Interim Global Campaigns & Networks Director .org

Position description

350.org is looking for a 7-month maternity cover for our Global Campaigns and Networks Director role.

Depending on location, its jurisdiction, and the preferences of the successful candidate, this role can either be in the form of temporary employment or a consultancy.

• org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis. Our online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions are led from the bottom up by thousands of volunteer organizers in over 188 countries. 350.org works hard to organize in a new way—everywhere at once, using online tools to facilitate strategic offline action. We want to be a laboratory for the best ways to strengthen the climate movement and catalyze transformation around the world.
  
  The values that guide and drive our work are listed here.
• org is an equal opportunity employer. 350.org strives to be an inclusive and collaborative group of people who bring a variety of approaches to the work we do. We’re committed to the principles of justice, and we try to build a safe workplace where everyone is treated fairly and enjoys working together. We value new perspectives, ideas of all sorts, and different ways of working.
  
  Diverse perspectives and experiences improve the way 350.org carries out our work – including what we decide to work on and how creatively/effectively we do that. We do our best to make staff positions accessible to all potential team members, regardless of race, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, assigned gender, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or identity, religion or creed, veteran status, marital or parental status, and genetic information.
  
  We also strive to include team members in communities most impacted by climate change or impacted by other kinds of environmental, social, and economic injustice.

To provide senior leadership of 350.org’s Campaigns & Networks function during a period of maternity cover, ensuring continuity and delivery of the organisation’s 2026 global campaign arc, COP
31 strategy, and other campaigning initiatives, as well as effective management of the Campaigns & Networks team. This is a leadership role combining campaign delivery, team management, cross‑organisational coordination, and external representation.

• Implementation of the 12‑Month Global FFPO Campaign:
  • Translate the global campaign arc into quarterly global priorities
  • Ensure key moments (i.e., campaigning, political, or engagement‑focused) are planned and delivered under agreed narrative frames
  • Support regions/countries to align national work with the global campaign steer
  • Oversee delivery against agreed campaign milestones
  • Coordinate with Engagement to ensure narrative and supporter integration
• Leadership and Coordination of multilateral events:
  • Oversee the development and execution of 350’s COP
    31 strategy
  • Coordinate country, regional, and global contributions to COP moments
  • Ensure alignment of COP tactics with the 12‑month fossil fuel phase‑out campaign
  • Ensure spokesperson, media, and narrative alignment
  • Connect inside and outside track activities under coherent goals / objectives
  • Represent 350 in key external coordination spaces linked to COP
    31
• Team Leadership, Setup, and Performance Management:
  • Line management of Campaigns & Networks staff (approx 6‑7)
  • Support the implementation of the new department structure
  • Maintain clarity of roles, priorities, and accountability
  • Address performance, conflict, or capacity issues as they arise
  • Ensure team well‑being and continuity in a high‑pressure period
• Rapid Response and Political Moments:
  • Oversee rapid response campaign moments across regions
  • Ensure alignment with global narrative and campaign priorities
  • Oversee coordination with Engagement and Comms for visibility moments.
• Global Networks Stewardship:
  • Sit on the Steering Committee of a global network of organisations working on clean energy, as the 350 representative
  • Oversee the preparation and delivery of the annual meeting
  • Maintain key external partnerships linked to the global campaign and COP
• Organisational Alignment, Reporting and…