Get Involved
Want to help save winter in Australia and around the world? Protect Our Winters Australia is in need of additional hands to deliver on our mission and achieve our vision. Want to get involved? Read on!
POW Australia is a passionate community of outdoor enthusiasts, athletes and industry brands uniting the outdoor community to advocate for policy solutions to climate change. We believe our fragile alpine ecosystem and our love for adventure amongst it, demands our participation in the fight to save it and everything it represents.
For our unique alpine playgrounds to remain healthy and resilient and to protect the integrity of Australian winters, we envision a future of net-zero by 2035 where global heating has been limited to 1.5°C in line with science-based targets.
OUR MISSION
POW Australia helps our outdoor community protect the integrity of Australia’s unique alpine environment and lifestyle from climate change.
OUR VISION
A future where our alpine playground and the communities and businesses that depend on it still exist.
CURRENT POSITIONS
Don’t think any of these roles sound like you, but you still want to be involved? Get in touch anyway, we are always looking for more help.
Alpine Community Contacts
POW Australia needs boots on the ground to help build relationships in key alpine communities and assist with organising events throughout the winter season.
Passionate about climate change and environmentalism? Connected with local businesses and community stakeholders? We would love to work with you to help achieve POW’s objectives!
Media/Content Creation
POW Australia needs to build a network of media production experts spread across key alpine zones to help us deliver on our strategic content goals.
If you love winter like we do, and are experienced in any of the following, please reach out and get involved:
- photography
- videography/video production
- aerial/drone content
- written media
- podcasting
To help its Committee and Supporters understand and engage with impactful climate policy, POW Australia is in need of Policy Offers to assist in this space. A key pillar of our Theory of Change is Political Will – we know that our goals can not be achieved if this will does not exist, and political capital of elected officials does not meet it. POW Australia is sitting on an incredible amount of untapped, winter-loving grass-root political energy – help us set it free!
The Policy Officer will join POW Australia as a Volunteer and work with the Committee Member – Partnership & Policy to understand and engage with relevant policy, grants and stakeholders.
A key focus for POW Australia in 2024 is to establish a plan for cleaner transportation solutions into at least one resort, with the view to implement in 2025. This role is key in helping the organisation achieve this.
How You Can Help:
- Help POW Australia Committee and Supporters understand climate policy and engage with it in a meaningful and impactful way
- Establish POW Australia as recognised and respected voice in the climate action conversation
- Engage with governments and politicians at Local, State and Federal level
- Bring understanding of the bureaucracy surrounding climate action
- Build proactive and effective policy positions POW Australia can take to stakeholders
- Seek and apply for relevant grants and philanthropic initiatives
- Be POW Australia’s voice in the policy space (or help the people that will be)
- Support the winter loving community in helping their representatives have the political capital to meet the political will to effectively act on climate change
About You:
- Passionate lover of winter with a drive to protect it – now and into the future
- Professional experience in policy reform?, NGOs, climate change, environmental activism, and/or relevant field (i.e. you know what you’re doing)
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, take initiative and deliver on commitments (i.e. you do what you say you’re going to do)
- Experience in not-for-profit sector is a plus
- Experience in climate change sector is a plus
To increase its impact and reach, POW Australia raises additional income and support from a variety of sources. As such, fostering effective corporate partnerships and wider partnership arrangements is vital to delivering POW Australia’s Mission and realising its Vision. Over the past year, POW Australia has developed an approach to partnerships and needs additional hands to strengthen and develop our connections – we need your help!
Partnership Officers will join POW Australia on a Volunteer basis and work alongside the Committee Member – Partnerships & Policy to gain, grow and retain partnership opportunities.
A key goal for 2024 is to establish POW Australia as a financially sustainable not-for-profit organisation. This role is key in helping the organisation achieve this.
How You Can Help:
- Generate partnership opportunities with organisations and individuals whose missions align with POW Australia
- Develop relationships with snow sport industry members (Sports Industry Australia (SIA), brands, retailers, resorts and lift companies)
- Work collaboratively with POW Committee and Supporters to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes for POW and its Partners
- Contribute to evolving partnership strategy
- Develop additional sources of support for POW Australia (Such as 1% For The Planet)
- Build relationships with like minded NFP organisations
About You:
- Passionate lover of winter with a drive to protect it – now and into the future
- Professional experience in relationship management, sales, account management, and/or relevant field (i.e. you know what you’re doing)
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, take initiative and deliver on commitments (i.e. you do what you say you’re going to do)
- Experience in not-for-profit sector is a plus
- Experience in winter sports industry is a plus
These positions, like all at POW Australia, is volunteer. Expected time commitment is negotiable, but ideally five hours per week (approx.).