Chief Conservation Officer (CCO)

WWF’s global strategy harnesses the strengths of the WWF network in a shared vision, focusing on six major goals - water, wildlife, the ocean, climate and energy, forests, and food – and three key drivers of environmental problems – markets, finance and governance. Our vision is to protect and restore nature for the benefit of people and the planet in support of sustainable development goals.

WWF-Viet Nam was one of the first International non-government organizations working in Vietnam. In 1985, WWF began working on a national conservation strategy and since then has worked closely with the Vietnamese Government on a diverse range of environmental issues and implemented field activities across the country. Find out more at http://vietnam.panda.org/.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in business management, conservation, development studies, relevant fields or equivalent experience;
• At least 10 years’ experience in development and/ or environment, including, ideally, at least 3 years in the WWF network;
• Familiar with conservation and natural resource management issues in Vietnam and/ or Greater Mekong Region;
• A demonstrable understanding of biodiversity issues related to forests, species, wildlife trade, freshwater ecosystems and climate change;
• Excellent understanding of development partnerships: fund-raising, donor strategies, and international relations;
• Experience in developing and writing project proposals to government aid agencies and foundations;
• Successful fundraising experience with large-scale, multi-country proposals (>5M USD);
• Experience in working and negotiating with Government bodies, donors and partner at all levels

If you have the skills and experience and are interested in leading our conservation efforts in WWF VN, please email your cover letter and CV in English to AsiaPacificRecruitment [at] wwfint.org citing in the subject line ‘COO VN [YOUR FIRST NAME][YOUR LAST NAME]’