Programme Associate
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Programme Associate
Job title
Programme Associate
Organisation
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
City
Washington, D.C.
Country
- United States of America
Region
North America
Type of job
temporary contract
Duration
36 months
Sector
Other
Language of description
English
Job description
Job Description
- Support grants management activities for the Global EbA Fund, including planning of calls for proposals, selection, awarding, implementation follow-up, reporting, and closure.
- Contribute to the dissemination of the Global EbA Fund calls for proposals by developing informational webinars for applicants.
- Contribute to grant due diligence processes, including assessment of project proposals, compliance checks, and documentation review.
- Monitor the Global EbA Fund’s projects during their implementation through continuous communication with grantees, to ensure compliance with technical and financial guidelines.
- Support the collection, quality assurance, and consolidation of grantee reports, and contribute to the Fund’s technical donor reports and internal IUCN programme reporting.
- Support the development of capacity building workshops and webinars, including logistics planning and coordination with relevant grantees and stakeholders.
- Provide technical backstopping for diverse processes within the Global EbA Fund and broader IUCN Climate Change work.
- Collaborate with global colleagues, across IUCN and partner organisations, to evolve and grow IUCN's climate change portfolio and expand its global presence through networks.
- Support the development and maintenance of the web and social media presence for the Global EbA Fund and broader IUCN Climate Change portfolio.
- Support knowledge management by extracting best practices and lessons learned from the Global EbA Fund’s portfolio.
- Coordinate production of bi-annual newsletters featuring projects’ highlights from grantees.
- Undertake any other tasks as relevant to the work of the Fund.
Requirements
- Must be able to legally authorized to work in the United States without employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.
- At least three years’ work experience at a professional level in fields related to climate change, sustainable development, ecosystem management, environmental science.
- An undergraduate degree in a subject relevant to ecosystem management, geography, sustainable development, conservation science, environmental policy.
- Experience in global or regional climate change adaptation and/or ecosystem management initiatives/projects is a plus.
- Experience in grant management, including project proposal review, due diligence and compliance, and performance monitoring, is desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to synthesise data and information coming from different sources, write reports and communicate complicated technical issues to a wide range of audiences and cultures.
- Excellent organizational, administrative and reporting skills.
- Ability to work independently and on multiple tasks simultaneously, including across projects.
- Ability to meet tight deadlines without compromising the quality of outputs.
- Highly motivated to learn and develop new skills, keen to bring in own ideas and perspective.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to work harmoniously as part of a team in a multi-cultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity. Willingness to collaborate across time zones.
- Well-developed computer skills and evidence of experience with virtual technologies and applications that can be used in creating and engaging virtual networks of collaborators.
- Excellent English communication skills, both spoken and written is required. Proficiency in French is an asset.
Application deadline
2026/06/01
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