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This position demands an individual who is passionate about learning and growth. We offer extensive opportunities for professional development within our global organisation, encouraging our team members to evolve continuously and contribute effectively. By joining us, you will not only accelerate your career but also amplify our collective impact on global environmental advocacy.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1.Purpose
(a) Conceptual
- Drive the development and execution of our clean environment campaign strategy that is deeply rooted in audience research and engagement principles. Focus on crafting campaigns that resonate with the community’s values, encouraging them to experience and recognize the impact of their activism through tangible successes.
- Reporting to the Senior Programme Manager (Malaysia), you will help design and implement Greenpeace Malaysia’s Clean Environment Governance strategies. Your role will focus on educating and mobilising our audiences and stakeholders in Malaysia and where required, throughout the region, on issues related to climate, forests, clean air, and environmental governance, while advancing Greenpeace’s goals.
- Integrate local, regional and international objectives into strategies, activities, timelines, and budgets
(b) Applied
- Lead the campaign discussion, planning, budgeting and implementation of your assigned campaign strategies, manage budgets, external contractors with oversight of event planning, media and communication strategies within Greenpeace Malaysia office, Greenpeace Southeast Asia and with other Greenpeace offices and with Greenpeace International (GPI). This will include both written and verbal communications as well as attendance at specific meetings.
- Maintain a working knowledge of the relevant technical information related to climate, forest, clean air, environmental governance related issues in Malaysia and beyond and be able to present the information to a variety of audiences within and outside Malaysia
- Collaborate with the team in developing compelling narratives and interventions that connect with and mobilise diverse stakeholders by aligning with their intrinsic motivations and demonstrating real-world outcomes.
2.Engagement
(a) Internal
- Participate in regular progress reviews and evaluations of the campaign-related projects and activities, to refine and enhance the reach and effectiveness of campaigns. Use insights from ongoing audience research to adapt strategies for both online, offline engagement with Greenpeace supporters including volunteers and donors.
- Coordinate information flow within the Greenpeace Malaysia team, and with relevant Greenpeace International units and other Greenpeace offices.
- Work with Public Engagement Team to organise and oversee the work of campaign volunteers, interns and external contractors when directed
(b) External
- Act as Greenpeace representative/ spokesperson/face for the campaign, represent Greenpeace and the campaign on social media, at relevant local and regional public events, activist meetings/groups, and gatherings of political decision makers, local citizens and other affected communities. Build relevance, recognition and trust for the organisation.
- Maintain a working knowledge of mindset, sciences, political, legislative, regulatory and economic frameworks relevant to the campaign.
- Engage in critical local and regional political and other fora relevant to the campaigns you are responsible for.
- Build alliances and/or support relationships with relevant affected groups, grassroots organisations, academic and professional groups, labour, NGOs, and etc to grow the movement and amplify the campaign’s message and successes.
- Develop pro-active relationships with relevant media to increase campaign outreach as spokesperson
- Work with the communication team in preparing media, offline and online materials relevant to the campaign, including local press releases, op-eds, QAs, social media posting, briefing papers, reports, blogs, etc, and provide assistance in the formulation of regional and international materials when necessary, and assist in planning communications strategies for the campaign.
- Direct, organise and participate in non-violent direct actions to support and advance campaign goals.
3.Delivery
(a) Timeliness
- Keep the Senior Programme Manager informed of activities in the campaign (including preparation of monthly reports and monthly work plans) and recommend changes in tactics, or strategies if necessary
- Respond in a timely manner to and engage in internal as well as pressing external regional challenges as determined by the programme team through the Senior Programme Manager beyond his/her normal issue/campaign area as circumstances do require
(b) Quality
- Maintain a working knowledge of political, legislature, regulatory and economic frameworks relevant to the campaign.
- Perform other job-related duties as requested or assigned by the Senior Programme Manager
