Overview
World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Program Officer, Global Environment Facility (GEF).
Program Officer, Global Environment Facility (GEF) – Washington, DC. Oversee GEF-funded environmental initiatives in Latin America & Southern Africa, incl biodiversity, safeguards, & gender inclusion. Advise govts on GEF projects, ensuring Free, Prior, & Informed Consent for indigenous communities. Manage budgets, stakeholder engagement & sustainability initiatives. Master’s in International Relations, Environmental Policy or related field & 2yrs exp working for large international conservation NGO, designing, implementing & evaluating GEF projects. Exp providing technical advice to national govts on developing GEF funding proposal & experience designing Stakeholder Engagement Plans & Gender Action Plans req.
Apply: World Wildlife Fund US, 1250 24th St NW, Washington, DC 20037. www.worldwildlife.org/about/careers
Qualifications
- Identifies and aligns with WWF’s core values:
- COURAGE – We demonstrate courage through our actions, we work for change where it’s needed, and we inspire people and institutions to tackle the greatest threats to nature and the future of the planet, which is our home.
- INTEGRITY – We live the principles we call on others to meet. We act with integrity, accountability, and transparency, and we rely on facts and science to guide us and to ensure that we learn and evolve.
- RESPECT – We honor the voices and knowledge of people and communities that we serve, and we work to secure their rights to a sustainable future.
- COLLABORATION – We deliver impact at the scale of the challenges we face through the power of collective action and innovation.
