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Posted: 28-Mar-22
Location: Portland, Oregon
Type: Full Time
Salary: 70,000
MG is searching for an experienced partnership-builder and communicator with a passion for understanding planet Earth and contributing solutions to pressing challenges around climate science, creating resilient ecosystems and communities, and finding novel solutions to addressing the climate crisis.
The Senior Director will work on a team that focuses on developing, stewarding and communicating C-suite level public-private partnerships between federal government agencies and private sector entities in the NGO, philanthropy and for-profit sectors. Early emphasis will be to support work with one of the world’s premier space and Earth exploration agencies, that leverages the unique power of science and technology to understand Earth as a system and advance solutions to pressing societal challenges globally. This individual will be part of many teams, including one that is helping to expand our client’s reach and relationships around the world.
The needed candidate for this position is highly strategic, relationship- focused, science-driven, excited about technology, and passionate about the role of government in leading change globally.
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- 5 – 10 years of experience working with science-driven organizations in the public or private sector, potentially in a researcher, program officer, science writer or project manager capacity.
- Proven experience developing high-performing teams, partnerships and/or coalitions that create tangible and enduring outcomes.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.Strong analytical, facilitation, engagement, communication and budget management skills.
- Demonstrated ability in developing and managing diverse stakeholder relationships.
- Experience storytelling and writing for both science-inclined audiences and the general public.
- Availability to travel domestically and internationally (pending assessment of COVID-19 protocols and conditions).
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher or commensurate lived-experience preferred.Must be authorized to accept employment in the United States.
PREFERRED
- Experience working inside consulting agencies, government agencies, philanthropies, large corporations and/or science organizations preferred.
- Familiarity with scientific research method, remote sensing, big data systems, Artificial Intelligence and/or Machine Learning.
