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Lead Marine Conservation Efforts with Surfers Against Sewage as the New Head of Campaigns and Advocacy
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Salary £46000 - £52500
Location St Agnes, Cornwall, UK - Hybrid or Remote
Expires Expires at anytime
Join the wave of change with Surfers Against Sewage, an influential marine conservation charity fighting for healthy oceans. For three decades, this dynamic organization has been at the forefront of environmental activism, pushing for ocean recovery and combating plastic pollution, water quality issues, and climate change.
- Develop and execute strategic campaigns and advocacy efforts on key environmental issues.
- Engage and empower communities through citizen science and political advocacy.
- Influence public policy, change industry standards, and challenge harmful systems.
- Proven experience in policy, advocacy, and campaign leadership required.
- Strategic vision and the ability to translate big-picture ideas into action plans.
- Expertise in building partnerships and managing cross-sector stakeholder relationships.
- Strong project and team management skills, with a focus on empowerment and delegation.
Flexible working hours, generous annual leave, and a unique office location with beach access await you. Apply now by sending your CV and cover letter to recruitment@sas.org.uk. Don't miss the closing date on August 18, 2024, at midnight!
Welcome to Surfers Against Sewage Recruitment Pack. We are a nationwide movement that has grown into one of the UK’s most successful marine conservation and campaigning charities over the last 30 years. Our heritage is anchored in the ocean, but our reach and influence now permeate communities and institutions nationwide. We are looking for a Head of Campaigns and Advocacy to join our team.
The Role: The Head of Campaigns and Advocacy is responsible for strategically planning, shaping and delivering our campaigns and advocacy activities across priority and emerging issues, currently focused on plastic pollution, water quality, ocean and climate change, and ocean recovery. This role is central to strategic planning, driving the policies, research and campaigns that are central to public and community engagement across SAS issues. Our campaigns provide the tools for our communities to act, from citizen science to political advocacy, creating a powerful force that elevates public awareness, build community power, changes legislation, forces industry to adopt better environmental standards, and challenges the systems that are damaging our ocean and planet.
Job Requirements: You will need demonstrable experience of delivering impactful policy and political advocacy work and inspiring campaigns. You should be a strategic thinker, able to understand the big picture and convert that into a plan of action with clear objectives and outcomes. You should have experience of developing collaborative internal relationships, and gaining senior buy-in. You should be adept at engaging with a variety of cross-sector stakeholders, developing partnerships and collaborative relationships. You should have strong project management and team management experience, able to lead, delegate and empower.
Benefits: We offer a flexible approach to working hours between 7:30am and 6:30pm, and we provide Time Off In Lieu when staff are required to work occasional evenings or weekends. Our contracts specify working hours, but we focus on outcomes over where, when, and how people work. We offer 25 days of annual leave (pro rata), increasing each January up to 28 days, plus Bank Holidays. We also have an amazing office space for those based locally, overlooking the sea and with an invigorating headland walk, access to Trevaunance cove for swimming, or grab a surfboard from the rack and squeeze in a lunchtime surf.
Application Details: Please submit your CV and cover letter explaining how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role to [email removed - click apply for more details]. Closing Date: 18 August 2024 Midnight Sunday. Interview Date: 29 August or 02 September 2024 Week Commencing.
