World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Senior Assistant to support and move forward the priorities of the Chief Operating Officer.   The Senior Assistant is based out of our Washington, DC office and is responsible for a variety of standard and frequently complex administrative, scheduling, and project-based duties. The Senior Assistant’s core tasks include managing the calendar of the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and providing direct administrative and financial support to the COO’s office.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Director, Commodity Market Mechanisms.   Major Function The Director, Commodity Market Mechanisms is responsible for managing the Markets Institute’s engagement in the development of market mechanisms that drive more sustainable commodity production by developing and field testing the use of market mechanisms to support more resilient commodity production and producers in the face of climate change. In this role, the Director manages two distinct projects. The first will be to use leather supply chains to prototype the development of a commodity fund mechanism that uses market mechanisms and transactions to generate funds to invest in more traceable and transparent hides. The second is to manage the proof of concept for Codex Planetarius, a set of minimal environmental standards for globally traded commodities. The Director will contribute to other related work on commodity strategies in Markets and the Markets Institute.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Foundations Grant Stewardship Officer   Major Function The Foundations Grant Stewardship Officer is responsible for managing the stewardship and internal financial tracking of key foundation grants across all of WWF’s programs.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks an Accounting Manager.    Major Function The Accounting Manager will manage the day-to-day accounting for all LLC entities (WWF Impact LLC, 24 LLC, and Street, LLC) including month and year end process; accounts payable/receivable, cash receipts, cash disbursements, revenue, expenses, and general ledger. This position will manage and perform complex reconciliations and journal entries (including elimination entries), and financial statement consolidating schedules for all three entities. The Accounting Manager will handle the essential accounting function for major programs or donors. The Accounting Manager will also supervise the Senior Grants Accountant and review quarterly reconciliation of expenditures performed by the Senior Grants Accountant. The Accounting Manager will provide accounting guidance and be a resource to the International Accounting team.  In addition, the Accounting Manager will be responsible for developing and implementing efficient processes to meet the evolving needs of WWF.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Director, CONNECT Program.   Major Function The Director will oversee the “Connecting Opportunities for Native Nations & Empowering Collaboration Together” (CONNECT) team in the Northern Great Plains (NGP) with the goal of supporting Native nation efforts to conserve and restore grasslands ecosystems and wildlife and contribute to improved food security and economic development related to conservation of their natural resources. This entails developing and maintaining relationships with Native nations, as well as engaging with other public and private sector partners, to support the realization of our shared visions. The role will lead a team of 5 employees; develop and prioritize strategies to meet the program’s objectives; measure progress toward program goals; oversee the team in designing and implementing a variety of programs focused on supporting local visions and strategies that aim to bolster ecological, economic, and community benefits such as: restoration planning, capacity building, community engagement and outreach, supporting financing through grants and fundraising, wildlife management efforts, and implementation of on-the ground wildlife conservation activities. Our current collaborative work with Native communities focuses on black-footed ferret and plains bison restoration, a communal lands project at Pine Ridge Reservation, and supporting the goals of the Buffalo Nations Grasslands Alliance (BGNA) across the NGP region.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Senior Program Administrator, WWF Green Climate Fund (GCF) Accredited Entity.   Major Function World Wildlife Fund (WWF-US), one of the world’s leading environment organizations, seeks a Senior Program Administrator (SPA) for its Green Climate Fund (GCF) Accredited Entity (AE) team. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the world’s largest dedicated fund helping developing countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and enhance their ability to respond to climate change in line with the Paris Agreement. Based on specialized fiduciary and programming expertise, accredited entities partner with GCF and developing countries to carry out activities that include the development of GCF funding proposals and the management and monitoring of projects and programs funded by the GCF.  Working closely with core and extended team members of the GCF Accredited Entity unit and other teams across WWF (including staff from finance, legal, safeguards and country offices), the SPA engages and coordinates national governments, donor country agencies, private sector entities and WWF Offices in oversight of their execution of medium-sized ($50m-$250m) GCF projects in Bhutan and others that will come online in Latin America over the next year. These projects are focused on assisting national governments and local partner organizations to address climate change adaptation and mitigation challenges within protected area systems through a Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) approach.   The position is responsible for all budgeting and financial management, financial reporting and compliance with GCF Policies and requirements, accounting, revenue contracts management, contracting, long-range planning and general administration for the WWF GCF Accredited Entity.  Responsible for meeting performance measures as outlined in the program operations standards, and for complying with reporting requirements as established by the Vice President of Program Operations. 

