Coastal Habitat Protection Campaign Project Director

Overview

Responsibilities

• Develop and adaptively manage targeted, effective and measurable campaign strategies that result in policy reforms and other necessary actions at state, regional, and national levels to protect nearshore and coastal habitat and advance implementation of ecosystem based fisheries management, as agreed with the director, CMLUS and outlined in the CMLUS strategy.
• Direct and oversee the delivery of current campaign activities, ensuring that key campaign work meets the goals established.
• Support the director and senior director, environment and head of Portland office in conducting planning to scope and develop future CMLUS campaign strategies, setting achievable and measurable goals that build on campaign achievements to date, and advancing impact and momentum.
• Work with the communications department to develop and oversee a communications strategy that supports achievement of campaign aims.
• Identify opportunities and develop an effective plan, with key targets, objectives and deliverables to advance campaign efforts in key coastal states and policy-making fora.
• Provide strong leadership, management and oversight of the campaign team, including setting measurable goals and targets; establishing work plans and activity milestones; establishing clear, respectful and open lines of communication with the campaign team to address and trouble shoot (as necessary) issues; conducting performance evaluations and using evaluation mechanisms to monitor individual and team achievements; and ensuring project staff are adhering to Pew policies and procedures and partnering effectively with key stakeholders.
• Design cost effective budgets and monitor campaign expenses, evaluating, and managing project costs.
• Identify capacity needs, including hiring new staff and consultants to ensure the campaign has the necessary resources to achieve its goals.
• Oversee contracts and project funding agreements with external organizations to ensure deliverables are being achieved. Determine when goals are at risk of not being met, identify the causes and, when needed, take appropriate steps to fix any problems in ways that keep the campaign on course.
• In cooperation with Pew's philanthropic partnerships group identify, build and support fundraising activities and cultivation of funder relationships, including cultivating donor relationships, develop and submit funding proposals, and meet reporting requirements.
• Establish and maintain communications and relationships with policymakers, marine conservation groups, scientific bodies, and other constituencies to advance campaign goals.
• Develop ongoing mechanisms to analyze policy opportunities, and regulatory and scientific developments that have relevance for campaign efforts.
• Serve as a spokesperson in order to cultivate and engage the public and key constituencies about the tangible mechanisms and solutions needed to address coastal habitat conservation and ecosystem-based fisheries management, including representing Pew publicly at conferences, seminars and official forums.
• Contribute to, and participate in, the tasks of the environment department as assigned, as well as broader Pew projects and activities as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree preferred.
• At least 10 years of applicable experience, preferably in conservation management. This includes designing and implementing campaigns and large initiatives aimed at solving conservation needs. Expertise in coastal habitat protection, biodiversity conservation and management, environmental advocacy and/or land and sea protection preferred.
• Minimum of three plus years of previous direct supervisory experience required including experience managing performance management process for direct reports and providing career development advice and counsel.
• Prior to commencing employment with Pew, candidates for this position who were registered to lobby in any jurisdiction must certify termination of previous registration(s) and provide copies of termination notices with said jurisdiction(s) to Pew.
• Seasoned judgment. Able to make decisions, justify recommendations, and be responsive, clear and firm with consultants, colleagues, and partners. Able to adapt to a complex working environment in which influence is often exerted indirectly rather than through traditional chains of command hierarchies.
• Able to set short- and long-term planning goals in line with program strategy. Ability to analyze budgetary information and assess organizational capacity. A task-oriented style, with focus on achieving clear and ambitious goals. Demonstrated ability to meet multiple deadlines by maintaining a high level of organization.
• Ability to synthesize large amounts of information and to focus quickly on the essence of an issue or problem, determine whether it is ripe for intervention and identify the means to address it. A strong commitment to producing measurable results.
• Media-savvy and politically astute. Excellent written and oral communications skills, including an ease in briefly summarizing issues. Strong oral, presentation, facilitation, and written communication skills such that complex ideas, thoughts and concepts are clearly articulated for a general audience. Clear, effective writing style.
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to develop and manage productive relationships with consultants, partners and others who contribute to the development of a project by anticipating possible outcomes. Excellent listening skills.
• Exhibit skills of diplomacy. Able to work productively with a wide array of people and institutions.
• Personal expertise, connections and networks. Possess a strong network of relevant contacts that can provide expert information and advance results. Able to leverage relationships to influence positive outcomes. Familiarity and connection with the conservation community is desirable.
• Fluency in English.

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