World Wildlife Fund · 17 hours ago
Director, Conservation Areas (Washington, DC)
Washington, DC
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
4+ years expWorld Wildlife Fund is leading efforts to strengthen global area-based conservation initiatives with a focus on Latin America. The Director of Conservation Areas will coordinate activities to enhance understanding and implementation of Area-Based Conservation approaches and foster strategic alliances to promote collaborative conservation efforts.
CommunitiesNon ProfitWildlife Conservation
Responsibilities
Lead efforts to strengthen global area-based conservation initiatives with a focus on Latin America
Coordinate awareness-raising and capacity-building activities for WWF country offices and diverse partners, including Indigenous peoples' and local community organizations, to enhance understanding and implementation of Area-Based Conservation (ABC) approaches, including Protected Areas (PAs) and Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs)
Fostered strategic alliances with key stakeholders and partners to promote collaborative efforts in area-based conservation, advancing shared conservation goals
Identify key landscapes, seascapes and river-basins in WWF-US priority landscapes with good opportunities for enhancing and advancing ABC work
Advise and support ABC assessments and rights holder/stakeholder analyses in specific landscapes/seascapes/river basins
Develop innovative projects and grants related to ABC and OECMs, through active collaboration with project staff, consultants, and other team members to facilitate coordination, communication, and regular reporting
Write reports on main project outcomes and donors
Co-develop fundraising proposals and manage grants to support conservation projects, ensuring that project scopes, budgets, and administrative requirements comply with donor standards
Develop Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) initiatives throughout several geographies, serving as governance lead and supporting with expertise in the development of conservation plans and financial models
Represented the Conservation Areas Team and WWF at international workshops and conferences
Serve as WWF’s focal points and lead on Protected and Conserved Areas (30x30) policy and advocacy, promoting unified conservation efforts
Travel to project field locations in Latin America to provide technical analysis, capacity-building support, and logistical assistance for workshops, on ABC and OECMs approaches and assist field offices in integrating ABC approaches in WWF priority places
Overseas travel to Latin America 30%
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in Natural Resource Management, Environmental Management or related field
Four years of experience leading teams on policy and advocacy initiatives to develop and finance environmental policies and conservation projects at national and international levels for large international conservation organization
Experience must include community-based conservation work in Latin America
Experience developing and managing financial mechanisms for protected areas and OECMs projects in Latin America is required
Must be fluent in Spanish (spoken and written) to communicate with Spanish-speaking stakeholders and indigenous communities, and to read and interpret technical documents
Company
World Wildlife Fund
WWF's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth.
Founded in 1991Washington, District of Columbia, USA
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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$0.1MKey Investors
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2022-12-13Grant· $0.1M
Leadership Team
Loren Mayor
Chief Operating Officer
Jason Clay
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