Manager, Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy Project

Pew Charitable Trusts

Washington, D.C., USA 🇺🇸

The Environment Portfolio at The Pew Charitable Trusts 

For more than 30 years, Pew has been a major force in engaging the public and policy makers about the causes, consequences, and solutions to some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Our environment work spans all seven continents with more than 250 professionals working at the local, national, and international levels to reduce the scope and severity of global environmental problems, such as the erosion of large natural ecosystems that contain a great part of the world’s remaining biodiversity, and the destruction of the marine environment. Pew’s global environmental program focuses on science-based, nonpartisan, and sustainable solutions to help protect the planet and people. We work in partnership with governments, Indigenous rights holders, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, local stakeholders, scientists, and other researchers to advance public policy so that nature and communities can thrive. 

Since 1990, Pew has worked in North America, South America and Australia to protect large and critically important terrestrial ecosystems, including rivers and other freshwater resources, coastal temperate rainforests, interior mountain ranges, the northern boreal forests, Australia’s Outback, and Chilean Patagonia. We work to ensure these natural systems remain bountiful, functioning, and resilient, providing essential ecological services such as clean air and clean water, sustenance and food security for local communities and more broadly for the welfare of current and future generations. Our work relies on the sciences of conservation, sociology, biology, and economics to advocate for practical and durable solutions to the loss of biodiversity.   

In the sea, reforms to how our oceans are managed are essential to address overfishing, pollution, and loss of habitat. Pew began its oceans program in the United States, focusing on ending overfishing and protecting fragile marine habitat. Starting in 2005, Pew’s ocean conservation program expanded around the world and played a significant role in reforming marine fisheries management in the European Union and on the high seas and creating large scale marine reserves around the world. Our work is grounded in the best available science and pursues domestic and international conservation measures that are long-term and provide permanent, durable protections for marine ecosystems. We also work to address systemic threats to the ocean, including from plastics, over-and-illegal fishing, seabed mining, and climate change. 

Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy

Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy (PBOL) is a partnership with Dona Bertarelli working to establish world-class regional marine conservation networks in the Southern Ocean, Eastern Tropical Pacific, and the Mediterranean including a series of highly protected marine protected areas (MPA), interconnected by biological corridors, and underpinned by strong regional governance. PBOL builds momentum to establish protected area networks across large ocean areas, which interconnect beyond national borders. Working with local and international partners, PBOL seeks to ensure effective management of marine life and habitats both within and outside of MPA boundaries (including enforcement and monitoring within MPAs, and effective fisheries conservation outside), and set a foundation for the long-term durability of the Southern Ocean, Eastern Tropical Pacific, and Mediterranean networks.

Position Overview

The Manager is responsible to ensure integration across the PBOL campaigns and support the Director in effectively implementing the project. The manager oversees the preparation of materials for the PBOL executive committee and the development of future fundraising opportunities, including the development and submission of proposals. The  manager provides strategic support to the implementation of PBOL campaigns as well as coordination of  policy positions and  communication material, ensuring the PBOL speaks with one voice.

Located in Pew’s Washington, DC, this position is eligible for up to 60% telework and will report to the Director, Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy.

Responsibilities

  • Foster a work environment that is diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible and in line with Pew and the project’s related goals.
  • Manage and mentor one direct report, including day-to-day leadership and ongoing professional development.
  • Use project management skills to  monitor budget, goals and targets; coordinate work plans and activity milestones; use evaluation mechanisms to monitor team achievements; and support the staff to adhere to Pew policies and procedures.
  • Ensures the PBOL campaigns have the necessary support to achieve their objectives.
  • Identifies potential external partners to support and complement the work of the project.
  • Supports  proposal development opportunities ensuring coordination among campaign teams.
  • Supports the Director, PBOL on the preparation materials for the Executive Committee in liaison with the PBOL team.
  • Supports team building and development for the PBOL team
  • Coordinates monitoring and evaluation and reporting efforts and contributes to internal learning and knowledge management by routinely and consistently sharing lessons learned.
  • Leverage existing relationships, projects, and expertise to expand the impact of the conservation network.
  • Help lead the development of program materials, such as issue briefs, web features and newsletters

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
  • Generally, eight years of applicable experience required.
  • Two years of previous direct supervisory experience. Experience managing a performance management process for direct reports and providing career development advice and counsel is preferred.
  • Possess a task-oriented working style, with focus on achieving measurable and ambitious goals.
  • Meets deadlines by maintaining high level of organization.
  • Proficient in synthesizing large amounts of information, determine whether issues are ripe for reform or intervention, and identify steps to achieve change. Comfortably sets short- and long-term planning goals in line with program strategy. Experience analyzing budgetary information and assess capacity.
  • Experience managing projects in dispersed geographies and time zones.
  • Possess sound judgment and the ability to be decisive, justify recommendations and be professional, responsive, and authoritative in communications with consultants, partners, and stakeholders.
  • Media-savvy and politically astute. Clear, effective writing style. Strong and persuasive oral presentation and facilitation skills.
  • Effective interpersonal skills. Develops and manages productive relationships with colleagues, consultants, partners and others who contribute to the campaign. Highly diplomatic; works productively with a wide array of people and institutions.
  • English fluency required. Spanish or French proficiency preferred.

Travel

Frequent domestic and international travel may be required (consistent with COVID-19 safety protocols). Travel may cross weekends and, on occasion, holidays to accommodate meeting schedules.

Total Rewards

We offer a competitive salary and benefit program, including: comprehensive, affordable health care through medical, dental, and vision coverage; financial security with life and disability insurance; opportunities to save using health savings and flexible spending accounts; retirement benefits to help prepare for the future; and work/life benefits to maintain a good balance.

The Pew Charitable Trusts is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Pew considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to age, sex, ethnicity, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or gender identity, military/veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. 


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DEGREE REQUIRED

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