Myanmar: Conservation Landscape Manager - DTL

Main function

The Conservation Landscape Manager plays the key leadership and management role in WWF’s effort to conserve Myanmar’s Dawna Tenasserim Landscape. This challenging senior position is responsible for all aspects of this work, including the planning, management, financial, and administrative aspects of the landscape programme, including building and maintaining critical partnerships and relations with key stakeholders, especially with CSOs, NGOs, the Karen National Union’s (KNU) Forest Department and the Myanmar Union government Forest Department.

· Identify and establish strategic partnerships needed to facilitate delivery of shared conservation goals in DTL.

· Support partnership-building efforts with government, CSOs and NGOs.

· Lead stakeholder engagement meetings and workshops to build trust, and coordinate efforts of diverse interests in DTL.

· Manage the team in WWF’s Dawei office to ensure alignment of activities with WWF’s strategic objectives.

· Work closely with the DTL Regional Transboundary Coordinator based in Thailand.

· Act as the focal point for engaging with relevant donors, regional government departments, and the KNU.

· Work closely with the WWF-MM Conservation Director to provide leadership and overall direction and coordination.

· Work with financial staff to budget for the activities of the landscape, and monitoring, while insuring accurate financial and program reporting.

· Lead on relevant fundraising initiatives including writing and reviewing proposals.

· Provide regular reports and analysis to the Conservation Director and the Country Management Team (CMT – Landscape Manager is also a member of CMT)

Required Qualifications

· Master’s degree in natural resource management, environmental or conservation management, bioregional planning, development studies, or relevant fields.

· Qualification and/or extensive experience in project management

Knowledge and Experience

· Thorough understanding of socio-economic, conservation and development issues in Myanmar.

· Knowledge of the policy/institutional context related to conservation and the government agencies, development partners, donor institutions, and the not-for-profit sector in the landscape.

· Five years of practical experience in leading and managing programmes or projects, 2 years of which should be related to landscape management

· Excellent understanding of development partnerships, fund-raising, donor strategies, functions, governmental and international relations

· Proven experience of managing programmes funded by a diversity of sources including governments and aid agencies, private sector donors with annual budget of multi millions USD

· Experience of working in multi-cultural environment and international organisations

The detailed job description is at www.wwf.org.mm under Careers.

Closing Date: 26 October 2018 (Friday)

Interested candidates should email vacancy.mm@wwf.org.mm or send a hard copy cover letter and curriculum vitae in English to 15C, Than Taman Street, Dagon Township Yangon, stating the applied position title. Email application documents should be addressed as Document_Yourfullname.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.