Co-Head of Program

Greenpeace Canada is an independently funded, non-profit organization that works towards a greener, more peaceful world, and to confront the systems that threaten people and the planet. We challenge government and industry to halt harmful practices by negotiating solutions, conducting scientific research, introducing clean alternatives, carrying out peaceful acts of civil disobedience and engaging the public. To maintain independence Greenpeace does not accept donations from corporations or governments. Greenpeace relies on individual donors and creative partnerships to fund our environmental justice campaigns.

As an organization, Greenpeace Canada recognizes and supports Indigenous sovereignty and the Land Back movement. We support the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and are committed to collaboration and consultation with Indigenous Peoples to ensure our campaigns and positions respect Indigenous rights and liberation.

The Opportunity

Greenpeace Canada is seeking an experienced Co-Head of Program to provide strategic leadership in developing and executing impactful environmental campaigns. This role is responsible for leading a program team and facilitating effective collaboration between its multidisciplinary members to deliver high-impact advocacy, communications, and engagement efforts.

In the near-term this role will focus on campaigns related to nature and biodiversity, including plastics and ocean protection–but areas of focus for the role may change over time. Working in collaboration with a counterpart Co-Head and under the guidance of the Director of Programs & Communications, this position plays a pivotal role in guiding and delivering Greenpeace Canada’s campaigns.

This role will champion Greenpeace Canada’s values, ensuring that all messaging and engagement strategies reflect the organization’s commitment to credible communications and to justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and safety (JEDIS).

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will direct and manage a multidisciplinary team of campaigners, including subject matter experts, advocacy, communications, and digital engagement professionals, to foster collaboration and integration across teams. You will lead the planning, development, and execution of a specific campaign stream, working closely with your counterpart Co-Head under the leadership of the Director of Programs & Communications. In the near-term this role will focus on campaigns related to nature and biodiversity, including plastics and ocean protection–but areas of focus for the role may change over time.

A key aspect of this role involves setting and maintaining focus, establishing clear objectives, strategy creation and program activities while implementing effective evaluation and reporting mechanisms, including key performance indicators.

As a member of Greenpeace Canada’s management team, you will contribute to strategic planning, prioritization, and impact assessment, ensuring that campaign priorities align with engagement, fundraising, and operational objectives. You will provide mentorship and leadership to program staff, fostering innovation, collaboration, and professional growth while ensuring an inclusive and equitable work environment. Additionally, you will engage with NGOs, allies, media, and government officials to advance campaign goals, serve as a public spokesperson when needed, and oversee budget management for the campaign stream. This is an opportunity to drive meaningful change, champion justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, and play a critical role in Greenpeace Canada’s mission.

What You Bring

You are a strategic and compassionate leader with the ability to drive Greenpeace Canada’s campaign vision while contributing to the organization’s overall strategic direction. Working under the direction of the Director of Programs & Communications, you are responsible for leading specific Greenpeace campaigns while sharing accountability for organization-wide communication, engagement, and fundraising goals. With strong leadership maturity, you excel at engaging and motivating teams, fostering a healthy, collaborative, and high-performing work environment, and providing sound advice.

Demonstrating independence and initiative, you provide leadership in planning, developing, and implementing campaign plans, strategies, and risk management procedures. Your expertise in team building and management enables you to recruit, guide, and develop staff, while effectively resolving complex issues. You are highly organized and adept at managing multiple priorities, and have the judgment and analytical skills to evaluate risks, anticipate challenges, and develop effective strategies.

Your strong interpersonal and communication skills allow you to advance campaign objectives internally and in the public sphere, while your negotiation and listening skills help build alliances, resolve conflicts, and align organizational priorities. You are Tech-savvy and digitally literate and leverage emerging technologies to enhance campaign engagement and impact.

Your understanding of campaigning and engagement strategies allows you to drive Greenpeace Canada’s external impact with keen financial acumen, whilst monitoring and controlling campaign budgets to ensure responsible resource allocation. Above all, you are committed to fostering a culture of creativity, learning, mutual support, and continuous improvement.

Knowledge of English with a high level of fluency; advanced skills in French is highly desirable.

Why Join Greenpeace Canada?

At Greenpeace Canada, you will be part of a courageous, passionate team dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. This is an opportunity to lead with purpose, drive meaningful change, and contribute to a sustainable future.

This position offers a salary of $85,329 to $92,292 for a four-day workweek, along with generous benefits.

The Co-Head of Program can work from anywhere in Canada, either from a Greenpeace Canada office (in Montreal, Toronto, or Vancouver), remotely, or in a hybrid arrangement.

To Apply

Greenpeace Canada has partnered with WMC to conduct this search. If you are a strategic and passionate leader committed to environmental justice, we invite you to within.

Greenpeace Canada is committed to a workplace that is enriched by the people, needs and desires of Canada’s diverse communities. We seek candidates with a variety of perspectives and lived experiences to effect change and will prioritize applicants from racialized and other equity-seeking groups.

For more information about this opportunity, contact Max Mollineaux at maxm @ wmc.bc.ca and visit www.greenpeace.org to learn more about Greenpeace Canada. To learn more about WMC, please visit www.wmc.ca.