Programme Associate - Research & Development
IUCN
North America · United States · Washington, DC, USA · United States · Washington, DC, USA · Washington, DC, USA · Remote
Posted on Aug 1, 2025
1.Support initiatives related to Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Adaptation/Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), gender, and Indigenous Peoples. This involves collaborating with colleagues across Thematic Teams, Regions, Commissions, IUCN Members, and partners; compiling reports, synthesizing information, tracking deliverables, and facilitating high-level meetings and workshops.
2.Support efforts to strengthen evidence for policy and practice influence through research and analysis. This includes engaging with policy streams of UNFCCC, UNCBD, UNCCD, and other fora; interacting with stakeholders on selected policy discourses; planning and organizing workshops, events, and communications; and drafting and publishing issue briefs and technical papers.
3.Assist in IUCN’s engagement with global network partnerships and support teams in representing IUCN, working groups, and organizing and presenting at events and webinars.
4.Contribute to developing knowledge products on climate change adaptation and other sectoral areas, such as gender and Indigenous Peoples. This includes working on the development of technical and position papers, drawing on experiences and lessons from implementation processes.
5.Support programme development and proposal responses by analyzing donor priorities, identifying key internal and external stakeholders, and proposing potential interventions, while liaising with IUCN regional and country offices and Thematic Teams.
6.Carry out any other relevant task as assigned by, and agreed with, the line manager.
The above job description contains the main duties and responsibilities for this position. However, in a small organization such as IUCN, staff members are expected to show flexibility in their approach to work and be willing to undertake other tasks that are reasonably allocated to them, but which are not part of their regular job description. Where any task becomes a regular part of an employee's responsibilities, the job description will be changed in consultation with the employee and the Human Resources Management Group. Being an international organization the institution reserves the right to re-assign duty stations for any internationally recruited position, after consultation with staff members and taking into account their personal circumstances.
2.Support efforts to strengthen evidence for policy and practice influence through research and analysis. This includes engaging with policy streams of UNFCCC, UNCBD, UNCCD, and other fora; interacting with stakeholders on selected policy discourses; planning and organizing workshops, events, and communications; and drafting and publishing issue briefs and technical papers.
3.Assist in IUCN’s engagement with global network partnerships and support teams in representing IUCN, working groups, and organizing and presenting at events and webinars.
4.Contribute to developing knowledge products on climate change adaptation and other sectoral areas, such as gender and Indigenous Peoples. This includes working on the development of technical and position papers, drawing on experiences and lessons from implementation processes.
5.Support programme development and proposal responses by analyzing donor priorities, identifying key internal and external stakeholders, and proposing potential interventions, while liaising with IUCN regional and country offices and Thematic Teams.
6.Carry out any other relevant task as assigned by, and agreed with, the line manager.
The above job description contains the main duties and responsibilities for this position. However, in a small organization such as IUCN, staff members are expected to show flexibility in their approach to work and be willing to undertake other tasks that are reasonably allocated to them, but which are not part of their regular job description. Where any task becomes a regular part of an employee's responsibilities, the job description will be changed in consultation with the employee and the Human Resources Management Group. Being an international organization the institution reserves the right to re-assign duty stations for any internationally recruited position, after consultation with staff members and taking into account their personal circumstances.
