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[full-time] Key Account / Project Manager at ACRE

2009-10-14 16:11:36

Location: Bristol, Uk
URL: www.acre-resources.com/climate-change-jobs#Ref2661

Description:

Sustain are an integrated sustainability solutions provider strategically focused on solving the energy carbon equation. Our goal is to design, develop and deliver the solutions that will meet our clients\’ needs as we help them on their journey towards a sustainable future.

With expertise across the sustainability space and by employing a partnership approach, Sustain are able to offer their clients an integrated solution to carbon management.

As a Key Account / Project Manager you will be a key link between Sustain and our customers. Through the establishment of successful client relationships you will identify and develop opportunities for further engagement. The ability to understand customer needs and translate these needs into effective and attractive solutions will be of paramount importance in your role as a Key Account / Project Manager. In addition you will be expected to:

- Qualify customer needs, identifying opportunities and translating these needs into solutions – Play a key part in the design and implementation of service level agreements, aligning customer needs to the service offering – Maintain and grow revenue from key accounts, ensuring all targets are met – Coordinating in-house technical experts, ensuring they are delivering against client requirements and undertaking all necessary project management accountabilities – Provide and coordinate innovative programme management activities in the energy and carbon sectors. Helping our clients in their drive towards a more sustainable future.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of delivery in an account/project management position in an energy or low carbon related environment. Further skills and experience required:

- Background in the sustainable energy or the building/facilities management sectors. Be familiar with and demonstrate an awareness of key industry players – Experience balancing conflicting priorities and delivering projects to customers on time and within budget. Understanding the need to balance delivery against the development of further revenue streams – Proven success undertaking business development activity in a consultancy and/or outsourcing sales environment – Excellent communication and influencing skills – Relevant degree (or equivalent) in the environmental or built environment sectors is highly desirable – Evidence of a strong commitment to environmental and social causes of concern

If you have a background in Account Management and are as passionate about the environment as we are, have energy to succeed and a real \‘can do\’ attitude then please apply here.

Sustain have engaged Acre, their preferred recruitment partner, to manage the recruitment of their Key Account / Project Managers.

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[full-time] Senior Project Manager at Confidential

2009-08-19 11:28:25

Location: California
Description:

Description:
Responsibilities include project management (including providing technical direction); designing, writing, and editing environmental reports and permit applications; research, data collection, and analysis; field surveys and reports; compliance management of construction projects; marketing and client development; and environmental training.

Position Requirements

B.S. and/or M.S. degree in Biology, Ecology, Natural Resources, Environmental Studies, or related field

Minimum of five years of proven project management experience in CEQA/NEPA projects, erosion control, restoration, and/or biological resource projects in northern California

Proven knowledge of U.S. environmental law and resource protection principles

Proven project management experience in ESA/CESA/CWA, and/or biological resource projects

Direct client management experience

Demonstrated experience working with regulatory agencies

Outstanding writing, editing, and communications skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office programs

Excellent leadership and team-building skills

Some travel may be required. Competitive salary and benefits package with potential for growth. Salary commensurate with experience.

If you meet the requirements above, please e-mail your resume (in Word) and cover letter describing your qualifications.

Salary: $80-110K

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[full-time] Senior Project Manager at Confidential

2009-08-11 14:33:15

Location: California
Description:

Position Requirements

B.S. and/or M.S. degree in Biology, Ecology, Natural Resources, Environmental Studies, or related field

Minimum of five years of proven project management experience in CEQA/NEPA projects, erosion control, restoration, and/or biological resource projects in northern California

Proven knowledge of U.S. environmental law and resource protection principles

Proven project management experience in ESA/CESA/CWA, and/or biological resource projects

Direct client management experience

Demonstrated experience working with regulatory agencies

Outstanding writing, editing, and communications skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office programs

Excellent leadership and team-building skills

Some travel may be required. Competitive salary and benefits package with potential for growth. Salary commensurate with experience.

If you meet the requirements above, please e-mail your resume (in Word) and cover letter describing your qualifications.
Salary: $80-110K

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[full-time] Executive Assistant and Fair Trade Coordinator at Green America

2009-08-11 11:22:15

Location: Anywhere
URL: greenamericatoday.org

Description:

Hours: full-time (4-days, 32 hours/week)
Salary: 28,000-30,000
Benefits: medical, dental, sick days, holidays, flexible schedule
Supervisor: Executive Director and CR Programs Director
Deadline: rolling

Green America is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a socially just and environmentally sustainable society by harnessing economic power for positive change. Our unique approach involves working with consumers, investors, and businesses to advance the green economy.

