Manager, U.S. Oceans, Northeast

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.

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Environment

Pew aims to strengthen policies and practices in ways that produce significant and measurable protection for terrestrial and marine systems worldwide. Pew's commitment to the environment began in 1974, when we first provided grants to regional conservancies, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and the International Oceanographic Foundation. Since then we have continued to work to advance scientific understanding of the causes and consequences of environmental problems along with their solutions; provide economic analysis of decisions affecting such issues; design innovative policy solutions to these problems; and mobilize public support for implementing these solutions.

U.S. Fisheries and Marine Ecosystem Conservation

Pew's U.S. fisheries and marine ecosystem conservation program seeks to advance an approach to fisheries management in the United States that takes into account the interdependent nature of ocean life. This practice, known as ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM), builds on Pew's efforts to secure plans to end and prevent overfishing by incorporating considerations such as protecting ocean habitat from destructive fishing gear; leaving enough forage species in the water to feed ocean wildlife; and reducing mortality from bycatch, or the incidental catch of fish, seabirds and other species. It promotes decision making that accounts for and minimizes system-level impacts to ocean ecosystems from factors such as changing ocean temperatures, availability of prey, and decline in coral reef cover. The program will achieve this by working with managers and stakeholders to craft policies that implement specific elements of EBFM regionally and via federal law and regulation.

In the U.S. Northeast, this will include working with fishermen, environmental advocates, scientists, the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC), Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) state governments and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) to advance EBFM including campaigns to conserve managed forage fish species, protect ocean habitat, promote the creation of a fisheries ecosystem plan and reduce the environmental impact of fishing.

Position Overview

The Manager, U.S. Oceans, Northeast will work with the Director, U.S. Oceans, Northeast to advance the implementation of an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management. The Manager will be responsible for designing and implementing coalition building, public education, and communications strategies to promote Pew's policy objectives in New England, with a focus on influencing decisions by the NEFMC. It is expected that this position is for a term period through December 2016, with the possibility of an extension pending the success of the program, funding sources and board decisions on continued support.

• Lead development and implementation of New England marine conservation campaign plans. Working with the Director, US Oceans, Northeast and other fisheries campaign managers develop effective campaign plans capable of delivering the goals of the Northeast fisheries campaigns.
• Oversee and manage the New England marine conservation campaigns, including all campaign staff and contractors. In cooperation with other Pew fisheries managers, identify and set measurable intermediate goals and targets; develop timelines; assess the strengths and weaknesses of the campaign plans and modify them as necessary; build and maintain working relationships with potential collaborators, determining when the project is at risk of not meeting its goals, identifying the causes and, when needed, taking appropriate steps to fix the problem in ways that keep the project on course.
• Develop relationships with regional fishery managers, elected officials and their staffs, and other decision-makers to influence fishery management outcomes. Engineer and implement campaign strategies that lead to achieving regional marine conservation goals.
• Fully utilize and expand the tactical usefulness of the existing Northeast forage fish coalition. Establish, foster and manage cooperative working relationships with a broad cross section of stakeholders, conservation organizations, commercial and recreational fishing interests, coastal businesses, and government officials to achieve the project goals.
• Liaise and build strong working relationships with Pew's other U.S. Oceans campaigns including federal fisheries, ecosystem-based fishery management in the Southeast and Pacific, and Mid Atlantic marine conservation.
• Identify and exploit opportunities to advance the goals of the marine conservation campaign and ecosystem-based fishery management through the ASMFC and the NEFMC.
• Report on project progress. Supervise and prepare oral and written reports as needed. Collaborate and provide regular updates on progress and issues to Director, US Oceans, Northeast and other Pew managers and directors as requested.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in public affairs, public policy or environmental science or equivalent experience strongly preferred.
• At least eight years of professional experience in natural resource or similar political/public policy work, including significant experience managing advocacy campaigns and staff required. Specific experience with marine conservation issues is preferred.
• Knowledge of U.S. fisheries management preferred.
• Able to set short and long-term planning goals in line with program strategy. 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. Able to develop and move projects forward with a high degree of independence and autonomy.
• Superior oral and written communications skills. Able to synthesize material and to focus quickly on the essence of an issue and the means to address it. Confident in presenting one's own ideas and diplomatically persuading others as appropriate. Ability to communicate complex ideas for a general audience.
• 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.
• Able to work productively with a wide array of different people and institutions that frequently disagree with and are in competition with one another.
• Excellent analytic and problem solving skills, and highly results-oriented.
• Seasoned judgment, able to make decisions, justify recommendations, and be responsive, clear and firm with colleagues and partners.

Travel

This position will require travel up to 33% of the time. Travel will be centered in the New England states and may include domestic travel outside of the region.

Compensation

We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits package.

Pew is an equal opportunity employer.

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