VP Programs, Climate & Biodiversity

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $165k - $200k / year

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📋 Description

• Partner with the President and Senior Management Team to shape organizational priorities, strategy, and decision-making • Lead the Climate & Biodiversity portfolio, including climate policy, fossil fuel phaseout, biodiversity protection, and global environmental and economic governance • Guide Program Directors and senior leaders in developing ambitious, innovative, and fundable campaign and advocacy strategies • Ensure programs are strategically aligned, effectively executed, and deliver measurable impact • Assess emerging opportunities, risks, and external developments and adjust priorities, resources, and strategies • Promote coordination across climate, biodiversity, food systems, and economic justice initiatives • Lead fundraising strategy and resource development for the portfolio with the Development team • Cultivate relationships with funders, philanthropic partners, coalition leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders • Secure and steward significant funding and pursue strategic partnerships • Lead, develop, and support experienced Program Directors and senior program staff • Build an inclusive, collaborative, high-performing culture grounded in equity and transparency • Oversee program budgets, resources, risk management, compliance, and operational effectiveness • Represent Friends of the Earth in external forums, coalitions, media engagements, and stakeholder relationships • Work with the President and Board of Directors on long-term strategy, accountability, and program impact reporting • Collaborate with the Vice President of Programs, Food & Agriculture to strengthen the Programs Division

🎯 Requirements

• Progressively responsible experience in program leadership, advocacy, campaigning, public policy, nonprofit leadership, or related fields • Senior leadership experience managing leaders, complex programs, budgets, and organizational priorities • Demonstrated experience developing and leading high-impact programmatic, advocacy, or campaign strategies that drive measurable outcomes • Experience securing and stewarding significant philanthropic funding, including cultivating donor relationships and contributing to fundraising strategy • Knowledge of climate policy, biodiversity conservation, fossil fuel phaseout, environmental governance, environmental advocacy, or related issue areas • Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across teams, functions, and stakeholder groups • Experience leading, developing, and supporting high-performing and inclusive teams, including remote or geographically distributed staff • Strong organizational, strategic planning, and project management skills • Demonstrated success partnering with peer leaders to align priorities, share accountability, and lead across organizational boundaries • Skilled in written and verbal communication, presenting to diverse audiences, representing organizations externally, and building effective relationships • Commitment to environmental and social justice, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, global solidarity, and international collaboration • Willingness to travel internationally to meet with partners and funders as needed • Authorization to work in the United States • Preferred: Deep subject matter expertise in climate policy, fossil fuel phaseout, biodiversity protection, international environmental governance, or related fields • Preferred: Experience serving as a senior organizational leader and contributing to organization-wide strategy, planning, and decision-making • Preferred: Experience working closely with boards of directors, executive leadership teams, and external advisors • Preferred: Experience managing multimillion-dollar program budgets and overseeing complex portfolios of work • Preferred: Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change, strengthen systems and processes, and improve organizational effectiveness • Preferred: Experience building cross-functional partnerships integrating advocacy, communications, fundraising, legal, policy, and campaign strategies • Preferred: Experience working in international advocacy, coalition-building, or movement-building environments • Preferred: Fluency in an additional language relevant to Friends of the Earth's global partnerships and networks

🏖️ Benefits

• 37.5-hour work week to support work-life balance • 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage (80% for eligible dependents) • Disability and life insurance • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare and dependent care • 401(k) retirement plan with company match • 25 vacation days to start • 15 paid holidays • 20 sick days • 3 floating holidays • Summer Fridays (the last two Fridays in July and all Fridays in August) • Winter break (office closed between December 24 - January 1) • Parental leave • Sabbatical options • Professional development and IT stipend • Education reimbursement • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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