Manager, Durable Conservation and Finance
Core
Managing the viability and feasibility phases of WWF's Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) pipeline to catalyze long-term, sustainable financing for large-scale conservation areas.
Role type
Manager, Program Development and Integration (PDI)
Builds
PFP pipeline for protected and conserved areas
Domain
Conservation finance / International environmental policy
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Program management, stakeholder management, financial analysis, strategic planning, cross-functional collaboration, project coordination, data synthesis, team leadership, relationship building, presentation skills
Preferred skills
Conservation science, international environmental policy, natural resource economics, Indigenous peoples and local communities engagement, large-scale multi-stakeholder project management
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Manage Viability and Feasibility phases of WWF's incoming Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) pipeline; Manage teams conducting PFP pipeline development and advise staff, consultants and/or external partners; Ensure aligned messaging and opportunity exploration across WWF-US, WWF Country Offices, and the WWF Network; Collaborate across internal, external, and matrixed teams to enhance opportunities during and across PFP/project phases; Strategically advise and bring the best of WWF to partnerships aligned with Enduring Earth; Convene colleagues across WWF to define priorities geographies for deeper collaboration; Coordinate with and advise WWF Country Offices based on lessons learned from other geographies; Represent WWF at related partnership and large-scale nature finance meetings, external workshops, conferences, and in partnerships
Seniority
Manager, hands-on IC with team management