Project Manager, HCI

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Cambodia, +2 more countries.

📋 Description

• Oversee the support provided by the Global Coordination Unit to HCI partners and ensure the effective implementation of all project elements.

• Manage the Global Coordination Unit team and facilitate daily project operations.

• Collaborate with ten Component 1 partners and connect with specialists across different components.

• Evaluate and authorize annual work plans and budgets while offering technical guidance on partner initiatives.

• Lead the execution of Components 2 and 3, which include the Youth Policy Leaders program.

• Oversee monitoring, evaluation, learning, project activities, outcomes, risks, procurement management, expenditures, workshops, reviews, evaluations, communications, and the project website.

• Create annual work plans and budgets in collaboration with sub-grantees and partners.

• Direct the workflow of the Indigenous Global Steering Committee.

• Prepare and manage reports on project progress, finances, workshops, co-financing, and project closure.

• Supervise the hiring and management of staff, consultants, and subcontractors.

• Ensure quality assurance in accordance with GEF and WWF standards and policies.

• Facilitate partnerships, co-financing, stakeholder engagement, gender equality, and social inclusion efforts.

• Represent the project at conferences, meetings, and workshops.

• Develop and implement the project exit strategy.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant technical experience, including at least five years in project management.

• Bachelor’s Degree; a post-graduate degree in a related field is preferred.

• At least five years of experience in supporting and collaborating with Indigenous peoples and local community organizations.

• Proven history of culturally sensitive and respectful, community-centered collaboration with Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

• Demonstrated ability to engage with Indigenous peoples and local community representatives, as well as senior staff from government, NGOs, businesses, and donor agencies.

• Familiarity with the Convention on Biological Diversity and/or other multilateral agreements and processes, with a focus on biodiversity, the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities, and financing.

• Experience in delivering technical and financial reports to donor organizations for large-scale projects.

• Proven track record of managing similar, complex, multi-stakeholder, and multi-country projects.

• Experience leading a team and coordinating sub-grant partners, preferably across various time zones and cultural contexts.

• Technical expertise and knowledge in the thematic area of the project, such as Indigenous-led territorial stewardship and community-based sustainable development.

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

• Advanced proficiency in Spanish, French, or Portuguese is highly preferred.

• Applicants from Brazil or Kenya must be nationals legally authorized to work in those countries.

• Applicants must be legally permitted to work in the job's location.

🏝️ Benefits

• Paid relocation may be available for applicants in Cambodia, depending on budget availability.

• Visa sponsorship may be available for applicants in Cambodia, subject to budget constraints.

• Opportunities for international travel (approximately quarterly).

• Equal employment opportunities offered.