Country Director, Zambia

Job Description

Are you creative, dynamic and driven by a passion for biodiversity and vision for a world where people live in harmony with nature?

WWF Regional Office for Africa (ROA) is seeking to recruit a proven leader with the capability of growing an organization’s impact and building future leadership and talent in the organization to fill the position of Country director for our WWF Zambia office.

The appointee will lead the vision, strategic planning and institutional development of WWF Zambia Office as the leading conservation NGO nationally, regionally and globally while remaining accountable for the management of WWF Zambia Office and ensure it is managed effectively and efficiently in all key programme areas –Conservation Program, Finance and Administration, Human Resources, Partnership Development, Communications, Fundraising and M&E thus achieving WWF Zambia’s vision and KPIs.

The Position holder will report to the Deputy Regional Director, East and Southern Africa and work closely with the Regional Management Team for Africa. He/she will supervise the Zambia Country Office Senior Management Team.

Visit http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/jobs/ and apply with your CV and a cover letter addressed to HR Director-Africa clearly indicating the position applied for on the subject line to: careers@wwfafrica.org by 10^th May 2017. We will not accept applications without a CV and cover letter.

Work permit restrictions may apply.

Kindly note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

WWF is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to having a diverse workforce.

About the Organization

For more than 45 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. The largest multinational conservation organization in the world, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally. WWF's unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, involves action at every level from local to global, and ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that meet the needs of both people and nature. Mission WWF's mission is the conservation of nature. Using the best available scientific knowledge and advancing that knowledge where we can, we work to preserve the diversity and abundance of life on Earth and the health of ecological systems by protecting natural areas and wild populations of plants and animals, including endangered species; promoting sustainable approaches to the use of renewable natural resources; and promoting more efficient use of resources and energy and the maximum reduction of pollution. We are committed to reversing the degradation of our planet's natural environment and to building a future in which human needs are met in harmony with nature. We recognize the critical relevance of human numbers, poverty and consumption patterns to meeting these goals. Goal By 2015 WWF will conserve 19 of the world's most important natural places and significantly change global forces to protect the future of nature.