Program Officer, Natural Resources and Climate Justice – International

Position description

POs at the foundation ensure that grantmaking strategies are developed to support the foundation’s strategic development framework: building strong and impactful institutions, supporting the leadership of people and supporting impactful projects. Reporting to the International Director of NRCJ and as a member of the NRCJ international team working across most of the Foundation’s offices, the PO will hold a variety of responsibilities related to program strategy, grant portfolio development and management, leadership, communications, and people management.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE

The Program Officer is responsible for the development and implementation of a grant portfolio and ensuring all related activities (grant making, convenings, thought leadership, civil society strengthening, government relations) are designed to deliver on the NRCJ-I team’s goals and strategies. They will assess and analyze the landscape of organizations and identify which actors to work with to shape agendas that would promote specific strategic outcomes and make grants to this end. The Program Officer shares lessons with Foundation colleagues worldwide; collaborates broadly with the international NRCJ team; and serves as a ‘connector’ of grantees. They work with leaders in a variety of sectors on issues of common concern to leverage resources towards common goals.

More specifically as part of a multi-disciplinary team, the Program Officer will:

• Manage, monitor and coordinate a grants portfolio, including: annual grant planning, identifying and working with the Foundation’s grantees to develop proposals for grant recommendations, undertaking periodic reviews of progress with grantees, performing grantee site visits, and reviewing financial and narrative reports from grantees.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and implementation of the team’s strategy, working to fulfill the international program goals.
• Develop grantmaking activities in a team-oriented way, that are aligned with global and local strategy goals, and designed to achieve significant and scalable impact.
• Contribute to ensuring that the lenses of gender, disability and youth justice are integrated into the programming across the portfolio of grants and non-grantmaking activities.
• Develop, implement and collaborate in grantee convenings and reflections to strategize and review opportunities, challenges and advances.
• Recommend and participate in learning and evaluation activities to guide the evolution of programmatic work, promote exchange and strategic partnership.
• Represent the Foundation and its work to the government, media, academia, business, philanthropic and civic leaders through meetings, updates, speeches, briefings and interviews, with guidance from the International Director.
• Play a leadership role within the team, working toward and influencing team collaboration, team building and team effectiveness, modeling these skills for the team.
• Serve as a mentor and coach to Program Associate, Program Assistant, Technology Fellow and other team members.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• A minimum of 8 years leading social justice strategies related to climate justice, natural resources or international development.
• Subject-matter expertise in energy systems and transitions, and in extractive industry governance with a particular sensibility to community rights and the complex politics of justice around these themes.
• Deep understanding of and experience with national and global policy processes and social movement agendas surrounding energy transition and extractive industry governance.
• Expertise and experience in the global dimensions of just energy transition and resource governance, complemented by in-depth expertise in a given region, preferably, though not necessarily, a region in which the NRCJ program currently works.
• Exceptional leadership presence – internally and externally.
• Exceptional communications skills – strong active listening skills, constructive verbal and written skills, strong public presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to be a productive member of a community of people at work, respecting differences while working toward shared goals, comfort with periods of ambiguity, constructive participation in ongoing organizational development.
• Ways of working and engaging that align with the Foundation’s mission, core values, and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Personal qualities of humility, capacity for self-reflection, and a sense of humor.
• Experience in change management and organizational transition is preferred.
• Master’s/doctoral degree in related field of study or baccalaureate degree and equivalent experience.
• Fluency in a language other than English and international experience in the Global South are strongly preferred.

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