This is a 1-year fixed-term position based in Manila office
© Shayne Robinson / Greenpeace
About the Role
The Country Representative provides overall strategic leadership, governance, and management for Greenpeace Southeast Asia, Philippines (GPSEA-PH). Represents the GPSEA-PH in the GPSEA Programme Director’s Team (PDT). Leads the execution of national program strategies while steering the Country Coordination Team (CCT) to ensure alignment across all departments in the country. Serves as the primary political advocate, risk/security focal oversight, and legal/external representative for GPSEA-PH in the country alignment with regional and global priorities.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead the formulation of national campaign and program strategies aligned with regional and global 3-year plans.
- Provide high-level political, legal, socio-economic, and environmental analysis to identify national intervention points and emerging risks.
- Establish frameworks that integrate campaign goals, engagement tactics, and fundraising opportunities into cohesive program delivery.
- Steers country-wide program alignment across departments, serving as the strategic integrator for national initiatives.
- Direct national campaign execution, monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) to achieve key milestones.
- Plan, monitor and oversee country programme and campaign budgets in collaboration with the Finance & Administration team and within the approved Delegation of Authority.
- Enforce security protocols and risk mitigation controls across campaign deployments and field operations.
- Foster a One GPSEA culture by promoting collaboration across Programme, Engagement, Fundraising and Operations.
- Participate proactively in and as member of GPSEA Programme Director Team (PDT) and contribute to delivery of the development and implementation of GPSEA regional-global program strategy priorities.
- Collaborate effectively with GPSEA regional teams and country offices to advance One GPSEA priorities.
- Convene and chair the Country Coordination Team (CCT) to facilitate cross-departmental alignment between Programme, Communications, Operations (Finance and Admin), People & Culture and Fundraising.
- Provide regular program impact and strategic updates to the Programme Director and the Executive Director.
- Line manages the country programme team, reviewing performance and providing mentoring / coaching.
- Propose and co-review with the Programme Director the eligibility of GPSEA-PH staff to be in the pool of Global Project Staffing (GPS) list.
- Serves as the internal focal point for legal, crisis, and safety management, liaising with leadership, legal counsel, and cross-departmental teams to coordinate ground-level crisis containment, align on statutory compliance, and drive team adherence to security protocols.
- Liaise with the Executive Director and national Board on governance, reporting, and statutory compliance.
- Serve as chief spokesperson and official external/legal representative for GPSEA-PH with government bodies, political decision-makers, civil society organisations, community leaders, donors, and media.
- Build strategic alliances, coalitions, and partnerships to advance environmental and climate justice goals.
- Cultivate and sustain strategic high-level alliances, coalitions, and constructive relationships with NGOs, community groups, academic institutions, and allies to enhance Greenpeace’s credibility and influence.
- Actively engage with regional and global Greenpeace peers to exchange insights, best practices, and lessons learned for cross-border impact
- Ensure timely delivery of country work plans, annual department budgets, campaign milestones, lead the annual country program reporting and contribute to regional-global projects and GPSEA Annual reporting.
- Respond promptly to emerging political opportunities, social trends, and external breaking events, adjusting project approaches to maximize public resonance and impact
- Ensure the effective collaboration and impactful strategic synergies between in-country programme and non-programme departments.
- Ensure high strategic rigor, policy accuracy, brand integrity, and compliance with organizational safety standards across all campaign outputs.
Skills and Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Social/Environmental Sciences, Political Science, Management, or related field.
- Minimum 8–10 years of senior leadership experience in environmental campaigning, NGO management, strategic planning, and people management.
- Proven track record in political advocacy, media representation, coalition building, financial oversight, and change management. Excellent written and spoken English and Filipino.
Greenpeace’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Greenpeace values diversity as essential to its mission and success. The organisation fosters an inclusive environment that respects varied cultural experiences and perspectives, promoting solutions rooted in social and environmental justice.
Deadline for applications: 21 August 2026
