Overview
World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Senior Program Officer, Social Science.
Major Function
The Senior Program Officer (SPO), Social Science will oversee the day-to-day roll-out and implementation of WWF’s Social Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit, a new flexible approach to monitoring that will enable WWF to monitor environmental governance and management (via elinordata.org), human wellbeing, perceptions of conservation, and adaptive capacity. The Senior Program Officer will also play a critical project management role under the WWF Global Science team’s new focal area, Design for People, Design for Nature. The Senior Program Officer will also engage in other interdisciplinary focal areas within WWF’s Global Science team and work with WWF’s diverse Practice areas.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of training materials and provide technical support to field offices on the Social Monitoring & Evaluation Toolkit in close partnership with an interdisciplinary, international team of conservation scientists and practitioners.
- Coordinate the development of participatory monitoring and evaluation tools with internal and external stakeholders.
- Participate in WWF Network meetings on social monitoring and inclusive conservation.
- Schedule meetings, workshops, and trainings with internal and external stakeholders.
- Coordinate working group meetings; oversee consultancies; lead donor reporting; support budgeting processes as needed.
- Develop agendas and lead collaborative meetings, workshops, and trainings to advance social monitoring across the WWF Network
- Facilitate collaborative working groups and working group meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- A graduate degree in interdisciplinary conservation science or social science (economics, anthropology, sociology, political science) sciences and 3-5 years of relevant professional experience
- Quantitative and/or qualitative social science research experience required, with knowledge of good data management practices
- Experience with project management and science-based monitoring and evaluation required
- Knowledge of area-based and community-based conservation is strongly preferred.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with Spanish language skills desired.
- Experience in facilitation and training desired, including experience facilitating long-term collaborative projects virtually
- Ability to work independently and in a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary team
- Ability to work on initiatives with multiple and competing priorities
- Committed to building and strengthening a culture of inclusion within and across teams.
- Identifies and aligns with WWF’s core values: Courage, Integrity, Respect, and Collaboration:
- Demonstrates courage by speaking up even when it is difficult, or unpopular.
- Builds trust with colleagues by acting with integrity, owning mistakes, and holding oneself accountable.
- Welcomes other points of view and ideas, recognizing and embracing different and contrary perspectives with kindness, curiosity, and encouragement.
- Makes conscious efforts to promote cooperative practices, behaviors, and ways of working across many groups and individuals.
Please Note:
- This is a 1-year Limited Term position.
- We are looking to fill this position as soon as possible; applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received.
WWF is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace and requires all US-based staff to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. WWF will consider requests for accommodation from the vaccine requirement based on disability, medical contraindication, sincerely held religious belief, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.
To Apply:
- Submit cover letter and resume through our Careers Page**, Requisition #22054**
- Due to the high volume of applications we are not able to respond to inquiries via phone
As an EOE/AA employer, WWF will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or protected Veteran status. WWF values diversity and inclusion and welcomes diverse candidates to apply.