Senior Oceans Campaigner, Shipping

Who We Are: Friends of the Earth (FOE) is a national not-for-profit environmental organization driven by passion for a healthier and more just world. We push for the bold reforms that are needed. It’s an approach that has worked for five decades to produce important victories that help protect our planet and its people. We’re part of Friends of the Earth International, a federation of groups working in more than 70 countries on today’s most urgent environmental and social issues.

To accomplish our mission, Friends of the Earth is working at the nexus of environmental protection, economic policy, and social justice to fundamentally transform the way our country and the world value people and the environment.

Friends of the Earth’s Oceans and Vessels program works at the national and international level to initiate a sea change in the way shipping and other ocean polluters and their pollution streams are regulated.

What We Are Looking For: Are you a seasoned campaigner with strong organizing, leadership, and communication skills? Are you looking to contribute to successful campaigns and push them even further? Are you passionate about collaboratively designing and implementing strategic campaigns to improve the regulatory structure surrounding maritime transport to ensure adequate protection of the air, water, and people from shipping pollution with a focus on the Arctic, Northwest, and eventually Pacific Island regions?  Do you have the desire to work with allies to protect coastal communities and marine life from harmful vessel air pollution, greenhouse gases, and the sewage, oil and other waste pollutants discharged from cruise ships, cargo ships, oil tankers, and ferries?

If so, this is the position for you. We want you to succeed, and we want to pay you a competitive wage that is in line with your experience. The salary range for this full-time remote role is $71,000-$79,000. This position is part of the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU) at Friends of the Earth.

Who You Are:

Transformational and Authentic Leader: Lead and facilitate a coalition of environmental and other progressive stakeholders to promote communication and coordinate actions that advance campaign goals and objectives. Develop expertise on both domestic and international policy and practice relating to national and international shipping and ocean pollution. Conduct research and analysis to develop reports and articles, factsheets, web content and other campaign materials on ocean health and the shipping industry to educate allies, opinion leaders, policymakers, the press, and the public.

Relationship Builder: Engage and train student leaders and activists and supervise interns. Coordinate and collaborate with a wide variety of allies (environmental, environmental justice, native, fishing, consumer, faith-based, labor, parents, women’s, social justice, public health, etc.). Represent Friends of the Earth in media interviews and at public events to support campaign objectives and reach key audiences.

Team Player with a Collaborative Mindset:  Develop, lead, and implement strategic campaign plans (including research, advocacy, outreach, public education, online and offline organizing, traditional and social media, press monitoring and outreach, narrative development and markets and policy advocacy) in conjunction with the Oceans & Vessels Program Director, Deputy Director, Communications team, and other stakeholders. Work with the Oceans & Vessels Program Director, Deputy Director, and Development department to develop and implement a fundraising plan, foundation proposals and membership materials; cultivate relationships with donors and foundations.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

• At least five (5) years of experience in policy advocacy (not necessarily environmental), organizing or legislative work at the federal or state level.

• Successful campaign experience and proven ability to help design and implement advocacy campaign strategies and organize online and offline.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to inspire trust and respect among colleagues and external partners.

• Fundraising experience including writing and securing foundation grants.

• Ability to travel as needed.

• Skilled in Microsoft Word, Excel, Office, and basic Microsoft programs.

• All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. FoE does not sponsor any employment related visas.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge and understanding of legislative and executive branch processes and a strategic approach to both policy and politics.

• Ability to balance and successfully complete a wide range of campaign activities including advocacy, public speaking, policy development, research, communications, project management and fundraising.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and comfort presenting material to a wide range of audiences, including the public, the press, businesses, and government officials. The ability to produce clear, concise, persuasive, and powerful writing on tight deadlines.

• Excellent decision-making skills, time management, networking skills, demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and creativity.

• Ability to work with remote staff and supervisors.

Perks & Benefits:

We are a generous employer with benefits that will take care of you. In addition to a competitive salary, we provide:

• 37.5-hour work week
• 100% employer paid medical, dental and vision coverage (80% for eligible dependents)
• Disability and Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401(k) retirement program with a company match
• Generous Leave - twenty (20) vacation days to start, fifteen (15) paid holidays, twenty (20) sick days, parental leave, sabbatical and more.
• Education Reimbursement and Employee Assistance Program

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