Job Description

WEA is looking for a Global Program Manager to co-lead the operations of our
international programs. This is a dynamic role that involves regular collaboration
with women environmental leaders around the world, program organization and
management, and coordination with WEA team members.

About Women’s Earth Alliance
Founded in 2006, Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA) empowers women’s leadership to protect the environment, end the climate crisis, and ensure a just, thriving world. WEA designs capacity-building trainings where women leaders benefit from access to technology, economic development, financing, mentorship and a global alliance.

In some of the most environmentally threatened places in the world, WEA leaders
are defending forests and rivers, saving threatened indigenous seeds, launching
sustainable farms, conserving coral reefs, and protecting land rights. WEA’s
signature approach has equipped over 37,000 women with technical,
entrepreneurial and leadership skills; and in turn, they are reaching over 21 million
people in 30 countries with safe water, energy access, regenerative farming, and
climate initiatives.

Core Responsibilities
Overall Program Management
● Co-lead operations of global programs in Indonesia, India, Kenya, Uganda,
Tanzania, Brazil, Mexico and Nigeria.
-Development and regular updating of MOUs for each partnership
-Regular communication with Regional Program Teams to support
program implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL),
and project quality.
-Manage program timelines and deliverables including annual
budgeting processes and bi-annual grant cycles.
-Identify and address emergent program and partner needs.
● Collaborate with the WEA Program Team and partners to design and
implement additional programs as needed (examples below).
-Together for H2OPE water and sanitation program.
-WEA Women & Climate Entrepreneurship Accelerator programs.
● Co-design and implement WEA’s Alumni Circle events, programming, and
communication.

Impact Measurement + Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)
● Compile impact metrics and generate visual and written communications
assets.
● Collaborate with Senior Program Director, Senior Global Programs Manager,
and WEA partners to:
-Support partner implementation of monitoring, evaluation, and
learning activities.
-Design new monitoring, evaluation and learning strategies as needed.
-Collect, analyze, and communicate program impact.
● Collaborate with WEA Program Team to:
-Ensure program participants fully complete the impact frameworks in
their workbooks.
-Analyze participants’ self-reflection surveys pre- and post-programs.
-Conduct annual impact surveys with program partners and graduates.
● Coordinate with program partners to develop final reports based on final
program evaluations.

Storytelling + Communications for Impact
● Collaborate with Development Team to share impact stories for grant reports,
donor engagement, and fundraising materials.
● Document program developments and successes for internal use, social
media, donor communication, and marketing materials.
● Collaborate on grant writing to grow programming.
● Co-lead program storytelling efforts in partnership with WEA Program and
Communications team members and partners, including developing written
stories, and guiding and managing photography/videography content
collection.
● Keep program design documents up-to-date, including program webpages,
workbooks, budgets, timelines, MOUs, and contracts.

Representation and advocacy
● Occasionally participate in events, conferences, and fundraisers.
● Manage, participate and grow WEA’s network of organizational program
partners focused on climate, gender, racial and economic justice.
● Identify opportunities for WEA’s growth, expanded capacity building work,
and global alliance-building.

Role Requirements
● At least 3 years experience designing, managing, and/or supporting
programs.
-The ideal candidate will have program experience in gender, climate,
and/or environmental advocacy.
– The ideal candidate will have experience managing international
programs, managing intercultural relationships, and/or working
globally.
● Flexibility and openness to work atypical hours in order to build relationships
and to accommodate communications with global partners.
● This is a fully remote position (no exceptions). Candidates must be committed
to and comfortable working remotely. Candidates must have an appropriate
remote working environment, including reliable phone and internet. (NOTE:
Limited opportunity exists for this position to occasionally utilize WEA’s Bay
Area office).
● Detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable managing multiple priorities at
once.
● Experience conducting impact monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL).
● A successful track record of cultivating and stewarding relationships,
collaborations and projects (Strong preference for those demonstrating a
track record of performing these tasks in an international context).
● Strong interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and willingness to go the
extra mile to build effective working relationships with team and partners—
whether by phone, Zoom or in-person
● Experience creating and managing budgets.
● A commitment to justice and equity demonstrating a strong understanding
of the inextricable relationship between environmental degradation and the
perpetuation of racial, economic, sexual, and ethnic oppression and injustice.
● Additional consideration will be given to candidates that demonstrate
leadership initiative, problem-solving, and a commitment to organizational
mission and vision.
● Ability to periodically travel to the San Francisco Bay Area for organizational
events and gatherings.
● Candidates must be fluent in English.

Role Preferences
● Interest and enthusiasm to travel internationally once a year to meet with
partners outside of the United States.
● Bachelor’s Degree, or ideally a Master’s Degree, in Environmental Studies,
International Development, or related fields.
● Proficient in or dedicated commitment to quickly learn common workplace
platforms (e.g. Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, etc). A strong preference
will be given to those who are proficient in Airtable and Salesforce.
● Proficiency in Spanish (both oral and written communications) is a plus.
This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and
responsibilities associated with the position.

Compensation
The dedicated salary range for this position is $65k-75k annually, depending on
experience.

Benefits include (but are not limited to)
● 16 paid holidays per year, including “Winter break” from December 25th –
January 1st
● 2 weeks vacation per year to start
● 10 sick days per year to care for you and your family
● Employee medical, dental and vision covered at 100%
● Employer paid life insurance, STD, LTD
● 403(b) retirement plan available
● Stipend for professional development/skill-building including certifications
related to employees position
● Reimbursement for home office internet costs
● Weekly team wellness check-ins
● Travel for team-building retreat

We believe that many environmental movements have perpetuated the
marginalization of the global majority. We believe that these communities must be
centered in the environmental movement. As such, WEA offers a rewarding,
collaborative, and supportive work environment, which is a welcoming place for
women, Indigenous people, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, various religious, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, and parents.

Additional details
You will report to WEA’s Senior Program Director, and collaborate with WEA team
members across the organization. Your key working relationships will also include
WEA Program Partners and program participants.

Location
While WEA is largely a remote workplace, team members may be asked to travel to
attend Bay Area events and meetings, or to conduct international site/partner visits. This position is only open to applicants eligible to work in the U.S. (Unfortunately, we are unable to offer support with visas.)

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Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 60,000 - 80,000.

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