25 Job Vacancies at IUCN (The World Conservation Union)

Created in 1948, IUCN is now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of our more than 1,400 Member organizations and 17,000 experts. This diversity and expertise makes IUCN the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.

IUCN is a membership union that brings government and civil society organisations together with a global network of experts.

IUCN is active around the world, from research and analysis to impactful projects and informing policy.

IUCN has produced authoritative reports, standards, guidelines and tools for over seven decades.

Our broad membership also means we can incubate ideas and are a trusted repository of best practices, tools and international standards. We provide a neutral space in which governments, NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples’ organisations and others can work together to solve environmental challenges and achieve sustainable development.

Working with many partners and supporters, IUCN implements a large and diverse portfolio of conservation projects worldwide. These projects combine the latest science with traditional knowledge of local communities to work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being.

How we operate

IUCN's Members, expert Commissions and Secretariat work together in a combined effort to conserve nature and accelerate the transition to sustainable development.

Members

IUCN Member organisations set the direction of the Union's work, and global conservation efforts more broadly, every four years at the IUCN World Conservation Congress.

Commissions

IUCN Commissions include thousands of experts from around the world who inform IUCN’s knowledge and help produce its work.

Secretariat and Director General

In addition to contributing knowledge, convening and capacity-building work, the Secretariat manages projects worldwide and coordinates support services to Members and Commissions.

IUCN is an equal-opportunity employer and welcomes applications from qualified candidates.

To apply online for any of the numbered positions below, click on the position to open the vacancy announcement and press "apply". Applicants are asked to create an account and submit their profile information including their CV and to upload a letter of motivation. Applications will not be accepted after the closing date and time indicated in the announcement. If you experience problems when applying online, please only contact HRMS Support via the "contact" link at the end of this page.

To apply for an unnumbered position, please apply by email according to the instructions in the vacancy announcement.

VacancyLocationClosing date
#7158
Sri Lanka Programme Coordination
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Sri Lanka Country Office
Colombo
Sri Lanka

Pelawatta, Battaramulla
26 January 2025
 
#7156
ESARO Tanzania Programme
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Tanzania Project Office
Dar es Salaam
United Republic of Tanzania
03 February 2025
 
#7155
ESARO Tanzania Programme
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Tanzania Project Office
Dar es Salaam
United Republic of Tanzania
03 February 2025
 
#7153
ESARO Tanzania Programme
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Tanzania Project Office
Dar es Salaam
United Republic of Tanzania
30 January 2025
 
#7152
ESARO - Zimbabwe Corporate Services (ZW)
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Zimbabwe Country Office
Harare
Zimbabwe
03 February 2025
 
#7151
Forest and Grasslands
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
European Regional Office Germany
Bonn
Germany
02 February 2025
 
#7146
Asia - Regional Communications Unit
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Asia Regional Office
Bangkok
Thailand
31 January 2025
 
#7145
América del Sur - Programa
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Oficina Regional para América del Sur
Quito
Ecuador
27 January 2025
 
#7141
Biodiversity Assessment and Knowledge
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Cambridge Office
Cambridge
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
24 January 2025
 
#7139
West Asia - Protected Areas, World Heritage and Business
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Regional Office for West Asia
Amman
Jordan
26 January 2025
 
#7138
ECARO - Conservation Action
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Belgrade
Serbia

This position is based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
05 February 2025
 
#7133
Protected and Conserved Areas Team
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Headquarters
Gland
Switzerland
24 January 2025
 
#7127
European Regional Office - EU Policy
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
European Regional Office Germany
Bonn
Germany
EXTENDED TO
02 February 2025
 
#7120
ORMACC - Biodiversity and Rights
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Saint Lucia
Castries
Saint Lucia

The project office can be located in any of these countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Lucia or Suriname.
28 January 2025
 
#7118
Governance
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Headquarters
Gland
Switzerland
02 February 2025
 

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Siège
Gland
Suisse
 
 

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Sede
Gland
Suiza
 
 
#7111
ESARO - Coastal and Ocean Programme
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office
Nairobi
Kenya
03 February 2025
 
#7055
ESARO - Coastal and Ocean Programme
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office
Nairobi
Kenya
EXTENDED TO
02 February 2025
 
#6964
ORMACC - Livelihoods and Climate Change
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Oficina de País Guatemala
Guatemala City
Guatemala
EXTENDED TO
02 February 2025
 
#6958
ORMACC - Communications Unit
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Oficina Regional para México, América Central y el Caribe
San José
Costa Rica
27 January 2025
 
CONSULTANCIES
 
Nepal Programme Coordination
Nepal Country Office Kathmandu
Nepal
30 November 2025
 
 
Multilateral Finance Unit
North America Regional Office Washington D.C.
United States of America
31 January 2025
 
 
Vietnam Programme Coordination
Vietnam Country Office Hanoi
Viet Nam
30 January 2025
 
 
Programme Unit
Vietnam Country Office Hanoi
Viet Nam
25 January 2025
 
 
Cambodia Programme Coordination
Cambodia Country Office Phnom Penh
Cambodia
25 January 2025

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