United Nations Foundation

Program Manager, OA Alliance

United Nations Foundation

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $65,000 per year

Job Level

SeniorLead

About the role

  • Strategic Direction: Provide strategic guidance on the programmatic offerings of the OA Alliance, consistent with the annual work plan.
  • Develop the communications strategies of the OA Alliance, consistent with the annual work plan.
  • Collaborate with a broad coalition of partners on shared priorities and where appropriate, collaboratively developed products.
  • Stay up-to-date with significant science, research, and policy developments on ocean acidification domestically in the US and internationally.
  • Assist with grants and contracts management, including grant reporting and proposal development.
  • Research funding opportunities for OA Alliance programs and communications projects.
  • Communications: The implementation of the annual communications strategy, in collaboration with the communications lead and Executive Director.
  • Offer guidance on creative, strategic, and consistent approaches to elevating ocean acidification in the media, public, and among decision makers.
  • Support fast, accurate, and high-quality copy for special communications materials and projects.
  • Program Support: Lead the OA Alliance’s responsibilities as co-champion of the Ocean Acidification Research for Sustainability Programme under the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainability; support the Execute Director by co-organizing and/or co-facilitating projects and initiatives, assisting in the creation of new working groups, organizing webinars, workshops, and generally helping to advance the programmatic offerings of the OA Alliance.
  • Coordinate with Program Leads to better understand engagement opportunities and needs of government members of the OA Alliance.
  • Coordinate with the Special Projects and Communications Coordinator to better understand engagement opportunities with Affiliate member non-governmental entities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required; master’s degree or completed coursework in a field related to communications, policy, or ocean or climate issues is preferred
  • Eight or more years of work experience, with a strong track record of success on related projects or initiatives
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and be a creative and flexible thinker
  • Possess a collaborative and service-oriented focus, with ability to balance multiple perspectives
  • Demonstrated strategic, analytic, and synthetic abilities
  • Ability to design and implement collaborative processes and engage effectively with a diverse portfolio of public and private contractors, partners, and collaborators
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate scientific and technical information
  • Working knowledge of ocean acidification science and policy issues and/or willingness to learn to fill gaps
  • Demonstrated commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion and understanding of applying an environmental justice approach to ocean policy and advocacy
  • Experience with Salesforce or other customer relationship management tools
  • Experience with Salesforce and Sharepoint platforms