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Program Officer, Local Government and Community

4 months ago


Washington, United States World Wildlife Fund Full time

Overview:
World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Program Officer, Local Government and Community Engagement, America is All In

**Major Function**:
World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Program Officer, Local Government and Community Engagement to join the _America Is All In_ team. The Program Officer, Local Government and Community Engagement (Program Officer) will be responsible for supporting the design and execution of strategies to engage city and county governments, tribal nations, community-based organizations, and other public-sector entities in the broad efforts of _America Is All In_. The role will involve the curation of resources and opportunities relevant to accelerating city and community-level climate action. Moreover, the role will include building and maintaining relationships with various institutions within the _America Is All In_ coalition and with partner organizations that drive and support climate action by local governments and other actors.
- All In_ members include thousands of U.S. cities, states, tribal nations, businesses, schools, and institutions of faith, health, and culture that work together to champion a whole-of-society approach to addressing the climate crisis. _All In_ seeks to build stronger engagement by subnational and non-state actors to influence regional, federal, and international climate policy so that they can implement equitable climate action in their jurisdictions and institutions.

**Responsibilities**:

- Maintains _America Is All In_ partnerships focused on local climate action and manages direct engagement with city and county governments, tribal nations and tribal nation associations, community benefit organizations, and other public institutions.
- Considers and prioritizes how _America Is All In_ can be leveraged to enhance the impact of local climate action and to harness large-scale federal climate policy for community-level action, particularly to the extent that Federal programs are dependent on state and local uptake.
- Convenes the cities and climate working group to promote coordination and collaboration across a community of like-minded organizations and help ensure efforts in the cities space are complementary and mutually reinforcing of one another.
- Identifies storytelling opportunities from local governments, tribal nations, and community organizations to inform _All In_ communications; ensures robust public-sector representation and relevancy of content in convenings and events; provides significant support towards the delivery of climate justice strategies aligned with the goals of the Justice 40 initiative.
- Supports the delivery of coalition services to other _All In_ constituencies, including but not limited to states, municipal agencies, cultural institutions, and international subnational actors; helps manage and track engagement from coalition members.
- Represents WWF and _America Is All In_ in relevant meetings.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree and 4-6 years of professional experience or master’s degree and 2+ years of professional experience in community engagement, public administration, climate and environmental policy, or other relevant areas.
- Background in community organizing, advocacy, policy design, or policy implementation is strongly preferred; direct experience working at the state or local level is highly valued.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. climate policy, familiarity with notable state and local level climate and energy policies, understanding of locally relevant programs under the Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, etc.
- Outstanding relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Project management experience, a proven track record of being a self-starter, and the ability to manage multiple tasks with appropriate supervision.
- Committed to building and strengthening a culture of inclusion within and across teams.
- Identifies and aligns with WWF’s core values:

- ** COURAGE** - We demonstrate courage through our actions, we work for change where it’s needed, and we inspire people and institutions to tackle the greatest threats to nature and the future of the planet, which is our home.
- ** INTEGRITY** - We live the principles we call on others to meet. We act with integrity, accountability and transparency, and we rely on facts and science to guide us and to ensure that we learn and evolve.
- ** RESPECT** - We honor the voices and knowledge of people and communities that we serve, and we work to secure their rights to a sustainable future.
- ** COLLABORATION** - We deliver impact at the scale of the challenges we face through the power of collective action and innovation.

WWF is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace and requires all US-based staff to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. WWF will consi