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Manager, Corporate Engagement, Forests

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Washington, D.C., USA
Full-time

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Corporate Engagement Manager.  The Manager is part of the WWF-US Forests team, whose vision is to conserve the world’s forests to sustain nature’s diversity, benefit our climate, and support human well-being.  The Manager’s major function is to advance WWF strategies and programs to engage US companies on actions they can take to avoid deforestation and forest degradation, and support landscape-scale forest conservation.  The Manager also promotes uptake of tools and technologies to help companies manage sourcing risk, demonstrate transparency, show progress, and quantify the ecosystem services benefits of forest-related actions.  S/he represents WWF-US on internal and external forest forums focused on engaging the private sector.  S/he serves as liaison with WWF-US government relations team and key US government agency contacts and NGO partners on illegal logging and other forest trade issues.  S/he works closely with WWF-US staff focused on corporate engagement under food, freshwater, climate and private sector engagement teams.  The Manager reports to the Director, Corporate Engagement, Forests, and may supervise other team members.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Advance WWF-US strategies and programs for engaging a range of US companies on responsible sourcing and other actions to avoid deforestation and forest degradation and support landscape-scale forest conservation that benefits both people and nature. Those actions include responsible sourcing; support for forest restoration, protection and improved forest management; helping small-scale producers implement more sustainable practices; and participating in regional approaches focused on strengthening forest governance.
  • Manage one-on-one relationships with companies participating in WWF’s Global Forest & Trade Network and other WWF programs focused on reducing deforestation and forest degradation, and improving forest health and extent. Provide technical support and feedback to companies around setting robust sourcing policies and targets, demonstrating transparency, and better integrating forest goals and actions with climate, freshwater, food, biodiversity and community goals.
  • Serve as WWF-US technical resource and liaison for other WWF network offices, WWF-US government agency contacts, and NGO partners, on issues and trends related to illegal logging and associated trade, and natural resource commodity sourcing that affects forests.  
  • Lead or participate on cross-cutting teams focused on innovation, thought leadership, and scaling up priority initiatives, leveraging private sector action to achieving WWF-US Forest goals.
  • Represent WWF-US at meetings, external workshops, conferences and working groups.
  • Other duties as assigned, including fundraising, proposal development, and strategic planning.
Educational Background: 
A Bachelor’s Degree is required, preferably in a relevant field such as forestry, business, corporate sustainability, sustainable finance, supply chain management, environmental economics, international natural resources trade. 
A Master’s Degree is preferred.
Skills/Experience: 
  • Must have at least 8 years’ relevant work experience, either in in the private sector or engaging with the private sector, on improved sustainability practices.
  • Must have thorough knowledge of issues/trends in global forestry and associated trade
  • Must be willing and able to do domestic and international travel
  • Knowledge of illegal logging, and technical and policy interventions to combat it, preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability to sell ideas, identify strategic opportunities, and deliver results
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively within high performing teams and to meet deadlines
  • Demonstrated ability to distill complex technical concepts for diverse audiences
  • Excellent interpersonal, diplomatic and negotiation skills
  • Excellent public speaking and written communication skills
  • Experience working overseas and across geographical and cultural boundaries desirable
  • Knowledge of Spanish, Mandarin, French, Portuguese or Bahasa Indonesia language desirable

Organization Info

World Wildlife Fund

Overview
Headquarters: 
Washington, DC, United States
Founded: 
1991
About Us
Mission: 

For 50 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. The world's leading conservation organization, 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.

Programs: 

WWF works to: 

  • Conserve the world's most important forests to sustain nature's diversity, benefit our climate, and support human well-being
  • Safeguard healthy oceans and marine livelihoods
  • Secure water for people and nature
  • Protect the worlds most important species
  • Drive sustainable food systems to conserve nature and feed humanity
  • Create a climate-resilient and zero-carbon world, powered by renewable energy

These things are not just “nice to have". . . they are “need to haves." They are the things that make it possible for us to live. And so, to ensure our very survival, they must be kept safe.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Jul 26 2019
Active Until: 
Aug 26 2019
Hiring Organization: 
World Wildlife Fund
industry: 
Nonprofit