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Global activism driving solutions for a green and peaceful future through protest and creative communication.

<div>ABOUT GREENPEACE Greenpeace is a global, independent campaigning organization that uses peaceful protest, creative communication and people power to expose global environmental problems and promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future. In just the past year, we’ve secured a Global Oceans Treaty to protect wildlife and people who depend on healthy oceans. We persuaded the Biden Administration to phase out single-use plastics from federal operations. And we safeguarded healthy spaces, from national marine sanctuaries to bans on seabed mining to stopping liquefied national gas terminals poisoning Gulf Coast communities. Our work spans more than 50 years of fights and successes.As an independent campaigning organization, Greenpeace does not accept funds from any corporations or government entities. The global Greenpeace network is headquartered in the Netherlands, with offices around the world in over fifty countries. Greenpeace USA is headquartered in Washington, DC.</div>POSITION SUMMARY The Beyond Seafood Campaign focuses on the intersection of human rights, labor, and environmental abuses, particularly in tuna fisheries. The Greenpeace USA team works in partnership with Greenpeace USA and Greenpeace East Asia to ensure that tuna fisheries no longer will be caught with forced labor or indiscriminately driving marine life populations to the brink of extinction.The Beyond Seafood Project Lead drives the planning and design process for the Beyond Seafood Campaign, developing their project with an eye toward public engagement at all levels (online, offline, fundraising, etc.) looking to empower people and reach diverse audiences. The Beyond Seafood Project Lead is a key strategic advisor to the Oceans Campaign Director and the Program Director, and will build and task manage multidisciplinary teams made up of campaign, engagement and action specialists. This role works in close coordination with other Project Leaders and the global organization, to make sure Greenpeace's different projects align  as one cohesive and impactful program of campaign work.The Beyond Seafood Project Lead is a full-time, hybrid, exempt, benefits-eligible position, preferably based on the East Coast in one of our GPUS-authorized locations (DC, MD, VA, NY, NJ, CT). Candidates based in California will also be considered. This role reports to the Oceans Campaign Director.ROLE RESPONSIBILITIESStrategy:<ul><li>Develop strategy and a work plan for ambitious, high impact, and well-researched campaign projects that use the power of people, and have the courage to confront politicians and corporations</li><li>Maintain clear and sustainable timelines, clear roles and responsibilities (through a DARCI chart) and a strong and positive team culture</li><li>Ensure the project’s strategy supports Greenpeace’s long-term organizational and campaign goals</li><li>Identify new opportunities to advance campaign objectives and work with team to adapt plans as needed</li><li>Ensure team develops a culture of learning and evaluation</li></ul>Leadership and Management:<ul><li style="line-height:1.5;">Task manage a team of staff (up to 12) as agreed with Oceans Campaign Director and GPUS Leadership</li><li style="line-height:1.5;">Line manage 1-4 people including staff development and performance reviews</li><li style="line-height:1.5;">Hire new project staff</li><li style="line-height:1.5;">Make final decisions on all project output, except in specific instances where decisions related to organizational risk will be escalated</li><li style="line-height:1.5;">Identify, delegate and task manage project team members to develop and implement key pieces of work</li><li style="line-height:1.5;">Manage a significant project budget, ensuring all necessary monitoring, evaluation and reporting expectations are met</li></ul>Collaboration and Communication:<ul><li>Develop and maintain positive relationships with Greenpeace colleagues around the world and external stakeholders in relation to your project and ensure the wider org retains and benefits from them;</li><li>Proactively communicate successes and learnings to the entire national and global organization</li><li>Work with the Development Department to maintain and expand Greenpeace’s relationship with donors</li></ul>Other Duties:<ul><li>Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned as organizational or team priorities arise and/or shift.</li></ul>ROLE REQUIREMENTSKnowledge and Experience:<ul><li>Minimum 7 years experience in public interest campaigning,  with environmental organizations preferred</li><li>Experience at a people  management level </li><li>Proven experience in directing a project from conception to completion</li><li>Demonstrated experience in research and writing, public speaking and issue advocacy, and mobilizing people to take action</li><li>Track record of developing creative campaign content that engages diverse communities and deepens relationships with existing supporters</li><li>Track record of effective budget management</li><li>Experience of empowering others in order to build secure, trusting and effective teams</li><li>Experience navigating issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion and a deep commitment to advancing these values.