Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) is a global coalition of more than 200 organizations dedicated to advancing the forest, land, and resource rights of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, Afro-descendant Peoples, and particularly women within these groups. RRI and Campaign for Nature (CfN) launched the Community Land and Conservation Finance Initiative (CLARIFI) in January 2022 as an international funding mechanism to scale up support for secure community land rights.
The CLARIFI Program Manager leads the implementation and oversight of CLARIFI's global grantmaking portfolio. Reporting to the Director of CLARIFI, the Program Manager manages the full grant lifecycle—from pipeline development and proposal review through contracting, disbursement, monitoring, and reporting—while ensuring strategic alignment, financial accountability, and compliance. The role directly supervises CLARIFI Associates and coordinates closely with regional grantmaking facilitators, program teams, finance, compliance, and MEL specialists.
Key responsibilities span grantmaking leadership and program management; monitoring, evaluation, learning and reporting; financial and grant portfolio oversight; partner support and field coordination; communications and representation; and organizational coordination and operations.
Required qualifications: Bachelor's degree in International Relations, International Development, Nonprofit Management, Public Policy, Environmental Studies, or a related field, or equivalent experience; at least six years of progressively responsible experience in program/project management, grantmaking, or international development, including managing complex or multi-country initiatives; experience supervising staff and consultants; budget management and donor compliance experience; strong understanding of MEL frameworks; fluency in English and professional working proficiency in French; willingness to travel internationally. Preferred: Master's degree; familiarity with grant management systems (e.g., SmartSimple); experience supporting Indigenous Peoples and Afro-descendant communities; fluency in Spanish or Portuguese. Salary Range: CAD $70,000–$110,000.
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the RRI BambooHR careers portal. This is a full-time position based in Montreal, Quebec, with the option to telework two days per week (Mondays and Fridays). Candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada and located in the Montreal area prior to the start date.
https://rights.bamboohr.com/careers/44