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28 July, 2026

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Job Title
:
Programme Associate
Location
:
Oak Foundation’s office in Geneva, Switzerland. This is an office-based role, with the possibility of working from home on Mondays and Fridays.
Reporting to
:
Programme Officer Environment Programme
Job Status
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Full-time position
Salary
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Competitive salary and benefits
Final date to receive applications
: 25 August 2026

Background:

Oak Foundation’s mission ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). ) is to contribute to a safer, fairer, and more sustainable world. With offices in Europe, Africa, and North America, Oak Foundation makes grants to organisations globally.

This is a great opportunity to join a diverse, international team within Oak Foundation’s Environment Programme team. The programme comprises three interconnected sub-programmes:
Marine Food Systems and Livelihoods, Nature and People, and Regenerative Landscapes. Our strategy supports approaches that safeguard our future and restore our connection to nature. Through a systems-change approach we seek to address the root causes of environmental and social challenges, generating lasting benefits for people and biodiversity. You can read more about the Environment Programme’s strategy here.

The programme associate will provide grant-making, analytical, operational, administrative, and knowledge management support to the Environment Programme. Working closely with programme officers, programme assistant, and the programme director, the role contributes to effective grant-making, portfolio analysis, programme learning, grantee engagement, cross-programme coordination, and operational excellence in support of the programme’s strategic objectives.

Passion, motivation, and a commitment to efficiency and meeting tight deadlines are essential, as is a desire to work as part of a team. This role offers a successful candidate the opportunity to help shape Oak’s grant-making in the most impactful way possible. This role offers some international work travel opportunities.

The programme associate’s responsibilities will include:

Grant management and portfolio support

• Support grant-making processes across the Environment Programme, from application review through to grant closure, including due diligence, grant summaries, recommendations, reporting, and database management.
• Manage routine administration of assigned grants and ensure accurate and timely records within Oak’s grants management system.
• Monitor the portfolio of grants, including occasional site visits, and support grant reporting, learning, and compliance processes.

Strategic analysis, learning, and reporting

• Conduct research, portfolio analysis, and data visualisation to support programme strategy and decision-making.
• Identify trends, risks, opportunities, and lessons across the programme portfolio and synthesize findings for internal learning and planning.
• Prepare analytical briefs, dashboards, presentations, and reports for programme leadership, Trustees, and other internal audiences.
• Organise presentations to Trustees and President, including timely preparation of briefing packets.
• Support programme planning, budgeting, monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities.

Programme coordination and partner engagement

• Coordinate planning, reporting, and collaboration across the three sub-programmes.
• Help organise partner meetings, workshops, webinars, learning exchanges, and strategic convenings, including preparation, documentation, and follow-up.
• Facilitate communication and the sharing of information among programme staff, grantees, and external stakeholders.

Communications and knowledge management

• Help coordinate programme communications, including presentations, reports, knowledge products, web content, and other internal and external materials.
• Manage programme knowledge management systems and ensure information is organised, accessible, and effectively maintained.
• Support the collection and synthesis of partner stories, research, publications, and lessons.

Operations and administration

• In coordination with the programme assistant, support travel, consultant contracting,…