Oceans Campaign - Beyond Seafood Project Lead; position

Beyond Seafood Project Lead

Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, California

Greenpeace is a global, independent campaigning organization that uses peaceful protest, creative communication and people power to expose global environmental problems and promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future. In just the past year, we've secured a Global Oceans Treaty to protect wildlife and people who depend on healthy oceans. We persuaded the Biden Administration to phase out single-use plastics from federal operations.

And we safeguarded healthy spaces, from national marine sanctuaries to bans on seabed mining to stopping liquefied national gas terminals poisoning Gulf Coast communities. Our work spans more than 50 years of fights and successes.

The Beyond Seafood Campaign focuses on the intersection of human rights, labor, and environmental abuses, particularly in tuna fisheries. The Greenpeace USA team works in partnership with Greenpeace USA and Greenpeace East Asia to ensure that tuna fisheries no longer will be caught with forced labor or indiscriminately driving marine life populations to the brink of extinction.

The Beyond Seafood Project Lead drives the planning and design process for the Beyond Seafood Campaign, developing their project with an eye toward public engagement at all levels (online, offline, fundraising, etc.) looking to empower people and reach diverse audiences. The Beyond Seafood Project Lead is a key strategic advisor to the Oceans Campaign Director and the Program Director, and will build and task manage multidisciplinary teams made up of campaign, engagement and action specialists.

This role works in close coordination with other Project Leaders and the global organization, to make sure Greenpeace's different projects align as one cohesive and impactful program of campaign work.

The Beyond Seafood Project Lead is a full-time, hybrid, exempt, benefits-eligible position, preferably based on the East Coast in one of our GPUS-authorized locations (DC, MD, VA, NY, NJ, CT). Candidates based in California will also be considered. This role reports to the Oceans Campaign Director.

Role Responsibilities

• Develop strategy and a work plan for ambitious, high impact, and well-researched campaign projects that use the power of people, and have the courage to confront politicians and corporations
• Maintain clear and sustainable timelines, clear roles and responsibilities (through a DARCI chart) and a strong and positive team culture
• Ensure the project's strategy supports Greenpeace's long-term organizational and campaign goals
• Identify new opportunities to advance campaign objectives and work with team to adapt plans as needed
• Ensure team develops a culture of learning and evaluation

Leadership and Management

• Task manage a team of staff (up to 12) as agreed with Oceans Campaign Director and GPUS Leadership
• Line manage 1-4 people including staff development and performance reviews
• Hire new project staff
• Make final decisions on all project output, except in specific instances where decisions related to organizational risk will be escalated
• Identify, delegate and task manage project team members to develop and implement key pieces of work
• Manage a significant project budget, ensuring all necessary monitoring, evaluation and reporting expectations are met

Collaboration and Communication

• Develop and maintain positive relationships with Greenpeace colleagues around the world and external stakeholders in relation to your project and ensure the wider org retains and benefits from them;
• Proactively communicate successes and learnings to the entire national and global organization
• Work with the Development Department to maintain and expand Greenpeace's relationship with donors

Other Duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned as organizational or team priorities arise and/or shift.

Role Requirements

• Minimum 7 years experience in public interest campaigning, with environmental organizations preferred
• Experience at a people management level
• Proven experience in directing a project from conception to completion
• Demonstrated experience in research and writing, public speaking and issue advocacy, and mobilizing people to take action
• Track record of developing creative campaign content that engages diverse communities and deepens relationships with existing supporters
• Track record of effective budget management
• Experience of empowering others in order to build secure, trusting and effective teams
• Experience navigating issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion and a deep commitment to advancing these values.
• Experience of working to ensure an organization is an equitable, diverse and inclusive space

Skills, Attributes and Experience

• Excellent communication skills, including…