Strategic Initiatives & Programs Officer

Masungi Georeserve Foundation Inc; Taytay; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Masungi Georeserve Foundation Inc seeks a Strategic Initiatives & Programs Officer to lead priority cross‑cutting initiatives that boost organizational capacity and conservation impact. The role is suited for a generalist who can move new ideas from concept to implementation and embed successful programs into daily operations.

You will drive systems, dashboards, and knowledge management, coordinate conservation programs like EarthRanger and The Long Run, and support senior management during

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of relevant experience in project/program management, operations, organizational development, conservation, or related fields.
• Strong project management, analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to take ownership from idea to implementation.
• Excellent writing, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Customer service orientation and people management.
• Comfortable learning and implementing digital tools and new organizational systems.
• Able to coordinate multiple workstreams, teams, partners, and technical specialists.

Responsibilities

• Develop and institutionalize systems to improve efficiency and coordination (digital workflows, SOPs, dashboards).
• Lead or coordinate conservation or sustainable tourism programs and networks.
• Coordinate major grants, work plans, targets, budgets, deliverables, reporting.
• Monitor organizational and program performance; identify funding opportunities (geotourism).
• Lead priority cross‑departmental projects and initiatives.
• Provide coordination support to senior management during growth periods and transitions.

Skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Organizational development

Job description

Employment Type: Full-time, 2-year fixed-term, with potential for regularization

Work Arrangement: 5 days per week on-site at Masungi

Reports to: Senior Management

Role Description

The Strategic Initiatives & Programs Officer leads priority cross-cutting initiatives that strengthen MGFI’s organizational capacity, conservation impact, and long-term effectiveness.

The role is ideal for a strong generalist and systems-builder who can take new initiatives from concept to implementation and help integrate successful programs and systems into regular organizational operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic initiatives & systems: Develop and institutionalize systems that improve organizational efficiency and coordination, including digital workflows, project management tools, SOPs, dashboards, knowledge management, and improved HR/performance systems.
• Conservation programs: Lead or coordinate conservation or sustainable tourism initiatives such as EarthRanger, The Long Run membership and learning, conservation impact monitoring, and other strategic programs/networks.
• Grant & program management: Coordinate major grants and partnerships, including work plans, targets, budgets, deliverables, reporting, and cross-team implementation.
• Organizational performance: Help establish and monitor organizational, program, and core revenue targets and identify opportunities to improve service levels and funding generation through geotourism.
• Special projects: Lead priority projects that cut across departments or do not yet have a natural organizational owner.
• Leadership support: Provide additional coordination and execution support to senior management during major initiatives, periods of growth, and organizational transitions such as training junior officers.

Key Qualifications

• 2–4 years of relevant experience in project/program management, operations, organizational development, conservation/development, consulting, or related fields.
• Strong project management, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of projects and move them from idea to implementation.
• Excellent writing, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Customer service orientation and people management.
• Comfortable learning and implementing digital tools and new organizational systems.
• Able to coordinate multiple workstreams, teams, partners, and technical specialists.