Director, Ending Overfishing in Europe Campaign
Pew Charitable Trusts
Brussels, Belgium
Organization
The Pew Charitable Trusts is driven by the power of knowledge to solve today's most challenging problems. Pew applies a rigorous, analytical approach to improve public policy, inform the public and stimulate civic life.
Department
The Pew Environment Group – The mission of the Environment group is to promote policies and practices that protect the global environment, preserve healthy forests and marine ecosystems. For the past two decades, the Environment group has been a major force in driving conservation policy in the United States, and increasingly internationally. The group’s work is focused on reducing the scope and severity of three major global environmental problems:
- Transition to a clean energy economy from one based primarily on the burning of fossil fuels;
- The erosion of large wilderness ecosystems that contain a great part of the world’s remaining biodiversity; and,
- The destruction of the world’s marine environment, with a particular emphasis on global fisheries.
The Pew Environment Group’s European Marine Programme
Our oceans are being emptied. Globally, fish stocks have dramatically declined. Scientists have estimated that only 10 percent of large ocean fish may be left.
The European Union (EU) is contributing to the widespread overfishing of the oceans. EU fish stocks are in a worse state than the global average - more than 70 percent of assessed fish stocks in EU waters are overfished, with 14 percent outside safe biological limits. The EU has one of the largest fleets in the world, the largest Exclusive Economic Zone, is the largest importer of seafood and has significant political influence in international fora. Yet fisheries management policies in the EU are often poorly developed or not fully implemented.
In order to strengthen the role of the EU in ending global overfishing and reducing the destruction of the world’s oceans, Pew opened a European regional marine programme office in Brussels in 2008. This office directs a number of European-based marine projects, In particular, Pew is coordinating two coalitions: OCEAN2012 is an alliance of over 170 non-governmental organisations in 22 EU member states dedicated to stopping overfishing, ending destructive fishing practices and delivering fair and equitable use of healthy fish stocks; and the Shark Alliance is a coalition of over 130 organisations worldwide dedicated to restoring and conserving shark populations by improving science-based shark conservation policy. As part of our goal to end environmentally harmful subsidies to the fisheries sector, we also fund FishSubsidy.org, a project working to reveal how and where EU subsidies are spent.
European Marine Programme staff support the activities of other Pew international marine projects that are focused in Europe, ensuring coordination and cohesion for campaign activities. In addition to the European Marine Programme and staff based in the Brussels office, Pew also has an office in London, and consultants throughout the EU.
The European Union (EU) is contributing to the widespread overfishing of the oceans. EU fish stocks are in a worse state than the global average - more than 70 percent of assessed fish stocks in EU waters are overfished, with 14 percent outside safe biological limits. The EU has one of the largest fleets in the world, the largest Exclusive Economic Zone, is the largest importer of seafood and has significant political influence in international fora. Yet fisheries management policies in the EU are often poorly developed or not fully implemented.
In order to strengthen the role of the EU in ending global overfishing and reducing the destruction of the world’s oceans, Pew opened a European regional marine programme office in Brussels in 2008. This office directs a number of European-based marine projects, In particular, Pew is coordinating two coalitions: OCEAN2012 is an alliance of over 170 non-governmental organisations in 22 EU member states dedicated to stopping overfishing, ending destructive fishing practices and delivering fair and equitable use of healthy fish stocks; and the Shark Alliance is a coalition of over 130 organisations worldwide dedicated to restoring and conserving shark populations by improving science-based shark conservation policy. As part of our goal to end environmentally harmful subsidies to the fisheries sector, we also fund FishSubsidy.org, a project working to reveal how and where EU subsidies are spent.
European Marine Programme staff support the activities of other Pew international marine projects that are focused in Europe, ensuring coordination and cohesion for campaign activities. In addition to the European Marine Programme and staff based in the Brussels office, Pew also has an office in London, and consultants throughout the EU.
Director, Ending Overfishing in Europe
The Director will lead the campaign to end overfishing in Europe, with the goal of leading a coalition to mobilise the public, media, and policymakers to strengthen fisheries management in Europe, to set science-based fishing limits, and end subsidies for overfishing. Key areas of responsibility include directing and overseeing the final stage of efforts to ensure reform of the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), expected to be completed by March 2014.
A specific area of focus will be to develop a strategy for work in Europe following the adoption of the new CFP, focusing on a specific marine eco-region in Europe, in order to achieve real change on the water. The Director will oversee and manage a talented team of campaign staff and report to the Senior Officer of the European Marine Programme. He or she will build effective relationships with senior policymakers at European institution level, key coalition partners, funders, scientists and the media to create support for the work of the campaign, through public education, advocacy, communications and research.
Additionally, the Director is an integral part of the Pew Environment Group’s International Ocean Conservation team, and will contribute to efforts to raise resources for campaigns, and work collaboratively with team peers to support broader marine campaigns and initiatives.
It is expected that this position is for a term period through March 31, 2014, with the possibility of an extension pending the success of the program, funding sources and board decisions on continued support.
A specific area of focus will be to develop a strategy for work in Europe following the adoption of the new CFP, focusing on a specific marine eco-region in Europe, in order to achieve real change on the water. The Director will oversee and manage a talented team of campaign staff and report to the Senior Officer of the European Marine Programme. He or she will build effective relationships with senior policymakers at European institution level, key coalition partners, funders, scientists and the media to create support for the work of the campaign, through public education, advocacy, communications and research.
Additionally, the Director is an integral part of the Pew Environment Group’s International Ocean Conservation team, and will contribute to efforts to raise resources for campaigns, and work collaboratively with team peers to support broader marine campaigns and initiatives.
It is expected that this position is for a term period through March 31, 2014, with the possibility of an extension pending the success of the program, funding sources and board decisions on continued support.
Application
For immediate consideration, please visit the Careers@Pew section of the website www.pewtrusts.org.
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