Beyond Seafood Project Lead (12-month position)

POSITION SUMMARY
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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Excellent communication skills, including spoken and written English and public speaking skills; fluency in another relevant language is desired
• Ability to represent Greenpeace and our work effectively with the media
• Strong interpersonal skills, including willingness to facilitate conflict resolution and offer direct feedback
• Strategic and motivational leadership skills
• Adept and open to learning and development 
• Driven toward taking action on environmental issues
• Strong decision-making skills
• Strong project leadership and project planning skills to enable the delivery of projects to time, to budget and to deliver clear objectives;
• A belief in creating a culture of feedback
• Commitment to progressive values and peaceful direct action as a means to effect change
• Ability to work with and lead a variety of people and groups, set and review goals and assess risks and outcomes.  
• Commitment to progressive values and peaceful non-violent direct action as a means of creating change

• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally, sometimes for significant lengths of time
• Ability and willingness to work across time zones and sometimes outside of normal business hours, as needed

COMPENSATION

Greenpeace offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage with low contributions from staff. We have options for pre-tax flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care costs. Greenpeace employees enjoy generous 401K matching and time-off for vacation, sick, personal, and parental leave. After five years, staff are eligible for a paid sabbatical. To encourage public transportation use and biking, we offer subsidies for staff who choose to bike or ride mass transit to work. Greenpeace is committed to the growth and development of staff and fostering a creative workplace culture. For more information, check out our benefits plan. 

This role is a graded at a level 4, and a starting salary within the range of $92,000 to $110,000 is anticipated to be provided to the successful candidate having met the minimum requirements for this position consistent with reflecting our commitment to maintaining competitive and fair compensation practices.