Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Senior Associate II
- Employer
- Environmental Incentives LLC
- Location
- Washington, Dist. of Columbia, US
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- Sep 28, 2022
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- Sector
- Consultancy/Private Sector
- Field
- Conservation science
- Discipline
- Energy
- Salary Type
- Salary
- Employment Type
- Full time
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Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Senior Associate II
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Environmental Incentives seeks to hire one or more Senior Associates, level 2, to join our growing Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) portfolio. In this role you will contribute technical expertise to delivering highly insightful work to EI's clients across 14 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and to addressing the priority technical needs of our USAID clients in the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean. This work falls under the LAC Environment Support Services Contract (LAC ESSC) where EI is helping USAIDinthedesign, management, and evaluation of regional and bilateral environment, resilience, and energy programs.
As a Senior Associate, level 2, on the LAC team, you will lead scoping, production and finalization of client deliverables, such as a series of facilitated workshops to help clients develop a MEL framework, creation of an assessment or learning product around priority topics such as climate adaptation or ocean plastics, or helping USAID mission staff use evidence-based approaches as they design, implement, and learn from programs that integrate environment and human wellbeing objectives. You will ensure that our clients' needs are met with the highest quality technical insights and products tailored to their needs. This will include managing work processes and the contributions of other EI staff and those of consultants and subcontractors.You will also leverage your excellent communication and project management capabilities to ensure that all client engagement contributes to maintaining and building on EI's trusting, appreciative, and productive relationships with the LAC ESSC client teams.
About Environmental Incentives
Environmental Incentives' Mission is to enhance the environments that sustain healthy communities. We empower public and private sector leaders to maximize the effectiveness of their conservation and development programs. Our clients trust us to design and support implementation of programs that (1) use evidence to develop effective strategies within complex systems, (2) center local stakeholder experiences and facilitate collective action, and (3) produce results that support learning about what works. Environmental Incentives is a certified B Corporation with offices located in Washington, DC, South Lake Tahoe, San Diego, Nairobi, and Lima (pending registration). Our remote staff and consultants are based in multiple states within the United States, and across five continents.
Responsibilities
EI seeks experts in technical areas relevant to our clients' areas of programming interest across the areas of environment, resilience, energy, and inclusive development. As a Senior Associate on the LAC ESSC contract, you will provide technical expertise, informed by international development experience, to our work with USAID in one or more of the following areas: resilience, climate adaptation, biodiversity, environmental compliance, forestry, gender, indigenous peoples, locally led development, monitoring, evaluation, & learning (MEL), ocean plastics, sustainable landscapes, and energy.
Leads Delivery of Service to Clients
EI's LAC ESSC team is largely based in Washington, DC. These positions may be based in Washington, DC or at a remote location, with a preference for remote work to be stationed in at or near relevant clients in Latin America and the Caribbean (especially Colombia, Peru, Brazil, or the Dominican Republic). Employees must be available to work during DC business hours. If located remotely, the staff member agrees to travel to the DC office up to at least once per calendar quarter, with costs of travel covered by EI.
Proof of full vaccination against Covid-19 or legally authorized exemption is required for all Environmental Incentives employees working in the United States, regardless of office location or remote work. Selected candidates will be required to provide proof of full vaccination before beginning employment with Environmental Incentives. Full vaccination is defined as 2 weeks after the final dose of the requisite vaccination.
Compensation and Benefits
The starting salary range for this position is dependent and commensurate with experience. Environmental Incentives also offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
Please submit your application no later thanJuly 15, 2022. On a rolling basis throughout the application period, we will review applications and contact qualified candidates for additional information.
ENVIRONMENTAL INCENTIVES IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
We are committed to developing an inclusive work environment for all employees, where diversity of thought, style, culture, and skill is valued in support of individual performance and potential, as well as our business goals and mission. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or and other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This Organization Participates In E-Verify.
ReasonableAccommodation:
Applicants with disabilities may contact Environmental Incentives coordinators via telephone, e-mail, and other means to request and arrange for accommodations. If you need assistance to accommodate a disability, you may request an accommodation at any time. Please contact Human Resources:
Do you have the legal right to work in the United States? *
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Will you consent to pre-employment background checks, past employment verification and/or reference checks? *
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Do you confirm that the information you have supplied on this application and by way of any oral statements are true and accurate, and do you understand that any intentional mis-statements by you to EI may result in immediate dismissal? *
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Do you have the legal right to work in Colombia, Peru, Brazil, or the Dominican Republic? Please reply "yes" or "no" and specify the country in which you are legally authorized to work. *
Please specify your preferred base station location. See the Base Station and Covid-19 Policy section of this job posting for base station location preferences. *
Voluntary Self-Identification
For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.
