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Greenpeace; London Borough of Islington; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

generous pension scheme

subsidised lunches

free yoga

a wealth of well-being resources

Job summary

Greenpeace UK is seeking a full-time Actions Coordinator based in Islington, London, with hybrid working. The role focuses on developing and delivering direct action strategies, coordinating actions and ship operations, and building activist networks to support Greenpeace campaigns.

The successful candidate will bring proven experience in direct action, strong logistics and risk management skills, and a commitment to inclusive, collaborative campaigning.

Qualifications

• Proven actions organising skills and experience in direct action campaigns
• Strong creative and logistical capabilities with risk appetite
• Excellent people skills and ability to collaborate across teams
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion and advocacy for Greenpeace’s mission
• Clear and inspiring communication skills and the ability to work under pressure

Responsibilities

• Logistical planning, research, risk mitigation and coordination of actions and ships operations
• Identify training needs and build activist networks and allyships
• Develop and deliver innovative direct action and interventions to support Greenpeace campaigns
• Maintain high standards in the delivery of campaigns and adapt to fluctuating demands
• Collaborate across project teams to advance Greenpeace campaigns and actions

Job description

(We normally offer a starting salary at the start of the range)

Based: Islington, London – hybrid working

Location: Islington, London. We aim to create an environment where everyone can contribute to the best of their abilities. Our hybrid working approach brings together the benefits of both office-based and remote working in an inclusive way. For this role, you’ll be expected to work from our Islington office at least 40% of the time each week. Reasonable adjustments will be made to support individual needs.

Greenpeace UK is an independent national/regional organisation within the global Greenpeace campaigning network, which acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace. The global network of Greenpeace organisations comprises 26 independent national/regional Greenpeace organisations with presence in over 55 countries across Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, as well as a coordinating and supporting organisation, Greenpeace International.

The role of Actions Coordinator is a chance to put your non-violent direct action experience to the best possible use, developing and delivering innovative, impactful strategy and tactics to further Greenpeace campaigns.

Job requirements

You will achieve this by:

Your responsibilities will include the logistical planning, research, risk mitigation, coordination and execution of actions and ships operations, in addition to identification of training needs, development of activist networks, collaborations and allyships, plus support for other teams. Working as part of our project teams, you’ll be helping to maintain the highest standards in the delivery of campaigns. The role is dynamic, fulfilling and demanding. It requires creativity and innovation, and will suit a clear and inspiring communicator with great people skills to complement strong practical and logistical capabilities, healthy risk appetite, and a flair for purposeful mischief.

About you

We are looking for a capable, committed, enthusiastic and wholehearted team player to join the unit as a full time Actions Coordinator. They will take a leading role in developing and delivering creative and innovative direct action and other interventions in support of Greenpeace UK’s campaigns and contribute to all aspects of our actions operations and activities.

The post holder will have proven actions organising skills based on extensive experience, a strong history of personal direct action participation, and excellent practical skills. Strong creative instincts and proven ability to innovate are crucial, alongside highly developed logistical capacities, and a commitment to integrate diversity and inclusion principles into your work.

The successful applicant will hold the principle and practice of solidarity dear, and share a genuine passion for Greenpeace’s mission and methods. The role involves navigating complex and multilateral processes and situations; excellent people skills and personal resilience are vital. The work is demanding but fulfilling; flexibility, adaptability, appetite for the fray, ingenuity, boldness, time management, problem solving skills, risk appetite and an enthusiasm for purposeful creative mischief are essential.

A deep and proven working knowledge and understanding of the role, design and impact of Nonviolent Direct Action in its many forms

Proven ability, based on significant and wide-ranging personal experience, in the development, planning, preparation and delivery of Direct Action

A proven desire and ability to work creatively and to innovate in design, style and delivery of Direct Action

Proven risk appetite in relation to direct action - alongside capacity and commitment to assess and mitigate risk appropriately and responsibly

Excellent self–organising, time-keeping, and project management skills, with the ability to manage conflict and maintain composure at all times.

Flexibility in work schedules and styles, ability to work well collaboratively and individually and to manage fluctuating demands placed on you personally and as part of a team.

Proven capacity to effectively navigate complex multilateral working relationships and processes under pressure, with the people skills to communicate clearly, inspire and bring others on board, collaborate fruitfully, negotiate skilfully, and engage constructively in discussion and debate.

We give you

• generous pension scheme
• subsidised lunches
• free yoga
• a wealth of well-being resources

You’ll be encouraged to develop both personally and professionally, taking advantage of the wide range of learning and development opportunities available to our staff. Take a look at our Work for Greenpeace pages to find out more about what it’s like to work for us and why you should apply.

Our commitment to diversity

We acknowledge that people from certain backgrounds are under-represented in environmental and campaigning organisations and we’re committed to doing what we can to correct this.

One of our Anti Racism Plan objectives is to proactively achieve stronger representation of people of colour, particularly within leadership positions, and we have recently published ambitious race representation targets .

As part of our commitment to increasing representation of people from underrepresented communities in the environmental sector, we are piloting a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS) as a new approach to make our recruitment more equitable. If you identify as a person of colour, you can choose to opt in to the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

We will be aiming to offer everyone who opts into the scheme and meets the essential criteria a first stage interview. While we fully intend to honour this, exceptionally high application volumes may affect our capacity. If so, we will communicate clearly and keep candidates informed as we continue to learn and improve.

Greenpeace UK is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or any other category protected by law