Programme & Operations Officer

ICRI Global is a nonprofit working at the convergence of Indigenous and local community rights, Traditional Ecological Knowledge governance, and international biodiversity policy. We build community-controlled knowledge governance systems that enable Indigenous peoples and local communities to document, protect, and benefit from their ecological knowledge under frameworks including the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing, and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. We engage directly in global policy processes on Digital Sequence Information, community data sovereignty, and equitable benefit-sharing.

Role Description

This is a full-time remote contract role for a Programme & Operations Officer at foundation stage. The Officer will build and maintain ICRI's internal operational systems, coordinate board governance, drive the institutional fundraising and partnerships pipeline, and support field programme coordination across ICRI's active geographies. The role requires initiative, systems thinking, and the ability to operate with minimal supervision in a lean, mission-driven founding team environment.

Qualifications

A bachelor's degree in international development, environmental governance, public administration, social sciences, or a related field is required. An advanced degree is an asset.

Minimum 3 years of professional experience in NGO programme coordination, operations, or international development

Proficiency in Microsoft 365 SharePoint, Teams, Planner, and Excel

Demonstrated experience supporting donor relations, grant research, or institutional partnership development

Strong written and oral communication skills in English at a professional institutional level

Familiarity with CBD, Nagoya Protocol, KMGBF, DSI, or BBNJ frameworks is desirable

Experience working with Indigenous peoples, local communities, or community-based natural resource management is desirable

Self-directed, systems-minded, and comfortable operating in a founding-stage organisation