Overview
Alongside our new 2024-2028 strategy, we are seeking an Internal Team Support Coordinator to help guide the ICCA Consortium through the next season of our organisational life. The successful applicant is expected to begin as soon as possible and can be based anywhere with a suitable environment for
working remotely. We are especially seeking applicants with lived experience with territories of life and/or from groups that face intersecting forms of exclusion or marginalisation.
The Internal Team Support Coordinator will oversee the development and strengthening of the Secretariat’s internal team/human resources management systems, policies and procedures, as the team works collaboratively in service of the Consortium’s vision, mission, manifesto for territories of life and 2024-2028 strategy. The Internal Team Support Coordinator will work closely with the ICCA Consortium’s Global Coordinator, Executive Committee and broader Council and with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (the Consortium’s fiscal sponsor) to ensure the Secretariat has the necessary internal capacity and operational support to put our new strategy into practice.
Requirements are:
• Alignment with the ICCA Consortium’s mission, values and organisational culture and understanding of the broader environment in which we operate.
• Passion for and personal dedication to issues concerning Indigenous Peoples and local communities, conservation of nature and culture in territories of life, and social and environmental justice.
• Strong work ethic, integrity and commitment to work in service of our organisational vision, mission, manifesto and strategy.
• Ease with working independently and as part of a distributed global team, with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds located in a wide range of countries and time zones.
• Experience with internal team support functions and leading, managing and nurturing teams, including in non-profit organisations or social movements with dynamic internal cultures and a strong focus on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and relationship management skills and commitment to continuous learning.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, self-starter attitude, and ability to take initiative to organise her/his/their work independently and to prioritise and follow through diligently with an active and time-sensitive workload.
• Functional fluency in written and spoken English (one of the Consortium’s three main working languages and currently the most commonly used language in the Secretariat).
• Desirable skill – Direct experience working with grassroots and social movements and/or non-profit organisations at local, national and/or regional levels.
• Desirable skill – Proficiency with using various software programmes and apps to communicate and collaborate internally in the Secretariat and with the membership (Microsoft Office, WhatsApp, Slack, Zoom, etc.) and willingness to learn new systems.
• Desirable skill – Fluency in French and/or Spanish (the other two primary working languages of the ICCA Consortium).
The successful applicant is expected to start on a part-time or full-time basis as soon as possible but no later than 1 March 2024.
In line with the majority of other people in the ICCA Consortium, the Internal Team Support Coordinator will be contracted on a one-year consultancy agreement through the ICCA Consortium’s fiscal sponsor (Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors). The successful applicant must have legal authorization to work as an independent consultant in their country of residence and is responsible for arranging the same. She/he/they are responsible for all taxes, benefits and other social insurance pertaining to the consultancy agreement. The consultancy agreement does not imply any rights or privileges related to relocation or visa assistance.
As of the start of 2024, the ICCA Consortium’s Secretariat has a standardised maximum remuneration rate (regardless of role, location or other factors) equivalent to USD 36,000 per year. The Internal Team Support Coordinator role is expected to require between a 50% to 100% time commitment. The remuneration will be calculated pro-rata depending on start date and responsibilities/deliverables agreed.
We invite applications to be submitted by 15 January 2024 (23:59 CET) to info@iccaconsortium.org with the subject line “Internal Team Support Coordinator”. Applications must include the following:
• A written cover letter(1 page maximum) OR an informal short video clip (3 minutes maximum) telling us why you want to support the global movement for territories of life, why you are a top candidate for this role and what aspect(s) of the Internal Team Support Coordinator role is/are most exciting or motivating for you (be yourself!);
• A curriculum vitae (4 pages maximum);
• A list of how your skills, experience and competencies relate to what we are seeking (see the section on requirements); and
• Contact details of at least three referees willing to be contacted at a later stage of the selection process.
Applications must be submitted in English. Only complete applications submitted by the deadline will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
About ICCA Consortium
For centuries and millennia, Indigenous Peoples and local communities around the world have nurtured the web of life through their collective lands, waters and territories. They are increasingly connecting with each other and finding strength in solidarity as they rise up against the greatest threats of our time and sustain the diversity of life on Earth for generations to come.
The ICCA Consortium is a membership-based association serving the global movement for territories of life. Our association emerged from earlier movements and volunteer networks advocating for rights and equity in nature conservation. With our diverse membership, we back the self-determined
priorities of Indigenous Peoples and local communities who are custodians of their collectively conserved territories and areas. Since our establishment and in collaboration with many allies and partners, we have contributed to the growing recognition of and support for Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ unique rights, roles and contributions in nature conservation – including discourse, law, policy and practice – at global, regional, and national levels.
The Internal Team Support Coordinator is part of the ICCA Consortium’s Secretariat. The ICCA Consortium has no physical offices and all members of the Secretariat work remotely, communicating online through email, online meeting platforms (MS Teams and Zoom) and instant messaging and workflow apps (Slack, WhatsApp, etc.). Candidates can be based anywhere in the world and are responsible for securing a suitable working space with reliable and consistent internet connection and electricity. Given the importance of building relationships face-to-face, members of the Secretariat may be involved in occasional in-person meetings as part of ongoing programmatic work and/or organisational events