World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a Suriname Country Representative at our field office in Paramaribo, Suriname.
Accomplishes WWF’s conservation agenda in Suriname with an emphasis on large-scale transformational results. Provides vision and leadership for the WWF’s program in Suriname and effective high-level representation of WWF with key audiences to build strength and support for the program. Ensures Country Office is locally embedded and relevant to the national conservation and development agenda. Directs, manages and takes responsibility for all activities to ensure that the conservation, communication, financial and fundraising activities of the Country Office add up to a unified effort to build a strong civil society organization. Ensures that all operating rules and systems are adequate and that the WWF Suriname & Guyana’s legal and reporting requirements are met and are in line with WWF's policies, procedures and standards.
- Leads the development and implementation of a conservation agenda in Suriname focused principally on the protection of the Amazon Biome to achieve ambitious, large scale results by 2020. Key strategies involve the mining sector (artisanal and industrial), protected areas, payment for ecosystem services and limited marine work.
- Represents WWF externally at the highest levels to key stakeholders and decision makers in Suriname. Positions WWF as a well-respected and trusted voice on conservation and development with local roots and a global reach. Includes project development and partnership with key bilateral and multi-lateral aid agencies.
- Strengthens the Suriname Country Office, including the conservation, fundraising, finance and administration, communications and human resource functions. Special emphasis on in-country fundraising and development of an external Advisory Board.
- Manages and co-ordinates the smooth running of technical advisory groups, ecoregional teams and other groupings (e.g., multi-country/subregional teams) which may be deemed necessary to provide advice and support to the WWF Country Office in Suriname.
- Provides line management through a peer supervision model of WWF’s Office in Guyana.
- Ensures that the WWF-US Board and, as appropriate, WWF-International Board approved policies, procedures and standards for operational, financial, personnel and administrative systems and outputs are implemented in the Suriname Country Office.
- Ensures that the Suriname Country Office co-operates with financial, operational and programmatic audits and follows up in a timely manner on audit recommendations.
Qualifications
- At least 10 years of relevant experience including at least 5 years managing projects, teams, initiatives.
- Gets things done. Able to see big picture and drive for results.
- Builds relationships -- personal touch. Sophisticated and wise in working with array of partners and individuals ranging from external partners to individual staff.
- Professional maturity; wise in responding to difficult and challenging circumstances and recommending the right course of action.
- Grace under pressure and ability to navigate ambiguity and shifting situations.
- Energetic and passionate about conservation. Knowledge that crosses field programs, policy and markets.
- Able to navigate complex issues and organizational complexity; execute high quality work in a timely way without drama.
- Able to delegate to other parts of the organization and hold them accountable for delivery. This is essential to meeting the CEO’s commitment for this position to be managed with a reasonable workload and work-life balance.
- Excellent written and verbal skills in Dutch and English. Portguese highly desirable.
To Apply:
- Please visit our Careers Page, job#15044, to submit an online application including resume and cover letter
- Due to the high volume of applications we are not able to respond to inquiries via phone
As an EOE/AA employer, WWF will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, and veteran or disability status.
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