Senior Policy Lead: Climate, Biodiversity & Oceans

Conservation International; Philippines; On-site; PHP 700,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Conservation International in the Philippines seeks a policy-focused professional to support country programs in developing policy recommendations and strategies for nature-based solutions credits and REDD+ nesting. You will influence government positions on climate, biodiversity, and oceans, and coordinate stakeholder collaboration across networks.

The role requires strong policy analysis, excellent communication, and experience working with remote teams; fluency in English and Filipino is

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in international relations, conservation science, climate, policy, economics, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of related work experience.
• Demonstrated capacity for policy analysis and understanding policy processes.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and Filipino.
• Able to work independently and with remote teams.
• Excellent written and oral communication; strong stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Support CIP country programs to develop policy recommendations and strategies for NCS credits and REDD+ nesting.
• Influence governments’ positions on climate, biodiversity, and oceans policy negotiations.
• Track the work plan and national priorities for climate, biodiversity, and oceans.
• Foster collaboration among CIP partners and networks to form shared policy positions.
• Co-lead the ARTSI Philippines Pilot implementation.
• Ensure policy recommendations are developed inclusively with stakeholders.
• Plan and monitor activities to meet international donor reporting requirements.
• Provide updates on national/global climate and biodiversity developments.
• Support alignment of forestry, biodiversity, and oceans policies.
• Coordinate outreach with consent mechanisms and safeguards.
• Maintain records for project documentation and donor reporting.
• Liaise with public and private sector partners; present at events.

Skills

Policy analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Public speaking

Fluent Filipino

Fluent English

Team leadership

Cross-cultural collaboration

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in international relations

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe

Job description

Conservation International in the Philippines seeks a policy-focused professional to support country programs in developing policy recommendations and strategies for nature-based solutions credits and REDD+ nesting. You will influence government positions on climate, biodiversity, and oceans, and coordinate stakeholder collaboration across networks.

The role requires strong policy analysis, excellent communication, and experience working with remote teams; fluency in English and Filipino is