Senior Project Manager, Latin America & Caribbean

Position Summary:

The Senior Project Manager, Latin America & the Caribbean (LAC), plays a key role working under the direction of the Managing Director, Canada, Latin America and Caribbean to support implementation of a portfolio of priority conservation projects across the  LAC team and supporting the success of the LAC team.

The Senior Manager will help identify, develop, and manage important projects that support the LAC team to achieve their habitat and climate goals and operational priorities. The position will be responsible for helping to define scopes and goals, coordinating meetings, tracking action items, and successfully meeting key deadlines and milestones. The ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining a high degree of integrity and confidentiality is essential to success in the role.

The position will be responsible for providing strategic and operational support to the conservation leaders in LAC, as well as to support hemispheric collaboration between LAC and Audubon colleagues in the United States. These communities are focused on increasing collaboration across the organization and co-developing strategies, priorities, and cross-team projects to achieve impactful outcomes toward Audubon’s Flight Plan goals.

The Senior Manager will also provide support to the Managing Director and Vice President, LAC, by coordinating priority team and individual meetings, helping to develop agendas, and creating or securing materials to support the success of the meetings and inform decision-making and high-quality execution. 

The Senior Manager is a full-time and remote position. The position will have occasional travel throughout the Audubon network.

Compensation:

Colombia: COP $130,000,000 - $148,000,000

Mexico: MXN $584,000 - $664,000

Chile: CLP $40,000,000 - $45,000,000

Essential Functions

• Responsible for identifying, developing, and managing important projects that support the LAC team to achieve their habitat and climate goals and operational priorities including scopes and goals, meeting coordination, tracking action items, and meeting key deadlines.
• Provide strategic and operational support to LAC leaders, including ensuring efficient and effective meeting agendas, managing action items, and assisting with the development of relevant materials to support their success. They will also regularly capture, share, and incorporate learnings and best practices for the team.
• Coordinate LAC team meetings including development of agendas, logical details, meeting materials, and tracking action items. Provide insight on prioritization of team meeting items. Provide support to the Managing Director for effective individual meetings including securing all relevant materials and agenda items and assisting with follow up.
• Evaluate and support information flow to the Managing Director. Assist the Managing Director with developing and synthesizing information, memos, and other documents to support decision-making and internal and external communities, and creating periodic reports on measurement and progress toward goals for internal and external audiences.
• Provide support to LAC teams on utilizing CHIRP, Audubon’s information and planning management system; provide individual and team training and support as needed in partnership with the Technology and Strategy teams; and ensure successful adoption and timely updates by team leaders; support team to ensure annual work plans are reflected in CHIRP.
• Assist the Managing Director with priority administrative items such as managing contracts, engaging with external consultant and vendors, and coordination for key events and activities for the Managing Director.
• Partner with Audubon staff to ensure that equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging principles are incorporated and followed in all aspects of our work.
• Professionally handle confidential information including administration, personnel, and donor information.
• Support a culture of philanthropy, including public funding efforts.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the Americas including through joint planning and execution of shared priorities.
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, business administration, non-profit management, or related field.  An equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered. 
• 7+ years project management experience with demonstrated success developing collaborative conservation strategies and working with diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing complex and multiple projects in a matrixed environment to success, including meeting goals, project deadlines, and communicating and coordinating closely with colleagues.
• Firm grasp of conservation issues and trends.
• A self-starter who works collaboratively with staff on multiple career levels.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, judgment, and a demonstrated ability to collaborate and build coalitions with a wide range of individuals and organizations at all levels.
• Ability to create strong relationships, both inside and outside the organization, and represent the program in the most effective and gracious manner.
• Technically savvy, including proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications and various web-based technologies. Commitment to Audubon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, integrity, impact, and innovation. Demonstrated personal and professional commitment to and experience in advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging. 
• Excellent judgment and ability to maintain confidential information and exercise discretion.
• Outstanding written and oral communications skills, including ability to synthesize complex information.
• Cultural awareness of and experience working and/or living in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish (written and spoken) required.
• Able to travel up to 15 percent.
• Commitment to Audubon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, integrity, impact, and innovation.
• Demonstrated personal and professional commitment to and experience in advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

National Audubon Society Competencies: This role will also be accountable to apply and develop the following competencies

Fostering Relationships: Build trust, mutual respect, and understanding through regular and genuine interactions while promoting a positive and inclusive environment. 

Analytical Thinking: Recognize and value diverse perspectives and experiences in data analysis to foster a more comprehensive and equitable approach to problem-solving. 

Creativity and Innovation: Leverage creativity and imagination to generate new insights and solutions while embracing diverse ideas and approaches that foster innovation. 

Facilitating Change: Work with others to explore innovative approaches to problem-solving while promoting inclusivity, equity, accessibility, and belonging in the change process. 

Team Leadership: Communicate vision and engage others or the team to solve problems while valuing diverse perspectives and fostering inclusivity. 

EEO Statement

The National Audubon Society is a federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, inclusion and equal opportunity and actively seek a diverse pool of candidates in this search.

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