The Pew Charitable Trusts is driven by the power of knowledge to solve today’s most challenging problems. Pew applies a rigorous, analytical approach to improve public policy, inform the public and invigorate civic life.

We are an independent nonprofit organization – the sole beneficiary of seven individual trusts established between 1948 and 1979 by two sons and two daughters of Sun Oil Company founder Joseph N. Pew and his wife, Mary Anderson Pew.

Our work lays the foundation for effective policy solutions by informing and engaging citizens, linking diverse interests to pursue common cause and insisting on tangible results. Our projects encourage efficient, responsive governments – at the local, state, national and international levels – serving the public interests.

With offices in Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Brussels and London and staff in other regions of the United States as well as Australia, Pew provides an exciting learning environment and the opportunity to work with highly talented individuals. We are a dynamic, rapidly evolving organization that values creativity and innovative thinking and fosters strong teamwork with mutual respect.

Environment

For the past two decades, Pew has been a major force in educating the public and policy makers about the causes, consequences and solutions to some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Our work is focused on reducing the scope and severity of three major global environmental problems:

• Dramatic changes to the Earth’s climate brought about by the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the planet’s atmosphere;
• The erosion of large terrestrial wilderness ecosystems that contain a great part of the world’s remaining biodiversity; and,
• The destruction of the world’s marine environment.

Global Ocean Legacy

Global Ocean Legacy (GOL) works to protect and conserve some of the Earth’s most important and unspoiled marine ecosystems through the establishment of very large, highly protected marine reserves.

Since 2005, Global Ocean Legacy has been instrumental in securing full protection in over 5 million square kilometres of the world’s most spectacular seascapes, including more than half of the highly protected no-take marine reserves now in place worldwide.

Our efforts, working with national and local governments, locally-based conservation organizations and indigenous people to help build public support for marine reserves, have led to the designation of the Papah?naumoku?kea Marine National Monument in Hawaii, the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US), a half million square kilometer marine park in Australia’s Coral Sea, the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary in New Zealand, the Chagos Marine Reserve (UK) in the Indian Ocean—the largest fully implemented no-take marine reserve in the world—and the recent passage of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary. In addition, our efforts have led to an announcement by the Chilean Government of its intent to create an Easter Island Marine Park, and designation of the Pitcairn Islands Marine Reserve, which once finalized, will become the largest no-take marine reserve in the world.

Position Overview

The Project Director will be responsible for leading the development and successful implementation of campaigns for the designation of large fully protected marine reserves in the UK overseas territories (UKOT’s) and the French sub-Antarctic islands. This will involve overseeing a team of staff based in London and working closely with staff in Washington, DC, and other GOL sites around the world. The position is located in our London, UK, office and will report to the Global Ocean Legacy Director in Washington, DC.

• Prepare and execute effective campaign plans for the designation of a large protected reserves within the waters around the UKOT’s and French sub-Antarctic islands identifying the most tractable project sites, setting highly measurable intermediate goals and targets; developing timelines; assessing the strengths and weaknesses of campaign plans; determining when the projects are at risk of not meeting their goals, identifying the causes and, when needed, taking appropriate steps to fix the problem in ways that keep projects on course.
• Oversee and manage all aspects of implementation of GOL UK and France campaigns and management of the Global Ocean Legacy campaign staff based in London, ensuring close coordination and cooperation with other GOL sites to ensure goals are aligned across the project.
• Establish, foster and manage cooperative working relationships with a broad cross section of stakeholders as necessary to achieve the project goals.
• Work with an international coalition of environmental NGOs and other stakeholders to coordinate strategies and ensure alignment of efforts.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant policy makers and government officials to support the designation of marine reserve efforts.
• Secure a significant public profile for the project. Ensure that communications and outreach are essential components of the campaigns and are used to advance the project’s overall goals. Respond to public inquiries about the work by representing the campaign publicly at conferences and official forums and responding to press inquiries regarding the project.
• Contract with experts as necessary to advance the campaign goals. The project director will be responsible for identifying and contracting with scientists, economists, polling firms, communications and other technical specialists as necessary to provide information and prepare reports, brochures or other documents as required to advance the campaign goals.
• Report on project progress. Prepare oral and written reports to meet grant deadlines, demonstrate progress to supporting institutions and provide information to department staff and others as necessary.
• Develop an understanding of Pew’s administrative procedures, policies and protocols and ensure that all campaign work is consistent with Pew policies and guidelines.
• Assist in the preparation of donor grant applications and help manage the production of materials and reports for outside funders in close cooperation with Pew’s Philanthropic Partnership Group.
• Assist with project financial management. Work closely with the GOL staff to establish reporting and payment schedules and to manage and maintain excellent financial records.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, advance degree preferred.
• A minimum ten years of experience in the conservation arena. This includes designing and implementing campaigns and large initiatives aimed at solving conservation needs. Expertise in wilderness protection, biodiversity conservation and management, environmental advocacy and/or land and sea protection preferred.
• A minimum of three years of previous direct supervisory experience required including experience managing performance management process for direct reports and providing career development advice and counsel.
• 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 and French languages preferred.

Travel

It is anticipated that the individual in this position will undertake international travel for approximately 20% of their time to meet campaign objectives.

Compensation

Pew offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits package.

Pew is an equal opportunity employer.