| 7047 |
| Business and Nature |
| International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) |
| Cambridge Office, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Head, Business and Nature |
| 100% |
| P2 |
| 01 December 2024 |
| Fixed-term (22 months) |
28 October 2024
BACKGROUND
The Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool is the product of a ground-breaking alliance between four major conservation organisations; the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), BirdLife International, Conservation International and the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). The tool integrates data from core global biodiversity datasets – the World Database on Protected Areas, World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas and the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species – into a single portal to support decision makers from industry, finance and governments. Launched over 16 years ago, it is an innovative solution for providing biodiversity information to decision makers while channelling resources into the underlying datasets.
This role sits within IUCN’s Business & Nature Global Team, who are responsible for developing and delivering a coherent and impactful programme of work that leverages IUCN’s knowledge, tools, metrics, and approaches to accelerate the adoption by companies of practices that deliver nature positive outcomes and societal benefits. This programme is delivered primarily through the development of private sector and public partnerships and action at the corporate, sectoral, supply chain, and regulatory levels.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Overall Responsibility
The Biodiversity and Business Lead is responsible for supporting and strengthening IBAT’s engagement with businesses and financial institutions. The post holder will support IBAT’s users and key collaborators in the impactful use of biodiversity data, design and develop knowledge products to increase the uptake and reach of IBAT, and represent IBAT on the global stage. In doing so, the post holder will collaborate across the IBAT Secretariat, as well as with key counterparts across the IBAT Alliance.
Specific duties and responsibilities
Technical and scientific delivery
• Support IBAT’s users in the application of biodiversity data to understand biodiversity related impacts, dependencies, risks and opportunities
• Lead IBAT’s engagement and positioning within the biodiversity disclosure landscape, including TNFD, CSRD and SBTN
• Working across the IBAT team, and in conjunction with IBAT’s Product Manager, design and develop knowledge products to increase the uptake and impact of IBAT
• Collaborate with experts across the IBAT Alliance to develop and review methodologies for using biodiversity data in private sector applications
Cross cutting stakeholder engagement
• Liaise with IBAT’s Scientific Advisory Committee to ensure IBAT’s products and service offerings are scientifically robust
• Represent and promote IBAT on webinars and at events, including high level dialogues such as Conference of the Parties (COP)
• Engage with key collaborators to strengthen IBAT’s strategic partnerships
• Represent IBAT on technical working groups and sub committees
Capacity building, knowledge generation and communication
• Build the capacity of the IBAT team, particularly junior professionals, on business and biodiversity topics
• Develop and review content on biodiversity and business topics for a range of uses, including thought leadership pieces, blogs and newsletters
• Develop industry guidance, briefing notes and supporting materials on the application of biodiversity data
REQUIREMENTS
• •Master’s degree in Biodiversity, Biology, Ecology, Natural Resources Management, Environmental Policy, Sustainability Management, or another relevant field required. Strong grounding in biodiversity, conservation, sustainable development and social science concepts and theory, beyond immediate field of expertise.
• Minimum 8-10 years of experience, and minimum 5 required in engaging and working with the private sector on biodiversity themes.
• Technical understanding of the evolving biodiversity disclosure landscape, including TNFD, CSRD, ESRS, SBTN, GRI and EUDR
• Robust understanding of key biodiversity datasets, ideally the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, World Database on Protected Areas and World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas
• Experience representing organisations at high level events
• Experience in planning and developing messaging in terms of effective knowledge uptake, understands and can adapt to target audience.
• Ability to take initiative, exercise good judgment, think laterally and resolve complex issues in a dynamic and changing environment.
• Skilfully prioritizes, manages, and balances operational task flows and can identify, anticipate and address critical operational dependencies. Successfully manages competing demands and deadlines.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Proficiency in written and spoken French and/or Spanish is desirable.• Applicants must have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom |
APPLICATIONS
Applicants are requested to apply online through the HR Management System, by opening the vacancy announcement and pressing the « Apply » button.
Applicants will be asked to create an account and submit their profile information. Applications will not be accepted after the closing date. The vacancy closes at midnight, Swiss time (GMT+1 / GMT+2 during Daylight Saving Time, DST). Please note that only selected applicants will be personally contacted for interviews.
Other job opportunities are published in the IUCN website: https://www.iucn.org/involved/jobs/
About IUCN
IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together.
Created in 1948, IUCN is now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of more than 1,400 Member organisations and around 16,000 experts. It is a leading provider of conservation data, assessments and analysis. Its broad membership enables IUCN to fill the role of incubator and trusted repository of best practices, tools and international standards.
IUCN provides a neutral space in which diverse stakeholders including governments, NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together to forge and implement solutions to environmental challenges and achieve sustainable development.
Working with many partners and supporters, IUCN implements a large and diverse portfolio of conservation projects worldwide. Combining the latest science with the traditional knowledge of local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being.
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