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Senior Oceans Campaigner, Plastic Free Future - 12-month Contract

CA, CT, DC, MD, NY, NJ, VA

ABOUT GREENPEACE
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.

As an independent campaigning organization, Greenpeace does not accept funds from any corporations or government entities. The global Greenpeace network is headquartered in the Netherlands, with offices around the world in over fifty countries. Greenpeace USA is headquartered in Washington, DC.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Oceans Campaigner - Plastic Free Future will play a vital role in driving our efforts to secure a strong Global Plastics Treaty, and in defending our oceans and communities from plastic pollution at every step of the supply chain. At times, the Senior Oceans Campaigner - Plastic Free Future may also be asked to support broader oceans conservation work on marine sanctuaries and sustainable fisheries. The Senior Oceans Campaigner will develop plans with an eye toward public engagement at all levels (online, offline, fundraising, etc...), looking to empower people and reach diverse audiences. This role will respond to real-world events and opportunities that affect objectives, while maintaining focus on long-term strategy.

The Senior Oceans Campaigner, PFF is a full-time, hybrid, exempt, benefits-eligible 12-Month Contract role that can be based in any GPUS-authorized location (CA, CT, DC, MD, Ny, NJ, VA), and is represented by the Progressive Workers Union. This role reports to the Plastic Free Future Project Team Lead.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Planning, Development and Implementation

  • Develop and implement plans in line with short-term and long-term campaign goals based on national and international objectives, in conjunction with the Oceans Campaign Director and project lead:
    • Participate in strategic planning discussions
    • Assist in the implementation of strategies and tactics developed to achieve our marine conservation objectives
    • Organize and help guide junior campaign staff and interns
    • Maintain working knowledge of technical information
    • Maintain working knowledge of political, legislative, regulatory and economic frameworks relevant to the campaign
    • Implement strategies and present information to make complex campaign information digestible and accessible to a broad and diverse audience
    • Build alliances and/or support relationships with key constituencies, such as grassroots organizations, professional groups, labor, and others as identified in strategic planning

Outreach and Engagement

  • Guide, organize and participate in nonviolent direct action events to support campaign goals
  • Develop proactive relationships with the media and act as a spokesperson for campaigns to the media
  • Represent GPUS among external partners and work within coalition spaces to further campaign and organizational goals
  • Work with GPUS’ Digital team to design and curate content for social media and develop digital campaign actions that engage our supporters
  • Support fundraising staff in pursuing funding for campaign efforts 

Collaboration and Communication

  • Work with GPUS Communications staff in developing public materials; writing press releases and planning media strategies
  • Collaborate with GPUS’ Digital team to design and curate content for social media and develop digital campaign actions that engage our supporters
  • Support fundraising staff in pursuing funding for campaign efforts
  • Contribute to and cultivate issue expertise

Project Management

  • Work on and maintain a sub-component of a campaign or project independently, but with guidance from the Oceans Campaign Director, to include managing all interactions with GPI and all NRO’s, within the context of the particular project
  • Interact and collaborate with GPUS and international colleagues, as needed
  • Coordinate information flow within the campaign team and between the campaign and other departments

Other

  • 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 by the manager, as organizational or team priorities arise and/or shift

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge and Experience:

  • Minimum 7 years environmental campaign experience; corporate and policy campaigning and plastic pollution experience preferred.
  • BA/BS degree preferred, or equivalent experience
  • Basic, foundational knowledge of digital marketing and/or digital campaigning
  • Clear understanding of the relationship between digital engagement, campaigning and advocacy
  • 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.
  • Experience navigating issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion and a deep commitment to advancing these values.
  • Experience running successful policy and corporate campaigns
  • A proven track record of designing and delivering high impact, supporter-centered campaigns that deliver real world outcomes

Skills/Competencies/Attributes:

  • Proven ability to work both independently and in close coordination with a team
  • Ability to collaborate with and lead a variety of people and groups, set and review goals and assess risks and outcomes.  
  • Strong project and time management skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Networking and relationship-building skills
  • Strategic and critical thinking
  • Strong interpersonal skills

Other:

  • 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
  • Commitment to progressive values and peaceful non-violent direct action as a means of creating change.

BENEFITS
Greenpeace USA values a healthy work-life balance and has flexible, family-friendly employment policies. Our competitive benefits package for full-time employees includes 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.

The pay grade for this role is 3 and the salary range for this position is anticipated to be $78,668 - $85,146, and is commensurate with experience.

If you want to save the world from climate change and believe in environmental and social justice, please submit an application on our careers page. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and will conclude once we have found the best candidate.

Greenpeace is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, family/marital status, religion or other protected classes. We strongly encourage applications from marginalized communities. If you require assistance applying to this opportunity, please contact usa-resumes@greenpeace.org. 

Only applicants eligible to work and live in the United States without any legal restrictions need apply for this opportunity.

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