What you will do: 

Program Strategy & Implementation (50%):

Work with the WRI Africa’s Food, Land, and Water (FLW) Director and WRI’s Global Director of Restoration to ensure that Restore Local drives impact and is locally relevant across priority geographies

Oversee the development and implementation of Restore Local’s annual goals, workplans, and budgets

Assist program teams in aligning their workplans and results framework with Restore Local’s strategy and WRI’s institutional priorities

Lead the design and implementation of team frameworks, processes, and tools for strategic and results-based management of Restore Local

Implement Restore Local’s accountability matrix (e.g., RACI framework) to facilitate strategic decision making across a highly matrixed and cross-geography team

Oversee measurement and reporting of Restore Local outcomes to maintain accountability to donors and WRI leadership

Providing governance and oversight across multiple projects in Restore Local program, ensuring compliance with organizational policies, procedures, and standards

Prepare regular written updates for internal and external communication

Staff/Team Management (25%):

Directly supervise a multi-disciplinary team of Restore Local managers in Africa ensuring timely and high-quality delivery

Mentor junior staff, nurturing talent for professional growth

Manage timely execution of internal team decision-making processes, strategy reviews, pause & reflect sessions to capture learnings, annual goal setting, and team performance reviews

Coordinate with other WRI teams (e.g., Food team, Water team, Cities team) as needed to ensure alignment and integration of Restore Local activities

Fundraising & Thought Leadership (25%):

Work with the WRI leadership and development experts to build, prioritize, and manage a pipeline of prospective funders and investors

Contribute to successful six- and seven-figure proposals to advance the objectives of Restore Local, with a focus on outcome-based finance mechanisms and innovative monitoring practices

Work with the Communications team to develop and implement an integrated strategy for influencing public sector leaders, private financiers and philanthropies, and restoration champions to advance the goals of Restore Local

Represent WRI in diverse communities, including speaking engagements, attending conferences, and participating in other key internal and external meetings

Help the team develop and prioritize partnerships with external organizations that can help achieve Restore Local’s desired impact; drive decision-making and course corrections when needed.

What you will need: 

Education: You have a completed master’s degree  in environmental management, public policy, finance, economics, or similar. Relevant work experience is accepted in lieu of a degree

Experience: You have 12+ years full-time relevant work experience, at least 3 in a management capacity, in the field of program management, nature-based solutions and climate change resilience in Africa

Demonstrated experience working in non-profit organizations and prior engagement on environmental or international development, with extensive experience in program management methods and tools

Demonstrated experience managing complex projects from beginning to end and have familiarity with frameworks for planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning (PMEL)

Experience with non-grant funding in climate and nature-based solutions and with engaging private and public sector financiers

Demonstrated ability in managing a complex workload with a largely remote team

Demonstrated success in convening stakeholders from multiple backgrounds and with diverse interests around a shared vision and working in a multi-disciplinary and intercultural team

Demonstrated interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills, managing complex situations with tact, respect and diplomacy

Experience communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Position will require regular travel regionally and internationally

Languages: Written and spoken proficiency in English. Written and spoken fluency in French is highly desired

Requirements: Existing work authorization is required where this position is based. WRI is unable to authorize visa work authorization.