ARTSI Project Coordinator

Conservation International
Arlington, VA
Conservation International protects nature for the benefit of humanity. Through science, policy, fieldwork, and finance, we spotlight and secure the most important places in nature for the climate, biodiversity, and for people. With offices in 30 countries and projects in more than 100 countries, Conservation International partners with governments, companies, civil society, Indigenous peoples, and local communities to help people and nature thrive together.

POSITION SUMMARY - This position is based in Arlington, VA

Support the delivery of CI’s Accelerating Rapid Transition of Subsidies and Incentives (ARTSI) Initiative over the next two years. The ARTSI Initiative is a new effort that will include pilot efforts to reform subsidies and the building and capitalization of a grants mechanism to support future reform efforts. The aim of this initiative is to build the momentum needed to transform our economic system to one that rewards nature conservation and restoration while benefiting people, economies, and the planet. The ARTSI Project Coordinator will provide overall administrative and organizational support to the ARTSI Project Management Unit (PMU) and be responsible for coordinating regular communications with the project’s partners and stakeholders. This role will work closely with the Director, Partnership Engagement to support event planning, including travel logistics, venue procurement, and processing travel reimbursements and related event expenses, as well as support overall program communications including drafting memos, presentations, and conducting and compiling research. This role will support the procurement and management of communications expertise to ensure timely and high-quality deliverables (i.e., program website, documents, fact sheets, FAQs, etc.).

Responsibilities

  • Support Partnership Engagement Director in procurement and logistical arrangements for convenings, dialogues, and core working group meetings to co-design and capitalize the grant mechanism, as well as meetings/workshops for stakeholder engagement, learning, and knowledge sharing.
  • Organize preparations for ARTSI Initiative meetings and events, including meeting scheduling, agenda and room preparations, note taking, on-site support and receiving guests, and following up with notes and action items.
  • Manage files, reports, and assets for CI’s ARTSI Initiative to facilitate online collaboration and information sharing platforms (e.g., SharePoint and Microsoft Teams).
  • Coordinate and track flow of communications, inputs, procurement, outputs, and work streams among partners, consultants, stakeholders, etc. to ensure the project delivers the planned outputs and overall objectives.
  • Support the team to develop and maintain a repository of information related to project learning, drafting various communications including webpages, databases, meetings, e-learning forums, knowledge networks, newsletters, and technical reports
  • Assist with procurement and management of communications consultants and deliverables, including the development of an ARTSI website
  • Coordinate information-sharing between pilots and grant mechanism development, ensuring feedback into the design process and towards the development of communities of practice.
  • Administrative support for stakeholder engagement including meeting set up, agendas, logistics, minutes, and tracking.

Other duties as assigned by supervisor

WORKING CONDITIONS

  • National/international travel (estimated 10%) is required
  • This position follows a hybrid work structure, working some days from the office and some days remotely. Guidance will be shared during the interview process.
  • This role will be a two-year fixed-term assignment, anticipated to begin January 2026 and to end January 2028.

Qualifications

Required

  • 2 to 4 years of related work experience, preferably in the conservation, non-governmental sector, or advocacy arena.
  • Experience coordinating and supporting teams with logistics, communications and research.
  • Strong organization, project management, and time management skills, and ability to adapt in a fast-paced, changing environment.
  • Strong written communication and editing skills with high attention to detail.
  • Ability to work under general supervision and take initiative to solve problems under supervisor direction.
  • Comfortable functioning in multicultural, diverse, and fast-paced work team environment, and across time zones.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English.

Preferred

  • Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, public policy, international affairs, or related field.
  • Understanding of global environmental policy, nature finance and incentive reforms
  • Experience working with reporting platforms and tools (i.e., Monday.com, ActivityInfo)
  • Experience working with knowledge management platforms and tools (i.e., SharePoint)
  • Working proficiency in Spanish or French

To apply for this position please submit a resume and cover letter.

See all Conservation International Career Opportunities HERE

Conservation International is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We believe in hiring based on merit and qualifications, ensuring a fair and inclusive hiring process for everyone.
Posted 2026-02-08

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