As set forth in Environmental Incentives's Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
Gender Please select Gender Gender Are you Hispanic/Latino? Please select Are you Hispanic/Latino? Are you Hispanic/Latino? Please identify your race Please select Please identify your race Please identify your race Race & Ethnicity Definitions
If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:
A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Environmental Incentives seeks to hire one or more Senior Associates, level 2, to join our growing Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) portfolio. In this role you will contribute technical expertise to delivering highly insightful work to EI's clients across 14 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and to addressing the priority technical needs of our USAID clients in the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean. This work falls under the LAC Environment Support Services Contract (LAC ESSC) where EI is helping USAIDinthedesign, management, and evaluation of regional and bilateral environment, resilience, and energy programs.
As a Senior Associate, level 2, on the LAC team, you will lead scoping, production and finalization of client deliverables, such as a series of facilitated workshops to help clients develop a MEL framework, creation of an assessment or learning product around priority topics such as climate adaptation or ocean plastics, or helping USAID mission staff use evidence-based approaches as they design, implement, and learn from programs that integrate environment and human wellbeing objectives. You will ensure that our clients' needs are met with the highest quality technical insights and products tailored to their needs. This will include managing work processes and the contributions of other EI staff and those of consultants and subcontractors.You will also leverage your excellent communication and project management capabilities to ensure that all client engagement contributes to maintaining and building on EI's trusting, appreciative, and productive relationships with the LAC ESSC client teams.
About Environmental Incentives
Environmental Incentives' Mission is to enhance the environments that sustain healthy communities. We empower public and private sector leaders to maximize the effectiveness of their conservation and development programs. Our clients trust us to design and support implementation of programs that (1) use evidence to develop effective strategies within complex systems, (2) center local stakeholder experiences and facilitate collective action, and (3) produce results that support learning about what works. Environmental Incentives is a certified B Corporation with offices located in Washington, DC, South Lake Tahoe, San Diego, Nairobi, and Lima (pending registration). Our remote staff and consultants are based in multiple states within the United States, and across five continents.
Responsibilities
EI seeks experts in technical areas relevant to our clients' areas of programming interest across the areas of environment, resilience, energy, and inclusive development. As a Senior Associate on the LAC ESSC contract, you will provide technical expertise, informed by international development experience, to our work with USAID in one or more of the following areas: resilience, climate adaptation, biodiversity, environmental compliance, forestry, gender, indigenous peoples, locally led development, monitoring, evaluation, & learning (MEL), ocean plastics, sustainable landscapes, and energy.
Leads Delivery of Service to Clients
- Facilitates client visioning discussions that result in products and services that exceed client expectations through feasible, impactful deliverables.
- Leads workflow processes for contracted work, including scoping, production, and finalization of products and initiatives that meet EI's quality standards for production and client engagement.
- Maintains open communication with clients about progress and brings a strong solution-orientation to all aspects of service delivery.
- Contributes technical expertise to the preparation and delivery of contracted (or internal) work, which could include supporting design of USAID activities and MEL frameworks, facilitating Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) processes, designing and facilitating workshops, conducting research and analysis, synthesizing information in audience-appropriate formats, and creating products that meet EI's quality standards.
- Manages production processes and provides technical direction and quality assurance/quality control to others who contribute to products, demonstrating the ability to problem solve with limited oversight.
- Plans, generates materials, delivers content, and follows up for client meetings, webinars, and events frequently with the support of others.
- Prepares communications products that summarize findings and knowledge for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as international development, biodiversity conservation, environmental studies, climatology, and/or monitoring and evaluation, and 9+ years of experience; Master's degree and 7+ years relevant experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience managing work processes and the work of staff, subcontractors, and consultants to deliver high quality client work in your area of technical expertise on time and on budget. .
- Experience providing professional consulting services to USAID in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Experience managing large and complex technical bodies of work.
- Experience with creating communications products that share technical findings and/or communicating key messages to target audiences in a format that meets their communication style.
- Experience as co-/lead facilitator of client and internal workshops involving interactive facilitation techniques, both in-person and virtual.
- Professional working proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese. Professional working proficiency is defined as being:
- Able to use the language effectively in most formal and informal written exchanges on practical, social and professional topics.
- Able to speak the language with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively in most conversations on practical, social, and professional topics.
