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World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a strategic, innovative food systems visionary, a dynamic communicator and storyteller, a successful fundraiser, and an empathic, people-focused manager to serve as the Deputy of the Food Goal on the Freshwater and Food team within WWF-US. The Freshwater and Food team works to address the two biggest threats to nature: agriculture and infrastructure. The Deputy Goal Lead, Food will serve as a key thought leader and executive manager for the primary Food initiatives and will have a mandate to integrate Food workstreams across Freshwater and Food more broadly. The incumbent will lead and support the implementation of the primary initiatives within WWF-US’s Food area including Sustainable Protein/Nutrition Systems, which includes Aquaculture, Livestock Systems, and Healthy Diets and Consumption, and Food Loss and Waste. The incumbent will work closely with the Food initiative leads, the F&F management team, the SVP, and leadership in other Goal areas and across the WWF network as appropriate, to drive strategic integration, execution, and impact of WWF’s Food portfolio across sectors and in our priority landscapes. The incumbent will be a critical member of the F&F management team and will work closely with other F&F managers and the Deputies across the organization in a collaborative, matrixed team environment. The incumbent will support engagement of many of WWF’s most significant partners from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, as well as our largest donors. The incumbent will also harness the full reach and resources of the WWF Network including cross-cutting initiatives across other Goal teams, convening multi-disciplinary and geographically dispersed teams from across WWF’s Network of Offices, especially during the project design phase. The incumbent oversees strategy development and implementation at a high level and trouble shoots with WWF Offices and donors as needed. The incumbent will be responsible with the team for driving WWF’s thought leadership, innovation, and resource and partner mobilization in the Food space, which includes nature-positive production, deforestation and conversion-free supply chains, regenerative agriculture, sustainable diets and consumption, and food, loss, and waste. The incumbent will also be accountable for reporting impacting of WWF’s Food activities against our high-level goals and objectives.  

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition. This position will be based in Washington, DC. Conducts full lifecycle recruitment: sourcing, screening, and selection of candidates for administrative, professional and management positions. Supports recruitment for both U.S. as well as international positions. Assists the Talent Acquisition Manager in completion of major projects. May also conduct interviewing skills training sessions for hiring managers and counsel managers and employees on matters of HR staffing policies and procedures.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks an IT Training Specialist.The IT Training Specialist is responsible for the planning, design, development, and delivery of all IT training curriculum for the organization. Work with the Director of Business Technology Solutions, the IT Governance teams, and other Operations Leaders to identify and deliver training for Operations systems including Accounting and Human Resources (Workday Financials and HCM), Grants Administration and Compliance (SmartSimple), and Budgeting (Adaptive Planning). This role will serve as a liaison between IT and other departments to help educate WWF’s employees on the use of new and existing tools.

