India's rapid economic growth is leading to new and increased developmental opportunities and challenges at multiple levels. As one of the largest conservation organizations in the country, WWF-India seeks to leverage these opportunities and address these challenges both through enhancing biodiversity conservation, and reducing humanity's environmental footprint.
WWF-India's sustainable business programme is aimed at working with business and industry in improving environmental and social outcomes. These engagements help corporates (1) understand the impact of their business/ financing and supply chains on critical natural habitats, such as deforestation, extractives, fossil fuel emissions, and (2) find solutions that mitigate business risks and enhance business opportunities that promote positive conservation outcomes, such as sustainable finance, water stewardship, climate innovation, DCF (deforestation and conversion free) supply-chain of deforestation risk soft-commodities, energy transition, renewable energy usage, plastics management, decarbonization of industry. The programme focuses on working around strong levers to materialize transition, such as science-based policy awareness and capacity building, market transformation, and sustainable finance.
WWF-India is looking for a dynamic and self-motivated individual with inherent sensitivity towards conservation of nature, to work on promoting sustainable practices with the Business and Industry sector by promoting sustainable consumption & production. The incumbent will also contribute to policy and action research of the Sustainable Business team's work on circular economy, business action on climate, GHG emission reduction through promoting DCF (Deforestation and Conversion Free) commodities.
The incumbent will report to the Director, Sustainable Business Program in the management and execution of priority projects and impact areas, including technical inputs, corporate & government engagement, network coordination, knowledge management, and fundraising.
Position: Associate Director
Location: New Delhi (On Site)
Travel: at an average of 30% of the time
Job Profile:
Management and Coordination
- Work with Director Sustainable Business to continually review and refresh the strategic approach and provide innovative ideas towards adaptive management
- Provide strategic management oversight and support to the Sustainable Business Programme to ensure effective implementation of projects for timely delivery of outcomes and achievement of technical and financial targets
- Manage and provide strategic guidance to the team, consultants and other partner organizations engaged in delivery of the programme
- Ensure efficient and effective monitoring, evaluation and learning processes within the Sustainable Business Programme to track progress toward strategic goals, and enable adaptive project management in response to emerging challenges
- Uphold and ensure implementation of organizational policies to achieve greater efficiency, compliance, and accountability in programme operations
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams within WWF-India to enhance synergies; promote integrated approaches across thematic areas ; facilitate collaboration to co-design and co-implement field interventions and knowledge-driven initiatives
- Manage partner and consultant onboarding processes, including drafting, execution, and tracking of relevant MoUs and agreements
- Collaborate closely with Programme Operations to oversee and streamline procurement processes for goods and services
- Build and sustain relationships with external stakeholders and network donors to support strategic initiatives
- Ensure timely and high-quality technical and financial reporting to donors and internal stakeholders Programme Development & Partnerships:
- Work towards facilitating and supporting business transformation is WWF-India's priority sectors
- Lead and support ideation, development, and finalization of thematic project proposals aligned with programme focus areas, and ensure financial closure for successful fund-raising; Lead fundraising efforts in the team, including but not limited to responding to WWF-Network and external funding opportunities
