Senior Programme Coordinator - Forest and Grasslands in Bonn bei International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental network—a democratic membership union with more than 1,000 government and NGO member organizations and almost 11,000 volunteer scientists in more than 160 countries. Its work is supported by more than 1,000 professional staff members in 45 offices and hundreds of partners in the public, NGO, and private sectors worldwide. Its headquarters are based in Gland, Switzerland.

The Forest and Grassland Team (FGT) at IUCN is responsible for developing and executing the global conservation program for forests and grasslands. This includes efforts in primary forest and native grassland conservation, ecosystem restoration on both area-based and landscape scales, and effective rangeland and drought reduction management. The team addresses threats such as climate change and large-scale deforestation by advocating and implementing practical solutions supported by scientific knowledge.

FGT is looking to hire a Senior Programme Coordinator to be based at the IUCN European Regional Office in Bonn, Germany. The Senior Programme Coordinator is responsible for delivering a substantive element of their team’s portfolio as assigned by their line manager. They are required to ensure that IUCN operational and programmatic procedures are observed in full and that implementation is accompanied by a robust and institutionally aligned monitoring and evaluation system. They have a remit for proactive partner engagement and resource mobilisation, prioritising institutional interests and needs, and keeping line management and other relevant staff informed. They are required to co-own and support institutional and group-wide decisions and demonstrate integrity, humility, and self-awareness in their interactions with other colleagues, including junior members of staff, IUCN members, and IUCN expert commissions.