Bonsai Leadership Group
Bonsai Leadership Group is excited to support Ocean Conservancy in its search for a Vice President to lead their Climate Strategy.
ABOUT OCEAN CONSERVANCY
Ocean Conservancy works to protect the ocean from today’s greatest global challenges. Together with its partners, it creates evidence-based solutions for a healthy ocean and the wildlife and communities that depend on it. Learn more about Ocean Conservancy at www.oceanconservancy.org.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The visionary, creative, and energetic Vice President, Climate will lead Ocean Conservancy’s efforts to advance the ocean climate portfolio of work focused on maximizing the mitigation potential for ocean climate solutions, including offshore oil and gas, offshore wind, and shipping emissions.
As a collaborative leader, the Vice President, Climate will ensure that the Climate team has the strategic direction, resources, guidance, and support needed to achieve climate mitigation and conservation goals and objectives that are consistent with ocean justice. While effectively managing four high-performing, direct reports and providing oversight of the Climate team, the Vice President, Climate will focus on:
- Establishing, developing, and communicating a clear and comprehensive climate strategy that meaningfully integrates Ocean Conservancy’s commitment to ocean justice.
- Overseeing the effective implementation, integration, and measurement of the strategy to achieve conservation impact through a multi-disciplinary team approach.
- Fundraising for the climate strategy and other Ocean Conservancy efforts, providing oversight of financial resources for the Climate strategy through sound financial management.
Reporting to the Chief Conservation Officer, the Vice President, Climate serves as a member of the Executive Team and works closely with other Executive Team members to provide organizational leadership, strategic direction, and ensures the alignment and integration of Ocean Conservancy’s programs.
The ideal Vice President, Climate will be a climate leader that has influenced change through successful policy actions and raised significant financial resources to support climate-related initiatives.
LOCATION
Ocean Conservancy embraces a hybrid work structure requiring employees to reside in one of the following US states: AK, CA, DC, FL, MD, OR, VA, TX, WA, and WV. The preferred location for this position is the Washington, DC metro area.
LEARN MORE AND APPLY
To see the full position description, required experience and qualifications for this position and/or apply, visit: https://www.bonsaileadershipgroup.com/ocvpc
Bonsai Leadership Group (www.bonsaileadershipgroup.com) has been exclusively retained for this search. We support nonprofit organizations by securing the talent they need to reach their goals.
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