</li><li>Experience of working to ensure an organization is an equitable, diverse and inclusive space</li></ul>Skills, Attributes and Experience:<ul><li>Excellent communication skills, including spoken and written English and public speaking skills; fluency in another relevant language is desired</li><li>Ability to represent Greenpeace and our work effectively with the media</li><li>Strong interpersonal skills, including willingness to facilitate conflict resolution and offer direct feedback</li><li>Strategic and motivational leadership skills</li><li>Adept and open to learning and development </li><li>Driven toward taking action on environmental issues</li><li>Strong decision-making skills</li><li>Strong project leadership and project planning skills to enable the delivery of projects to time, to budget and to deliver clear objectives;</li><li>A belief in creating a culture of feedback</li><li>Commitment to progressive values and peaceful direct action as a means to effect change</li><li>Ability to work with and lead a variety of people and groups, set and review goals and assess risks and outcomes.  </li><li>Commitment to progressive values and peaceful non-violent direct action as a means of creating change</li></ul>Other:<ul><li>Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally, sometimes for significant lengths of time</li><li>Ability and willingness to work across time zones and sometimes outside of normal business hours, as needed</li></ul>COMPENSATIONGreenpeace offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage with low contributions from staff. We have options for pre-tax flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care costs. Greenpeace employees enjoy generous 401K matching and time-off for vacation, sick, personal, and parental leave. After five years, staff are eligible for a paid sabbatical. To encourage public transportation use and biking, we offer subsidies for staff who choose to bike or ride mass transit to work. Greenpeace is committed to the growth and development of staff and fostering a creative workplace culture. <a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/benefits-plan/">For more information, check out our benefits plan.</a> This role is a graded at a level 4, and a starting salary within the range of $92,000 to $110,000 is anticipated to be provided to the successful candidate having met the minimum requirements for this position consistent with reflecting our commitment to maintaining competitive and fair compensation practices. <div>If you want to save the world from climate change and believe in environmental and social justice, please submit an application on our <a href="https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/jobs/current-job-openings/">careers page</a>. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and will conclude once we have found the best candidate.Greenpeace is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, family/marital status, religion or other protected classes. We strongly encourage applications from marginalized communities. If you require assistance applying to this opportunity, please contact <a href="mailto:usa-resumes@greenpeace.org">usa-resumes@greenpeace.org</a>. Only applicants eligible to work and live in the United States without any legal restrictions need apply for this opportunity.</div>

Oceans Campaign - Beyond Seafood Project Lead (12-month position)

<div>ABOUT GREENPEACE Greenpeace is a global, independent campaigning organization that uses peaceful protest, creative communication and people power to expose global environmental problems and promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future. In just the past year, we’ve secured a Global Oceans Treaty to protect wildlife and people who depend on healthy oceans. We persuaded the Biden Administration to phase out single-use plastics from federal operations. And we safeguarded healthy spaces, from national marine sanctuaries to bans on seabed mining to stopping liquefied national gas terminals poisoning Gulf Coast communities. Our work spans more than 50 years of fights and successes.As an independent campaigning organization, Greenpeace does not accept funds from any corporations or government entities. The global Greenpeace network is headquartered in the Netherlands, with offices around the world in over fifty countries. Greenpeace USA is headquartered in Washington, DC.</div>POSITION SUMMARYGreenpeace lawyers help change the world for the better by ensuring that Greenpeace organizations are internally strong and well-defended, as well as through proactive litigation and other strategic legal initiatives.The Assistant General Counsel is charged with supporting the General Counsel and Legal Team in identifying and advising on organizational legal risks and opportunities. This includes working to protect the organization by, among other things, ensuring regulatory compliance, identifying and helping to mitigate risks and legally vetting publications, contracts and other documents.The Assistant General Counsel may also work with outside counsel to assist in managing litigation to defend activists. Additionally, this role provides legal guidance and training to staff on a wide range of issues with emphasis on non-profit corporate, tax, employment, labor, contract, campaign finance, intellectual property and environmental matters. The Assistant General Counsel may also collaborate with attorneys in the global Greenpeace network to optimize movement lawyering principles, mitigate and reduce cross-organizational liability issues, especially related to global campaign activities.This Assistant General Counsel is a full-time, hybrid, exempt, benefits-eligible position, preferably based in Washington, D.C. Candidates in other GPUS-authorized locations (DC, MD, VA, NY, NJ, CT) will be considered. This role reports to the General Counsel. ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES Legal Guidance:<ul><li>Provide legal guidance and advice to various stakeholders, including leadership and staff, on a variety of in-house legal issues, such as nonprofit corporate, tax, employment, labor, campaign finance, publication review, contracts and intellectual property, as directed by the General Counsel and/or Deputy General Counsel</li><li>Provide legal guidance on array of issues that may arise for one or more Greenpeace Inc. campaigns, which may include development and application of international treaties, domestic laws, legal threats, and opportunities to advance campaigns through legal strategies, as directed by the General Counsel and/or Deputy General Counsel,</li><li>Work with colleagues in other Greenpeace national and regional organizations to integrate compliance considerations on relevant issues of U.S. law ,as appropriate</li></ul>Legal Compliance:<ul><li>Assist in ensuring organizational compliance with federal, state and local laws, including non-profit corporate and tax, lobbying, political activities, contracts and entity separation for 501(c)4 and 501(c)3 entities –liaising with internal staff to support compliance processes</li><li>Support fundraising work to ensure timely charitable fundraising registrations and compliance with fundraising regulations </li><li>Support one or more systems relating to registration and protection of organizational solicitation activities, intellectual property rights, grants management, contract management, and legal review of organizational outputs</li></ul>Risk Assessment and Mitigation:<ul><li>Conduct risk assessments on organizational and campaign activities, and implement mitigation measures </li><li>Provide training to staff in at least one area to support and increase legal compliance</li><li>Advise activists and organizations on legal risks and constitutional rights </li><li>Supervise outreach activities related to cases and campaigns</li></ul>Communication and Collaboration:<ul><li>Collaborate in team problem-solving, litigation strategy, and project management </li><li>Build rapport and collaborate with attorneys around the global Greenpeace network, communicating the GPUS legal perspective and ascertaining and reporting back on the international perspective, to optimize movement lawyering principles and to anticipate, mitigate and reduce cross NRO liability issues, especially related to global campaign activities </li><li>Collaborate with the Legal Team and the Communications Department to develop communication strategies around cases and campaigns </li><li>Liaise and collaborate with outside counsel on various legal matters requiring subject area expertise</li></ul>Other Duties:<ul><li>Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned by the manager, as organizational or team priorities arise and/or shift.</li></ul> ROLE REQUIREMENTSKnowledge and Experience:<ul><li>Minimum 3 years of legal experience </li><li>U.S. J.D. or non-U.S. law degree with U.S. L.L.M. degree</li><li>Admission to practice in a U.S. state and qualification to be admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia</li><li>Experience with one or more of the following areas: nonprofit law; political law such as lobbying, PAC and Foreign Agents Registration Act compliance; contracts, employment, tax and labor law; First Amendment law; civil and/or criminal defense of activists</li><li>Experience with environmental, human rights, and international law, preferred</li><li>Experience working in-house or in management at a progressive non-profit, preferred</li><li>Knowledge of U.S. political landscape, culture, social movements and socio-economic environment, preferred</li></ul>Skills, Attributes and Competencies:<ul><li>Strong communication skills, including excellent written and spoken English skills, and legal writing</li><li>Strong Project and task management skills</li><li>Bilingual or multilingual abilities are a plus</li><li>Adept at translating complex legal concepts into understandable and actionable insights for non-lawyer internal and external stakeholders</li><li>Creative problem-solving skills, including the capacity to analyze complex issues and identify solutions</li><li>Sound judgement to make informed decisions, negotiate, and implement conflict resolution</li><li>Commitment to the mission of Greenpeace (including nonviolence) and to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Justice principles</li></ul>Other:<ul><li>Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally, as needed (estimated as 1-2 times per quarter)</li><li>Ability and willingness to work outside of normal business hours, across time zones and/or on weekends, as needed</li><li>Ability and willingness to work in-person 1-5 days per quarter for team meetings and required in-person activities</li></ul>COMPENSATIONGreenpeace offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage with low contributions from staff. We have options for pre-tax flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care costs. Greenpeace employees enjoy generous 401K matching and time-off for vacation, sick, personal, and parental leave. After five years, staff are eligible for a paid sabbatical. To encourage public transportation use and biking, we offer subsidies for staff who choose to bike or ride mass transit to work. Greenpeace is committed to the growth and development of staff and fostering a creative workplace culture. <a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/benefits-plan/">For more information, check out our benefits plan.</a> This role is a graded at a level 3, and a starting salary within the range of $78,668 - $100,014 is anticipated to be provided to the successful candidate having met the minimum requirements for this position consistent with reflecting our commitment to maintaining competitive and fair compensation practices. <div>If you want to save the world from climate change and believe in environmental and social justice, please submit an application on our <a href="https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/jobs/current-job-openings/">careers page</a>. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and will conclude once we have found the best candidate.Greenpeace is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, family/marital status, religion or other protected classes. We strongly encourage applications from marginalized communities. If you require assistance applying to this opportunity, please contact <a href="mailto:usa-resumes@greenpeace.org">usa-resumes@greenpeace.org</a>. Only applicants eligible to work and live in the United States without any legal restrictions need apply for this opportunity.</div>