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Program Officer, US Corporate Resilience Partnerships, Climate Goal.   Major Function The Program Officer supports key WWF partnerships and engages with businesses and their supply chains to advance resilience for people and nature. Our work includes helping companies set strategy, navigate the complexities of climate resilience platforms like TCFD, and develop programs and projects that invest in nature-based solutions for adaptation.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks an Online Marketing Specialist.   Major Function The Online Marketing Specialist implements and supports activities for WWF’s peer to peer fundraising program called Panda Nation. This role will serve as the project coordinator for several annual events and as well as the recognition and retention efforts for the overall program. In addition, this role will work closely with internal teams and agency partners to provide a meaningful and engaging experience for event participants.

World Wildlife Fund-United States (WWF-US), one of the world’s leading environment organizations, seeks a Director, Market Data & Systems Transparency to lead critical areas of innovative, scalable work with the private sector to drive ocean resilience and health.   The Director will lead core areas of work including traceability and transparency, data systems and impact targeting, and innovative blue finance work with the private sector. The Director will collaborate with across WWF US Ocean Team, other WWF US Teams, the WWF Network, and other critical stakeholders in to identify and develop scalable projects in ways that are environmentally sustainable, climate responsive, and socially equitable.  The individual in this role must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment, executing quickly on a range of strategic and transactional responsibilities, as well as thinking critically to add value and solve problems.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Digital Marketing Systems Manager.   Major Function The Digital Marketing Systems Manager is responsible for the implementation and configuration of WWF’s electronic Constituent Relationship Management (eCRM) system, Engaging Networks. This position provides subject matter expertise in how the platform operates and how it can be configured to meet WWF’s needs, overseeing and supporting digital capabilities that improve the supporter experience, grow revenue, and increase engagement. Working closely with IT and Analytics teams, the manager oversees the WWF digital engagement tools that support business users in Marketing and Membership to improve user efficiency and cross-departmental alignment, and to establish increasingly sophisticated configurations geared at personalizing WWF’s constituent journeys and interactions.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks an Integrated Marketing & Membership Intern.   Major Function Gain valuable experience in digital marketing while supporting the world’s leading conservation organization. WWF’s Integrated Marketing & Membership team is seeking a paid intern to assist with email marketing, engagement and retention efforts, and optimizing the donor experience for its mid-level giving programs. This position will offer an exciting array of opportunities to grow and expand your marketing skills in a fast-paced environment.    The ideal candidate is forward-thinking, detail-oriented, and hard-working.We are in search of someone who is eager to learn, bring new ideas, and seek out ways to support and grow our marketing strategies. You will join a growing team of digital marketing professionals who are leaders in nonprofit fundraising and email marketing and are eager to share their knowledge with you. 

