Senior Program Manager, Sustainable Fashion

**Senior Program Manager, Sustainable Fashion**

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.

** - This position is based in Belgium or the United Kingdom**

The Senior Program Manager, Sustainable Fashion position is a dynamic role within Conservation International’s Sustainable Fashion program. This role will focus on several programmatic areas, primarily acting as technical lead for the program on topics such as climate, nature and biodiversity, regenerative agriculture, and materials innovation related to multiple sectors in fashion and têxtiles.

The role is responsible for ensuring the Fashion team’s project portfolio and key initiatives, such as the Regenerative Fund for Nature, align with industry-leading standards, regulations, and frameworks. This will include working with the broader internal Regenerative Fund for Nature team on piloting frameworks in field projects as well as designing new landscape-level investments in cotton, wool, cashmere, and leather aligned to best practices.

Another key component of the role is corporate advisory including the design and implementation of projects with fashion and têxtile companies leading on climate, nature, biodiversity, and regenerative agriculture in partnership with the Moore Center for Science and other technical experts within the Center for Sustainable Lands and Waters.

This position is within the Sustainable Fashion team and works closely with the Conservation Stewards Program, Moore Center for Science, Conservation Finance Division, and Brand Partnerships teams. The Sustainable Fashion team sits within a dynamic and growing Center for Sustainable Lands and Waters (CSLW). CSLW works to introduce scalable, sustainable development initiatives that align community, policy, and market-based incentives at the global, regional, and local levels. Focus areas include the implementation of community-based incentives, freshwater conservation, and efforts to improve the sustainability of key commodities, including coffee, palm oil, soy, tuna, and shrimp.

Duties are diverse and include designing and implementing strategy, project management, donor engagement, technical thought leadership, and fundraising. The Senior Program Manager ensures compliance with CI policies, program and funding agreements, and local requirements. They regularly represent CI and builds alliances and engage key external stakeholders including government and non-government officials, donors, and other parties critical to program success. The Senior Program Manager works across interdisciplinary teams and/or outside partners. They work with a high degree of independence.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Design and lead technical strategy for key initiatives such as the Regenerative Fund for Nature, including reviewing current projects, co-designing new projects and piloting industry frameworks such as SBTN, TNFD, OP2B, and Textile Exchange’s Regenerative Outcomes Framework (ROF).
- Develop and manage key sectoral partnerships for CI’s Fashion program focused on Tier 4 raw materials, agriculture, and production systems.
- Serve as a technical expert internally and externally on key topics related to climate, biodiversity, regenerative agriculture, and/or restoration.
- Lead on technical design and execution of corporate advisory proposals, and regenerative materials projects, ensuring science-based outcomes and impact.
- Manage key external relationships with donors and partners, serving as the primary point of contact for projects and initiatives.
- Cultivate relationships with other technical experts within the sector, ensuring continued collaboration and best practice sharing within key industry forums.
- Work across internal interdisciplinary teams to drive scientific and technical excellence.
- Effectively engage stakeholders including donors, government and NGOs, technical colleagues, and other partners important to program success.
- Represent the organization externally and serve as a trusted point of contact and advisory for CI.
- Identify opportunities for program growth and development. Support program financial sustainability by identifying funding opportunities. Contribute to funding proposals and regional/global fundraising efforts.
- Ensure compliance with CI policies including CI Safeguards System, funding agreements, and local requirements.
- Perform related duties as assigned.

**WORKING CONDITIONS**
- Local and/or international travel of 20% or more, often in difficult travel conditions.
- Ability to work in remote locations or under difficult working c