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| Title | Head of Finance and Operations |
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Based in Cambridge, WCMC is a world leader in biodiversity knowledge working with scientists and policy makers worldwide to place biodiversity at the heart of environment and development decision-making. We are established as a collaborative Centre of UN Environment, and as such, we work extensively with UN organizations, governments and the private sector around the world. In addition, we work with other partners such as Foundations and global NGOs. We have an exciting growth strategy and require a Head of Finance and Operations to take responsibility for all aspects of finance (including the finance team); for contracting and the commercial aspects of project management; for IT and other administrative functions. Applicants must be able to demonstrate good experience of heading these functions, but as importantly they must be able to demonstrate that they can play a leadership role in an organization that is passionate about the world’s biodiversity challenges. If this sounds like an exciting opportunity to you, please submit your CV and a covering letter by clicking on the link below by 13th November 2017. It is anticipated that interviews for this position will be held on the week commencing 20th November 2017. Please note that this is not a UN post and we can only accept applications from those eligible to work in the UK. The UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre strives for a sustainable world for biodiversity and people. The Centre works towards this vision by providing strategic leadership, technical expertise, and project support to increase capacity and inspire decision makers to manage biodiversity and ecosystem services for people and the planet. The Centre has close relationships with the UN system and other partners in the public and private sector, which combines with the Centre’s extensive understanding of science and policy to produce knowledge on biodiversity and ecosystem services that makes a world of difference |