Senior Programme Officer

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About the Organization

Established as a Charitable Trust on 27 November, 1969, WWF India set out with the aim of reducing the degradation of Earth’s natural environment and building a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. In 1987, the organization changed it's name from the World Wildlife Fund to World Wide Fund for Nature India. With five decades of extensive work in the sector, WWF India today is one of the leading conservation organizations in the country.

Job Description

WWF-India is one of the largest organisations in nature and wildlife conservation in India for over 50 years now.  We are seeking applications from individuals to be a part of their Karnataka State office team as a Senior Programme Officer.

As a SPO in the conservation sector, your broad responsibilities would be to work in education, outreach, corporate employee engagement and conservation. This is a cross functional role and you would be responsible for building the corporate employee engagement program, supporting ongoing work/ projects, increase public awareness, engage with educational institutes, increase volunteer base and engage with corporate partners. You would also be responsible for managing a team of Interns/ volunteers and ensuring that all projects/ tasks are completed on time and within budget.

Job Responsibilities

• Implement the various tasks/activities assigned to you by your Manager.
• Develop relationships and liaise with Govt. departments, local communities and other stakeholders, where necessary.
• Manage interns/volunteers and ensure that projects/tasks/ activities assigned are completed on time and within budget.
• Support ongoing education, conservation, outreach work, where required, and work with other internal departments to develop educational programs, employee engagement and outreach initiatives.
• Initiate and develop relationships with corporates for employee engagement, CSR/ Grants funding, corporate gifting and other relevant partnerships with the support of the KSO team.
• Efficiently manage either independently or with the support of KSO team/ volunteers activities such as Nature trails, Clean up drives, Dragon Fly Festival etc. as may be required.
• Conduct research on conservation issues and assist in the development of proposals for potential projects, where required.
• Represent the organization at conferences, meetings, and other events, where required.
• Assist in the promotion/ sales of conservation products, where necessary. You may also be required to perform other duties as assigned by your supervisor from time to time.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelors or Master Degree Graduate.
• 2 to 4 years of experience. Experience in management, sales, client facing roles will be an added advantage.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a team as well as lead a team.
• Passion for conservation.

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