Senior Officer, Private Sector, Safer Chemicals Project

POSITION DESCRIPTION

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Senior Officer, Private Sector, Safer Chemicals Project

Please include both a resume and a cover letter with your application.

Safer Chemicals Project

Pew’s Safer Chemicals Project aims to measurably reduce Americans’ exposure to harmful endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). The project focuses on reducing exposure to the most harmful EDCs in use in the near-term, while laying the foundation for longer-term policy reform to prevent additional harmful EDCs from being introduced. The Safer Chemicals Project is a collaboration between Pew’s Environment and Government Performance portfolios.

The Environment Portfolio focuses on science-based, nonpartisan, and sustainable solutions to help protect the planet and people. We work in partnership with governments, Indigenous rights holders, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, local stakeholders, scientists, and other researchers to advance public policy so that nature and communities can thrive.

The Government Performance portfolio provides the nonpartisan research, solutions, and momentum decisionmakers need to ensure our institutions improve the health of people in the United States and enable them to successfully climb the economic ladder. Those goals are pursued through a wide range of the portfolio’s policy-focused projects (with explorations into new areas underway)—from ensuring states’ finances are prepared for future volatility, to unlocking gateways to mental health care, to addressing the nation’s lack of attainable housing.    

Position Overview

The Senior Officer, Private Sector, Safer Chemicals Project, serves a key role in a team whose mission is to lead private sector partnership and participation in Pew’s Safer Chemicals Project. This work is part of a broader effort to reduce exposure to the most harmful EDCs in the near term while laying the foundation for longer term reform to prevent additional harmful EDCs from being introduced to the economy and the environment.

Reporting to the Project Director, Private Sector, the Senior Officer helps to design and execute strategies to advance the project’s goals, including partnering with companies and nonprofit organizations to increase transparency about where and why EDCs are used and support the shift to safer products. The Senior Officer represents the project to key decision-makers and partner groups, identifies and develops new partnerships, and leads projects and initiatives related to driving change toward safer chemicals.

Located in Pew’s Washington D.C. office, this position participates in Pew’s hybrid work program with core days in the office and the flexibility to telework the remaining days. Staff also enjoy four telework “flex weeks” per year.

Responsibilities

• Foster a work environment that inspires excellence, values impact, encourages transparency, builds mutual trust and respect, embraces and values diversity, and is collaborative, caring and compassionate.  
• Develop and execute strategies and activities that drive change toward safer chemicals, including leading engagement with diverse stakeholders that influence movement toward safer alternatives.
• Identify opportunities, pivot strategy as conditions change, and continuously assess effectiveness of tactics and partners.
• Cultivate and maintain detailed knowledge of EDCs, chemical and product safety, economic and business trends, supply chains, product transparency initiatives and public policy, regulatory, and other relevant changes to the private sector marketplace.
• Build, engage, and maintain collaborative relationships with industry partners and other key stakeholders to advance the project’s goals.
• Handle complex projects with minimal supervision, including working with contracted partners to ensure that workflow is going smoothly, meeting deliverables, and is within budget.
• Track related work in relevant product sectors and areas of focus to translate external conditions into actionable strategy.
• Represent Pew as a lead subject matter expert at industry meetings, conferences, and official forums.
• Serve as a guide to other project staff, sharing technical expertise and professional judgment to ensure the project’s work meets the highest standards.
• Work collaboratively with communication, outreach, administrative, and contracts colleagues, as well as adjacent project workstreams (Policy, Science, Cross-cutting teams) to advance project goals.
• Participate in activities and meetings that support program and Pew-wide objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Generally, a minimum of ten years of applicable experience.
• Knowledge and experience working in a technical role within a corporate environment, preferably in environmental health, toxics, or related fields.
• Excellent oral, writing, and editing skills. Skilled at informing and influencing internal and external audiences through written and oral communications. 
• Demonstrated experience working effectively with colleagues and leveraging a variety of technical systems to advance complex projects to successful completion with measurable results. 
• Experience working productively with a wide array of stakeholders, both internal and external, and approaching issues with a nonpartisan and objective mindset in a rapidly changing environment.
• Seasoned judgment and comfort in making decisions, justifying recommendations, and being responsive, clear, and firm with colleagues and partners.
• Applies effective quantitative and qualitative analytical skills to synthesize large amounts of information quickly and summarize findings effectively, identify gaps in research and policy analysis, and develop ideas for research products that generate broad interest.
• Effective and results-oriented planner for both short- and long-term programmatic goals and orienting these goals to align with the project team and institution’s procedures.
• Demonstrated experience meeting multiple deadlines by maintaining a high level of organization and developing and moving projects forward with independence and autonomy. 

Travel

This position requires frequent domestic travel to meetings and conferences.

Work Authorization

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country for which they are seeking employment without visa sponsorship.

Salary Range

The salary range represents a reasonable estimate of the annual salary based on Pew’s commitment to provide equitable and market-competitive pay. The actual salary offered will take into consideration many factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills and experience, internal pay equity, and business need.

Total Rewards

We offer a competitive salary and benefit program, including: comprehensive, affordable health care through medical, dental, and vision coverage; financial security with life and disability insurance; opportunities to save using health savings and flexible spending accounts; retirement benefits to help prepare for the future; and work/life benefits to maintain a good balance.

Pew is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, or any other protected characteristics.