Global Head, Nature-based Solutions

Vacancy #: 7612 Unit: Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Organisation: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Location: Headquarters, Gland, Switzerland Reporting to: Director, IUCN Centre for Science and Knowledge Work percentage: 100% Grade: M1 Expected start date: 01 November 2026 Type of contract: Max-term (up to 24 months with possibility of renewal) Closing date: 10 June 2026

The IUCN Center for Science and Knowledge (CSK) advances IUCN’s critical work as a leading global authority on conservation science and knowledge as well as curation of IUCN standards, including the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions. Based at the IUCN Secretariat, the Global Head, NbS is a leadership role to mainstream and scale‑up NbS as an IUCN standard and the associated tools and knowledge products.

An important part of the role is to foster cross‑functional collaboration with IUCN Members, IUCN Commissions and Partners and actively engage on NbS with a group ...