Project Management Specialist I – Global Conservation Strategy Analyst
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JobgetherConservation
Based in BrazilFull-TimeMiddle
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Job Details
- Languages
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in Portuguese; intermediate English is desirable.
- Experience
- At least three years of experience in project and program management
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementData AnalysisStakeholder managementReportingRisk Management
Requirements
- Hold a completed bachelor's degree.
- Have at least three years of experience in project and program management.
- Demonstrate experience managing multiple projects, coordinating interconnected activities, and monitoring deliverables.
- Work effectively across multidisciplinary teams, stakeholders, and matrixed organizational structures.
- Coordinate multiple workstreams and support colleagues without requiring formal people-management responsibilities.
- Manage competing deadlines and maintain accurate project documentation.
- Analyze project performance, track indicators and budgets, and prepare reports.
- Identify operational risks and dependencies and recommend practical solutions.
- Use project management platforms and reporting tools; Smartsheet experience is particularly relevant.
- Understand project budgeting, resource allocation, data quality, documentation, and accountability requirements.
- Have strong written and verbal communication skills in Portuguese.
- Be willing to travel as required, including to remote sites with challenging environmental or terrain conditions.
- An active internationally recognized professional certification is an advantage.
- Intermediate English, Brazilian Amazon conservation experience, and relevant postgraduate education are desirable.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate the technical and operational management of multiple conservation projects and programs.
- Connect project activities and deliverables with intermediate outcomes and long-term conservation objectives.
- Develop and maintain project action plans, work plans, schedules, milestones, responsibilities, dependencies, and deliverables.
- Track indicators, targets, data sources, responsible parties, and verification methods.
- Maintain project information in Smartsheet, including schedules, activities, budgets, risks, dependencies, and performance indicators.
- Track program budgets and expenditure and align financial execution with approved work plans.
- Develop dashboards, periodic reports, executive summaries, and strategic analyses.
- Organize and validate project evidence for data quality reviews, peer reviews, audits, and funder reporting.
- Coordinate internal teams, programs, external partners, and relevant stakeholders to support project delivery.
- Travel when required to support project activities, including work in remote locations and challenging terrain.
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