Landscape Developer – Iberia

Landscape Developer – Iberia

28-32 hours per week | Preferred: Remote from Spain or Portugal | One-year contract with possibility of extension 

Preferred starting date: 01.02.2026

Are you motivated to accelerate regenerative landscape restoration through strategic finance and long-term partnerships? Do you thrive in complex, multi-stakeholder environments and enjoy supporting grassroots movements in securing transformative funding? Then this role might be for you.

About the Role 

Commonland supports Territorios Regenerativos, a growing network of landscape restoration initiatives across Spain and Portugal. As Landscape Developer, you will play a key role in enabling systemic change by supporting landscape partners access long-term funding, build strategic relationships, and strengthen their capacity to deliver holistic landscape restoration across Iberia. 

This role includes regular travel within Spain and Portugal, and occasional international travel. We prefer candidates working remotely from Spain or Portugal. Working On-site in The Netherlands is an option.

What You’ll Do 

• Act as a trusted advisor to landscape partners, coaching them on finance mechanisms, funding strategies, and partnership development. 

• Identify and cultivate strategic relationships with governments, investors, businesses, and philanthropic organizations to unlock funding for landscape restoration. 

• Identify and leverage European, national, and regional public and private funding opportunities to support long-term landscape transformation. 

• Facilitate workshops and dialogues to build fundraising capacity and share best practices across the Territorios Regenerativos network.

• Communicate financial success stories and impact to inspire action and attract investment from key audiences. 

• Collaborate with Commonland’s European team to align efforts and contribute to systemic change across the region. 

What You Bring 

You are someone who: 

• Builds and sustains relationships: You connect people and ideas across sectors and geographies, and maintain trust over time. 

• Navigates complexity: You manage multi-stakeholder partnerships with clarity, empathy, and strategic insight, keeping results in focus and balancing diverse stakeholder needs. 

• Communicates with care: You tailor your message to diverse audiences-from grassroots communities to governments and institutional funders. 

• Thinks systemically: You see the bigger picture and translate insights into action. 

• Acts proactively: You spot opportunities, take initiative, and follow through, while working autonomously and effectively within decentralized teams. 

• Listens deeply: You understand different perspectives and create common ground. 

You also bring: 

• ~10 years of experience in regenerative landscape finance and fundraising, with a proven track record in securing European/national funding and private sector partnerships. 

• Strong knowledge of the Iberian context and a well-established network in sustainable development and environmental sectors. 

• Fluency in Spanish and English, Portuguese is a plus 

What We Offer 

• A purpose-driven role where your work contributes directly to restoring landscapes and shaping a regenerative future across Iberia.

• Flexibility to work remotely, with regular travel to landscapes and network meetings. 

• A dynamic, international environment with passionate colleagues and a growing network. 

• Potential to grow, with ample opportunities for personal and professional development through learning, reflection, and practice.

• Engagement with a community of practice of leading restoration organizations across Spain, Portugal, and Europe. 

• A market-conform salary. 

Commonland Foundation 

Commonland is an international non-profit that supports people and organisations to restore landscapes and shape a regenerative future for all. With our holistic approach – underpinned by the 4 Returns Framework – people and organisations all over the world are working with nature and their community to restore landscapes. Our core values are empowering each other, putting words into action, and being compassionate & honest.  

How to Apply 

Are you excited about this opportunity? Instead of a traditional motivation letter, we ask you to answer a few short questions. These are part of our inclusive selection process and help us assess all candidates fairly and consistently. Please also submit your CV using the application button. The vacancy will close on November 16th, 2025 end of day CEST. 

If you have any questions about this position, feel free to contact Chantal van Ham, Landscape Partnership Development Lead Europe via chantal.vanham@commonland.com. 

We believe it is essential to centre and prioritise a wide diversity of voices and experiences in our work. Hence, we warmly encourage applications from people with diverse identities and backgrounds. While we welcome applications from all qualified candidates, internal applicants may be considered with priority.