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Director, Federal Fisheries Campaign
Washington DC
Position Overview: The director reports to the director, U.S. Fisheries Campaigns, and is based in Washington, DC. This person will lead the Federal Fisheries Campaign and will be responsible for developing strategic and operational plans for the project; overseeing and managing all policy aspects of the federal fisheries campaign; communicating summaries to Pew personnel, government officials and the media; and initiating and regularly maintaining contacts with conservation and fishing organizations and other stakeholders as needed. The director will also serve as a liaison to Pew’s U.S. fisheries campaigns and lead Pew’s MSA reauthorization efforts. The director will be a member of the U.S. fisheries campaigns senior leadership team. It is expected that this position is for a term period through March 31, 2014, pending the success of the program, funding sources and board decisions on continued support.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; graduate degree in public affairs, public policy or environmental science or equivalent experience strongly preferred.
- Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in natural resource related political/public policy work, including significant experience managing advocacy campaigns required. Specific experience with fisheries issues is preferred.
- Able to set short- and long-term planning goals in line with program strategy. 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. Able to develop and move projects forward with a high degree of independence and autonomy.
- Superior oral and written communications skills. Able to synthesize material and to focus quickly on the essence of an issue and the means to address it. Confident in presenting one’s own ideas and diplomatically persuading others as appropriate. Ability to communicate complex ideas for a general audience.
- 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.
- Able to work productively with a wide array of different people and institutions that frequently disagree with and are in competition with one another.
- Excellent analytic and problem solving skills, and highly results-oriented.
- Seasoned judgment, able to make decisions, justify recommendations, and be responsive, clear and firm with colleagues and partners.
- Knowledge of U.S. fisheries management preferred.
Compensation: We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits package, including a generous 401(k) plan, four weeks paid vacation and flexible benefits.
Travel: Some travel to visit regional campaign staff and to attend regional meetings will be required.
For immediate consideration, please visit the Careers@Pew section of the website www.pewtrusts.org to learn more about the organization review the complete job description and apply online at https://jobs-pct.icims.com/jobs/3062/job
Pew is an equal opportunity employer.
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