Sustainable Landscapes Policy Senior Associate
Description
REQUIREMENTS
QUALIFICATIONS
- Mexican nationals or holding a valid working visa.
- A Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields such as environmental sciences, environmental management, geography, economy, international relations, biology, or similar.
- A Master’s degree in these relevant fields such as climate change, nature-based solutions, sustainable landscapes, environmental sciences, sustainable economics, sustainable finance, or similar;
- At least 4-5 years of relevant experience in the promotion and implementation of integrated landscape management strategies, regenerative production and land use, nature positive initiatives, nature-based solutions, landscape restoration and conservation strategies in Mexico.
- Knowledge on public policies on sustainable production, natural resource conservation and management.
- Knowledge in the use of logical frameworks and theory of change for project design and implementation.
- Flexibility to travel inside the country.
- Excellent verbal and written fluency in English and Spanish are essential.
FUNCTIONAL
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills; capacity to build strong partnerships with public and private stakeholders.
- Exceptional planning and strategical skills oriented towards the effective and timely delivery of the agreed outputs.
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to work under pressure and to establish and maintain effective work relationships with people of different backgrounds; sets high but achievable standards for self and others.
- Exceptional analytical and quantitative skills; capacity for synthesis, presentation and communication; and strategic thinking skills.
- Sensitivity to cultural, social, and economic practices of local communities and indigenous peoples, including women, youth, local producers, farmer organizations, among others.
- Seeks opportunities to improve process and outcomes; constantly reviews performance to identify areas to develop.
- Able to pick up and assimilate relevant information quickly and easily; learns new tasks rapidly and responds swiftly and appropriately; can think on their feet in rapidly changing environments.
- Takes balanced view of situations incorporating different perspectives; seeks alternative viewpoints and recognizes priorities, weighs up different options and evaluates risks; reaches logical conclusions and decides on appropriate plan of action; evaluates previous judgements in order to improve.
- Able to communicate information and ideas clearly and articulately both in oral and written form; uses appropriate language, style and methods depending on audience and the purpose of communication.
- Able to convey complex information clearly.
- Anticipates the information that others will need.
- Strong ability to work independently and/or remotely, while maintaining productivity.
- Demonstrate high level of integrity in handling privileged information.
- Sets personal goals which are challenging but achievable. Pursues these with energy, persistence and determination.
- Enthusiastic and committed to improving personal performance levels.
- Excels at problem solving, ask questions and seeks support when needed, shares knowledge with others both internally as externally.
- Actively participates in team encouraging cooperation while being aware of the needs of others.
CORPORATE
- Understand and actively supports GGGI’s mission, vision and values.
- Promote the optimum use of public resources.
- Promote an organizational culture of trust, transparency, respect and partnership.
- Processes and shares information easily.
- Manage emotions and stress positively, builds rapport and resolves conflict easily.
- Promote creativity and innovation among staff.
- Lead where needed and provide solutions to project-level challenges.
Type: Job opportunity
Location: Mexico
Organization: GGGI
Deadline: September 6, 2025
External website link: https://careers.gggi.org/vacancy/sustainable-landscapes-policy-senior-associate-593102.html