Forests Programme Manager, Amazon and Colombia

WWF believes in a future where people and nature thrive. Best known as the world’s leading conservation body, we’re also committed to safeguarding the natural world through tackling the global threat of climate change. And by helping people to change the way they live, to ease pressure on natural resources.

We are looking for someone to provide support on the delivery of the strategy for WWF’s Living Amazon Initiative (LAI) and Colombia Forest Programme. You’ll take direct responsibility for programme management of a number of lines of work in several Amazon countries, including the development and implementation of grant agreements with relevant WWF partners.

Your main priority will be programme management, including ensuring that proposals, workplans, budgets, logframes and monitoring and evaluation plans are aligned with LAI and WWF-UK strategies. To do this you’ll need to have the ability to assess field capacity for the implementation of agreed projects and programmes to ensure contract compliance. You will also provide fundraising and communications support.

You’ll have a track record of building successful relationships with a range of partners as you’ll need to liase with other internal and external teams as well as donors and other stakeholders. To do this you’ll have first class communication, writing and presentation skills and a strong understanding of how to get the best out of working partnerships.

You will have demonstrable project management experience and skills together with a good knowledge of international forest issues, including community-based and pro-poor approaches and biodiversity conservation. You’ll need to be proactive and self motivated and it is essential you are a fluent Spanish-speaker.

For more information about this opportunity please see the job description.

Additional Information 
Salary:                £36,696 per annum
Location:           Godalming, Surrey
Contract type:   Full time, permanent contract 
Reference:         1696
Closing date:     6th February 2012 at 1.00pm
Interview date:   23rd / 24th February 2012

Applications 
To apply send your CV and a covering letter which details how your experience and skillset meets each point within the person specification in the job description. In the covering letter please also state the job code and where you saw this post advertised and send both documents to:

The Recruitment Specialist 
WWF-UK 
Panda House 
Weyside Park 
Godalming 
Surrey GU7 1XR 

t: 01483 426444 
f: 01483 426409

or email: recruitment@wwf.org.uk

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