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World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a Consultant, Model Legislation for Bycatch Mitigation. Since this is a consultancy, this person can be based anywhere in the world.
Unselective but ubiquitous fishing gear such as gillnets, purse seines, trawl nets and longlines are decimating marine biodiversity, causing major impacts to ecosystem health and coastal communities. At least 600,000 marine mammals, 300,000 seabirds and hundreds of thousands of marine turtles are captured each year, alongside tens of millions of sharks (WWF 2017). Many of these species are threatened or endangered, while others like the vaquita, Eastern Pacific leatherback turtle, Maui’s dolphin and smalltooth sawfish teeter on the brink of extinction.
Reducing ETP bycatch can only be achieved through action at multiple levels by multiple stakeholders, including fishers, fishing communities, researchers and technicians who design fishing gear, consumers who demand transparency and traceability in the seafood products they buy, and governments and regulatory bodies responsible for managing fisheries. Governments and regulatory bodies play a key role in the process, often presenting the top-down incentive for other stakeholders to change their practices and adopt new monitoring and mitigation measures.
For example, the United States implements mitigation of fishing impacts on marine mammals through the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and has recently extended the MMPA’s protections to international fisheries exporting their product into U.S. markets. These new MMPA import regulations provide a unique and powerful window of opportunity to drive real progress across the globe over the next three years. These regulations, which will be implemented in 2022, require exporting nations to have in place comparable marine mammal protections that address incidental and intentional mortality and injury of marine mammals in fisheries that export fish and fish products to the United States. Access to the U.S. market provides the incentive needed to prompt some of the worst offending fisheries to finally address bycatch and to minimize their significant impact on marine mammal populations, and for their governments to put in place the regulatory equivalent – or superior – to the MMPA.
However, in many cases governments and regulatory bodies may not have the necessary background information or tools to implement effective regulation and instigate change in their fisheries. The new MMPA ruling, as well as a growing global awareness of the severity of the threat bycatch poses, have the potential to motivate governments to implement improved regulations. WWF would like to act on this window of opportunity, and has identified a need for 1) the compilation of the most effective regulations from around the globe (local or national) for mitigation or prevention of bycatch of ETP species and, 2) based on that compilation, as well as desk research and expert input, the drafting of model regulations that could be provided to governments either striving to comply with the U.S. MMPA or simply striving to enhance conservation of ETP species in their waters.
Resources and experts for consultation
In addition to cataloguing and analyzing existing regulations, as well as guidance provided under the U.S. MMPA Import Regulations, the contractor will be expected to consult with a number of recognized experts who will be able to assist with identification of gold standard regulations and additional components to strengthen any proposed regulatory model. They should include, but are not limited to:
- WWF Out of the Net ACAI and Cetacean Initiative;
- S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (responsible for implementation of the MMPA):
- The International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) Bycatch Mitigation Initiative (BMI) and BMI Expert Panel;
- The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- And the CMS/ACCOBAMS and ASCOBANS Secretariats.
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, is seeking interns to support the We Are Still In (WASI) campaign. We Are Still In is a coalition of cities, states, businesses, universities, and other institutions committed to taking climate action in support of the Paris Agreement, and operates with the support of a national network of NGOs. WASI interns will perform a variety of tasks in the categories of programming, communication, coordination, and logistics.
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a Supply Chain Intern.
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Chief Conservation Officer at our Washington, DC office.
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a Communications Director, Forests based in Washington, DC. This position will lead the development and execution of short- and long-term external communications strategies that help WWF reach the conservation goals and objectives it has set for the forests goal. Recognized at WWF-US and in the WWF network as the communications expert for the forests goal. Serves as the first point of contact on internal and external communications inquiries related to the forests goal.
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a Deputy Lead, Forest Goal based in Washington, DC. This position supports the SVP to implement and manage a portfolio of initiatives and develop new strategic initiatives in pursuit of the Forest Goal. Works cross-functionally to ensure the right resources and collaborations are brought to bear against this portfolio. A complement to the SVP, the Deputy is a thought leader with internal and external profile and partnerships. The Deputy will also assist the SVP in the supervision of core team staff and initiative leaders. Also serves as point person for policy, reporting, management, and operational matters within the goal area.
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a U.S. Government Relations Spring 2020Intern. The U.S. Government Relations 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 USGR 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, or writing of brief materials about U.S. government agencies. Outreach may entail covering congressional hearings and markups, and preparing and attending congressional, administration, and/or 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.
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a Senior Assistant at our Washington, DC office. The Senior Assistant performs a variety of standar 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.
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a Sr. Program Officer - Seafood Traceability at our Washington, DC, office. This position serves jointly on the WWF-US Oceans Team and Markets and Seafood Team, supporting the development and execution of WWF’s strategy to improve seafood traceability and promote transparency in fishing. This role will have links to WWF’s worldwide network through the WWF Oceans Practice. This position is open for an original term of 18 months with a possibility for extension.
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a Global Food Lead Scientist, location flexible.
Never has the planet faced environmental threats of the scale and urgency that we see today. But we also find ourselves in a unique time of extraordinary opportunity for change. Following the establishment of the Sustainable Development Goals and the climate agreement reached in Paris, humanity has committed to accelerate a transition toward a more sustainable, ecologically sound and habitable future. The pace and scale of this transition will dictate success or failure. As the world’s largest conservation organization, WWF is determined to capitalize on this momentum. In that context, we are reinventing our practice of conservation, pursuing measurable results and thought partnerships that help shift humanity to a more sustainable footing.
