For People, For Nature, Forever
Senior Director, Community Bioeconomy Finance
Location
Washington
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
$143.9K - $206.9K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Director, Community Bioeconomy Finance
World Wildlife Fund
• Design and advance durable financial solutions that support Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs). • Lead WWF’s strategy to mobilize, structure, and advise stakeholders on finance that strengthens community-led bioeconomy enterprises. • Pilot, evaluate, and refine innovative community finance models. • Build and steward relationships with Indigenous leaders and community organizations. • Mobilize catalytic capital to test and scale community finance models. • Lead feasibility assessments and enabling conditions analyses. • Support negotiation and closing of financing arrangements with governments and NGOs.
Job Requirements
- Minimum 12 years of experience in development finance, impact investment, project finance, or related fields at the intersection of conservation and community economic development.
- Advanced degree in economics, finance, economic development, management, or related field.
- Demonstrated experience strengthening or working with local financial institutions (e.g., SACCOs, community funds, credit unions, rural banks).
- Experience designing blended finance structures and/or catalytic capital mechanisms.
- Practical experience working with terrestrial or ocean-based bioeconomy enterprises in developing country contexts.
- Strong ability to work inclusively with Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
- Experience building multi-stakeholder partnerships across public, private, and philanthropic sectors.
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills.
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in entrepreneurial and evolving institutional contexts.
- Strong program management capabilities.
- Fluency in English required; Ability to work in Spanish strongly preferred.
- Committed to building and strengthening a culture of inclusion within and across teams.
- Identifies and aligns with WWF’s core values: COURAGE – INTEGRITY – RESPECT – COLLABORATION.
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