Our workplace reflects our goal of creating a more cooperative, environmentally sound economy. We have a participatory decision-making process that aims to build consensus within the departments and teams and a flexible four-day work week to promote work-life balance.

This position will play two important roles in the organization: being the key person assisting the Executive Director and coordinating Green Americaâ€™s Fair Trade program.

The Executive Team is responsible for managing all the ins and outs of Green America, working closely with the other teams and departments and serving as a knowledge-resource for the entire staff and outside contacts.

Green Americaâ€™s Fair Trade Program plays a significant role in the Fair Trade movement. We seek to educate and empower consumers to use their spending power to support disadvantaged farmers and artisans throughout the world. We produce a number of resources available to consumers and businesses, all of which can be found at www.fairtradeaction.org.

We are seeking someone who is well-organized and able to juggle multiple tasks. We hope to work with a person who relishes the opportunity to learn about a variety of issues and to work with a wide range of people.

Responsibilities:

A. Executive Team (60%):

1. Become familiar with all aspects of Green America internally and programmatically. Be able to communicate our mission, goals and achievements to individual members, outside organizations, donors, allies, and the general public. * Become an Executive Department point person able to respond to sensitive communications in order to build and maintain relationships that are important to Green America. * Become a general resource for staff and outsiders about Green America, the green marketplace and the network of organizations working on similar issues. * Assist in the creation of Board Reports and scheduling Board meetings. Act as the liaison to the Board. * Schedule Executive team related meetings. * Assist with organizational-wide media, including posting of press releases on the Green America website and assisting in fielding/directing media related calls. * Coordinate and plan all staff meetings including space, food, and materials * Take part in the organizationâ€™s â€œspace team,â€ which works to provide office space to all staff and plans cleanings of the office. * Update appropriate pages of the Green America website to include: o Media o Jobs and Internships o About Us Section 2. Assist the Executive Director: * Open and evaluate the Executive Directorâ€™s mail and e-mail. Re-route relevant mail to other staff members or pass on to the Executive Director as appropriate. Carefully prioritize outside communications to capitalize on opportunities while minimizing overload. * Author wide variety of letters under Executive Director\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\‘s signatures with minimum guidance. This includes letters to high donors, letters dealing with program opportunities, and others. Write with a natural, friendly, affirming tone while effectively pursuing clear objectives. * Manage the Executive Directorâ€™s Schedule. Keep track of appointments and book meetings and travel under guidance from the Executive Director. * Coordinate with the Development teams to incorporate the Executive Director into large-scale asks â€“ including travel, meetings and telephone outreach to potential donors. * Cooordinate travel plans for the Executive Director and other staff members as needed. * Serve as a relay to the Executive Director when she is on the road. * Assist the Executive Director in her responsibilities for outside Boards and nonprofit working groups. * Coordinate and send Green America materials and information to various events. * Work with the Executive Department to produce special reports and memos to staff. Serve as a general liaison and on-site resource between staff and Executive Department to answer questions * Coordinate the organizationâ€™s needs for interns, including the posting of intern job descriptions, Helping to orientate them, ensuring that interns are provided with desks and equipment when they arrive, and planning staff wide appreciation events.

B. Fair Trade Program (35%):

1. Organize, coordinate, and produce content for consumer campaigns to promote Fair Trade products and encourage businesses to source Fair Trade. 2. Work with networks of activists and the media to promote Fair Trade. Green Americaâ€™s Fair Trade Alliance consists of over 1,000 individuals and organizations nationwide that promote fair trade in their communities. Green America provides a newsletter to them on a monthly basis. 3. Create and maintain relationships with leaders in the American Fair Trade movement. 4. Working with the Green America foundation fundraising team to raise funding for the program. 5. Create Fair Trade Pavilions at 3-4 Green Festivals per year, where speakers present information about fair trade to audiences throughout a weekend-long event. 6. Work with other Fair Trade organizations to create seasonal events to promote fair trade (e.g. reverse trick or treating for Halloween, promotion of World Fair Trade Day in May). 7. Recruit and supervise Fair Trade interns, fellows and volunteers.

