July 2023OrganizationAmazon Conservation’s mission is to unite science, innovation, and community to protect the Amazon—thegreatest wild forest on Earth.As conservation pioneers since 1999, we have used science to guide our multi-pronged approach toenvironmental conservation and restoration in the western Amazon. Our founding program provided supportfor Brazil nut harvesters in Peru, as an incentive for protecting the forest. Since then, the organization hasgrown to protect over 9.3 million acres of rainforest, establish Peru’s first conservation concession, hostthousands of scientists and tourists at our three premier research stations, empower indigenouscommunities to develop forest-friendly livelihoods, and so much more. Our on-the-ground efforts aregeographically focused in the headwaters of the Amazon basin, where the Amazon forest meets the Andesmountain range in southeastern Peru and northern Bolivia. We recently expanded our real-time satellitemonitoring program to Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil through local partnerships.For more information, please visit www.amazonconservation.org.Position OverviewAmazon Conservation seeks an organized and detail-oriented professional to serve as Program Associatewithin our growing Washington, DC office. The Program Associate is a part of the organization’s ProgramsTeam and works closely with the DC-based Development and Finance teams, the Alliance Grants team andother Alliance technical staff, as well as with regional partners to help secure institutional funding support togrow the reach of our 10-year Alliance Strategy.The Program Associate will focus on program management, including grant reporting, budgeting andfinancial reporting, maintaining donor relations, and program implementation oversight and grant productsand deliverables. The Program Associate will also assist with research and writing to develop competitivegrant proposals, identifying and following up on funding opportunities, and coordinating closely with oursister organizations in Peru (ACCA) and Bolivia (ACEAA), as well as with other partners across the Amazon.The Program Associate will report directly to the Program Director and support the Program Manager alongwith other DC staff members in daily program management operations, strategic planning, and contributingto communications materials.ResponsibilitiesGrant and Project Management (65%) Support ACA in providing grant management support and technical backstopping for partners on theground. Help draft and review narrative and financial reports for donors. Support management of ACA grant budgets, including management of sub‐agreements,disbursement requests, and changes to grant implementation deliverables. Assist ACA in maintaining strong relationships with funders, partners, advisors and others. Support Programs Team to translate grant reports and other materials. Create, manage and update grants reporting calendar on a monthly basis, and track progress ofsubmitted proposals.Lead organization of online files management for the Programs team within Dropbox.Institutional Giving fundraising support (15%) Oversee and update Institutional Giving funders accounts in Salesforce. Manage and update Institutional Giving pipeline and Moves Management plan. Seek, research, and evaluate appropriate grant opportunities.Grant writing (10%) Support the team in writing grant proposals and submitting grant applications, including budgetdevelopment. Assist in the formulation of project concepts and proposals in English and Spanish.Other duties (10%) Raise ACA's profile by attending or presenting at events, conferences and other venues as needed. Contribute writing & editing to annual report, quarterly newsletter, and other institutionalcommunications. Coordination with colleagues in the ACA‐DC office via weekly meetings and quarterly reports. Support preparation and execution of meetings of the Board of Directors.Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree and 3‐4 years of nonprofit experience. Professional competency in Conservation, Environmental Science, Climate Change Mitigation andAdaptation, International Development or related fields highly preferred. Professional proficiency in written and spoken English and Spanish, Ability to glean and understand technical documents and other information and edit and rewrite theinformation in a clear and direct style while preserving intricacies of complex content. Excellent research skills. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Experience with coordinating fundraising strategies and activities. Ability to perform well in a fast‐paced, cross‐cultural team environment. Ability to travel internationally up to 2‐4 times annually. Strong computer skills and proven ability to use standard technology packages, i.e. Microsoft Word,PowerPoint, Excel, Google Drive, Dropbox, Zoom. Self-motivated with strong organizational skills, problem-solver, positive can-do attitude, and highaccountability.Amazon Conservation offers a competitive benefits package that includes employer-paid medical, dental,vision, short- and long-term disability, as well as a matching pension plan, 70% dependent healthcarecoverage, 12 sick days, 3 personal days, and 25 vacation days. EOE.Salary commensurate with experience.Please note that this is a hybrid position and the candidate must be located in the DMV area (Washington,DC, Maryland, Virginia) to access our DC office two days a week, occasionally three, as events are planned.Application Guidelines
Please submit your cover letter, resume, recent writing sample and a list of three references via email toapplications@amazonconservation.org with the subject title “Program Associate Application.” Applicationswithout all required materials will NOT be reviewed. Due to the high volume of applications, the organizationwill only reply to finalist candidates. No phone calls, please.Candidates are reviewed on a rolling basis. Position open until filled and is available immediately.