Head of Pacific Net (Maternity Leave Contract)

Are you a passionate, dynamic communicator and activist with a deep understanding and love of campaign strategy and online tactics enthused to help Greenpeace win its campaigns?

Job title: Head of Pacific Net 

Reports to: Head of Campaigns

Salary: $92,905.88 + superannuation

Status: 5 month contract (maternity leave cover)

About the role:

The Head of Pacific Net is Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s (GPAP) key operator in the Pacific Island Countries (the Pacific), responsible for ensuring high quality engagement with the Pacific Islands countries, allies, Greenpeace supporters, cyber-activists, participants and interested individuals. They are expected to play a high level role, seeking opportunities for promoting Greenpeace’s campaign objectives in the region.

The Head of Pacific Net will be responsible for:

•  Maintain and foster structures for engagement with Pacific Island governments, inter-governmental forums, networks, organisations and other relevant stakeholders
• Develop opportunities for brand awareness, campaign and project involvement and growth potential within key markets
• Development of products for use in main communications channels (e.g. social media, web, community distribution, media etc.)
• Manage all communications, content and messaging targeting the Pacific and relevant regional political bodies.

Skills and Qualifications Required:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in digital communications, engagement, marketing, campaigning or other relevant activity
• Understanding of activism, including digital activism and supporter development
• Demonstrate understanding of the environmental problems in the Pacific, the social and society structures and the geo-political landscape and influences

To be eligable for this role, you must be available from the 20 June 2016 - 20 November 2016.

How to apply:          

Any published closing dates are estimated.  Due to the nature of Greenpeace’s work we aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible.  This means that we will close adverts as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date.  We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.

Greenpeace welcomes and values diversity of people, cultural experiences and perspectives. We actively encourage applications from all corners of our global society. Through our campaigning, we create solutions that promote environmental sustainability rooted in social justice. 

To apply for this role please submit a CV (of no more than 3 pages) and a separate Cover Letter (of no more than 1 page) detailing your suitability for the role.

Note: Not all responsibilities and competencies listed in the Job Description need to be addressed; it is left to the discretion of the applicant which to focus on.

Please direct applications or enquiries to:

Human Resources

Recruitment.au@greenpeace.org

Applications close at midnight on 01 May 2016.