Conservation International
Job title:
Senior Manager – Initiative for Conservation Education
Company
Conservation International
Job description
Senior Manager – Initiative for Conservation EducationHiring for this position is contingent on funding. Qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview. This five-year project is anticipated to start on/about early 2025.Conservation International protects nature for the benefit of humanity. Through science, policy, fieldwork, and finance, we spotlight and secure the most important places in nature for the climate, biodiversity, and for people. With offices in 30 countries and projects in more than 100 countries, Conservation International partners with governments, companies, civil society, Indigenous peoples, and local communities to help people and nature thrive together.POSITION SUMMARY – This position is based in Arlington, VAConservation International (CI) is partnering with Arizona State University in the United States to reimagine conservation education. Our vision is to create and advance a global conservation community that reflects the communities we serve, and which is better prepared to protect and restore the diversity of life on Earth in a complex and changing world. CI and partners will catalyze a global network of partners with context-specific models for teaching, learning, and discovery that support and ignite place-based planetary health efforts around the world. We seek to accelerate the development of conservation leaders generally, but to also create the conditions for the emergence of a new type of conservation leader—one who is better prepared to contribute to a complex, inclusive, and thriving future.The Senior Manager under the supervision and direction of the Senior Director for ASU/SCF at CI will work in close partnership to coordinate and collaborate with teams within CI to execute on the tasks to develop an innovative conservation curriculum and hands-on learning opportunities for students, conservation practitioners and CI team members. The Senior Manager will also coordinate and collaborate with CI staff across CI’s field offices and the Learning and Development team to develop and deliver short and long-term, real-world conservation educational experiences. The Senior Manager will work with the Senior Director to identify and engage CI team members who will access the curriculum and training opportunities at SCF.The Senior Manager will work with the Finance Specialist on managing the project budget and subaward agreement deliverables to ASU per the award agreement terms and conditions. They Senior Manager will ensure that high quality deliverables are written, edited, and submitted to ASU on time as per the deliverable schedule in the donor agreement.RESPONSIBILITIESSupport Project Leadership and Strategic Planning:Support the workforce development and conservation education project focusing on curriculum development and place-based learning opportunities.Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify workforce trends, gaps, and opportunities in conservation.Support and lead when directed by the Senior Director project operations, including planning, budgeting, staffing, and reporting.Manage timelines, deliverables, and quality assurance processes to ensure project success.Workforce Development:Collaborate and coordinate with internal stakeholders such as CI field offices and Learning and Development team and external partners to coordinate and collaborate on identifying and supporting the implementation of place-based learning opportunities that equip participants with skills for conservation-focused careers.Collaborate with the Learning and Development team at CI on staff capacity building through the curriculum and place-based learning, including tracking and reporting of CI staff participation.Conservation Education:Work with the Senior Director to build a strong partnership with the prime to ensure the conservation education curriculum is designed to meet the needs of the conservation sector.Stakeholder Engagement:Support the Senior Director as directed to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders including the prime partner, the donor, CI field offices, and other relevant internal CI stakeholders such as Global Field Programs, Moore Center for Science, Global Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Center, and People and Culture to ensure delivery of a new conservation curriculum.Support the Senior Director to facilitate stakeholder meetings, workshops, and advisory panels to drive collaboration and feedback.Grant and Financial Management:Work with the Finance Manager to ensure project budgets are updated timely with actuals and projections.Coordinate the submission of high-quality written reports to the donor, including as needed providing written input.Manage the project budget in collaboration with finance specialist.Ensure compliance with donor agreement.Other duties as assigned by supervisor.WORKING CONDITIONSFrequent travel to partner site and other office locations.Comfortable working out of doors for extended periods.Ability to work extended work hours to meet project deadlines. * Guidance on flexible work arrangements will be shared during the interview process.QUALIFICATIONSRequiredBachelor’s Degree and 5 to 7 years of related experience.At least 5 years of direct project management experience, preferably in conservation education, workforce development, curriculum development, and training, NGO, advocacy, or related arena.Experience on donor-funded projects with a focus on education and multistakeholder partnerships with academic institutions and workforce development.Excellent project management skills including an understanding of partnership management, budget, and a strong focus on using monitoring and evaluation to achieve project targets.Team player and able to work effectively with diverse work groups in a multicultural environment.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.Ability to work well under pressure, multitask, set priorities, and deliver quality results.Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and under minimal supervisionExperience with diverse knowledge systems and communities, such as systems thinking, intellectual humility, communications, facilitation, and other skills and capacities that support inclusive and effective engagement.Experience with addressing and overcoming academic silos and other artificial barriers that prevent collaborative inquiry and inclusive knowledge generation. These include system-level barriers to global and institutional collaboration such as accreditation rules and academic cultures of exclusivity.Preferred
- Master’s degree
- Fluency in French, Swahili, or Spanish is preferred.
To apply for this position please submit a resume and cover letter.See all Conservation International Career OpportunitiesConservation International is an equal opportunity, affirmative action, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility-committed employer. We are proud to have a diverse, global workforce where employment decisions are based on qualifications, experience, position requirements, business needs, market conditions, merit, and other legitimate nondiscriminatory factors.
Expected salary
Location
Arlington, VA
Job date
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 02:27:28 GMT
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