Project Manager – HCI

World Wildlife Fund

. Lead the Global Coordination Unit’s support for HCI partners and ensure successful delivery of all project components .

Posted 11/5/2026full-timeRemote • Brazil, Kenya, CambodiaSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive project management expertise, particularly in multi-stakeholder environments, with a strong focus on Indigenous peoples' rights and community-centered collaboration. Proficient in developing work plans, budgets, and reports while ensuring compliance with GEF and WWF standards.

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Project Management ExperienceIndigenous Peoples CollaborationTechnical Reporting to DonorsBiodiversity KnowledgeFluency in English

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Hard Skills

Project ManagementTechnical ReportingFinancial ReportingMonitoring and EvaluationBudget DevelopmentCommunity-Based Sustainable DevelopmentIndigenous-Led StewardshipStakeholder EngagementRisk ManagementAdaptive Management

Soft Skills

Culturally Sensitive CollaborationLeadershipCommunicationTeam CoordinationInterpersonal Skills

Tools & Technologies

Project Website ManagementCommunications Strategy ImplementationOpen Standards for ConservationWWF Project Management Standards

Industry Keywords

Convention on Biological DiversityGEF ProjectsMulti-Stakeholder ProjectsIndigenous RightsSocial Inclusion

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the Global Coordination Unit’s support for HCI partners and ensure successful delivery of all project components
Supervise Global Coordination Unit staff and provide day-to-day project management
Coordinate with ten Component 1 partners and partners and specialists in Components 2 through 5
Review and approve annual work plans and budgets and provide technical inputs to partner activities
Lead delivery of Components 2 and 3, including the Youth Policy Leaders program
Manage monitoring, evaluation, project activities, results, risks, procurement, expenditure, workshops, meetings, communications, and adaptive management
Develop annual work plans and budgets, progress reports, financial reports, co-finance reports, and the project close report
Manage the Indigenous Global Steering Committee workflow
Design and maintain the project website and implement the communications strategy
Support implementation visits, learning visits, internal reviews, and external evaluations
Prepare and execute the project exit plan and ensure sustainability of project results
Recruit and supervise staff, consultants, and subcontractors
Provide quality assurance in line with GEF and WWF standards and policies
Coordinate partnerships, co-financing, stakeholder engagement, gender equality, and social inclusion
Represent the project at conferences, meetings, and workshops
Travel internationally for week-long trips approximately quarterly

Requirements

What you’ll need

10 years of technical working experience, including at least five years of project management experience
Bachelor’s Degree; post-graduate degree in a relevant field preferred
At least five years’ experience supporting and working in solidarity with Indigenous people and local community organizations
Demonstrated track record of culturally sensitive and respectful, community-centered collaboration with Indigenous Peoples and local communities
Ability to interact with Indigenous peoples and local community representatives, senior government, NGO, business, and donor staff
Experience with the Convention on Biological Diversity and/or other multilateral agreements and processes, focusing on biodiversity, Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ rights, and finance
Experience delivering technical and financial reporting to donor agencies on large projects
Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder and multi-country projects
Experience leading a team of staff and coordinating sub-grant partners across multiple time zones and cultures
Technical experience and knowledge in Indigenous-led territorial stewardship or community-based sustainable development
Written and spoken fluency in English required
Advanced proficiency in Spanish, French, or Portuguese highly preferred
Knowledge of the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation or WWF Project and Program Management Standards preferred
Experience with GEF Projects and GEF knowledge an advantage
Applicants for Brazil or Kenya must be nationals legally authorized to work in Brazil or Kenya
Applicants for Cambodia must be nationals from South and Southeast Asian countries willing to relocate to Cambodia, where applicable

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid relocation: None
Week-long international travel may be expected approximately quarterly
Potential visa sponsorship and relocation cost support for Cambodia applicants, based on available budget
Equal employment opportunities