Deadline: Ongoing
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Senior Director, European Oceans Program in London, United Kingdom.
The Senior Director, European Oceans Program will lead the development and implementation of the Oceans European program strategy, working with pivotal government decision makers, fishing industry and NGO partners in the EU to design sustainable fishery management programs and policies.
EDF’s mission is to preserve the natural systems on which all life depends.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Senior Director, European Oceans Program will perform the following functions-
- Serve as the Oceans program’s primary representative in Europe, acting as a resource for European policy makers and fishery managers.
- Analyze complex fishery management programs and develop strategies to create more productive and sustainable fisheries and healthy oceans by strengthening management and aligning stakeholders’ economic incentives with the health of the ocean.
- Serve as the leader of the EU Oceans team, including staff and consultants, setting the team’s goals and objectives and managing them to ensure they are on track to meet their goals and objectives. Ensure timely and thorough communications to the Oceans management team on all significant program developments.
- Work with others across the Oceans Program and throughout EDF to marshal the technical, communications and other expert support needed to successfully achieve our European oceans goals.
- Engage scientists, policy experts, and others to solve complex fishery management problems; represent the Oceans program in European fora and other leadership efforts.
- Engage the media to effectively advance project objectives and communicate project results to a broad array of audiences.
- Supervise the program and operational work of the European program and maintain a unified sense of teamwork between members of the each team, and across countries, as appropriate.
- Work with EDF development team to identify potential funding sources and secure grants to help maintain and expand the program’s funding.
- Help to prepare and supervise the annual budget for the European program.
- Liaise with the Executive Director, Europe and EDF-UK Board of Directors as needed.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Bachelor’s Degree required. Law degree or a Masters or Ph.D. in marine biology, natural resource economics, or related discipline, highly preferred.
- Minimum 10 years of experience, with a significant amount of time spent working with relevant European and member state governmental agencies, industries, and NGOs on natural resource or fisheries management.
- Knowledge of European and member state oceans & natural resource conservation laws and regulations.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage a growing program and staff.
- Demonstrated expertise on the biological, economic, and management issues related to major European fisheries, especially commercial and recreational fisheries, or an analogous natural resource management issue.
- Demonstrated ability to work constructively with nonprofit colleagues and partners, scientists, economists, industry leaders, regulators and public policy decision makers.
- Ability to use science, law, economics and advocacy to initiate and win positive environmental change.
- Experience achieving results in environmental policy and politics.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Fluency in English. One other European language a plus, Spanish or French preferred.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit EDF.
