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SENIOR ADVISOR: RESULTS BASED MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT |
WWF Zambia |
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Posted 2018-10-31 04:07:20
WWF (The World Wide Fund for
Nature) is an International Non-Governmental Organization that deals with
conservation of nature. 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.
We are looking
for a dynamic, enthusiastic and highly qualified Senior Advisor: Results Based Management and Organisation
Development, to lead in developing and strengthening the
organisation practices and tools needed to deliver breakthrough performance as
well as develop priority office and Program KPIs and ensure monitoring of the
same to achieve a transformational and holistic office performance shift. The
role will deliver M and E capacity; drive and support the conservation and
operations teams in adopting best practices in result based management;
facilitate support to resource teams driving the implementation of
re-engineering systems and management operating systems aimed at boosting
operational efficiency, value for money and compliance; and work hand in hand
with WWF Zambia management team to establish new future-fit governance and
management structures, and facilitate staff engagement in the transformation
initiatives. The Senior Advisor, Results-based Management is a member of the
Senior Management Team (SMT).
Location: Lusaka, Zambia
Major Duties and Responsibilities
1.Building office
Organisational Capacity to support conservation agenda
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Support the senior management
team develop and implement action plans to deliver specific annual
targets for WWF Zambia to become a national office by 2022 as approved by the
Interim Board of WWF Zambia.
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Work with Country Director and HR
Manager to plan and execute activities that ensure effective leadership
practises across all layers of the organisations ensuring that OD and M&E
targets are built into individual performance targets (AIM).
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Support the establishment of
change governance mechanisms for procedures, decisions and actions that fall
outside of usual business practices.
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Supports WWF Zambia team plan
programs and departmental work streams in line with WWF international Programme
Standards to ensure measurable goals and objectives that allow the roll up of
results from landscape programmes to national and global levels.
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Support SMT departments leads
to support establish business process practises and management operating
systems that enhance operational excellence and promote cross
function collaboration so as to facilitate support operational efficiency,
value4money and compliance to WWF policies and stands.
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Support the SMT break the siloes
and support the development, implementation and monitoring of a coordinated,
relevant, locally-owned and impact focussed organisational strategy and
organisational structure.
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Support CD in the managing the
interim board as well as the establishment of a system to support a
well-functioning and influential board that provides an effective fiduciary
function and adds-value to organisation’s conservation agenda.
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Support the Country Director,
Senior Management Team and Change Team(s) to monitor and communicate change
ensuring a transparent change process that provides opportunities for
collective exploration, co-creation of solutions, shared ownership and
responsibility, coordinated action and participatory review and assessment.
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Develop and manage OD proposal,
budget, financial and technical reporting and funding contract for OD in
collaboration with WWF senior Management Team. Track and report on OD
impacts and results regularly.
2. Strengthening
Conservation delivery and learning
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Work with the WWF Zambia
core staff and landscape teams and their partners to assess, project and plan
on the required capacity to deliver the key performance indicators improve
their capacity on planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning through
training and mentoring of planning and monitoring staff.
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Create opportunities for
documentation and harvesting of lessons and learning and build lessons in work
processes to deliver high impact results based management
practises.
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Carries out any other reasonable
duties as delegated by the WWF Country Director.
3. Strengthening Planning
Monitoring and Evaluation systems
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Strengthen WWF
Zambia’s implementation of the Annual Performance Monitoring System (APMS)
based on Results Based Matrix (RBM) to track key impact and outcome indicators
defined by WWF Zambia country’s country strategy.
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Support WWF Zambia departments
and conservation program teams set up annual performance targets (key
performance indicates that contribute to WWF Zambia and global practise long
term strategy outcome and impact indicators as per APMS and RBM.
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Support WWF Zambia team align
projects, staffing and funding opportunities to long term strategy outcome and
impact indicators.
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Support HR and administration
Manager to facilitate across the board implementation of common
performance indicators to achieve breakthrough performance that will link
individual work plans to team work plans and finally to office annual work-plan
and targets.
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Plan program and departmental
heads to ensure data on impact and outcome measures are timely collected and
used, to strengthen day to day strategy management and facilitate adaptive
management.
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Build OD and M&E capacity for
key WWF Zambia departmental staff to ensure adherence to WWF and donor
reporting deadlines and standards both TPR and FRs.
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Lead capacity building activities
on M&E for partners to design and deliver impactful programs.
Working Relationships
WWF Zambia
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Fundraising Manager
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Senior Management Team and
program leaders
WWF Network
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Africa HR and
OD Director
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AFRICA M & advisor
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Interim board
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OD and M and E Counterparts
External
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Consultants
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Partners
Required Qualifications:
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University degree (at least 5
years) in a relevant subject.
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At least 7 years’ experience in
programme design and impact monitoring and/or project management and
organisation development.
Knowledge, Experience and
skills required:
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Knowledge and experience in
applying the WWF Programme Standards performance and OD tools or similar
standards and tools.
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Experience with various planning,
monitoring and evaluation approaches (i.e. theory of change, conceptual models,
result chains, conservation measures, APMS, RBM).
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Experience with an international
organisation focused on improving program quality, performance and impact
delivery.
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Senior experience supporting or
driving institutional and culture shifts to deliver improved team/organisational
performance.
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Team player, Mature and results
driven.
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Excellent facilitation and
communication skills, experience with training and coaching.
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Works well under deadlines,
accurate, eye for quality, pays attention to detail.
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Culturally sensitive and proven
ability to work in a global team.
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Strong organizational and
interpersonal skills.
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Capacity building experience.
Overall Skills, Competencies
and behaviours required:
The embodiment of WWF Global
behavioural competencies:
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Strive for Impact «I am results driven. Everything I do, the way I think,
plan and implement is driven by a relentless search for impact. »
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Listen Deeply «I go beyond my point of view and strive to see the bigger
picture from different perspectives. I stay curious and listen deeply to what
others have to say. »
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Collaborate Openly «I’m a global citizen working for a living planet. I am
constantly thinking of how with others, together, we can be more impactful. I
work across boundaries, openly ask for help and share what I know, both
internally and externally. »
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Innovate Fearlessly «I take risks to find better solutions. I measure progress and
learn from mistakes. I share both success & failures. I encourage others to
do the same. »
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 Advisor: Results Based Management and Organization Development’
to The People & Culture Manager-Africa through careers@wwfafrica.org
to be received not later than Wednesday 14th November 2018 at 5.00pm.