal engagement.

Required qualifications:

• At least 1 year of full-time organizing experience or equivalent combination of full-time and volunteer experience
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective organizing strategies
• Familiarity with New Mexico politics and communities
• Commitment to Food & Water Watch's core values of justice, human dignity, fair treatment, and equity
• Ability to work effectively with diverse racial, ethnic, class, age, gender, and sexual orientation backgrounds
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management & organizational skills and ability to balance multiple projects
• Ability to work remotely using basic online programs including email, Slack, and Google docs

This is a part-time, temporary, grant-funded position that will end on December 18, 2026. The position is hourly up to 29 hours per week and does not include benefits.

Food & Water Watch is working to create a healthy future for all people and generations to come—a world where everyone has food they can trust, clean drinking water, and a livable climate by involving people in pressing issues at local, state, and federal levels to build political power.