Job title: Toxics Campaigner
Valid from: 01 June 2014
Job grade: 3
Reports to: Assistant Campaign Manager/Campaign Manager
Line manages: None

Overall purpose of the job

The Campaigner provides specialized campaign expertise in Greenpeace’s ongoing or emerging campaign
project works and is directly involved in the development and implementation of campaign project plans, under
the leadership of the project leader. The Campaigner will also work with external stakeholders to further
Greenpeace’s campaign goals.

Scope

Major functions / responsibilities

Conceptual tasks, Strategy development and/or Project management
- Provide campaign expertise with respect to a specialized campaign issue. Stay abreast of the latest
developments of the issues.
- Work with project teammates to develop and implement effective project plans and strategies to bring
positive changes to an environmental problem.

Implementation
- Research, investigate and analyze a wide range of specialized material on campaign issues and
strategies.
- Respond to public inquiries about campaign issues and other matters. Prepare materials and publications.
Attend and/or organize conferences.
- Represent Greenpeace in front of traditional and new media (if required) to expose environmental
problems and advocate for positive solutions.
- Maintain active liaison with key stakeholders in specific campaign issue(s). Actively seek out and
participate in discussions with influential individuals and groups. Communicate and engage with intergovernmental
bodies, government officials and corporate representatives related to the issue(s).

Who you are:

Committed to making the world a better place
Good at strategic planning and critical thinking
Have a strong track record of project planning and execution with concrete results
Creative, resilient, and willing to take calculated risks
Speak and write excellent Chinese and English
Experiences on journalism, communication, advertisement, environmental issues advocacy will be a plus.


Support/ Coaching/ Leadership
- Coordinate among different departments and offices within Greenpeace to advance campaign goals. Work
with other teammates to organize actions, activities and other events. Make presentations and respond to
public speaking requests. Initiate engagement with strategically targeted groups.
Compliance/ Keeping Framework Conditions

Compliance/ Keeping Framework Conditions
- Evaluate project progress and shortcomings at designated points of evaluation. Complete evaluation
reports if required.
- Responsibly direct and control project spending. Create reasonable budgets at the beginning of project life
cycle and oversee budgetary issues throughout project implementation.

Competency profile
Organization competencies
- Professionalism, in particular demonstrated ability to deliver projects on time and within budget
- Achievement
- Interpersonal relationship
- Knowledge sharing
- Values diversity
- Innovation

Functional competencies
Technical
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Knowledge and/or experience in New Media, in particular: … Facebook, Twitter, Weibo, WeChat or
other new media platforms
- Understanding of the media advocacy needs of a campaigning organisation
- Awareness and knowledge of ecological situation (global and regional/national)
- Understanding of the roles that science, politics, economics, industry, media and social change play
in campaigning.
- Knowledge and/or experience in (at least) one of the Greenpeace campaign themes
- Skills in written and verbal communication
- Knowledge and/or experience in PowerPoint
- Knowledge and/or experience in Excel
- Fluency in written and spoken native language

Method related
- Work under pressure
- Public speaking
- Project management
- Analytical skills
- Presentation and reporting skills
- Planning & Organizing
- Budgeting (preparing, presenting, monitoring)

Social/self competencies
- Being a team player
Leadership competencies
- Strategic Orientation
Attitude
- Ability to function effectively under public scrutiny

Ability to operate and lead under pressure and in physically or mentally challenging situations
- Ability to work unsupervised, in a rapidly changing environment
- Commitment to, and demonstrated ability to work well as part of a team
- Commitment to the mission, principles and values of Greenpeace

Specific Work Environment
- The position may be required to work under pressure and in physically or mentally challenging
situations.
- The position works in a standard office environment, and is required to travel to other Greenpeace
offices, campaign locations or locations where environmental problems require the presence of
Greenpeace representatives.