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Or US-Remote, with preference for those in proximity to current EDF US office locations.\nDuration: This is a 2-year fixed-term position with full benefits and the possibility of extension.\nApplication Instructions: Please include a cover letter.\nProvisional Hiring: This position is contingent on an anticipated grant award with the World Bank.\nEDF Forests Overview\nEDF’s Forests Focus Area is one of EDF’s 8 global impact areas, whose goals rise to the level of the enormity of the climate and nature crisis. 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Recognizing the urgency, and in anticipation of a grant award with the World Bank, EDF and key partners will support jurisdictional REDD+ programming and transaction advisory, deploying a transaction-focused delivery model, grounded in direct advisory support to governments and designed to move jurisdictions from readiness to executed carbon market transactions.\nOverall Function\nEnvironmental Defense Fund, Inc. (\"EDF\") seeks to engage a Program Officer to serve on a two [2] year, renewable, fixed-term contract. This individual will support program management activities, including project reporting and monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities for the program. The position will be responsible for supporting the program team to ensure performance monitoring and results reporting across the program are in place and working effectively. This position interfaces across the EDF matrix with other teams including Finance, IT, HR and Development to ensure collaboration and smooth functioning across our units.\nKey Responsibilities\nProvide program management support to the Senior Director and Senior Transaction Manager, including strategic calendar management, scheduling, meeting preparation, logistical support, and other tasks as requested. \nApply excellent organizational, communication, and planning skills by responding to requests for information, helping to coordinate activities, projects and workplans for the team. \nKeep informed of all developments on the program to prepare appropriate narrative reports, briefings, and other documentation as required. \nTrack progress on key funder deliverables and coordinate the collection of inputs for the drafting and delivery of project implementation progress reports to the World Bank.\nLead all Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEL) efforts as needed to ensure high-quality data collection and management, including collection of complete and credible data from all beneficiaries and participating partners. \nProvide continuous support to program staff regarding data collection, data verification, and validation, to ensure timely data collection, analyses, reporting, and completion of other MEL activities. \nContribute monitoring data to learning and communications materials, such as case studies, learning briefs, and success stories. \nParticipate in the development of narrative and financial grant reports, including communicating with EDF staff in other departments. \nProvide oversight into contracting and purchasing for team, ensuring processes and documentation are in accordance with EDF guidelines and donor-required procedures. \nSupport Program and Finance staff to produce timely month-end reports of actual vs. budget results, and monitor grant-level financial activity, ensuring accuracy and completeness; investigate, analyze, and explain variances from budget for income and expense line items. \nPrepare budgets and financial reports for various stakeholders, including program staff, internal management, finance staff, and senior operations leads. \nSupport in overseeing funds to ensure proper deployment of resources in alignment with donor intent, internal policies, workplans, and GAAP rules. \nParticipate in advancing EDF’s organizational effectiveness and culture goals, so people from all backgrounds and experiences feel connected, included and empowered to address environmental and organizational challenges in ways that align with EDF values.\nAs needed, organize special team events and meetings to ensure they effectively meet their desired objectives, including agenda development, site research & selection, contract negotiation, travel arrangements, attendee needs, catering & activity. \nAssist program team to maintain project files in line with EDF policies and procedures.\nReview and track technical documents, ensuring a shared, organized electronic filing system is maintained. \nAdditional responsibilities as assigned, in support of overall Forests and EDF strategy, planning, reporting, and other institutional priorities. \nQualifications\nNative or fully bilingual Spanish speaker with excellent written and verbal communication skills. English fluency required.\n6+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree required. A Master’s degree may substitute for up to 2 years of relevant experience. Project management certification a plus. \nDemonstrated ability to independently develop and execute high-impact solutions in ambiguous or evolving contexts. \nPrior experience working on government grants, with a particular focus on functions supporting compliance, procurement, administration, finance and/or coordination is strongly desired.\nExcellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface well with all departments in the organization and external stakeholders and represent the team in a highly professional manner. \nReporting experience with government grants, foundations, and private donors is a plus.\nExperienced in MS Office Suite, with expertise in Excel: the ability to develop formulas, pivot tables, charts and spreadsheets that clearly present data to facilitate decision-making by management. 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We take into account factors such as candidate experience, skills, training, internal team equity and local norms.\nPlease note that pay ranges are country specific. 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