Long-term Opportunities for Job Seekers

Conservation Networks & Facilitation Manager,

WILD Foundation

Location: Remote (with periodic travel for key convenings)

Status: Full-Time Employee

Salary: USD $70,000–$80,000 annually

Start Date: Flexible

Reports directly to WILD Senior Leadership Team

job profile:

WILD is seeking a Conservation Networks & Facilitation Manager to provide high-level facilitation, governance coordination, and network support across a portfolio of conservation networks and global convenings stewarded by WILD.

This is a hands-on role focused on strengthening process, continuity, and execution. The Manager supports senior leadership by ensuring networks function effectively, documentation is clear, and strategic opportunities are tracked and supported.

Because this role sits at the intersection of governance, policy, and long-standing partnerships, success requires strong relational intelligence, sound judgment, discretion, and comfort operating in dynamic, multi-stakeholder environments.

A significant portion of this role (approximately 50–60%) will support the North American Protected Areas (NAPA) Committee, while also contributing to broader WILD network stewardship and program coordination.

This role operates in a neutral facilitation capacity and supports senior leadership in advancing WILD’s strategic priorities.

The ideal candidate brings:

• Strong cross-cultural communication skills

• Advanced meeting facilitation experience

• Executive-level coordination and follow-through

• The ability to synthesize complex dialogue in real time

• Comfort operating in international, multi-stakeholder environments

• Strong relational judgment and discretion

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Facilitation and Convening Support — Provide facilitation and meeting design support for network chairs and dialogue leaders, including virtual and in-person convenings. Responsibilities include:

•Preparing and distributing invitations, agendas, and meeting materials aligned with desired outcomes

•Structuring meetings to achieve goals and maximize productive discussion

•Managing technical support, introductions, and recording primary discussion points and decisions

•Facilitating “from behind the room,” ensuring discussions stay focused, respectful, and productive

•Synthesizing dialogue in real time

•Adapting tone and style based on audience (e.g., government-level formality vs. coalition environments)

This role strengthens process, structure, and clarity to support others in leading effectively. Demonstrated experience facilitating across cultures and governance contexts is required.

2. Executive Secretariat & Operational Follow-Through — Provide executive-level secretariat services that ensure continuity, accountability, and implementation across convenings. Key responsibilities:

•Produce high-level summaries of discussions, outcomes, and decisions

•Track action items, implementation progress, and continuity across meetings

•Maintain organized records and shared document systems

•Coordinate meeting scheduling across time zones

•Maintain accurate contact lists and governance materials

•Support basic budget tracking, invoice coordination, and agreement documentation, in coordination with WILD operations staff

• Track expenses and maintain clear records for reporting and institutional continuity.

The ability to synthesize complex discussions into clear, actionable documentation is essential.

3. Network Stewardship and Relationship Coordination — Support recurring network activities by coordinating logistics, communication, and follow- through. Responsibilities include:

•Maintain awareness of key partners, working groups, and institutional relationships

•Assist in tracking network relationships and identifying areas of overlap or opportunity

•Support coordination between program leads where alignment may strengthen impact

•Exercise discretion and relational judgement in sensitive contexts.

4. Strategic Support and Opportunity Tracking — The Manager contributes to strategic development while operating under the direction of senior leadership. Responsibilities include:

•Supporting development of proposals, concept notes, and briefing materials

•Monitoring relevant policy, funding, and partnership opportunities

•Identifying collaboration opportunities and potential areas where WILD can add value

•Supporting alignment between network activities and broader organizational priorities

Required Qualifications:

• 5–10 years of professional experience in facilitation, network coordination, or multi- stakeholder program management

• Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings and collaborative dialogue

• Strong written synthesis skills and attention to detail

• Demonstrated familiarity with conservation and protected areas contexts, including:

  • Protected and Conserved Areas

  • Wilderness stewardship and ecological integrity

  • Large landscape conservation

  • Multi-stakeholder governance systems

  • International conservation institutions and processes

• Experience working across cultures and geographies

• Demonstrated cultural humility and strong listening skills

• Highly organized and proactive

• Professional presence in both formal government settings and more relational coalition spaces

• Fluent in Google Workspace, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, OneDrive, Teams), Zoom, and comfortable supporting hybrid meetings and demonstrated ability to quickly learn new tools and systems

• Comfort supporting basic budget tracking, invoices, and agreement workflows (in coordination with WILD operations staff)

Strong Preferences For:

•Spanish language proficiency

•French language proficiency

•Background in conservation policy or international development

•Formal facilitation training

•Experience contributing to proposal drafting

•Comfort updating basic website content and managing shared digital resources (a plus, not required).

Organizational Fit

This role is well suited to someone who:

•Believes deeply in advancing wilderness protection, rewilding, and Indigenous- and community-led conservation consistent with WILD’s mission

•Thrives in long-term, relational-centered network environments and understands that durable conservation impact depends on trust, collaboration, and coalition-building

•Enjoys strengthening process and supporting others to lead

•Balances strategic awareness with disciplined execution

•Operates with neutrality and diplomacy

•Can identify leverage points without overstepping authority

•Demonstrates initiative while respecting leadership boundaries

•Is committed to advancing WILD’s mission above personal visibility or authority

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

To apply, please submit the following to resumes@headgloballlc.com with “Conservation, WILD” in the subject line:

• A brief cover letter describing your facilitation and cross-cultural coordination experience

• Resume or CV

• Optional examples of meeting summaries, facilitation products, or coordination materials you have produced