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Senior Manager/Strategic Lead: Corporate Water Stewardship |
WWF Zambia |
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Posted 2019-05-07 02:22:41
Background
WWF (The World Wide Fund for Nature) is an
International Non-Governmental Organization. Our mission is to stop the
degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which
humans live in harmony with nature. WWF is working with companies, governments,
communities and other partners in watershed protection under an approach called
“Water Stewardshipâ€. Water Stewardship is the commitment to the sustainable
management of shared water resources in the public interest through collective
action with other businesses, governments, NGOs and communities at basin level.
WWF has worked on freshwater conservation for decades and is a strong advocate
for responsible private sector engagement on water issues. WWF Zambia
seeks to hire a Senior Manager: Corporate Water Stewardship for its Freshwater
Programme.
If you are passionate about sustainable
development and have several years of relevant experience from working with
fresh water governance and impact reduction in the public, private or NGO
sector, then this position is yours.
Specific Roles and
Responsibilities
- Provide overall strategic management oversight for the
Freshwater Programmes’ Water Stewardship Projects and initiatives in key
Zambezi River basin landscapes.
- Develop new and nurture existing priority sector and
company relationships, and ensure alignment of WWF conservation priorities
with corporates’ water stewardship needs.
- Facilitate the development of an understanding among
WWF Zambia staff and key corporate partners of the landscape approach and
landscape finance applications; including facilitating training on
landscape approaches, carbon and other finance and water stewardship tools
and approaches based on training and materials provided by the WWF
Network.
- In liaison with the Freshwater Program Manager, work in
close association with project personnel, corporate partners, grantees,
donors, and consultants, and others to facilitate coordination,
communication, and regular reporting of WWF Zambia’s Water Stewardship
initiatives. Administer and monitors the budgets of assigned contracts and
cooperative agreements, ensuring that reporting is accurate and timely.
Review the status of projects in key landscapes, identifying problems and
formulate recommendations for corrective action as appropriate. Follows up
on deliverables and other requirements.
2. Develop water stewardship
project proposals with corporate partners
- Lead in the development of project concept(s) in order
to assess potential funding sources for identified conservation areas.
- Mobilize and liaise with local and international
corporate partners and investors active or interested in transforming
national business practices and investing in green development in key
Zambezi River basin landscapes, in collaboration with the relevant WWF
Practices.
- Prepare and/or finalize scopes of work, budgets, and
administrative information for contracts and ensure compliance with
corporate partners and/or donor requirements.
- Analyze, research and create solutions
- Contribute to research and analysis related to the
private sector, corporate fora and associations, pertinent institutions,
non-governmental organizations, and governments in support of corporate
collective action and water stewardship change in priority business
sectors.
- Track international and corporate policies and
decisions that may affect WWF-Zambia’s freshwater conservation goals.
- In close collaboration with the WWF network Practices,
keep up to date with existing and emerging water and supply chain analyses
for use with priority sectors and bi-lateral partnerships.
- Strategic Communications
- Communicate the nature and results of water stewardship
work to interested institutions, donors, partner organizations, and the
general public.
- Represent the Freshwater program’s Water Stewardship
work and WWF with internal and external audiences.
- Develop program-specific communication materials and
works closely with the Freshwater Communications Officer and the Water
Stewardship team to push out to strategic audiences via appropriate
channels, and support the development of policies in liaison with the WWF
Zambia Communications Manager.
- Facilitate conservation links to key water stewardship
issues including standards, WASH, SDGs, other human development issues,
CSR and policy.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Education/Experience: A Master’s degree or MBA
is preferred, ideally with an emphasis in corporate environmental management,
sustainability or environmental science and management; Position requires 5-7
years of experience in any or some combination of the following: water
resources management (corporate preferred), agriculture, business
sustainability, supply chain standards and reporting, as well as an
understanding of international freshwater conservation and conservation finance
issues.
Line Management
The incumbent will report to the Freshwater
Program Manager. As well as being an integral part of WWF-Zambia Freshwater
Team, the post-holder will be expected to work closely with other colleagues in
the WWF Zambia office, including the (thematic) project leaders and those
leading on interventions in the Lower Kafue sub-basin, across programs.
He/she will also work in close partnership with colleagues across the WWF
Network, especially the water stewardship and Africa freshwater officers in WWF
Germany, WWF Netherlands and other relevant offices as such SA, US and UK and
the Head of the Water Stewardship programme in WWF International.
Skills and Abilities
- A collaborative and adaptive way of working, good
strategic sense, quick learner.
- Passion for sustainable development, partnership-driven
change, and the future of the planet.
- Knowledge of water stewardship tools and frameworks is
preferred.
- Experience in cross-sectoral collaboration, effectively
animating working groups, and providing technical assistance and
trainings. Facilitation of partnerships or coalitions is a plus.
- Strong project management skills, including a proven
track record in establishing contacts and maintaining relationships with
corporate partners and donors;
- Good interpersonal, networking and communication
skills, diplomacy and lobbying skills, including the ability to
successfully challenge senior partners whilst building strong
relationships.
- Must be able to travel internationally and within
Zambia.
- Strong capacities in writing concepts and proposals:
proven experience in raising and mobilizing funding for water stewardship
projects from the corporate sector;
- Adherence to WWF’s values: knowledgeable, Optimistic,
determined and Engaging.
- Exemplification of WWF’s key behaviors: Strive for
Impact, Listen Deeply, Collaborate Openly, and Innovate Fearlessly.
How to apply?
Applications must include a cover letter and CV with full
contact details of three referees sent as one file with subject line “Senior Manager:
Corporate Water Stewardshipâ€, to The People, Culture & Operations Manager –
Zambia through wwfcareers@wwfzam.org to be received not later than
31st of May 2019. We regret that only short-listed candidates will be
contacted.