The Manager of Equitable Ocean Communities will report to the Vice President of Conservation, Justice and Equity and will have primary responsibility for guiding the development and cultivation of partnerships with various community-based or community-serving groups and organizations across the Americas whose missions advance ocean justice, improve equitable ocean access, strengthen port & coastal community resilience, promote or protect traditional Indigenous knowledge about the ocean, and/or seek to engage BIPOC communities in ocean science and management.

To do so, the Manager will coordinate with internal groups & teams (including our ocean plastics, science, Arctic, Florida, shipping/ports, development and communications teams) to guide and cultivate authentic, meaningful relationships with communities impacted by coastal, port, and ocean injustice. These relationships will support our on-the-ground activities, including the International Coastal Cleanup; as well as our Ocean Justice Small Grants program and our work to make our internal and external communications more inclusive of diverse ocean and coastal communities.

The Manager will also support the work of the Vice President of Conservation, Justice and Equity and the Director of Ocean-Climate Justice on the finalization and implementation of our strategy to integrate justice and equity (J&E) into the overall conservation work of Ocean Conservancy; and will further collaborate with our Senior Vice President of People and our internal JEDI taskforce to help establish a culture of best practices on building a more just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace.

The ideal candidate will be a collaborative and collegial teammate who works effectively across culturally, ethnically, and racially diverse teams, and who brings a proven commitment to elevating marginalized communities in the context of oceans, environment, and natural resources. This individual will have an active network of other experts and community contacts in justice and equity, and will have exceptional cultural competency in working within or alongside diverse communities.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with staff across programs and departments to incorporate justice and equity into the implementation of our work related to cultural communities’ uses and relationships to the ocean; community-led marine conservation; tourism & coastal economies; and coastal & ocean access
• Identify and develop new partnerships with external stakeholders that are focused on environmental and social justice in the context of coastal & ocean communities
• Collaborate with relevant Ocean Conservancy leadership to guide the expansion of our current partnerships & coalitions through a justice and equity lens; offer recommendations rooted in experience, research, and an in-depth understanding of environmental justice and social justice
• Manage discretionary budget

This is not an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities.