The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961, working in the field of the wilderness preservation, and the reduction of humanity's footprint on the environment. It was formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States.
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Collaborate with others to translate strategic, performance and risk management insights into opportunities for improvement and gaps in strategy execution.
Work cross-functionally to determine the drivers and levers for improvement and articulate clear, implementable recommendations, solutions and/or action plans at the CO, regional or divisional/global level.
Partner with Regional Operations Directors and Global teams to sequence delivery actions, assign roles, and support follow-through.
Develop lightweight tools, checklists and guidance that help CO teams adopt improved practices without additional reporting burden.
Targeted Strategy Delivery and Enablement Projects
Through actioning strategic insights (in above), identify priority strategic, performance or risk management initiatives at the global or regional level
Lead selected time-bound improvement initiatives, coordinating cross-functional teams to design and implement solutions.
Support COs to plan and embed change management approaches to ensure adoption of improved delivery practices.
Track delivery progress, troubleshoot risks, and ensure practical, tangible results.
Coordination Across Teams
Align global, regional and country-level enablement and improvement work with regional delivery rhythms and COD operating guidance.
Connects COs with enabling functions (finance, HR/talent, operations, legal/risk, PMEL/data, partnerships, resource mobilisation) to secure fit-for-purpose support at the right time.
Support CO leadership and delivery teams to build execution discipline (workflow routines, decision cadence, follow-through).
Supports CO leadership to navigate trade-offs, stakeholder alignment, and communications that sustain execution momentum.
Work alongside the Head of Impact to ensure CO improvement efforts reinforce PMEL principles and use shared performance insights, without duplicating PMEL responsibilities.
Monitoring Uptake & Learning
Capture emerging practices and replicable solutions from CO implementations and share across regions.
Maintain a simple improvement log and progress view to inform leadership decision-making (no new governance cycles).
Curate peer learning exchanges focused on delivery (distinct from PMEL learning communities)
PROFILES
Required Qualifications.
Education:Advanced degree or equivalent experience in management, international development, organisational development, or a related field.
Experience:Minimum 10 years enabling strategy execution, delivery enablement, or organisational effectiveness in complex, multi-country or matrixed organisations.
Consultant management:Experience managing consultants or short-term experts to deliver targeted outcomes.
Sector knowledge:Familiarity with conservation and/or international development and mission-driven networks is preferred.
Regional/global exposure:Experience working across diverse cultural contexts and geographies.