The global food systems are essential to sustain the human population but they have big and varied impacts on the natural environment: 40% of land and 70% of freshwater is consumed for agriculture — the leading cause of deforestation and habitat conversion, the cause of 70% of human-linked biodiversity loss, the source of 30% of greenhouse gas emissions, and the leading cause of fisheries collapse, the destruction of seascapes due to unsustainable fishing practices, and the creation of freshwater and ocean dead-zones through overuse of fertilizers and chemicals.
With the population set to rise from a current 7.5 billion to more than 9 billion by 2050, it is estimated that with business as usual, food production will need to double to cater to the rise in population as well as incomes that in turn change consumer preferences and diets. In this context, WWF is prioritizing the work with the food sector and developing strategies that focus on more sustainable production, landscape protection, reduction of food loss and waste, and sustainable consumer choices for healthy diets.
As the Global Food Lead Scientist (Lead Scientist), you'll use your expertise and professional network to provide thought leadership through forward-looking research, science direction for goal setting, scientific analysis in support of strategy development, and the management of internal and external science talent to support the Global Food Practice team in advancing an ambitious agenda. As part of the Global Science Team, you will bridge the technical and conservation practice worlds as you synthesize information from a wide range of food, agriculture, nutrition, and environment disciplines for their creative application to the global nature agenda. You will lead matrix teams of internal and external partners to break down complex problems into manageable steps to drive conservation outcomes. This is an unparalleled opportunity for a dynamic, strategic thinker who is passionate about WWF's mission and has demonstrated success in leading rigorous scientific research to support issues related to the impacts of production, distribution and consumption of food.
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a Director, Conservation Leadership and Education for Nature Program at our Washington, DC office. The Director provides oversight and management for the Conservation Leadership function and strategy and the operation of our signature Russell E. Train Education for Nature (EFN) program. Leads the capacity development strategy as part of the Global Science vision and mission and our Strategic Engagements delivery of outreach, communications, and capacity plan. Represents WWF globally on leadership, capacity, and diversity and inclusion in conservation. Provides research and analysis for capacity needs and opportunities directly and through partnering with universities and research institutions, in collaboration with our global lead scientists. Oversees the strategic direction of the Russell E. Train Education for Nature Program, fundraising for and executing fellowship and grant programs strategically targeted to harness and support science capacity development in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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The World Wildlife Fund, one of the world's leading conservation organization, seeks a Science Outreach Associate at our Washington, D.C. office. The Science Outreach Associate will serve in the Strategic Engagements team within Global Science. The Science Outreach Associate collaborates with WWF staff and partners to plan science events and to develop science learning resources and communications for the Global Science team to meet their strategic goals and outcomes.
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks an Administrative Assistant for the Northern Great Plains (NGP) region. Under the direction of the supervisor, performs a variety of standard and frequently complex administrative duties, logistical planning and special projects to ensure the smooth functioning of US-based field office using administrative skills, organizational skills, and a detailed knowledge of the organization and its programs and policies.
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Senior Program Officer. The Senior Program Officer (SPO) is a member of the WWF-US Forest and Climate Team. The SPO’s major function is to provide strategic policy support on the topic of international forest and climate policy, with a specific focus on REDD+ and the Paris Agreement. The SPO supports the Senior Director on international policy engagement and associated technical analysis to support it; s/he also collaborates closely with WWF colleagues and external partners to track and influence climate negotiations and climate action. S/he engages other WWF network offices to plan, manage, communicate, and implement program priorities and projects for the Forest and Climate team.
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a Senior Administrative Assistant at our Washington, DC office. This position performs a variety of standard and frequently complex administrative duties, accounting tasks and special projects to ensure the smooth functioning of the Climate & Energy department. Uses administrative skills, organizational skills, and a detailed knowledge of the organization and its programs and policies to further Climate & Energy Department's programmatic goals.
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a Senior Specialist for our Online Advertising program at our Washington, DC office. The Senior Specialist Online Advertising plans, develops, and implements direct response marketing programs for WWF in the US, including online advertising, Direct Response Television (DRTV), email acquisition, and partnerships as relevant to the role. The position plays a significant role in driving revenue and new supporters using both proven and emerging technologies for WWF.
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The Senior Administrative Assistant on the Media & External Affairs (MXA) team performs a variety of standard and frequently complex administrative and secretarial duties related to implementing external communications and media strategies. This includes a special focus on adminitrative support for the Vice President, administrative responsibilities for the MXA team as a unit, and media relations projects to ensure the smooth functioning of the team to advance WWF’s conservation priorities.
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks an experienced US government proposal coordinator for its new business development team based in Washington, DC. The Program Officer supports the development of competitive applications for funding from USG agencies including USAID, USDOS, USFWS, and the EPA, in support of WWF priority initiatives. The program officer works with experienced proposal managers and WWF conservation experts across a wide variety of disciplines, based in the US and WWF offices worldwide. He/she participates in the identification, planning, coordination, formatting and submission of proposals. He/she manages proposal calendars, tracks proposal data, and reporting.
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks an experienced US government proposal manager to join its new business development team. The Senior Program Officer leads competitive proposal efforts for funding from USG agencies including USAID, USDOS, USFWS, and the EPA. Based in Washington, DC, the Senior Program Officer collaborates with WWF conservation experts based in the US and WWF offices worldwide, who are working to deliver science-based solutions to preserve the diversity and abundance of life on Earth, halt the degradation of the environment, and combat climate change. He/she will identify, plan, coordinate, and manage the development and submission of applications and proposals for US Government funding in support of WWF’s broad array of program priorities and initiatives worldwide.
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a Program Operations Specialist. Under the direction of the Program Administrator or Director, manages and facilitates the budgeting and financial management, accounting, revenue contracts management and planning and general administrative functions for the assigned program(s). Provides financial and administrative technical assistance to program staff and others, which may include field offices and/or grantees. Ensures sound financial management, contract compliance, and compliance with performance measures for assigned program(s).