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Senior Administrative Assistant, Earth for Life.   Major Function The Senior Administrative Assistant, Earth for Life is part of a team that collaborates across WWF-US to catalyze “whole of house” efforts to maximize conservation and climate impact for nature and nature’s benefits to people through protected and conserved areas. The team brings expertise in inclusive conservation, strategic planning, area-based conservation finance and blended finance (in coordination with the finance community of practice and interdepartmental efforts such as the Nature-based Solutions platform), structuring transactions, and closing PFPs in support of WWF US Goal Teams and their corresponding “bundles” with Area-Based Conservation programs: Wildlife, Oceans, Forests, Climate, and Freshwater and Food.   The major function of the Senior Administrative Assistant is to provide overall administrative support to reinforce the smooth functioning of the Earth for Life (EFL) team including the coordinators of the Conservation Areas Initiative (CAI). They perform a variety of both standard and complex administrative duties and accounting tasks and provide support to special projects and general office needs using administrative skills, organizational skills, and detailed knowledge of the organization and its programs and policies.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Senior Program Officer, GCF Accredited Entity.   Overview World Wildlife Fund (WWF-US), one of the world’s leading environment organizations, seeks a Senior Program Officer (SPO) for its Green Climate Fund (GCF) Accredited Entity (AE) unit, part of the WWF-US Climate Team. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the world’s largest dedicated fund helping developing countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and enhance their ability to respond to climate change in line with the Paris Agreement. Based on specialized fiduciary and programming expertise, accredited entities partner with GCF and developing countries to carry out activities that include the development of GCF funding proposals and the management and monitoring of projects and programs funded by the GCF.  Working closely with other members of the GCF Accredited Entity unit and other teams across WWF (including staff from finance, legal, safeguards and operations), the SPO engages and coordinates national governments, donor country agencies, private sector entities and WWF Offices in oversight of their execution of medium-sized ($50m-$250m) GCF projects in Bhutan and others that will come online in Latin America over the next year. These projects are focused on assisting national governments and local partner organizations to address climate change adaptation and mitigation challenges within protected area systems through a Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) approach.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Senior Program Officer, Forest Carbon Accounting.    Major Function The Forest Carbon Accounting Senior Program Officer (SPO) collaborates closely with multiple landscape focal points and the WWF-US Forest team in the design, impact assessment and monitoring, reporting and verification of land-based climate change mitigation interventions in tropical forest countries. Works closely with WWF-US Forest team and WWF country teams and partners in the design, evaluation, elaboration and incorporation of ex-ante and ex-post forest-associated emissions estimates as needed for programmatic work planning, proposal elaboration, and impact assessment. Liaises with WWF country teams and their technical counterparts in government on alignment of methodologies with national forest monitoring systems and/or greenhouse gas reporting. Elaborates and delivers forest carbon-related guidance and products as needed for WWF-US and partners’ programmatic work. Contributes to building WWF-US, WWF country teams, and partners’ capacities for delivery and improvement of estimates of forest-based contributions to climate change mitigation and adaptation.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Internal Communications Senior Specialist.   Major Function The Senior Specialist will work collaboratively with the Internal Communications team and staff throughout the organization to create, edit, and disseminate written and visual content that engages and informs our employees. The Senior Specialist will play a key role in planning and executing in-person, hybrid, and remote events at WWF headquarters, including all-staff meetings, social events, and educational sessions. The Senior Specialist will bring new ideas to the team and help to continuously innovate and improve processes and procedures.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a Policy and Government Affairs Fall 2022 Intern.   Major Function The Policy and Government Affairs department of the World Wildlife Fund is seeking part-time to full-time interns for policy research, analysis, and outreach. Given the diversity of issues that the Policy staff covers, research, and analysis may entail working with legislation, regulations, and potentially court cases. By contrast research, analysis, and support may include assessment of government agencies’ roles, policies, and positions on issues relating to WWF’s mission and writing of brief materials about U.S. government agencies. Outreach may entail covering congressional hearings and markups, and preparing and attending congressional, administration, and NGO coalition briefings. Subject matter will cover many of the issues in which WWF is involved, including biodiversity conservation (e.g., endangered species and habitat protection), natural resource management (e.g., fisheries, forestry, and agriculture), environment and security, climate change, and energy.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a Policy and Government Affairs Fall 2022 Intern.   Major Function The Policy and Government Affairs department of the World Wildlife Fund is seeking part-time to full-time interns for policy research, analysis, and outreach. Given the diversity of issues that the Policy staff covers, research, and analysis may entail working with legislation, regulations, and potentially court cases. By contrast research, analysis, and support may include assessment of government agencies’ roles, policies, and positions on issues relating to WWF’s mission and writing of brief materials about U.S. government agencies. Outreach may entail covering congressional hearings and markups, and preparing and attending congressional, administration, and NGO coalition briefings. Subject matter will cover many of the issues in which WWF is involved, including biodiversity conservation (e.g., endangered species and habitat protection), natural resource management (e.g., fisheries, forestry, and agriculture), environment and security, climate change, and energy.

Overview and Purpose of Consultancy Our CARE-WWF Alliance signature Initiative will start with a component that will train women in the development of climate-smart nurseries. The idea is to create an in-person training that offer women the skills needed to launch their own nursery – especially as related to native tree, plant and crop nurseries.   The goal of this consultancy will be to determine how to best structure this program and what curricula already exist for us to adapt and use in our program.  

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Grants Operation and Cost Proposal Senior Specialist.   Major Function In collaboration with the Director and Sr Specialist, Grants Administration and Compliance, and in accordance with WWF compliance processes and procedures, manages Agreement information for Agreements funded by Government, Network, and Colleague Organizations using a comprehensive web-based database, from award to closeout. Tracks and monitors contractual requirements to facilitate sound contractual compliance with Agreement terms and conditions.   Collaborates closely with USG Partnerships and Fundraising teams as well as Program Technical teams on all aspects of budget and pricing for proposals to USAID and the Department of State. This position ensures an understanding of the proposal requirements and establishes competitive and defensible cost and pricing data for proposals and provides critical budgeting expertise for new business initiatives.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Senior Administrative Assistant, Executive Office.   Major Function Performs a variety of standard and frequently complex administrative duties, accounting tasks and special projects to ensure the smooth functioning of the CEO/President’s Office, using detail-oriented skills, organizational skills, communications skills, and a deep knowledge of the organization and its programs and policies acquired over time.