This is a great opportunity for a mission-driven individual who are interested in international development, environment, and/or climate programming.
- Are you an impact-driven individual looking for work at the nexus of conservation, climate change and integrated programming?
- Do you want to work with an innovative and collaborative team committed to transformational change in how we approach sustainable development?
- Do you want to lead change within a rapidly growing mission-driven company that fosters knowledge sharing and encourages ideas to streamline management processes?
Purpose and Need
As a part of EI’s Project Management Unit (PMU), the Program Coordinator (PC) will be responsible for supporting project implementation team with administrative and logistical aspects of one large project or multiple smaller projects. The candidate will possess knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience to independently carry out tasks with high quality and exceptional service, using sound judgment and leveraging the guidance of Senior Program Managers, Program Managers, Project Directors, and EI’s Operations Director as needed. The candidate will also engage with the EI-wide program management team in recruiting, some aspects of contractual management, travel management, and operations support. Through this position, the PC will have the opportunity to learn and apply their expertise in program management to achieve Environmental Incentives’ purpose through implementation of United States Government (USG) contracted work.
If you enjoy quickly grasping complex coordination needs and setting clear actionable paths for team members, managing adaptively in response to emerging priorities, please apply. Over time, responsibilities may shift as new needs and priorities emerge in our organization. This position reports to a Senior Program Manager or Project Director.
About Environmental Incentives
At Environmental Incentives, LLC (EI) our purpose is to create the conditions for human and natural communities to thrive. We do this by helping our partners improve the performance of conservation and development programs. Our clients trust us to design and support implementation of programs that (1) use evidence to develop effective strategies within complex systems, (2) center local stakeholder experiences and facilitate collective action, and (3) produce results that support learning about what works. Environmental Incentives is a certified B Corporation with offices located in Washington, DC, South Lake Tahoe, San Diego, Nairobi, and Lima (pending registration). Our remote staff and consultants are based in multiple states within the United States, and across five continents.
Responsibilities
- Assist the project team with management of specific components of contractual, logistical, financial and administrative aspects of USG-funded project(s).
- Participate in the formatting and editing of deliverables, ensuring USG branding and high-quality visuals are incorporated.
- Coordinate with portfolio and project implementation teams to implement administrative tasks compliantly, at high-quality, and with exceptional service.
- Assist in maintaining project trackers and tables, including international travel tracker, labor tracker, deliverables tracker, financial management tracker, approvals trackers, etc.
- Support all aspects of recruiting and onboarding of project consultants and other project-related personnel in collaboration with Company Health Team, project teams, and PMU.
- Assist in management of subcontract and consultant negotiations and engagement.
- Support the implementation team with project procurement efforts and maintain inventory list.
- Plan, prepare, and communicate schedules and progress records of projects’ activities and expenditures, and assist others in establishing project schedules and milestones.
- Assist senior management teams in planning, facilitating, and following up on team meetings, both remote and in-person.
- Assist in research, knowledge management, data management, and work process management in the development of client products.
- Assist with file management and retention of all project files.
- Assist with setting up and coordinating project-related events.
- Support with project administrative functions of project startups and closeouts as required.