This is a remote position.
1. Program Management:
- Support the Regional Coordinator on overall regional portfolio performance, including in critical planning and monitoring exercises.
- Act as focal person for ILC member-led platforms at national level, namely National Land Coalitions (NLCs) in the region.
- Provide strategic technical support to ILC member-led platforms at national level, namely National Land Coalitions (NLCs) in the region.
- Support portfolio expansion under NLCs.
- Support ILC members in planning, transformative strategy formulation development and multi-year action plans, in line with the ILC operating model.
- Coordinate with Regional Data Specialist and Regional Policy and Advocacy Specialists to foster collaboration and synergies around NLCs, while ensuring effective resource management, joint work plans and advocacy.
- Support NLCs in partnership building with governments, Inter-governmental Organizations (IGOs) member of ILC, and other Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working on land governance issues.
- Assist member-led NLCs in initiating and enhancing partnerships with IGOs, development partners and foundations.
- Collaborate with Regional Communication Specialist to ensure the visibility of NLCs.
- Collaborate with Monitoring and Evaluation colleagues to ensure NLCs share timely and well-prepared reports in line with ILC requirements.
- Collaborate with Learning and Knowledge colleagues to ensure learning and knowledge agendas (global/regional) also build around NLCs priorities and support their overall positioning.
- Represent ILC Regional Team at national and regional events as requested by the ILC Regional Coordination Officer.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the ILC Regional Coordination Officer.
2. Partnerships and Resource Mobilization for Leveraged funding in support of NLCs:
- Collaborate with regional Resource Mobilisation Specialist to support NLCs to secure leveraged funding.
- Collaborate in the development and maintenance of regional donor relationships in support of ILC members in NLC countries.
- Support capacity-strengthening and knowledge sharing on Resource Mobilisation for member-led platform facilitators.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of progressively responsible professional experience in development institutions and/or government service with a focus on land and natural resources at regional level.
- Master’s degree in business administration, development, economics, finance, international relations, or related areas.
- Languages:
o Required: English (Excellent)
o Required: Spanish (Excellent)