Assistant General Counsel

<div>ABOUT GREENPEACE Greenpeace is a global, independent campaigning organization that uses peaceful protest, creative communication and people power to expose global environmental problems and promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future. In just the past year, we’ve secured a Global Oceans Treaty to protect wildlife and people who depend on healthy oceans. We persuaded the Biden Administration to phase out single-use plastics from federal operations. And we safeguarded healthy spaces, from national marine sanctuaries to bans on seabed mining to stopping liquefied national gas terminals poisoning Gulf Coast communities. Our work spans more than 50 years of fights and successes.As an independent campaigning organization, Greenpeace does not accept funds from any corporations or government entities. The global Greenpeace network is headquartered in the Netherlands, with offices around the world in over fifty countries. Greenpeace USA is headquartered in Washington, DC.</div>POSITION SUMMARY The United States is at a historic crossroads. Climate impacts are accelerating, democratic institutions and civic rights are under sustained attack, and corporate power continues to undermine both environmental progress and people’s ability to shape the future. The decisions made in this moment will reverberate for generations.Greenpeace USA seeks a dynamic, strategic, and values-driven leader to serve as Senior Director, Climate &amp; Rights—a senior role responsible for leading and integrating our climate and democracy campaign portfolios as a unified, coordinated body of work. This role recognizes a core truth of our time: a livable climate depends on a functioning democracy, protected civic space, and the right to dissent. The Senior Director, Climate &amp; Rights is a highly visible leadership role within the Programs Department, and will collaborate in close partnership with the Senior Oceans Campaign Director and other senior program leaders across GPUS's Program, Legal, Communications, Engagement and Development teams. This position will also manage two direct reports - the Democracy Campaign Director and the Climate Campaign Director.The Senior Director, Climate &amp; Rights is a highly visible leadership role within the Programs Department and reports to the Chief Program Officer. The Director manages the Climate Campaign Director and Democracy Campaign Director, and works in close partnership with the Senior Director of Oceans and other senior program leaders.The Senior Director, Climate &amp; Rights is a 12-month contract full-time, exempt, benefits-eligible, hybrid, position, preferably based in Washington D.C. Candidates in other GPUS-authorized locations (CA, NY, NJ, MA) will be considered. This role reports to the Chief Program Officer.RESPONSIBILITIESStrategic Leadership and Integration<ul><li>Provide senior leadership and strategic direction for Greenpeace USA’s integrated Climate &amp; Rights portfolio, in partnership with the Chief Program Officer and Executive Director.</li><li>Ensure that climate and democracy strategies are aligned, coordinated, and mutually reinforcing, with clear priorities and outcomes.</li><li>Translate organizational strategy, risk appetite, and capacity constraints into focused, executable campaign direction.</li><li>Identify opportunities where democracy and rights strategies strengthen climate outcomes—and vice versa.</li><li>Provide leadership for our work to defend speech and peaceful protest against SLAPP lawsuits.</li><li>Partner with Development and senior leadership to support fundraising efforts, helping translate Climate &amp; Rights strategies and impact into compelling donor narratives, funder briefings, and strategic opportunities that advance Greenpeace USA’s revenue and growth goals.</li></ul>Management of Senior Campaign Leaders<ul><li>Directly manage and support the Climate Campaign Director and Democracy Campaign Director, serving as a coach, thought partner, and accountability point.</li><li>Ensure Directors and their teams are aligned on strategy, timelines, resourcing, and ways of working.</li><li>Support Directors in navigating complexity, tradeoffs, and decision-making in a high-risk and fast-moving environment.</li><li>Foster a culture of collaboration, learning, and shared ownership across the Climate &amp; Rights portfolio.</li><li>Ensure best practices are applied to budget management, reporting requirements and other internal processes.</li></ul>Campaign Cohesion &amp;Organizational Alignment<ul><li>Ensure campaign strategies are developed with strong integration across legal, communications, engagement, fundraising, and operations.</li><li>Partner closely with the Senior Director of Oceans to ensure alignment across program priorities, shared narratives, and organizational sequencing.</li><li>Work with program leadership to assess tradeoffs, sequencing, and resourcing across issue areas.