The Role:
Takes responsibility for building an integrated approach to strategy development and innovation in support of WWF’s Practice Leaders and Core Teams and its WWF Network Offices.
Main responsibilities:
Facilitates a consistent approach to strategy development and ongoing strategy refinement across WWF‘s Global Practices[1] and Network Offices
Documents and systematizes learnings on strategy development and refinements and drives ongoing communication and awareness of these learnings and refinements
Supports Proposal Development function within WWF Global Practice Core Teams to ensure that the development of our most promising initiatives benefits from latest thinking on strategy development
Develops a process by which our Practices and Office strategies can benefit from the latest and up-to-date thinking on global and regional trends and support alignment of these as part of a wider Network planning process (led by the Integrated Performance Unit)
Facilitates and coordinates a consistent and effective approach that promotes innovation within/across the nine Practices and in programmes and projects set-up and run by WWF Offices.
Manages the allocation of grants for innovation and capacity building with and on behalf of the Practice Core teams and ensures coordination of this with similar funds set-up by other WWF Offices
Establishes cross-Practice co-ordination and collaboration among the Innovation functions within Practices and Country Offices
Develops, and manages with Practice core teams, a knowledge centre and community of staff working on strategy development and innovation in programme and projects across Network Offices; this in close collaboration with the Knowledge and Learning Manager
Project Manages global research & analytical projects as the need arises in co-ordination with the Practice Core teams
Manages external relationships with partner organizations on Innovation and Strategy Development
Required Qualifications, Skills and Competencies:
University degree in Biology, Natural Resources, Environment, Economics, Business or related discipline
7 years’ post-graduate professional experience including direct experience in relation to environment, development, conservation or sustainability
At least 3 years’ experience of working with entrepreneurship, innovation platforms, processes, investment programmes, or related approaches
Experience of working in an international and/or inter-cultural environment, with NGO experience an advantage
Familiarity with working in virtual teams across multiple time zones
Demonstrated evidence of a strong strategic and analytical mind-set,
Effective working in teams to achieve a common objective
Excellent communication skills, including fluent spoken and written English.
Strong interpersonal skills, a networker who is good at building relationships.
Solutions-oriented with effective problem-solving abilities.
Ability to manage a multiple projects against tough deadlines
Adheres to WWF’s values, which are: Knowledgeable, Optimistic, Determined and Engaging.

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