Russia Program Director

Organization: Pacific Environment 

Website: PE

Title: Russia Program Director  

Location: San Francisco, CA

Compensation: Not Listed

Description:
Pacific Environment seeks an experienced and energetic Russia Program Director with a demonstrated passion for the environment and social justice. The Russia Program Director oversees the Russia grants portfolio, supervises a team of four, manages the program budget, and oversees campaigns to support our Russian partner organizations. The Russia Program Director must have superior written and verbal communication skills in both Russian and English. The Russia Program Director is also involved extensively in fundraising and outreach for the Russia Program, particularly by working with both institutional and individual donors. The position involves travel, including travel to Russia for site visits and meetings. The position requires strong leadership and decision-making abilities, an ability to work effectively in cross-cultural settings, strategic insight and professional initiative, experience in fundraising and outreach, budgeting and management skills, experience with international grantmaking, prioritization and time management skills, and a pervasive collaborative and results-oriented approach to all tasks. This position reports to the Executive Director and is based in San Francisco, California.

The Russia Program Director will be responsible for:
• Overseeing and participating in development and implementation of environmental campaigns in Russia;
• Fundraising for Pacific Environment’s Russia Program, including extensive grant writing and reporting and outreach to individual donors;
• Publicizing Russian environmental issues and campaigns in the US through writing articles, public speaking, and working with the media;
• Establishing media contacts and acting as a spokesperson for the Russia Program;
• Overseeing a team of four Russia Program staff;
• Overseeing the Russia Program budget and activities; monitoring expenditures against budget on a regular basis;
• Overseeing effective implementation of a $500,000 per year re-granting program;
• Researching, monitoring, and analyzing environmental issues in Russia;
• Maintaining strong connections with Russian partners, including regular site visits, email, and phone communications;
• Ensuring implementation of an exchange program involving three exchanges per year;
• Contributing to the production and dissemination of reports and project and campaign outreach materials, including policy papers, fact sheets, and web pages;
• Interpreting and translating between English and Russian for program work when necessary;
• Working as part of a team with the Executive Director, development and communications staff, and other program staff to further the goals of the organization; and
• Other tasks as needed.
 

Qualifications:
• MANDATORY: Fluent language skills in Russian and English;
• Superb written and verbal communications skills;
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills, excellent attention to detail;
• Able to work under pressure, while being self-motivated and an energetic team player;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ease in working cooperatively and inclusively with people of different cultures;
• Experience with staff supervision, fundraising, campaign management, and budget management;
• Experience with public speaking;
• Commitment to maintaining an efficient, collaborative and positive work environment;
• Able to travel extensively nationally and internationally;
• Strong computer skills, including Outlook and MS Office;
• Authorized to work in the United States;
• Commitment to environmental protection and social justice and a sense of humor are essential!  

To Apply:
Please e-mail a cover letter, resume, a writing sample, and contact information for three references to:

Leah Zimmerman
Interim Executive Director
hr@pacificenvironment.org
www.pacificenvironment.org

No phone calls, please. This position will remain open until filled. To guarantee review of your resume, please submit by 1 November. 


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