Senior Director, Community Bioeconomy Finance

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☕ Washington – Remote

☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $143.9k - $206.9k / year

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💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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World Wildlife Fund

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1001 - 5000 employees

Our planet faces many big conservation challenges. No one person or organization can tackle these challenges alone, but together we can. WWF-USFor more than 50 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature.The world’s leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by over 1 million members in the United States and six million globally. WWF’s unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, and involves action and partnership at every level from local to global to ensure the delivery of innovative solutions that meet the needs of both people and nature.

📋 Description

• Design and advance durable financial solutions that support Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs). • Lead WWF’s strategy to mobilize, structure, and advise stakeholders on finance that strengthens community-led bioeconomy enterprises. • Pilot, evaluate, and refine innovative community finance models. • Build and steward relationships with Indigenous leaders and community organizations. • Mobilize catalytic capital to test and scale community finance models. • Lead feasibility assessments and enabling conditions analyses. • Support negotiation and closing of financing arrangements with governments and NGOs.

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 12 years of experience in development finance, impact investment, project finance, or related fields at the intersection of conservation and community economic development. • Advanced degree in economics, finance, economic development, management, or related field. • Demonstrated experience strengthening or working with local financial institutions (e.g., SACCOs, community funds, credit unions, rural banks). • Experience designing blended finance structures and/or catalytic capital mechanisms. • Practical experience working with terrestrial or ocean-based bioeconomy enterprises in developing country contexts. • Strong ability to work inclusively with Indigenous Peoples and local communities. • Experience building multi-stakeholder partnerships across public, private, and philanthropic sectors. • Strong financial modeling and analytical skills. • Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in entrepreneurial and evolving institutional contexts. • Strong program management capabilities. • Fluency in English required; Ability to work in Spanish strongly preferred. • Committed to building and strengthening a culture of inclusion within and across teams. • Identifies and aligns with WWF’s core values: COURAGE – INTEGRITY – RESPECT – COLLABORATION.