The GLF Program Manager, Communities & Action role at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) is a Full-Time position based in Nairobi, Kenya. ICRAF, founded in 1978, specializes in the sustainable management, protection, and regulation of tropical rainforest and natural reserves. This position requires an advanced degree and at least 5 years of relevant professional experience.
Duties and Responsibilities
Strategic Development
- Define and align a scaling strategy, program documents, reporting processes, and implementation procedures with GLFx, Youth teams, and coordinators, resolving any conceptual or operational conflicts.
- Resolve conflicts in program theories, procedures, and regulations to enable smooth implementation.
- Develop short-, medium-, and long-term strategies to expand GLF’s action on the ground in Latin America Country (LAC), Africa, and Asia-Pacific, ensuring teams meet donor deliverables and GLF strategic goals while remaining attractive to new donors.
- Ensure GLFx and Youth programs are fully integrated across GLF channels, events, activities, and regional priorities, optimizing synergies, resources, and collaboration with Communications, Events, Regional Coordinators, and the Global Program Manager.
- Guide GLFx and Youth Coordinators in maintaining relevance and value for Chapters and Restoration Stewards in 30+ countries and the 1M+ youth network, supporting innovation from capacity-building to fundraising.
Partnership and Growth
- Develop funding strategies with the GLF management team to secure long-term support for GLFx and Youth programs, aligned with other GLF workstreams and CIFOR-ICRAF priorities.
- Lead proposal development and fundraising efforts, and maintain strong relationships with donors and partners to ensure visibility and continued support.
- Strengthen collaboration with CIFOR-ICRAF, Charter Members, and global initiatives such as the Rio Conventions to reinforce GLFx and Youth networks.
Internal Alignment and Processes
- In coordination with the GLF Global Program Manager, co-develop scopes, work plans, budgets, and timelines for new initiatives with donors and cross-functional teams.
- Align GLFx and Youth team activities with the overall GLF strategy, especially flagship programs such as Landscape Leadership Workshops, Action Summits, Exchanges, and Voices of the Landscapes.
- Manage a ~€1.5M annual budget and guide GLFx and Youth Coordinators in meaningful, objective-based budget planning.
- Recruit and manage global GLFx and Youth team members, fostering a creative, positive, and high-performing environment with regular feedback.
Education, Knowledge, and Experience
- Advanced degree (MBA/MSc/MA) with at least 5 years of experience, preferably in disciplines that are relevant to one or more of the GLF themes and sustainable development goals.
- Ability to produce high quality written content.
- Good understanding of international development and/or environment policy processes.
- Proven experience in planning, implementing and evaluating complex projects.
- Proven experience in managing a global team and an annual budget over EUR 500,000.
- Proven experience in working in participatory and bottom-up processes, including in youth or community-led program development.
- Proven experience in supporting networks and communities growth.
- Fluency in English is essential.
- Fluency in Spanish and/or French is an asset.
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