Project Manager, Global Policy & Impact

SPUN is an environmental nonprofit working to map and protect mycorrhizal networks. The Project Manager supports the Director of Global Policy & Impact by coordinating strategy, policy, coalition and advocacy workstreams, tracking impact and funding, and building systems that keep the work on schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Translating the global impact strategy and roadmap into workplans with clear objectives, priority geographies, owners, milestones and deadlines
• Maintaining an integrated view of all policy, coalition and advocacy workstreams, flagging risks, dependencies and decisions needed
• Helping keep policy and advocacy efforts aligned with SPUN's programmatic work by coordinating with the science, data, restoration, Underground Explorers and communications teams
• Maintain one integrated workplan and tracker covering the global, EU/UNCCD and Mongolia workstreams, and run a regular check-in rhythm across the Director, the International Policy Strategist / Advisor and the Advocacy Lead, Mongolia
• Maintain a stakeholder map and relationship tracker covering policymakers, NGOs and grassroots movements, practitioners, Indigenous and local communities, funders and scientists, with next steps and owners
• Plan and run logistics and follow-up for convenings and collaborative processes, including agendas, briefing packs, participant coordination and action tracking
• Support coalition and alliance activity across conservation, restoration, and biodiversity and climate networks, keeping commitments visible and moving
• Coordinate with partners and consultants in different regions and cultural contexts, with respect for community-driven and Indigenous-led approaches
• Maintain a calendar of multilateral, regional and standard-setting processes (for example the CBD, UNFCCC and EU legislation), with deadlines for submissions, side events and consultations
• Manage the production cycle for policy briefings, position papers and impact narratives, from drafting and scientific review to design and publication
• Help track impact of the Underground Explorers and Advocates network and turn data and stories the into materials for policymakers, practitioners and funders, working with the science and communications teams
• Support the Director for senior-level representation at international forums with briefings, speaking materials and follow-up actions
• Track how mycorrhizal science is being adopted into practitioner protocols, standards and decision-making tools
• Help define indicators and maintain a simple framework for tracking progress against the theory of change, from outputs through to policy and practice change
• Gather and synthesise insights from stakeholders, programme outcomes and SPUN's data to support learning and strategy adjustments
• Coordinate inputs for grant proposals and reports to funders, the board and public audiences, keeping deadlines and requirements on track
• Help maintain a pipeline of funding opportunities aligned with SPUN's science-to-policy and practice mission
• Track project budgets with our finance support and flag issues early
• Set up and improve lightweight project tools, templates and processes that fit a small team
• Keep documentation, trackers and shared files organised and easy to find
• Contribute to organisational culture, and support the executive team on projects when needed

Requirements:

• 4+ years of project or programme management experience
• Experience coordinating multi-stakeholder work across countries, such as coalitions, multi-partner projects or international convenings
• Comfort working with senior leaders, and the judgement to prepare briefings and anticipate what they will need
• Excellent organisation and the ability to manage many workstreams at once without losing detail
• Clear, concise writing, including editing and project-managing technical or policy documents
• Comfort with data and with turning programme information into credible reporting for funders and partners
• Experience in a small, entrepreneurial organisation where building systems from scratch is energising rather than uncomfortable
• Self-directed and autonomous, while collaborative and a strong team player
• Strong cultural competency and diplomatic skills, with respect for and awareness of Indigenous rights and community-driven conservation models
• Excellent oral and written English
• Confident with collaboration and project tools (such as Google Workspace and a task tool like Notion or Asana)
• ideally in an environmental, conservation, policy, advocacy or international development setting
• other languages are a significant plus
• Familiarity with international biodiversity, climate or restoration policy processes
• Experience with grant management, funder reporting or monitoring, evaluation and learning
• Background in or genuine curiosity about ecology, soil science or fungi
• A project management qualification (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile), though practical experience matters more