This is a one year contract with possibility of renewal if additional funding is received.

Applicants must submit a resume and cover letter, no more than two pages, to be considered for this position.

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Under the direction of the Project Director of the Governors' Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF Task Force) at UCLA, the Program Associate, Impact Assessment (Program Associate) will provide services related to assessing, enhancing, and communicating the impacts of the GCF Task Force. The GCF Task Force is a project based at the UCLA School of Law and Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES), and conducted in partnership with the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU), that supports a network of 43 state and provincial governments from 11 countries to reduce deforestation, attract sustainable finance, and combat climate change. These services will include soliciting and assessing various types of data from member jurisdictions (e.g., remote sensing and forest inventory data, civil servant surveys, economic, social, and biological indicators); coordinating with technical partners such as Ctrees, consultants, and governmental technical staff; utilizing and improving implementation of the GCF Task Force Impact Tracking System and knowledge management database tools; enhancing GCF Task Force communications and storytelling efforts regarding impacts; and developing recommendations for enhancing the relevance, accountability, and sustainability of GCF Task Force programs. These services will also include working with Country Directors and at-large members to ensure information is submitted regularly and with appropriate verification documents, producing policy reports/briefs, developing and disseminating digital communication materials (e.g., website, social media, newsletter), correspondence, and presentations on GCF Task Force issue areas, and collaborating with relevant departments at UCLA (including IoES, Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at UCLA School of Law, the Center for Tropical Research, the Congo Basin Institute, and other relevant units at UCLA) and CU (Institute of Behavioral Sciences), and other duties as assigned. Strong analytical skills, demonstrated experience with geographic information systems and remote sensing tools, ability to effectively communicate data and results in a variety of written formats, experience working in the global South, proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese, and/or Bahasa Indonesian, and availability for GCF Task Force related travel (2-4 times per year) are required.

About University of California Los Angeles

Why work at UCLA? Benefits:UCLA offers a comprehensive benefits package, including an average of three weeks' vacation per year; an average of 12 days per year sick leave; 13 paid holidays per year; health, dental and optical benefits; life insurance; disability insurance; the University of California Retirement Plan with 5 year vesting and various voluntary UC Savings Plans. There are also special programs and privileges available, such as accessibility to cultural and recreational programs, athletic events, and the University Credit Union. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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