Associate, Blue Nature Alliance

The Environmental Portfolio at The Pew Charitable Trusts

For more than 30 years, Pew has been a major force in engaging the public and policy makers about the causes, consequences, and solutions to some of the world's most pressing environmental challenges. Our environment work spans all seven continents with more than 250 professionals working at the local, national, and international levels to reduce the scope and severity of global environmental problems, such as the erosion of large natural ecosystems that contain a great part of the world's remaining biodiversity, and the destruction of the marine environment. Pew's global environmental program focuses on science-based, nonpartisan, and sustainable solutions to help protect the planet and people. We work in partnership with governments, Indigenous rights holders, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, local stakeholders, scientists, and other researchers to advance public policy so that nature and communities can thrive.

Since 1990, Pew has worked in North America, South America and Australia to protect large and critically important terrestrial ecosystems, including rivers and other freshwater resources, coastal temperate rainforests, interior mountain ranges, the northern boreal forests, Australia's Outback, and Chilean Patagonia. We work to ensure these natural systems remain bountiful, functioning, and resilient, providing essential ecological services such as clean air and clean water, sustenance and food security for local communities and more broadly for the welfare of current and future generations. Our work relies on the sciences of conservation, sociology, biology, and economics to advocate for practical and durable solutions to the loss of biodiversity.

In the sea, reforms to how our oceans are managed are essential to address overfishing, pollution, and loss of habitat. Pew began its oceans program in the United States, focusing on ending overfishing and protecting fragile marine habitat. Starting in 2005, Pew's ocean conservation program expanded around the world and played a significant role in reforming marine fisheries management in the European Union and on the high seas and creating large scale marine reserves around the world. Our work is grounded in the best available science and pursues domestic and international conservation measures that are long-term and provide permanent, durable protections for marine ecosystems. We also work to address systemic threats to the ocean, including from plastics, over-and-illegal fishing, seabed mining, and climate change.

Blue Nature Alliance

The International Union for Conservation of Nature recommends that countries strongly protect 30% of every habitat by 2030 (30x30). The rate of protection needs to accelerate in the coming years to ensure a healthy, resilient ocean, safeguard biodiversity, and conserve critical ecosystems. In addition to the designation of new and expanded areas, sufficient controls must be in place to achieve conservation outcomes in existing protected areas. This entails strengthening the management of existing reserves and upgrading their protections where needed.

Working alongside partners, the Alliance scope of work is truly global, and aims to protect global ocean biodiversity, build resilience, promote human wellbeing, and enhance ecosystem connectivity and function. In addition to partnering with local champions to secure the designation of new and expanded conservation areas, the Alliance works to strengthen the management and durability of existing ocean conservation areas and upgrading their protections where needed. The Blue Nature Alliance is a collaborative, dynamic global team comprised of staff from both The Pew Charitable Trusts and Conservation International, that aims to make an outsized impact on the ocean.

The Blue Nature Alliance (Alliance) is a global partnership between Conservation International, The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Global Environment Facility, Minderoo Foundation, and the Rob Melani Walton Foundation.

Position Overview

The Associate provides cross-cutting support to the portfolio leadership to ensure effective execution of project targets for the Blue Nature Alliance. The Associate supports the management of technical systems and monitors processes. The Associate has experience developing and advancing projects in collaboration with peers and leadership. The Associate will be part of a collaborative, dynamic global team comprised of staff from both The Pew Charitable Trusts and Conservation International, that aims to make an outsized impact on the ocean.

The Associate reports to the Senior Officer, Blue Nature Alliance, and is located in Pew's Washington, D.C. office. This position participates in Pew's hybrid work program with core days in the office and the flexibility to telework the remaining days. Staff also enjoy four telework "flex weeks" per year.

Responsibilities

• Foster a work environment that inspires excellence, values impact, encourages transparency, builds mutual trust and respect, embraces and values diversity, and is collaborative, caring and compassionate.

• Assist the Senior Officer and Director in coordinating calendars, preparing meeting agendas, and liaising with partners and staff regarding meeting planning. Assist in planning and coordinating team meetings, events and special initiatives, including coordinating logistics, preparing and circulating minutes, and other priorities as determined by the manager.

• Assist the Senior Officer in managing internal processes related to grants and contract execution, including coordination with the Alliance core partners' finance and operations teams as needed.

• Support the project leadership in project management, including drafting concept documents and presentations, facilitating planning processes, and workflow coordination to ensure effective project delivery.

• Assist the Senior Officer with tracking site-based activities, deadlines, and deliverables across Alliance workstreams, including managing shared documents, timelines, and internal systems.

• Draft materials such as correspondence, memos, research summaries, and outreach materials.

• Participate in activities that support program and Pew-wide objectives.

Requirements

• Experience in project coordination.

• Skilled at developing and managing productive and collaborative relationships with colleagues and solving problems creatively.

• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with seasoned judgment and analytical capacity, and mustdemonstratea strong collaborative spirit and capacity to make decisions.

• Excellent written and oral communications skills.

• Demonstrates strong attention to detail; minimizes errors through careful review and follow through.

• Effective time- and project management skills.

• Highly flexible and reliable; comfortable juggling multiple priorities, capacity to adjust to changing circumstances, and identifies resources for projects.

• Associate's degree or equivalent experience.

• Generally, a minimum of one year of applicable experience is required.

Travel

This position requires occasional domestic travel to meetings and conferences.

Work Authorization

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country for which they are seeking employment without visa sponsorship.

Salary Range

The salary range represents a reasonable estimate of the annual salary based on Pew's commitment to provide equitable and market-competitive pay. The actual salary offered will take into consideration many factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills and experience, internal pay equity, and business need.

Total Rewards

We offer a competitive salary and benefit program, including: comprehensive, affordable health care through medical, dental, and vision coverage; financial security with life and disability insurance; opportunities to save using health savings and flexible spending accounts; retirement benefits to help prepare for the future; and work/life benefits to maintain a good balance.

Pew is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, or any other protected characteristics.