</li><li>Support consistent evaluation, learning, and iteration across campaigns.</li></ul>People-Centered Leadership and Culture<ul><li>Model and reinforce Greenpeace USA’s values of justice, nonviolence, and people-powered change.</li><li>Support healthy, sustainable workloads and clear decision-making structures across teams.</li><li>Foster transparent, consistent, and fair management practices that support trust, accountability, and effective collaboration across teams.</li><li>Champion inclusive leadership and equitable outcomes in both internal operations and external campaign work.</li></ul>External Representation &amp; Movement Leadership<ul><li>Represent Greenpeace USA externally, as appropriate, with partners, allies, funders, and movement leaders.</li><li>In partnership with the Chief Program Officer and issue Campaign Directors, serve as a key connector to program and campaign leaders across the global Greenpeace network, supporting alignment between U.S. climate and rights priorities and broader organizational efforts.</li><li>Maintain awareness of political, legal, and movement trends related to climate, democracy, civic space, and rights.</li><li>Support Directors in cultivating strong relationships with allies, coalitions, and funders.</li></ul>Other Duties<ul><li>Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned as organizational or team priorities arise and/or shift</li></ul>ROLE REQUIREMENTSKnowledge and Experience:<ul><li>10+ years of senior leadership experience in climate, democracy, human rights, or movement-based organizations.</li><li>Demonstrated experience managing senior leaders or directors and leading complex, multi-issue portfolios.</li><li>Experience working across functions (campaigns, legal, communications, engagement, development).</li><li>Proven ability to lead collaboratively, manage risk, and operate effectively amid uncertainty.</li><li>In-depth knowledge of US politics and culture, social movements and socio-economic environment</li><li>Experience developing and managing campaign budgets and high priority projects and campaigns</li><li>Strong strategic campaigning experience using varied approaches,  including a strong commitment to non-violent direct action as a means of affecting change</li><li>Proven track record in public/supporter engagement, mobilization and organizing, including familiarity with  tools and systems  to bring supporters into the work of the organization </li><li>Experience integrating climate and democracy or rights-based strategies, preferred.</li><li>Familiarity with nonprofit governance, unionized workplaces, and global federated organizations, preferred.</li><li>Experience working in coalition with grassroots, frontline, and movement partners, preferred.</li></ul>Skills/Attributes/Competencies;<ul><li>Strategic integration and systems thinking</li><li>Strong strategic judgment with the ability to prioritize and make tradeoffs in constrained environments</li><li>Senior-level people management and coaching</li><li>Clear decision-making and prioritization</li><li>Strong communication skills, including serving as an external spokesperson</li><li>Political judgment and risk awareness</li><li>Strong political analysis of corporate power, civic repression, and climate justice, preferred.</li><li>Collaborative leadership and influence</li><li>Commitment to equity, justice, and people power</li><li>Deep commitment to social, racial, and environmental justice and to Greenpeace USA’s mission and values</li></ul>Other:<ul><li>Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally, sometimes for significant lengths of time, as needed</li><li>Ability and willingness to work across time zones and frequently outside of normal business hours, as needed</li></ul>COMPENSATIONGreenpeace offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage with low contributions from staff. We have options for pre-tax flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care costs. Greenpeace employees enjoy generous 401K matching and time-off for vacation, sick, personal, and parental leave. After five years, staff are eligible for a paid sabbatical. To encourage public transportation use and biking, we offer subsidies for staff who choose to bike or ride mass transit to work. Greenpeace is committed to the growth and development of staff and fostering a creative workplace culture. <a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/benefits-plan/">For more information, check out our benefits plan.</a> This role is a graded at a level 6, and a starting salary within the range of $144,000 to $165,600 is anticipated to be provided to the successful candidate having met the minimum requirements for this position consistent with reflecting our commitment to maintaining competitive and fair compensation practices. <div>If you want to save the world from climate change and believe in environmental and social justice, please submit an application on our <a href="https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/jobs/current-job-openings/">careers page</a>. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and will conclude once we have found the best candidate.Greenpeace is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, family/marital status, religion or other protected classes. We strongly encourage applications from marginalized communities. If you require assistance applying to this opportunity, please contact <a href="mailto:usa-resumes@greenpeace.org">usa-resumes@greenpeace.org</a>. Only applicants eligible to work and live in the United States without any legal restrictions need apply for this opportunity.</div>

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