Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Responsibilities or duties

Organize, facilitate, and lead meetings and workshops with end-users and external organizations (typically 5-10 participants) to support their efforts to calibrate STAR in order to guide conservation actions in their areas of interest, including scheduling, preparing agendas, coordinating participant engagement, documenting outcomes, and ensuring follow-up actions are tracked

Coordinate interactions between end-users, technical experts (e.g., IUCN SSC Members), and IUCN tools and systems, serving as a liaison point for stakeholder communications

Support the implementation of Science Team projects through project coordination activities including timeline management, meeting organization, event preparation, stakeholder liaison, and coordination with the broader network of partners and contributors

Facilitate the application of data and knowledge products mobilised against IUCN standards (including but not limited to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and Red List of Ecosystems, the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas, and the World Database of Protected Areas including IUCN Green List and World Heritage sites) as appropriate in all projects, including assisting with data compilation and preparation

Coordinate (and sometimes lead) training sessions and provide guidance to staff, partners, and communities on the use of IUCN tools and systems

Support dissemination of results, with particular attention to integrating regional data through (a) assisting with the preparation of presentations for scientific and policy-related conferences and other fora and (b) supporting publication processes into the peer reviewed literature, either into independent scientific journals or as IUCN publications, including coordinating author contributions and preparing supporting materials

Fulfil project coordination responsibilities for tracking and reporting on relevant aspects of the Science Team project portfolio, including maintaining project documentation, coordinating reporting cycles, and liaising with finance team on budget-related matters

Prepare and maintain comprehensive meeting minutes, action item lists, and project documentation

Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

MA or MSc, or higher degree, in conservation-related scientific field or relevant field with demonstrated interest in conservation science

Fluent in both English and French

Excellent people skills, organization, and attention to detail essential, with demonstrated ability to lead meetings with external stakeholders (up to 10 participants) independently and represent an institution such as IUCN professionally

Strong project management and coordination skills required, demonstrated through specific examples of managing multiple simultaneous projects with diverse partners (please provide brief examples in your application cover letter)

Excellent written and oral communication skills, including meeting facilitation, minute-taking, and documentation abilities required

Comfortable working with data and supporting data compilation and preparation using tools such as IBAT

Ability to work independently and take initiative in coordinating across multiple stakeholders essential

Experience coordinating or collaborating with stakeholders at local, national, and international levels very useful; experience leading stakeholder meetings an asset

Experience working in conservation contexts in the Global South useful; please describe specific regional experience in your application, including countries and organizational contexts

Familiarity with Nature Positive frameworks and global conservation targets, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework useful.

Demonstrated capacity to communicate scientific information clearly to diverse audiences

Experience needed

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• Organize, facilitate, and lead meetings and workshops with end-users and external organizations (typically 5-10 participants) to support their efforts to calibrate STAR in order to guide conservation actions in their areas of interest, including scheduling, preparing agendas, coordinating participant engagement, documenting outcomes, and ensuring follow-up actions are tracked
• Coordinate interactions between end-users, technical experts (e.g., IUCN SSC Members), and IUCN tools and systems, serving as a liaison point for stakeholder communications
• Support the implementation of Science Team projects through project coordination activities including timeline management, meeting organization, event preparation, stakeholder liaison, and coordination with the broader network of partners and contributors
• Facilitate the application of data and knowledge products mobilised against IUCN standards (including but not limited to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and Red List of Ecosystems, the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas, and the World Database of Protected Areas including IUCN Green List and World Heritage sites) as appropriate in all projects, including assisting with data compilation and preparation
• Coordinate (and sometimes lead) training sessions and provide guidance to staff, partners, and communities on the use of IUCN tools and systems
• Support dissemination of results, with particular attention to integrating regional data through (a) assisting with the preparation of presentations for scientific and policy-related conferences and other fora and (b) supporting publication processes into the peer reviewed literature, either into independent scientific journals or as IUCN publications, including coordinating author contributions and preparing supporting materials
• Fulfil project coordination responsibilities for tracking and reporting on relevant aspects of the Science Team project portfolio, including maintaining project documentation, coordinating reporting cycles, and liaising with finance team on budget-related matters
• Prepare and maintain comprehensive meeting minutes, action item lists, and project documentation
• Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

• Excellent people skills
• Organization
• Attention to detail
• Ability to lead meetings with external stakeholders (up to 10 participants) independently
• Ability to represent an institution professionally
• Strong project management and coordination skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Meeting facilitation
• Minute-taking
• Documentation abilities
• Comfortable working with data
• Supporting data compilation and preparation using tools such as IBAT
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to take initiative in coordinating across multiple stakeholders
• Experience coordinating or collaborating with stakeholders at local, national, and international levels
• Experience leading stakeholder meetings
• Experience working in conservation contexts in the Global South
• Familiarity with Nature Positive frameworks and global conservation targets, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
• Demonstrated capacity to communicate scientific information clearly to diverse audiences

• MA or MSc, or higher degree, in conservation-related scientific field or relevant field with demonstrated interest in conservation science
• Fluent in both English and French