The COP will provide overall vision and leadership for the USAID Combating Conservation Crime in Honduras project, an Associate Award of the Targeting Natural Resource Corruption project, being implemented by WWF.   The purpose of this project is to improve environmental governance in Honduras by addressing corruption related to wildlife and timber trafficking, illegal logging, and wildfires. The project will seek to study and understand the drivers, risks, actors, and institutions involved in natural resource corruption in Honduras, and will implement pilot activities to strengthen institutional oversight and monitoring mechanism; strengthen capacity of investigators, judges, and prosecutors to prosecute environmental crimes and corrupt practices; and promote engagement of civil society to reduce conservation crimes. This project will focus on wildlife and timber trafficking, illegal logging, and wildfires.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a Social Science Specialist. The Social Science Specialist leads the day-to-day implementation and project management of interdisciplinary science projects within WWF’s Global Science team. Priorities for the Social Science Specialist include (1) leading program management, communications, reporting, and technical deliverables for the Alliance for Conservation Evidence and Sustainability and (2) managing the day-to-day roll out and operations of a database and tool for measuring environmental governance and management. The Social Science Specialist will have opportunities to engage across WWF’s diverse Practice areas, with a strong focus on marine community-based conservation.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, is making a concerted effort to contribute to the post-2020 area-based conservation (ABC) targets that are likely to be adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 2021 or 2022. To this end, WWF-US is establishing a new initiative on 30x30. It has developed new principles for its ABC approach, is currently deeply reviewing ABC in selected landscapes and seascapes, and is scaling up its efforts to work with teams in its priority places to enhance ABC for nature and nature’s services to people for current and future conditions. This important work takes a science-based approach and includes improved management effectiveness of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs); renovation of degraded areas; redesign of both landscapes/seascapes and individual areas; and expansion to new areas. Throughout this work, WWF ensures an inclusive, equitable approach that respects the rights and aspirations of Indigenous peoples and local communities. The programs promote sound governance practices, support populations in reaping enhanced benefits from their localities while adapting to changing conditions such as climate change and withstanding unwelcome external threats to biodiversity and ecosystem services. Combining this ABC effort with complementary work on durable finance including Project Finance for Permanence, the 30x30 Initiative team will promote long-term financing for networks of protected areas and OECMs.   WWF-US seeks to recruit a Senior Program Officer (SPO) for our Washington, DC office to support planning, coordination, communication, research and analysis, implementation and monitoring of program activities in the area-based conservation workstream under the new 30x30 Initiative. This workstream will support a portfolio of seascapes, landscapes and river basins, and the SPO will provide specific support to this process, managing specific components of the workstream while working closely with WWF-US goal and influence teams, place-based programs, and staff in other WWF offices.   WWF-US has had large past investments in area-based conservation in the Amazon region. Given the importance of this biome for global biodiversity, Indigenous peoples and local communities and stabilization of global climate, the Amazon is expected to remain a geographic priority for area-based conservation in the future. 

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Development Officer, Regional Philanthropy, Eastern.   Major Function World Wildlife Fund (WWF) seeks a Development Officer, Eastern Region. For almost 60 years, WWF has been protecting life on our planet – including our own. As the world’s leading conservation organization fighting to restore species and places, WWF works in 100 countries supported by more than one million members in the US and five million globally. Based out of the WWF-US headquarters in Washington, DC, the Development Officer will play a key role in expanding major gifts fundraising in the 17-state eastern region, working closely with program and development colleagues.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Development Officer, Foundations   Major Function The Development Officer identifies, cultivates, solicits, and manages the stewardship of foundation donors and prospects, contributing toward World Wildlife Fund’s annual foundation fundraising goal. The Development Officer works closely with Foundations team leadership to execute on strategic, time-sensitive opportunities, including large proposals.  

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Senior Program Officer, Forest Carbon Accounting. This position will be based in Washington, DC; other remote work locations can be considered. Works closely with the Senior Director - Forest Carbon Science and the WWF-US Forest team in the elaboration and delivery of forest carbon accounting guidance and products as needed for WWF-US forests and partner’s programmatic work. Works with WWF-US Forest team members as well as with country teams and partners in the design, evaluation, elaboration and incorporation of ex-ante and ex-post forest carbon estimates as needed for programmatic work planning, proposal elaboration, and impact assessment. Contributes to building WWF-US, WWF Network country team, and partners capacities for delivery and improvement of estimates of forest-based contributions to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Contributes to inform WWF’s positions on climate change policy, carbon accounting, carbon markets, standards, and participation in international negotiations (e.g., UNFCCC - Paris Agreement articles 5&6 and the transparency framework, multilaterals engagement – GCF, GEF, etc.) and private initiatives.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Executive Assistant, Marketing and Communications.   Major Function To provide confidential administrative support to the Senior Vice President of Communications & Marketing, several senior leaders, and general administrative support to 2-3 departments in the division. This position operates with considerable independent judgment and initiative and contributes to the efficient and successful functioning of the 90-person division.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Director, Application Development with the Information Technology department.    Major Function Provide input into and implement strategy for all software development activities at WWF. Plan, coordinate, and supervise all activities related to the design, development, and implementation of IT software development projects at WWF US including the Online Gift Center, CRM and Ops Transformation systems. Manage the hosting provider and technical infrastructure of WWF US public web site environment.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Director, Agricultural & Environmental Metrics.   Major Function The Freshwater and Food team at WWF-US works to address the two biggest threats to nature: agriculture and infrastructure.  The Director serves as the leading Agricultural and Environmental Metrics expert on metrics for the WWF-US Freshwater and Food team, and as a key technical advisor to the WWF Network. The incumbent will design and implement an evidence-based and aligned approach for aggregating impact across the different initiatives within the Freshwater and Food team, which will guild strategy development and drive achieving impacts related to freshwater ecosystems and sustainable food production and consumption systems. The Director provides strategic leadership related to relevant metric instruments and data to the Freshwater and Food team to measurably assess the impact of our conservation programs to reduce or eliminate the main environmental impacts of food systems.   The incumbent will engage with various experts both within and outside WWF to stay up to speed on the latest analysis, tools, and approaches and will engage with key platforms, forums, and partners to influence and affect change in the metrics dialogue related to sustainability of food systems.  The incumbent will help define how WWF measures and tracks progress for regenerative and sustainable food systems, both row crop and pasture-based systems, as well as contribute to thought leadership related to the development and credibility of market-based mechanisms, such as voluntary carbon and ecosystem markets.  The incumbent will work across WWF to explore how performance-based metrics and methodologies can support incentivizing producers to adopt improved practices that return benefits to nature, biodiversity, climate, among other things. Management, analysis and synthesis of large data sets, to forecast threads and spot trends will be a component of this work.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a Senior Program Officer (SPO), Bezos Earth Fund to support project management, planning, coordination, communication, and aid in the implementation of all programs supported by the Bezos Earth Fund $100 million gift to WWF. Under the direction of the Senior Director, Climate Communications and working closely with the Senior Vice President, Climate Change, and Deputy Director, Foundation Relations, the project manager is responsible for developing tools, workflows and processes that enable WWF’s programmatic teams to deliver on grant objectives -- including developing systems to monitor progress, keeping stakeholders informed, supporting reporting and communications. This position can be based within the US in a remote location. This is a limited-term position funded for four years.  