- Current technical expertise and a strong professional network in one or more of the following areas of international development: resilience, climate adaptation, biodiversity, environmental compliance, forestry, gender, indigenous peoples, locally led development, monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), ocean plastics, sustainable landscapes, and/or energy.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Outstanding soft skills, including the ability to hear and respond to the interests of many parties and to collaborate with, listen to, respect, and celebrate the contributions of others, including others of different cultural backgrounds.
- Problem-solving orientation and growth mindset.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States or country of work (Colombia, Peru, Brazil, or the Dominican Republic) with no restrictions.
- Criminal background check required.
EI's LAC ESSC team is largely based in Washington, DC. These positions may be based in Washington, DC or at a remote location, with a preference for remote work to be stationed in at or near relevant clients in Latin America and the Caribbean (especially Colombia, Peru, Brazil, or the Dominican Republic). Employees must be available to work during DC business hours. If located remotely, the staff member agrees to travel to the DC office up to at least once per calendar quarter, with costs of travel covered by EI.
Proof of full vaccination against Covid-19 or legally authorized exemption is required for all Environmental Incentives employees working in the United States, regardless of office location or remote work. Selected candidates will be required to provide proof of full vaccination before beginning employment with Environmental Incentives. Full vaccination is defined as 2 weeks after the final dose of the requisite vaccination.
Compensation and Benefits
The starting salary range for this position is dependent and commensurate with experience. Environmental Incentives also offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- 100% employer-funded medical, dental, long-term and short-term disability, and life insurance for employees, and the option to enroll in supplemental life insurance.
- Highly competitive 401k contributions that start on day one of your employment. Did we mention we offer environmentally responsible investment options?
- Generous vacation, holiday, and sick time. You'll also get paid time off opportunities each year to vote and volunteer at a charity of your choice!
Please submit your application no later thanJuly 15, 2022. On a rolling basis throughout the application period, we will review applications and contact qualified candidates for additional information.
ENVIRONMENTAL INCENTIVES IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
We are committed to developing an inclusive work environment for all employees, where diversity of thought, style, culture, and skill is valued in support of individual performance and potential, as well as our business goals and mission. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or and other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This Organization Participates In E-Verify.
ReasonableAccommodation:
Applicants with disabilities may contact Environmental Incentives coordinators via telephone, e-mail, and other means to request and arrange for accommodations. If you need assistance to accommodate a disability, you may request an accommodation at any time. Please contact Human Resources:
Do you have the legal right to work in the United States? *
--
Will you consent to pre-employment background checks, past employment verification and/or reference checks? *
--
Do you confirm that the information you have supplied on this application and by way of any oral statements are true and accurate, and do you understand that any intentional mis-statements by you to EI may result in immediate dismissal? *
--
Do you have the legal right to work in Colombia, Peru, Brazil, or the Dominican Republic? Please reply "yes" or "no" and specify the country in which you are legally authorized to work. *
Please specify your preferred base station location. See the Base Station and Covid-19 Policy section of this job posting for base station location preferences. *
Voluntary Self-Identification
For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.
As set forth in Environmental Incentives's Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
Gender Please select Gender Gender Are you Hispanic/Latino? Please select Are you Hispanic/Latino? Are you Hispanic/Latino? Please identify your race Please select Please identify your race Please identify your race Race & Ethnicity Definitions
If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:
A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.
Veteran Status Please select Veteran Status Veteran Status
Form CC-305
OMB Control Number 1250-0005
Expires 05/31/2023
Voluntary Self-Identification of DisabilityWhy are you being asked to complete this form?
We are a federal contractor or subcontractor required by law to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We are also required to measure our progress toward having at least 7% of our workforce be individuals with disabilities. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had a disability. Because a person may become disabled at any time, we ask all of our employees to update their information at least every five years.
Identifying yourself as an individual with a disability is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer will be maintained confidentially and not be seen by selecting officials or anyone else involved in making personnel decisions. Completing the form will not negatively impact you in any way, regardless of whether you have self-identified in the past. For more information about this form or the equal employment obligations of federal contractors under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, visit the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp .
How do you know if you have a disability?
You are considered to have a disability if you have a physical or mental impairment or medical condition that substantially limits a major life activity, or if you have a history or record of such an impairment or medical condition.
Disabilities include, but are not limited to:
- Autism
- Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, or HIV/AIDS
- Blind or low vision
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular or heart disease
- Celiac disease
- Cerebral palsy
- Deaf or hard of hearing
- Depression or anxiety
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy
- Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, or irritable bowel syndrome
- Intellectual disability
- Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
- Nervous system condition for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson's disease, or Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Psychiatric condition, for example, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, or major depression
1 Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. For more information about this form or the equal employment obligations of Federal contractors, visit the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp .
PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.
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