C. Participate in general staff, team, and division meetings and weekly fulfillment parties (5-10%)

Candidates should possess:

1. Bachelor\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\‘s degree. 2. 2-3 years experience in campaign work â€“ creating effective campaigns and strategies to mobilize constituencies. 3. Knowledge and experience working with Fair Trade producers, certification systems and/or businesses. 4. Ability to work to strict deadlines and to work calmly under pressure. 5. Ability to explain complex ideas in an easy-to-read style. Ability to work cooperatively with a team. Desire to produce an excellent product in a cooperative atmosphere. 6. Ability to work independently. Desire and skill to move a project from conception to completion. 7. Excellent writing skills, and a writing style that projects a creative, exciting and warm feeling that motivates and affirms others. Strong proofreading and editing abilities. 8. Excellent oral communication skills. Ability to talk confidently, honestly and trategically with a wide variety of stakeholders. 9. Experience in organizing work projects and files, scheduling, and serving as an assistant â€“ a vital link in an organization. 10. Interest in Green America and a socially and environmentally responsible marketplace. 11. Experience using computers, especially Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access. Ability to conduct Internet research quickly and effectively. 12. Ability to learn quickly, synthesize large amounts of information, and present it to the public in a clear and easy-to-access style. 13. Problem-solving tenacity. Willingness to research various issues in a detailed ashion (both administrative and programmatic issues) and follow leads to the end. 14. Ability to multitask and handle multiple projects in any given day. Willingness to prioritize and reprioritize. 15. Talent for keeping multi-person, multi-step projects on target. A strong interest in taking a project from step A to step Z, and a willingness to follow-up with individuals about their specific steps to keep a project moving forward. 16. Interest in working cooperatively â€“ sharing drafts of a letter or proposal back and forth. Comfort with giving and receiving feedback and reworking a project. 17. Ability to interact harmoniously with staff members to help increase co-operationand effectiveness of the entire staff.

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[full-time] International Action & Logistics Manager at Greenpeace

2009-08-10 16:05:58

Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
URL: http://www.greenpeace.org/

Description:

To provide strategic advice and logistical support on non-violent direct action (NVDA) on land, water or in the air, to GPI campaigns and to NROs, in order to ensure actions are systematically integrated as vital and highly visible components of all campaign plans.

Main responsibilities

1. Campaign Integration
Actively participate in the global campaign planning process in order to ensure the effective inclusion of action components in campaign project specifications and the strategic inclusion of action lead activities in the design and implementation of the global program.
2. NRO Support
Advise NROs on identifying best practices for NVDAs and assist NROs in the implementation of this expertise in line with organisational and campaign objectives in order to ensure that NVDA expertise and knowledge is shared across Greenpeace and integrated into campaign programs.
3. Management of Field Operations
Appoint, manage and provide logistical support to freelance field actions/logistics coordinators, directing and evaluating operations from a distance as required, in order to ensure the NVDA runs as effectively and as efficiently as planned.
4. Training
Actively contribute to the further development and implementation of the GPI Action Unit training programs such as standard technical trainings, On Board Action and Campaign training in order to ensure that there are enough skilled people in these fields across the organisation.
5. NVDA Coordination
Co-ordinate and supervise land and ship based NVDAs as required, according to NVDA protocols and legal requirements in order to ensure that our actions/operations play out safely, are legally sound, remain within budget and contribute effectively to campaign projects and ongoing issue work achieving their objectives.
6. Rapid Response
Advise GPI on opportunities for and the feasibility of Rapid Response activities and when required, co-ordinate the agreed Rapid Response activities and provide logistics support in line with campaign aims and objectives in order to ensure that Greenpeace is able to react swiftly to emerging campaign and communication opportunities.
7. Managing International Action Equipment
Facilitate the use, maintenance and replacement of GPI action equipment by offices and International Action and Logistics Coordinators; managing costs and subscription fees where applicable in order to optimise the use of available equipment in delivering successful and innovative actions.
8. Legal Risk and Security Assessment
Ensure that all necessary legal risk analysis and security requirements are met in advance of NVDA activities on land or at sea, in accordance with organisational policies, in order to minimize the overall risk of legal and/or security repercussions to the organisation as a result of an NVDA.
9. Innovation and integration
Actively participate and contribute to the designing and development of new, innovative and attractive action concepts e.g. new techniques, tactics and equipment, exploring possibilities for cooperation with other GPI units e.g. marine, campaigns and communications, to ensure widespread implementation of new and existing action strategies.
10. Contribute to team work and cover for Unit
Contribute to the Action Unit team building, the sharing of knowledge, expertise and ideas in order to improve the overall output of the team, covering for other members of the unit in their absence for sustained periods of time when required, in order to ensure the capacity within the unit to support and co-ordinate of land and ship based NVDAs.

Skills required / qualifications

Required:
5 years experience as senior action coordinator or campaigner
Demonstrable commitment to NVDA protest and environmental/peace issues
Fluent written and spoken English
Experience and or knowledge of the use of land/water/airborne (action) equipment
Investigative research skills
Experience working in a cross cultural international environment
Experience in recruitment of activists, developing training programs and team building Experience in working to very tight deadlines

(Closing Date: 23 August 2009)

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