The Secretariat has over 1,000 full-time staff in 62 countries. Seventy per cent of them are from developing countries.
Accountable to the Council, the Secretariat is led by a Director General and has a decentralized structure with regional, outpost and country offices around the world. Our Headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland.
The Secretariat is structured in four broad areas:
- Regional Offices
Each operational region around the world is led by a director, reporting to the Director General. The regional offices implement the Union’s programme in their respective territory. The Union has offices in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe.
- Global Programme
Driving the implementation of the Union’s work programme throughout the world, the team is organized into various programmes and themes.
- Global Strategies
Including Conservation Finance and Donor Relations, Membership Relations and Governance, as well as Communications and Publications.
- Global Operations
Including Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology Management, and Legal Counsel.
Projects and activities
All projects and activities are executed in partnership by a mix of organizations and individuals from Member and partner organizations, Commissions, and the Secretariat.
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