World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Head of Fellowship Experience to design and lead the experiences that bring the Boundless Fellowship to life.
The Boundless Fellowship cultivates a new generation of leaders to protect the world’s most vital ecosystems. Through experiential learning, mentorship, and creative collaboration, the Fellowship supports early- and mid-career conservationists from across the Americas. Fellows work across disciplines and borders to craft
solutions, bridge divides, and join forces to protect their home landscapes.
This role centers on people: guiding accomplished Fellows through transformative encounters, building trust across cultures, and nurturing a community that endures long after the program ends. This role is creative and deeply human — ideal for a skilled facilitator who loves guiding others through reflection, challenge, and
growth. You’ll help Fellows connect with each other, with mentor figures, and with vital landscapes and seascapes across the hemisphere.
The Head of Fellowship Experience will shape and facilitate the Fellowship’s most defining experiences: in-person “Encounters” in landscapes like the Amazon, the Northern Great Plains, and Brazil’s Cerrado; the virtual conversations that keep a far-flung cohort connected; and the relationships that turn a two-year-long
program into a lifelong community.
Location: Washington, D.C. (Hybrid work structure with minimum of 2 days a week in office); however, candidates outside the Washington, DC area will be considered.
Please note: Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Design and lead immersive Boundless Encounters that weave together leadership, ecology, and community.
· Curate virtual sessions that sustain curiosity, creativity, and belonging between in-person gatherings.
· Serve as a trusted mentor and guide, walking alongside Fellows through the peaks and plateaus of their journeys with Boundless.
· Nurture a vibrant alumni network that continues to grow as Fellows become mentors, collaborators, and hosts for future cohorts.
· Collaborate closely with the Executive Director to ensure every element of the program reflects Boundless’s philosophy: leadership learned through immersion in place, connection with community, and cross-generational
mentorship.
· Other duties as assigned
KEY COMPETENCIES:
Big-Picture Thinking – is needed to see how every conversation, landscape, and moment of learning fits into a larger story of transformation within the Fellowship. We are seeking someone gifted at connecting people, ecosystems, and ideas.
Cross-Cultural Communication – is needed to listen, to meet differences with curiosity and respect, and to weave understanding across languages, identities, and lived experiences.
Collaboration and Community Building - is needed to create spaces of trust where Fellows feel seen, heard, and emboldened to be themselves.
Creativity– is needed to design experiences that awaken imagination, invite boldness, and create moments of wonder and beauty within the Fellowship.
Adaptability and Learning Agility – is needed to stay grounded when plans shift, to find meaning in uncertainty, and to adjust with grace, curiosity, and a spirit of adventure.
REQUIREMENTS:
· COURAGE – We demonstrate courage through our actions, we work for change where it’s needed, and we
inspire people and institutions to tackle the greatest threats to nature and
the future of the planet, which is our home.
· INTEGRITY – We live the principles we call on others to meet. We act with integrity, accountability,
and transparency, and we rely on facts and science to guide us and to ensure
that we learn and evolve.
· RESPECT – We honor the voices and knowledge of people and communities that we serve, and we work to
secure their rights to a sustainable future.
· COLLABORATION – We deliver impact at the scale of the challenges we face through the power of collective action and innovation.
To Apply:
· Submit cover letter and resume through our Careers Page, Requisition #26024
· Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to inquiries via phone
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) promotes equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), an independent conservation organization active in nearly 100 countries, is working to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife. At every level, WWF collaborates with people around the world to develop and deliver innovative solutions that protect communities, wildlife, and the places in which they live.
Founded in 1961, WWF is a leader among a growing coalition calling on world leaders to set nature on the path to recovery by 2030. Working with several partners, from individuals and communities to business and government, WWF urgently seeks to protect and restore natural habitats, stop the mass extinction of wildlife, and make the way we produce and consume sustainable.
