POSITION TITLE: Manager, Program Operations
DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM: Executive Office
REPORTS TO: Senior Director, Executive Office
STATUS: Regular, Full Time, Exempt
LOCATION: Washington, D.C.
ABOUT OCEAN CONSERVANCY
Ocean Conservancy educates and empowers citizens to take action on behalf of the ocean. From the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico to the halls of Congress, Ocean Conservancy brings people together to find solutions for our water planet. Informed by science, our work guides policy and engages people in protecting the ocean and its wildlife for future generations.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Manager, Program Operations is part of a team supporting the systems that enable development and implementation of Ocean Conservancy’s core conservation program areas.
This position supports the Chief of Strategy and Senior Director of the Executive Office in orchestrating some of the organization’s major planning processes, including annual work planning and multi-year strategy development. The Manager will support the development of systems to track our conservation impact over time and provide additional program support functions including managing and executing Program Directors calls and retreats, internal learning opportunities and trainings, weekly program reporting, and monthly board reporting.
The manager will also serve as the program liaison to organizational efforts including Ocean Conservancy’s internal communications which are critical to the intentional development and maintenance institutional culture. They will participate as the program liaison in developing All-Staff meetings and retreats and in developing effective internal operations in partnership with the Development and Finance departments.
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Ocean Conservancy is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, handicap, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status. Ocean Conservancy is continually seeking to diversify its staff, particularly to broaden opportunities for individuals from demographic groups that are historically underrepresented in the sciences and in environmental advocacy.
OCEAN CONSERVANCY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.