Senior Programme Officer, WALD Innovation Facility

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Bonn, Deutschland IUCN Vollzeit
Job Summary

The Senior Programme Officer will be responsible for the overall management and coordination of the activities and outputs under the IF. This includes providing expert knowledge in the areas of intervention (biodiversity, carbon markets) and ensuring the timely operational and financial planning, control, implementation, and monitoring of the project.

Main Responsibilities

1. Management and Strategic Coordination of the IF

• Assume overall responsibility for the management and strategic orientation of the project, providing expert knowledge in the areas of carbon credits and biodiversity.
• Maintain oversight of the initiative and ensure effective, efficient, and adaptive management of project resources (financial, human, and intellectual).
• Deliver effective project planning and control of implementation, including planning, execution, monitoring & evaluation, technical and financial management, and reporting.
• Coordinate the organisational development and implementation of all activities funded under the IF in close coordination with KfW.
• Take the lead in ensuring an efficient and successful inception and ensuing implementation of the IF.
• Design and shape the programme and its suite of projects to maximise positive impact.

2. Staff Engagement and Coordination

• Closely coordinate all IF activities with the donor agency and develop relationships and coordinate IF related tasks with other IUCN Teams and Centres, and staff within regions and country offices.
• Supervise staff and external consultants, and mobilise the expertise of relevant IUCN commissions, members, and the IUCN Secretariat in the implementation of the IF.

3. Communication

• Serve as IUCN Secretariat IF representative at international fora and present the aim and value of the IF at relevant conferences, fora, and events.
• Ensure the IF is promoted through various media channels and networks, ensuring high-quality project submissions and growing recognition of the IF.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Carbon Finance, Biodiversity and Conservation, Natural Resources Management, Sustainable/Conservation Finance, or another relevant field required.
• Minimum 10-12 years of Carbon Credits/Markets experience required.
• Strong grounding in biodiversity, conservation, sustainable development, and social science concepts and theory, beyond immediate field of expertise.
• Technical understanding of international carbon methodologies (IFM, ARR, REDD), standards (CCBA. Verra, Gold Standard), and the process for issuance of carbon credits.
• Knowledgeable on the evolving topic of biodiversity credits, and how projects and developers can create and demonstrate biodiversity value.
• Proven ability to bring ideas from concept through to realisation and implementation.
• Ability to take initiative, exercise good judgment, think laterally, and resolve complex issues in a dynamic and changing environment.
• Proven experience in all phases of programme/project development, management, and implementation is essential, including planning, execution, monitoring & evaluation, technical and financial management, and reporting. Experience with the management of grants programmes, strongly preferred.
• Experience in supervising staff and coordinating consultants.
• Works well under pressure, with the ability to prioritise and successfully optimise the allocation of time, people, and other resources.
• Skilfully prioritises, manages, and balances operational task flows and can identify, anticipate, and address critical operational dependencies. Successfully manages competing demands and deadlines.
• Experience in planning and developing messaging in terms of effective knowledge uptake, understands and can adapt to target audience.
• Professionalism and diplomacy in communicating cross-culturally and with diverse audiences.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Proficiency in written and spoken French and/or Spanish is desirable.

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