Senior Director, Ocean Conservancy
$200,000–$210,000 year
Hybrid · Bellingham, Washington, United States
Job Summary
Senior Director leads Ocean Conservancy’s Central Arctic Ocean campaign, shaping policy direction and strategy, directing fundraising efforts and international coalition-building, and supervising staff and contractors. Responsibilities include developing and implementing Arctic conservation campaigns, engaging Indigenous communities, coordinating government-relations efforts in DC and Alaska, guiding media and outreach, securing multi-year grants (~$10–$20M+) for Arctic campaigns, and overseeing budgets ($10M+). The role requires a decade of relevant conservation/public policy experience, graduate or law degree, and proven ability to lead complex, collaborative campaigns across international partners, tribal governments, NGOs, and funders; and it emphasizes strategic leadership, fundraising, coalition-building, and inclusion in decision-making across Arctic initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of ten (10) years of professional conservation, public policy, or other relevant experience required
- Graduate or Law degree required
- Experience developing and implementing high-impact conservation campaigns particularly in the Arctic
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; demonstrated advocacy skills and ability to mobilize diverse international networks
- Ability to secure and steward significant philanthropic investment, including multi-year grants
- Strategic thinker with ability to navigate complex international coalitions and diverse stakeholders
- Leadership experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and multi-million-dollar program budgets
- Commitment to Indigenous sovereignty and justice in conservation work
Desired Qualifications
- Experience securing and stewarding multi-year philanthropic investments
- Strong fundraising and grant-writing capabilities
- Proven ability to lead international conservation campaigns
- Excellent strategic thinking and coalition-building skills
- Indigenous knowledge integration and Indigenous collaboration experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to convey complex scientific concepts to policy audiences
- Leadership of multi-disciplinary teams and budgets in the millions
- Experience with government relations and policy advocacy at federal and state levels
- Ability to manage large, complex program budgets and drive results
- Commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in organizational culture
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