WWF(The World Wide Fund for nature)Is an international non-governmental organization that deals with conservation of nature through a number environmental management programmes. 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. WWF-Tanzania Country Office(WWF-TCO) is seeking to hire the Forest Partnership Manager to be based in Dar es Salaam.
Main Task
The main focus of the forest partnership manager will be towards mobilizing and applying finance for the project that protects and/or restore forests, as part of the global trillion trees partnership. Trillion Trees is a joint venture between WWF, BirdLife International, and the Wildlife Conservation Society - To unlock funding for forest and inspire the world toward a future where forests are expanding. The Forest Corporate and Business Coordinator will develop programmes and partnerships toward that goal in Tanzania, In line with WWF-Tanzania’s strategic plan, with a strong link to policy/business actions.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develops and implements the forest programme base strategy that optimizes relationships with private sector/ partners that are key for advancing forest program - these include bilateral and multilateral government aid agencies(GAA), Civil Society
- Organizations, Businesses, Corporate companies and WWF networks.
- Developing managers partnerships with governmental, foundations and private donors. works with TCO Partnership
- Development Manager to articulate country level initiatives with regional and International perspectives on forestry sectors.
- Working with program staff, donors and other stakeholders in the community to identify new opportunities for funding from existing donors; and new potential donors for WWF Forest Programme
- To drive progress on these partnership opportunities towards the 10 most significant funding results from private or public source.
- Has overall responsibility to identify research, build and maintain satisfactory relationships with partners at the national level and liaising with the TCO Partnership Manager, on sub-regional and regional levels respectively.
- Finds solutions to ensure compliance with donor agreements, e.g timely technical and financial reporting and fulfilling
- Donor’s requirement regarding communication;
Required Qualifications:
University degree in forest conservation, business management, development studies or related fields. at least five years of professional experience in inter-institutional relationship management, high project management capacity,Highly competent and proposal and report writing skills, ability to understand the complex funding strategies of donors and match WWF’s Programmes against these strategies , understanding of the key principleOf good project delivery as relevant to fundraising( objective, outcomes, outputs, activities and monitoring indicators)
Additional Information, Including detailed Terms of Reference, can be obtained via http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/job_wwf/. Applications must include a Cover Letter and complete CV with full contact details of three referees and should be addressed to the Human Resources Manager through hresources@wwftz.org by Thursday, 12 April 2018 at 4:30 pm. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and the interviews will take place in Dar es Salaam. WWF is an equal opportunity Organization.