• Lead national impact for the world's most recognised conservation organisation
• Drive & shape strategy to protect Thailand's biodiversity and iconic species
• Bangkok/onsite, conservation leaders with Thai fluency & Thailand experience

The Organisation
   
WWF, an independent conservation organisation active in nearly 100 countries, works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife. WWF seeks to protect and restore natural habitats, stop the mass extinction of wildlife, and make the way we produce and consume sustainable. From individuals and communities to business and government, WWF is part of a growing coalition calling on world leaders to set nature on the path to recovery by 2030.
  
Based in Bangkok, WWF Thailand began its operations in 1995, and its mission is the conservation of the country’s wide variety of ecosystems; wildlife, forests, freshwater, oceans, addressing plastic pollution, and ensuring sustainable conservation practices for local communities. Threats to biodiversity in Thailand include poaching, deforestation, and illegal timber harvesting, destructive fishing practices, pollution, and major infrastructure development. WWF works to protect Thailand’s incredible ecosystems and the important and iconic species that they harbour, for the future benefit of people and nature. Find out more at https://wwf.or.th/


The Role
   
In this high-influence role reporting to the Southeast Asia Regional Director, The Country Director leads a cross functional team to deliver the institutional development strategy and all program areas in collaboration with the WWF global network. Your role leads conservation, impact and innovation, finance and administration, risk and compliance, ESS, people and culture, communications, and advocacy. You are also responsible for partnerships, representation, and fundraising, and you will play a critical role engaging with capital and district level government. Other responsibilities will include:

• Strengthening WWF’s profile in Thailand and influencing policy decisions.
• Executing operational transformation and process improvement initiatives.
• Developing and executing an effective, robust local fundraising strategy.
• Actively affirming and modelling WWF’s behaviours, values, and culture.

Skills Required
  
With an advanced degree, ideally in conservation/environmental fields, business management, or a related discipline, you bring significant senior level technical conservation organisational leadership experience gained in an NGO, or comparable organisation, in Thailand. A strategic decision-maker and systematic operations and program leader, your experience includes forging successful collaborations with external partners in Thai governments, inter-governmental institutions, business and industry, NGOs, and local communities, and it has driven conservation impact at scale. You also bring:

• Success delivering robust resource mobilisation strategies across major donors, industry, and corporates.
• Demonstrated experience delivering positive change management initiatives.
• Multi-disciplinary leadership skills; ability to engage and develop senior management teams.
• Skilful proven diplomacy to engage government and business at the highest levels.
• Advanced Thai language proficiency (verbal and written) and business level English.

If you want to use your conservation leadership expertise to lead WWF Thailand’s efforts to protect and restore the country’s incredible biodiversity, please submit your CV and cover letter addressing the skills required above  quoting # 1443398 . To request a full information package please email: officeadministrator@ngorecruitment.com (no applications here please).
   
WWF recognises lived experience and is committed to diversity and inclusion and candidates from historically disadvantaged or marginalised groups are encouraged to apply.

Please note there is no formal closing date for this role, if you are interested, we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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