Program Officer, Brazil Summary The Bezos Earth Fund seeks a strategic and agile Program Officer to support its growing portfolio in Brazil, with a focus on accelerating measurable impact across its Amazon conservation priorities. This cross-cutting role is designed for a dynamic professional who thrives in complex, multi-stakeholder environments, brings a strong understanding of Brazil’s political, social, and institutional context, and combines strategic foresight with operational know-how to deliver results and impact. Since 2021, the Bezos Earth Fund has committed over $300 million to conservation efforts across the Amazon, including a $100 million initiative in Brazil focused on protecting forests, strengthening Indigenous and community-led conservation, advancing sustainable production systems, and improving science-based decision making.

Building on this foundation, the Fund is scaling its Amazon portfolio to accelerate protection, reduce deforestation driven by cattle and fire, expand restoration, and strengthen monitoring and accountability systems in partnership with government, civil society, and the private sector. Major Function : The Program Officer will work in close coordination with senior Earth Fund team members, grantees, partners, and other stakeholders to enhance project alignment, improve collaboration across thematic areas, and identify opportunities to scale up impact. The role requires active monitoring and interpretation of political and social dynamics to identify emerging risks, challenges, and opportunities, and to ensure that Earth Fund initiatives are contextually grounded and adaptive.

The Program Officer will play a vital part in advising internal decision-makers, helping to shape strategic responses, and ensuring the Fund’s work remains both effective and relevant. The Officer will also represent the Bezos Earth Fund in engagements with government, civil society, and community actors, and should be equally comfortable working in grassroots settings and high-level policy spaces.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Coordination and Support Support the implementation and coordination of projects in Brazil, accelerating measurable impact across four interconnected priorities: scaling protection of Protected Areas and Indigenous Lands, reducing deforestation from cattle and fire, advancing large scale restoration, and strengthening science-based monitoring and accountability systems. Identify opportunities for synergies between projects, sectors, and stakeholders to maximize conservation and restoration outcomes and cost effectiveness. Help align grantmaking and implementation with broader strategic frameworks and local realities, including Brazil’s 30x30 commitments and national conservation priorities.

Support the identification, design, and development of new grant opportunities in Brazil, including contributing to concept development, partner engagement, and due diligence, in coordination with Program leaders. Monitoring and Implementation Support Track project implementation of grants, workplans, and milestones across grantees and portfolios, ensuring timely execution and alignment with Earth Fund objectives and measurable progress toward targets such as hectares protected, hectares under improved management, deforestation reduction, cattle traceability expansion, and restoration milestones. Identify risks and challenges in grant implementation and project execution and work with grantees and partners to co-develop adaptive solutions.

Support local partners (particularly civil society and community-based organizations) in strengthening delivery, reporting, and coordination capacities. Stakeholder Engagement and Liaison Foster and maintain strong relationships with governmental institutions, Indigenous organizations, civil society, academia, and local communities, promoting alignment and strengthening implementation of projects and initiatives.