Dir., Coalition for Fisheries Transparency

Oceana Inc • Washington, DC

9h • $120 - $130 • Onsite

About The Position

The Director of the Coalition for Fisheries Transparency provides strategic leadership and day-to-day management of CFT. The Director is responsible for setting and executing CFT’s strategic priorities; leading high-level engagement with governments and funders, overseeing policy advocacy, communications, and coalition growth; fundraising for continued support of the coalition, tracking and reporting on impact of CFT, and managing the CFT team. Serving as CFT’s primary representative and convener, the Director ensures alignment across partners, translates shared commitments into measurable outcomes, and drives progress toward stronger transparency norms, policies, and practices worldwide.

Working in target countries, the Coalition for Fisheries Transparency (CFT) represents an international group of non-profit and other civil society organizations advancing fisheries transparency worldwide, sharing information and resources, as well as helping to secure support to address gaps. Through this effort, CFT coordinates advocacy efforts, delivers national policy change to advance transparency objective, builds support for the Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency, supports campaign strategy development in regions around the world, communicates the urgency of the issues surrounding fisheries and the demand for change, and elevates the need for transparency in the global agenda, thus helping deliver the changes needed for our oceans and the communities who rely on them for their livelihoods.

The CFT Secretariat is housed at Oceana. The CFT Secretariat team includes
a team of three to support CFT’s policy, communications, and membership. CFT works closely with its three Co-Chair organizations, Oceana, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), and Global Fishing Watch.

The position requires flexibility to work across varied time zones and maintain regular East Coast (U.S.) working hours. The role is based out of one of Oceana’s offices, preferably in Washington, DC. This is a full-time, exempt position and a two-year term appointment, with the possibility of extension based on additional funding.

Requirements

• Must have at least 10 years of experience in campaigns, advocacy, international affairs, coalition building or stakeholder management.
• Experience in advancing policy change in fisheries, transparency, or other ocean issues. Detailed knowledge of the legal and regulatory environment governing international fisheries is a plus.
• Ability to effectively manage team of diverse professionals.
• Experience with fundraising, grant reporting.
• Experience communicating complex issues with accuracy and confidence to international audiences, both written and verbal, with a track record of media engagement and public speaking
• Proficient in the development of clear, succinct policy guidance documents.
• Experience with NGO coalitions directly as staff, or as a participant.
• Ability to direct multiple campaigns, projects, and staff members simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of executing successful campaigns in target countries.
• A passion for communication and ability to engage diverse audiences to secure their understanding, respect and support. This specifically includes high-level decision-makers from governments, industry and civil society.
• Ability to think creatively with tact and diplomacy to resolve issues, build productive partnerships, and create effective strategies for the delivery of core messages.
• Experience working internationally and cross-culturally towards a shared goal, using integrity, tenacity, and humanity to secure positive change.
• Ability to work with partners in diverse contexts, often with competing organizational priorities.
• High level of organization and ability to prioritize workload to deliver agreed outcomes on time and on budget, at times managing multiple projects and tight deadlines.
• High-level of organizational skill and technological proficiency with MS Office suite and cloud collaborative workspace platforms required.
• Full fluency in written and spoken English.

Nice To Haves

• Detailed knowledge of the legal and regulatory environment governing international fisheries is a plus.
• Strong understanding of the scale and impacts of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing on the high seas and coastal developing states strongly preferred.
• Additional language(s) such as Chinese, French, Korean, Portuguese, or Spanish are also an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for CFT’s 3-year strategy to advance the Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency internationally, to include identification of new target geographies and development of campaign goals.
• Oversee day-to-day activities and decision-making for the coalition, including managing the CFT team, developing and managing annual budget, and tracking cash flow according to Oceana processes.
• Lead coordination with co-chair organizations and key coalition partners to advance goals and align efforts.
• Lead high-level engagement with government representatives and regional bodies to advocate for adoption and implementation of fisheries transparency measures aligned with the Global Charter.
• In close coordination with CFT’s Co-Chairs, lead fundraising efforts and maintain relationships with donors; track and communicate progress and impact to key stakeholders, and develop future proposals.
• Manage high-level coalition relationships, growing our support with key high-level partners, deconflicting with external transparency partners, and building the global CFT brand.
• Frequent international travel is required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed