Oceana · 4 days ago
Illegal Fishing and Transparency Fellow
Washington, DC
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry Level
$51K/yr - $54K/yr
1+ years expOceana is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the oceans, and they are seeking an Illegal Fishing and Transparency Fellow to support their campaign against illegal fishing and promote transparency in the seafood supply chain. The fellow will collaborate with various teams to conduct research, draft communications materials, coordinate campaign tactics, and represent Oceana at meetings and events.
Marine TechnologyNon ProfitSeafoodWildlife Conservation
Responsibilities
Support the Campaign Director in the development and implementation of campaign goals, strategies and tactics
Conduct research and maintain a working knowledge of the ocean issues and seafood transparency policies
Execute targeted campaign tactics in strategic locations
Mobilize organizations, businesses, and individuals in support of campaign goals
Draft materials for the campaigns, including fact sheets, letters, presentations and internal documents, such as background research memos
Coordinate with national and international partners working on illegal fishing and transparency
Build support for the campaign as needed from diverse stakeholders. This would include managing outside relationships and initiate outreach with scientists, NGOs, business and organizations such as coordinating with chefs and restaurant owners to help advance our goals
Provide substantive and administrative support in the planning and implementation of internal and external projects and events
Track time and campaign activities and progress toward goals regularly, meeting all deadlines established by the supervisor
Perform additional duties and functions as directed by the Campaign Director
Qualification
Required
A Master's Degree (environmental science, political science or a related field) and 1 year of campaign or ocean conservation experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience completing projects under tight deadlines and effectively managing a demanding workload, multi-tasking and taking on new projects
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communications skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information into easy-to-understand, publicly digestible, and persuasive material
Experience taking initiative, meeting deadlines, completing unexpected projects, proactively solving problems, and effectively managing a demanding workload
Effective organizational skills and follow-through, and capacity to juggle multiple tasks at once
Ability to work effectively in a team environment
Knowledge of the policy-making process at the federal, state, or local level
Self-starter with creative reasoning
Action-Oriented: Makes things happen. Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm
Nimble Learning: Takes on the challenge of unfamiliar tasks. Can quickly adapt to new situations and to draw on past successes and failures to solve current problems
Manages Complexity: Is able to gather data, analyze situations and uncover root causes to problems. Can distinguish between what's relevant and what's not and evaluate the pros and cons of potential solutions
Collaborates: Brings people together to leverage their skills, talents and knowledge to achieve a common purpose. Creates synergy resulting in a combined effort with greater results than what can be achieved by individuals
Company
Oceana
Oceana, founded in 2001, is the largest international organization focused solely on ocean conservation.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$3.04M2014-06-01Seed· $0.04M
2014-02-20Grant· $3M
Leadership Team
James Simon
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
2025-10-14
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