The deadline for applications is Sunday Feb 4th, 2024.
Location: Remote flexible location within the MENA region.
Reporting to: Executive Director
Manages: Engagement Department (+8 staff)
Annual salary: Depending on candidate location and experience.
Contract type: 1-year definite contract, subject to extension
Working hours: Full-time (40 hours per week).
Candidate level: Director
Background
Established in 2018, Greenpeace MENA is the newest organization of the Greenpeace network that now consists of 27 independent national and regional organizations in over 55 countries across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, as well as its co-ordinating body, Greenpeace International.
Greenpeace MENA offers solutions to the major environmental problems in the Middle East and North African region, notably the climate emergency. We work hand in hand with diverse regional and national stakeholders, focusing our work where we have expertise and experience and where we can make the greatest impact and contribution.
Purpose of role
The overall purpose of this position is to manage the implementation and refinement of Greenpeace MENA’s Engagement Strategy. In addition to organizing, coordinating, and reviewing engagement programs, developing strategies, managing the department's budget for expenditure and income, integrating and cooperating with other internal departments, and establishing external networks and relationships to advance our cause.
The job holder will manage the engagement department, ensuring strong integration and fostering a collaborative and supportive team culture. The Engagement Director will be responsible for determining the most effective means of achieving the programme, fundraising, and organizational goals of GP MENA, including reaching out to new audiences in the MENA area and strengthening the bonds with current supporters. As part of the Senior Management Team, the Engagement Director plays an active role in contributing to the overall priorities and strategic direction of GP MENA.
Primary responsibilities
The job holder will have the following key responsibilities:
Strategic direction and project management
- DESIGNS, with team members and other stakeholder’s engagement, strategies that include communications, media, digital, and community engagement plans to increase brand awareness and ensure a growing and nurtured supporter base.
- DEFINES engagement objectives and KPIs with the team for campaign projects, fundraising, and organizational goals.
- GENERATES and supports the implementation of engagement and strategic communication projects to build the GP MENA brand and narrative in the region. Approves narrative and messaging for strategic communication outputs and materials.
- BUILDS AND FOSTERS relationships with key stakeholders across traditional and online media channels. Establishes and implements strategic communications plans.
- ESTABLISHES AND DELIVERS ambitious goals to increase recruitment and deep and continued engagement of supporters across all channels.
- KEEPS up to date with developments in the digital, communications, technology, and NGO sectors, ensuring GP MENA is ahead of the curve.
- MAINTAINS an understanding of the organization's activities and its position in the MENA region.
- SUGGEST AND SUPPORT the shared Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that reflect both engagement and fundraising goals, ensuring a unified approach to supporter interactions.
- JOINT INITIATIVES: Highlight the potential for launching joint initiatives that leverage the strengths of both departments' fundraising and engagement, such as combined events.
- SUBMITS and manages the engagement budget and resource allocation.
- MANAGES the engagement team, including allocating work, setting objectives and standards tasks, monitoring performance, evaluating results, and providing constructive feedback.
- ACTS in partnership with the Programme Director and the Fundraising Director ensures the engagement potential of campaigns and fundraising is identified and maximized and provides advice and leadership in this area.
- PLAYS an active role as a member of the Senior Management Team in contributing to the overall priorities and strategic direction of Greenpeace MENA.
- ENSURES quality control by setting standards, mentoring, and advising, planning training programmes and helping assess staff and evaluate projects.
- ACT as the focal point for engagement with Greenpeace International and other Greenpeace offices in our global network.
- DEVELOPS AND MAINTAINS relationships with Greenpeace international colleagues, provides strategic input to global strategies, and collaborates on global projects.
- OVERSEES the development and management of an integrated and coherent supporter journey for new or existing supporters and donors.
- COLLABORATE with fundraising teams to deepen relationships with supporters.
- OVERSEES effective data management, ensuring that platforms and processes are optimized for effective engagement, outstanding supporter care, optimization, and critical analysis and reporting for key stakeholders.
- BUILDS & MANAGES relationships with external suppliers and partners.
- Emphasize the importance of incorporating storytelling into engagement campaigns to connect more deeply with the audience and enhance fundraising efforts.
Experience, skills and qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree, ideally in marketing, advertising, communications, media studies/journalism, or a related field.
- A minimum of 10 years of engagement experience in the I/NGO sector, at a senior level and directly leading teams.
- Proven success in data-driven decision-making, through effective analysis and reporting.
- Experience in creative marketing for consumer products and/or advocacy communications for individuals.
- Passion for digital communications technologies and experience in both offline and online mobilization and communications.
- Achieve objectives in a professional and timely manner.
- Effectively building and maintaining relationships with co-workers and colleagues.
- Experience in multicultural organizations.
- Strong management skills and the ability to motivate, inspire, and develop a diverse staff, including team members working in the MENA region.
Technical
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in English and the capacity to interact effectively with a broad range of individuals and organizations.
- Arabic language is a plus.
- Entrepreneurship includes a proven ability to develop and execute new and innovative engagement models with a focus on growth.
- Skilled in supporter and/or donor acquisition.
- Experience in public engagement (mobilization of people), fundraising, and/or marketing.
- Understanding and familiarity with the NGO sector
- Highly developed skills in performance and income forecasting, budget writing, and management.
- Ability to mentor, coach, and train team members.
- Good understanding of the media and political landscape.
- Understanding of supporter segmentation and supporter journeys/loyalty strategies.
- Knowledge and understanding of the design and implementation of communication and mobilization strategies.
- Build and manage relationships with supporters and donors.
- Being assertive and a team player.
- Ability to communicate to a target audience.
- An openness to learn, in particular, from the engagement experience of other countries.
- Proactive and self-confident.
- Develop successful strategies, have a strategic orientation, and build a model for change.
- Ability to plan and organize, as well as to utilize all organizational resources to the fullest, including working with remote teams.
- Empower and develop people.
- Act as a champion for audience-focused communications throughout the organization.
- Ability to serve as an effective manager, networker, and influencer working on organizational strategy and planning.
- Play an active role in campaign project teams to advise and lead on the engagement elements of each campaign.
- Ensure that the Engagement Team understands and refines relationships with key audiences.
- Commitment to Greenpeace’s core values in response to environmental and peace issues through non-violent direct action-led campaigning in line with its mission.
The deadline for application is Sunday, Sunday 4th 2024.
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