Policy Program Officer

IMPORTANT:  This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders.  Other applicants need not apply.

 

ABC is seeking an energetic, enthusiastic policy officer to build its DC-based policy team. The program officer will provide direct assistance to the Chief Conservation Officer in tracking progress across the division, helping to plan and organize team meetings, supporting and undertaking bird conservation policy outreach to partners and legislators, and supporting the division with other tasks as needed.

Primary Duties:

1. Provide outreach and support to help market ABC's glass certification program including assisting with contracting and online and in-person marketing.
2. Manage tracking systems to ensure the team as a whole is meeting its goals, and help communicate successes to the ABC staff and constituents.
3. Provide direct support to staff to help manage work flow and work load, and provide assistance to the Chief Conservation Officer in tracking projects across the division.
4. Help set meeting agendas with the team and track program budgets, grant deliverables, and other systems such as board reporting and liaise with Communications.
5. Help to coordinate the division's work with that of other ABC divisions.
6. Support network building for the Bird Conservation Alliance and ABC's policy program as a whole.
7. Other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:

The Program Officer should be energetic, detail oriented, and a people person, with an understanding of technology and social media. Ideally, candidate has experience in working on Capitol Hill or with an environmental NGO in a policy capacity and at least some management experience.

1. Background in policy and experience working with a team in a fast-paced office environment.
2. Ability to work with a variety of people at different levels and with different backgrounds.
3. Basic skills with office and social media technology.
4. Understanding of organizational communications both internal and external.
5. Friendly persuasive manner.
6. Ability to track detailed work plans and projects.
7. Ability to write well and quickly.
8. Ability to grasp complex issues rapidly and determine consensus within a team.
9. Highly committed to conservation and to ABC's conservation mission (see abcbirds.org).

Deadline: May 31, 2016

Applications: Send cover letter and resume as one document (WORD or PDF) to HR@abcbirds.org