Programme Officer (AD1199)

We are seeking a Programme Officer to join our Ecosystem Assessments and Policy Support Programme who will play a key role in delivering exciting and rapidly growing work in the areas of natural capital and ecosystem accounting.

You’ll principally be supporting a portfolio of work on preparation of ecosystem accounts and their promotion as an important tool to mainstream biodiversity considerations into decision-making across multiple related sectors. You will provide technical insights and knowledge; undertake data analyses to support the creation of ecosystem and biodiversity accounts, prepare technical reports; present the  Centre’s work at conferences and meetings with  international partners; lead the delivery of projects and identify new project opportunities.

You will have had a minimum of three years’ experience of work on  biodiversity projects with international relevance, be familiar with analysis of large datasets and standards required to deliver trusted results, and understand the principles of ecosystem accounting and their wider relevance to promotion of a natural capital approach. You will show a willingness to take on new challenges and acquire new knowledge, and to articulate clearly your knowledge of biodiversity and ecosystem services. It’s important that you are an excellent writer with an eye for detail, a confident and engaging verbal communicator, and can deliver work on time, on budget and on message.

We will provide you with the chance to work with like-minded individuals, in an environment that supports your technical and personal skills development. You will work on high profile projects which really make a difference to the field of conservation in an area aligned to our strategic aims and broader global initiatives. In addition to training and development opportunities, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including generous pension contributions.

WCMC attaches great importance to addressing safeguarding and ethical considerations in all activities carried out by its staff, including where partner organisations or individuals are part of the delivery of our work. This includes children and vulnerable adults in the community who may be vulnerable to abuse. WCMC act with integrity, are transparent and expect applicants to share the same values.

WCMC is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. We do not discriminate against staff on the basis of age; race; sex; disability; gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity; religion; faith or belief.

We will provide you with the challenge of working on high profile conservation projects, where your work really makes a difference to the field of conservation in an area aligned to our strategic aims and broader global initiatives. In addition to training and development opportunities, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including generous pension contributions.

WCMC is a UK charity that promotes for public benefit the conservation, protection, enhancement and support of nature and natural resources worldwide. We do this by collecting, storing, processing, analysing, interpreting and sharing data that increase our knowledge and understanding of biodiversity and the conservation of nature. Good data are the foundation of informed decision-making and we work with many partners to help them develop their knowledge and capacity to make good decisions.

The UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) is a global Centre of excellence on biodiversity. The Centre operates as a collaboration between UN Environment Programme and the UK registered charity WCMC.  Together, we are confronting the global crisis facing nature. We do this through our unique position ensuring science, knowledge and insights shape global and national policy, and by collaborating with partners around the world to build capacity and create innovative solutions to environmental challenges. We use our position as respected custodians of powerful and trusted environmental data to create po.sitive impact for people and nature.

If you are looking for a rewarding and challenging post where you can impress us with your leadership, drive and teamwork, we want to hear from you. Please complete our application form and send it together with your CV and a short covering letter through the link below by 24th March 2021. Applicants must be able to evidence the right to work in the UK.

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