Oceans Campaigner

Greenpeace Italy is currently looking for an Oceans Campaigner who responds to Senior Oceans Campaigner.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Oceans Campaigner develops and realizes activities of the Oceans Campaign in Italy according to national and international priorities of Greenpeace. These activities might be both purely national and international and the Oceans Campaigner works autonomously by relating hierarchically to the Senior Ocean Campaigner. Qualities such as experience, technical and scientific knowledge, strategic ability of  complex projects (or subprojects) management are considered fundamental.

Click on the following website to learn more about the issues that are currently dealt by the Campaign:

http://www.greenpeace.org/italy/it/campagne/oceani/

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The candidate has an adequate knowledge in the field of marine biology and oceanology, fisheries biology, marine resources conservation and has a thorough overview of the threats looming over the integrity of sea environment. The campaign is mainly focused on the Mediterranean Sea and its environmental problems, but, a good knowledge of all global issues pertaining to problems of preservation and management of marine resources and ecosystems is however required.

SKILLS REQUIRED / QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree or other educational/specialization qualifications related to the subjects of the campaign.
• Technical/scientific skills, hands-on experience and practice of laboratory work, especially in the fishing sector.
• Fully literate in main computer functions (Office package and Internet).
• Fluency in written and spoken Italian and English. The knowledge of another language is preferable.

EXPERIENCE

• At least 1 year of experience (also in the field of research) in a sector pertinent to the campaign.
• Remarkable experience in campaign projects management, institutional relations, political activities and citizens mobilisation.
• Experience in the elaboration/planning of projects (including strategic analysis of priorities, objectives, activities to undertake and necessary human and economic resources.
• Experience in communication towards both media and inside the working group and the organisation.
• Experience in budget management.
• Remarkable experience in the third sector and in social commitment, not necessarily in the environmental sector.

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCES

• Ability to supervise and coordinate working teams.
• Initiative and creativity.
• Ability to work autonomously and with a team.
• High ability to organise and plan own and others’ work.
• Results orientation.
• Communicational and relational skills, also in conflicting situations.
• Flexibility and adaptation to changes.
• Decision-making and problem solving ability.

OTHER ASPECTS

• Commitment to environment and peace and identification in the values of organisation.
• Willingness to travel within national territory and abroad.
• Availability of time.

WE OFFER

Placement: fixed-term employment contract (CCNL del Terziario), full-time, 40 working hours a week.

TO APPLY

We kindly ask you to apply only if you believe to possess the skills indicated in this advertisement. The research is addressed to both genders (L. 903/77). Please send to  gaia.calabresi@greenpeace.org (indicating in the object of the e-mail "RIF: JCM_14/3"  a motivation letter (explaining the reason why you want to work with Greenpeace and what you expect from this job) and your cv that includes a phone number and the consent for the use of personal data (D. Lsg. 196/2003).

For more information please visit our website www.greenpeace.it at the page “lavora con noi”.