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Position title:                Project Manager for Corporate Sustainability, WWF Thailand

Directly reports to:        Country Director, WWF Thailand

Supervises:                     Fisheries Project Manager,
Aquaculture Project Manager, Forestry Project Manager, Agriculture Project Manager

Technically supervises: N/A    

Validity:                            1 year

Location:                          Bangkok, Thailand

Background

As the world’s population grows, the way we grow food and harvest natural resources like fish and timber is having more impact on Earth’s ecological balance, biodiversity, and wild spaces than ever before. In order to address these growing impacts, WWF launched its Sustainable Market Initiative (SMI) in 2009 to change the way that global commodities are produced, traded, and bought, with the aim of making sustainable production the norm. WWF concentrates on 15 commodities that have the greatest impacts on biodiversity, water, and climate, particularly in the most important places for conservation.

Thailand is a major producer of several of these commodities, including: timber, palm oil, pulp and paper, sugarcane, farmed shrimp, tuna, wild-caught shrimp, and wild-caught forage fish and is therefore an important country for WWF’s global Sustainable Market Initiative (SMI)

WWF-Thailand started its Sustainable Market work in 2013 and this has become an increasingly important part of our work in the last two years. WWF-Thailand now has a team of four people working directly in the fisheries sector and will be adding staff to focus on the transformation of selected forest and agricultural commodities.

WWF is seeking a highly motivated, capable candidate with working knowledge of supply chain mapping, certification schemes for sustainable production, and experience working with the private sector, government agencies, and other NGOs. The candidate should also have excellent planning, reporting, and people management skills.

1. Major Responsibilities

• Work closely with the WWF-Thailand marketing team and conservation team to develop a corporate engagement strategy that transforms the production of key commodities;
• Work closely with the WWF-Thailand conservation team to make sure that Sustainable Market projects deliver the desired conservation outcomes;
• Develop and implement strategies to maintain and build targeted business and corporate partnerships to support WWF-Thailand’s work on key MTI commodities such as seafood, timber, pulp and paper, sugar etc;
• Manage existing corporate relationships and secure new corporate partnerships with national and multinational businesses that increase support and investment for the development and adoption of sustainable commodity production standards, certification, and responsible supply chain policies that drive market uptake for sustainably produced commodities;
• Provide clear direction and effectively manage MTI project managers to ensure the delivery of strategic objectives;
• Engage with and get support as needed from WWF network experts working on the MTI and Smart Fishing Initiative (SFI).
• Represent WWF-Thailand at meetings with the Thai government and industry leaders
• Lead WWF efforts to improve government polices regulating commodity production in Thailand;
• Comply with all WWF-Thailand policies and procedures and statutory obligations as amended from time to time;
• Manage and prepare budgets, reports and forecasts.

This TOR covers the main tasks and conveys the spirit of the sort of tasks that are anticipated proactively from staff. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary according to organizational needs.

1. Requirements

Essential

• Technical expertise in an environmental, sustainability, economic, business or industry discipline, and experience in the application of this knowledge in a relevant context.
• Demonstrated understanding of the Thai and regional business and industry, trade and economic drivers, including national and international issues, policy legislation and key stakeholders
• Demonstrated understanding of the Thai and regional markets and supply chains for key commodities of interest to WWF, specifically seafood, timber products, sugar, including national and international issues, policy legislation and key stakeholders
• Excellent speaking and written English and Thai
• Demonstrated management skills in a complex environment with up to 15 employees
• Negotiation and policy development experience
• Experienced in developing partnerships with private, public, and CSO stakeholders

Desirable

• Experience in management of, large and complex projects
• Experience in strategic planning and assessment, and policy analysis and planning
• Significant advocacy skills and experience in negotiating with high-level stakeholders
• Sound financial management skills, including budgeting
• Understanding of the links between economic growth, sustainability, environmental conservation, poverty and livelihoods in emerging markets
• Excellent cooperative team working skills and ability to work with dispersed teams
• Experience working in a cross-cultural environment
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal skills including the ability to build positive relationships internally and externally
• Experience developing networks with government, international organizations, and NGOs
• Experience working with regional stakeholders and/or pre-existing networks

Qualifications

Master’s degree in environmental science, natural resource management, law, policy or other relevant disciplines

and/or Five years experience in sustainable markets or other relevant disciplines

• WWF's Mission and Values
  1. It is part of every staff member's terms of reference to contribute to WWF's mission:

WWF’s 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, by:

-        conserving the world's biological diversity

-        ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable

-        reducing pollution and wasteful consumption.  

2. It is also part of every staff member's terms of reference to embody WWF's values, which are: Passionate and Optimistic, Challenging and Inspiring, Credible and Accountable, Persevering and Delivering Results.

How to apply :  Interested candidate, please submit your resume stating your expected salary to hr.th@wwfgreatermekong.org by  October 31^st, 2016  or submit by mail to WWF-Thailand 92/2 Soi Paholyothin 5, Paholyothin Road, Samsen nai, Phayathai, Bangkok 10400 Tel : +66 (0) 2 619 8534-7

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Otherwise, your resume will be filed into our candidate database for future reference and consideration.