Program Specialist, Protected Areas Strategy - Chimalistac, México - National Audubon Society

Descripción

Overview:

The National Audubon Society is a nonprofit conservation organization that protects birds and the places they need today and tomorrow.

We work throughout the Americas towards a future where birds thrive because Audubon is a powerful, diverse, and ever-growing force for conservation.

Audubon has more than 700 staff working across the hemisphere and more than 1.5 million active supporters.

North America has lost three billion birds since 1970, and more than 500 bird species are at risk of extinction across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Birds act as early warning systems about the health of our environment, and they tell us that birds - and our planet - are in crisis.

Together as one Audubon, we are working to alter the course of climate change and habitat loss, leading to healthier bird populations and reversing current trends in biodiversity loss.

We do this by implementing on-the-ground conservation, partnering with local communities, influencing public and corporate policy, and building community.

Audubon is committed to a culture of workplace excellence, where our talented and diverse staff are deeply engaged with a strong sense of belonging.

The birds Audubon pledges to protect differ in color, size, behavior, geographical preference, and countless other ways.

By honoring and celebrating the equally remarkable diversity of the human species, Audubon brings new creativity, effectiveness, and leadership to our work throughout the hemisphere.

Position Summary:

The Program Associate, Protected Areas Strategy, supports the implementation of Audubon Americas' projects and initiatives related to the creation and management of subnational protected areas in Latin America and the Caribbean (10+ countries).

Under the direction of the Vice President Conservation, Audubon Americas, they will assist in the coordination of the hemispheric Conserva Aves initiative, primarily in Mexico and Central American countries (Belize, Guatemala, Panama, possibly others), and occasionally support the implementation of protected area projects in The Bahamas, Belize, and Chile.

The Program Associate will liaise with programmatic and administrative staff of Audubon partner organizations in these countries, primarily with members of the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds (RedLAC) and national partners of BirdLife International.

They will further support the Vice President Conservation and Conserva Aves team with day-to-day programmatic and administrative tasks, reporting, and communications in collaboration with other Audubon Americas staff and consultants.

Compensation:
$30,000-$55,000 USD / year ($500,000 - $930,000 Mexican Pesos)


Essential Functions:

• Manage daytoday coordination and communication with programmatic and administrative staff of Conserva Aves and protected areas project partners primarily in Mexico and Central America.
• Review reports from Conserva Aves and other protected areas partner organizations and draft corresponding Audubon reports to donors and partners, both internal and external.
• Review and contribute to playbooks and other documents of the Protected Areas Strategy.
• Support project budget management, preparation of expense reports, travel reservations and logistics, and other administrative tasks as needed.
• Support communications teams of Audubon Americas, Conserva Aves partners, and national project partners in the development and publication of social media posts, website and newsletter contents related to the Protected Areas Strategy.
• Occasional travel within Mexico and to other countries as needed for meetings with partner organizations, field site visits, and specific workshops or events to ensure optimal development of projects and programs.
• Partner with Audubon staff to ensure that equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging principles are incorporated and followed in all aspects of our work.
• Other jobrelated duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelors' degree in sustainable development, natural resources, conservation biology, ecology, or related field.
• Minimum of five years of related experience, preferably in the conservation and sustainability arena, nonprofit or forprofit. An equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered.
• Environmental conservation work experience is an essential asset; experience with protected areas as well as bird and habitat conservation experience a plus.
• Workrelated experience in Mexico and Central American countries. Demonstrated experience preparing project reports and managing budgets.
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills that can be adapted to reach a wide range of individuals and used to build consensus. Ability to synthesize and communicate technical and complex information to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Written and verbal fluency in Spanish and at least intermediatelevel English are required.
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