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Specialist, Education for Nature (Grant Portfolio).

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading international conservation organizations, seeks a skilled policy advocate and government relations manager to join its Policy and Government Affairs team to help advance WWF policy and funding priorities with the United States government. The individual will be responsible for developing and implementing lobbying and advocacy strategies around several assigned WWF priority issues, working as part of a dynamic and transparent team environment and in close collaboration with relevant WWF substance experts from across the organization. The individual will also be responsible for building and managing strong and positive relationships with U.S. government stakeholders in both Congress and the Administration and for positively promoting WWF’s brand and reputation as well as its access to key decisionmakers and its ability to advance its overall priorities and policy objectives.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Specialist, Education for Nature.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading international conservation organizations, seeks a skilled policy advocate and government relations manager to join its Policy and Government Affairs team to help advance WWF policy and funding priorities with the United States government. The individual will be responsible for developing and implementing lobbying and advocacy strategies around several assigned WWF priority issues, working as part of a dynamic and transparent team environment and in close collaboration with relevant WWF substance experts from across the organization. The individual will also be responsible for building and managing strong and positive relationships with U.S. government stakeholders in both Congress and the Administration and for positively promoting WWF’s brand and reputation as well as its access to key decisionmakers and its ability to advance its overall priorities and policy objectives.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Senior Administrative Assistant for the Markets team.   Major Function Performs a variety of standard and frequently complex administrative duties, accounting tasks and special projects to ensure the smooth functioning of department, or program using administrative skills, organizational skills, and a detailed knowledge of the organization and its programs and policies. 

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Chief of Party, Indonesia Marine Protected Areas Program. The COP will provide overall vision and leadership for the anticipated five-year, $10-25 million USAID Marine Protected Areas project. The project aims to advance Indonesia's goals for improving the management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and protect valuable marine ecosystems and biodiversity. The COP provides managerial and technical leadership and directs the project’s core team of staff and partners responsible for planning, coordination, design, and delivery of all project activities.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Senior Program Officer, US Corporate Climate Engagement, to join our dynamic and influential team based in Washington, DC office. With guidance and support from the Deputy Director, Corporate Climate Engagement, the Sr. Program Officer supports key WWF initiatives, including the new Climate Business Network and the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which engage businesses and their supply chains to raise climate ambition. Our work includes helping companies to set and implement SBTs (including Net Zero), navigate the complexities of climate-related claims, explore opportunities to go beyond these targets and invest in nature-based solutions, and to support ambitious climate-related policy.