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Our mission is to prevent an impending sixth mass extinction – the first in Earth’s history driven by the actions of a single species: ours. Unlike traditional conservation efforts, Conservation X Labs focuses on leveraging the best technology, the newest innovation, interdisciplinary genius, and the power of the marketplace to boldly confront the biggest problems facing the planet. Though humans have driven this sixth extinction, we know humans have the power to reverse it.

Who we Are:

Conservation X Labs (CXL) seeks to solve the world’s greatest conservation problems by supporting innovative solutions that address the underlying drivers of extinction. We create solutions to prevent the extinction crisis through developing new technology in our labs, leading innovation competitions, and empowering talented innovators across disciplines to create transformative products that serve people and our planet.

CXL is in search of a Program Associate to join our South America team as soon as possible through April 2026, with the possibility of extension. This position is critical to the smooth operations of the team, and the incumbent will work directly with Executive leadership at the center of a passionate, impact-driven non-profit organization.

The Program Associate directly supports the final design phase of a new philanthropic Fund that seeks to tackle fire, the leading cause of tropical primary forest loss, in globally significant ecoregions such as the Amazon, Cerrado, Chiquitania, Gran Chaco, and Pantanal. The Fund will unite partners to build and test integrated prevention and response systems, learn quickly, and scale what works. This Fund focuses on the underlying conditions that drive destructive fire and combines community-led stewardship, cutting-edge innovation and technology, and data-driven decision systems. Work will be anchored in pilot municipalities and Indigenous territories.

Who you Are:

• You are energized by the Conservation X Lab’s mission to end extinction.
• You are infinitely interested in gaining experience in all aspects of running a small but mighty non-profit organization.
• You are excited about managing data and knowledge and obsessive about details.
• You are a team utility player, and enjoy working wherever help is needed.
• You are a strong and effective communicator in-person and in writing.
• You are curious and love research.
• You are brilliant, forward-leaning, self-motivated, ethical, and nice.
• You are ambitious and want to spend the next part of your career taking on a big challenge and impacting the biodiversity crisis.

How you will Support CXL:

• Track and support program milestones and deliverables, ensuring timely, compelling, and accurate reporting, and supporting accounting and financial record-keeping.
• Research diverse topics to advance the South America Fire Fund, including but not limited to innovations, technologies and stakeholders.
• Summarize trends, research and scientific publications, and other emergent issues.
• Assist in generating reports and data analysis.
• Assist in preparing talking points, communication products, website content, and external-facing materials.
• Provide internal scheduling support, preparation of meeting agendas, and related follow up with key stakeholders.
• Complete administrative and organizational tasks proactively and with excellence.
• Manage key stakeholder, funder and partner databases, including in platforms such as Salesforce.
• Maintain filing and record-keeping systems, including those on Dropbox and Google Drive that underpin internal communications and coordination.
• Help organize and coordinate events, including preparing materials, setting up venues, and assisting with logistics.
• Participate in post-event follow-up activities, such as sending thank-you messages and compiling feedback.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• You must have the ability to commute at least three days a week to our office in Washington, DC. We have team members distributed across the globe, but prioritize in-person connection which fuels our work in innovation.
• Fluency in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
• Bachelor’s degree with at least two years of experience in program support.
• Strong organizational skills and broad understanding of ways of working in a small office.
• Excellent written skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Google, MS Word, Powerpoint, and Excel.

Desired:

• Experience in South America, and/on forestry/fire issues.
• Experience with CRM systems (e.g. Salesforce, Hubspot).
• Experience with planning software (e.g., Airtable, Asana, Jira).

ABOUT CONSERVATION X LABS AND OUR CULTURE

Conservation X Labs applies technology, entrepreneurship, and open innovation to source, develop, and scale critical solutions to the underlying drivers of human-induced extinction, whether in conservation or other fields. Conservation X Labs takes an approach to conservation that is technology- and innovation-focused, market- and scale-driven, and interdisciplinary. We believe this approach – one that addresses the underlying drivers of extinction rather than its symptoms, and one that takes a revolutionary over evolutionary approach – is the future of conservation, what we call Conservation 3.0. We source, develop, and scale new solutions through open innovation, directed engineering and technology development, product acceleration, and building the diverse community of solvers that will transform the field. Conservation X Labs operates as both a 501c3 non-profit organization and a related B-corporation.

We are seeking to build an organization of problem solvers, who are personable and highly motivated, hungry and enthusiastic, and are passionate about conservation and our mission. We want people who want to disrupt conservation in order to radically improve it. We are looking for those who have dared mighty things by trying a path that others have not chosen. We are looking for those who have failed but have learned from failure and risk. We are looking for those who like to experiment, to make things, to hack things, to test things, and to break things (particularly dogmatic approaches to conservation or technology). Finally, we are looking for kind, hardworking people who will enthusiastically devote their intellectual and creative energy to advance our mission, enjoy working on a team, are deeply entrepreneurial and self-motivated, and are driven by their passion.

CXL is committed to creating and cultivating a diverse workforce and inclusive environment where every employee and contractor has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful or intentional discrimination. It is our policy to hire, promote, transfer, terminate, and make all employment related decisions without regard to race, creed, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sex, gender, or sexual orientation. To learn more about our programs and mission, please visit our website: www.conservationxlabs.com.