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As an Associate Project Manager - Conservation Outreach, the successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing volunteer programmes, citizen science projects, leadership training and community consultation that contribute to EN-WWF’s conservation portfolio and are immersed and aligned to the organisation’s conservation goals.

He/She will support the development and implementation of inspirational, relevant, science-based and community-led nature conservation programmes and adapt them for different audiences, including rural communities and youth-focused approaches. These programmes should be tightly monitored and adapted, to ensure maximum impact.

The Associate Project Manager - Conservation Outreach planning, stakeholder management, community management, marketing and communications support. He/She will be expected to be a leader of our community to achieve measurable transformative impact at scale.

The successful candidate will work closely with other units (Strategic Partnerships, Marketing & Communications, Special Projects etc.) to ensure smooth operations and successful integration with the broader organizational goals. He/She will drive our communities towards action. Additionally, he/she will support with the management a team of coordinators, interns, freelancers, consultants, and volunteers and ensure full compliance with the policies and procedures of the organization.

• Drive the vision for transformative community engagement for conservation impact and resilient rural communities.
• Manage the capacity building process internally and externally around citizen science, voluntourism and rural community engagement. Ensure accurate data collection and adherence to protocol, compile citizen science and impact data.
• Participate in conservation portfolio activities to ensure immersion on projects and better understanding of project goals.
• Work on the development of volunteer and community outreach concepts and workplans for the EN-WWF community (including youth and schools).
• Manage the logistics preparations & needs for the successful delivery of activities in collaboration with vendors and partners.
• Contribute to admin tasks, formal and informal correspondence, field-work planning and permit applications.
• Responsible that vendors and project teams are following strict Health and Safety standards & manage the risk management for these activities.
• Develop content & accompanying materials.
• Contribute to impact reporting and M&E.
• Enhance the scalability of volunteer activities across all ages and through communities and link with behaviour change and citizen science campaigns.
• Support with the creation toolkits and with the organisation of workshops, meetings, trainings and majlis’.
• Work with the team to achieve a seamless volunteer experience.
• Keep abreast of international best practices and regional activities to ensure that the solutions that EN-WWF offers are always relevant.
• Identifying scope of work, creation of vendor proposals and engagement with vendors for contract development and deliverables.
• Lead on procurement, keep track of expenses and invoices and support budget management.
• Drive volunteer and community engagement, rewards & creation of a communities of action.
• Collaborate with the communications and marketing team to develop content specific for different audiences.
• Effectively train, mentor and supervise Freelance instructors, consultants, Interns, ambassadors, and volunteers to assist in advocacy and delivery of activities.
• Maintain an effective working relationship and foster collaboration with strategic partners and rural communities and ensure that there is effective coordination of all activities in support of joint objectives.
• Support the creation and execution of an activities calendar to maintain engagement.
• Manage digital tools and their evolution.
• Deliver a seamless chain of communication and support with enquiry handling and communications with the community.
• Work with the Communications and Digital teams to develop messaging and social media content for outreach initiatives.
• Lead the outreach team’s Arabic communication and generate content from onsite events and activities.
• Report on volunteer satisfaction and community insights as well as brand sentiment for adaptive management & contribute to impact reporting and M&E for membership products.
• Represent EN-WWF in meetings and government led workshops, to the extent possible.
• Identify strategic opportunities and support with fundraising.

Experience

• Experience and background in environmental sustainability, ecology, nature conservation or similar.
• Interest and knowledge of local biodiversity and its conservation.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and connections within rural communities.
• At least 10 years of experience and a strong working background in project management, outreach activities, citizen science, field volunteering or similar.
• Data literate and reliable with accuracy of data.

Education

• Degree in Environmental Science, Ecology or relevant field.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Arabic is highly desirable.

Emirates Nature-WWF Focus: Acts as a member of Emirates Nature-WWF, placing higher priority on Emirates Nature-WWF goals than own goals and anticipating the effects of own area’s actions on others to ensure holistic Emirates Nature-WWF outcomes.

External Orientation: Looks outwards ensuring WWF stays relevant, continues to anticipate and adapt to external environmental and global trends.

Delivering Quality Outcomes: Establishes stretch goals, plans, using best judgment and takes responsibility for planning to and delivering on outcomes.

Building Working Relationships: Builds collaborative relationships through the understanding and development of other’s and own ideas.

Communicating Effectively: Uses appropriate means of communication to convey messages, seeks input from others and ensures understanding.

Leading Change: Encourages and seeks out innovative solutions and brings people on a journey constructively and empathetically.

• Ability to explain complex concepts in simple terms.
• Ability to think strategically and creatively, generating innovative ways to drive nature conservation.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills and ability to perform under pressure.
• Ability to influence, persuade and obtain consensus to achieve results.
• Energetic, creative, and confident public speaker.
• Proven stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Demonstrable ability to work effectively in multi-disciplinary and multicultural teams.
• Proactive and proficient at multitasking and analytical skills.
• Produce high-quality products/services with attention to detail.
• Supportive, constructive, and open to influence when dealing with others.
• Friendly, open, and sensitive to the satisfaction of others.
• Experience using social media for brand awareness and impressions. Excellent knowledge of Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Google+, and other social media best practices.

Internal - Liaising in close collaboration with Marketing & Engagement and Conservation

Please send your application consisting of a cover letter explaining why you are the right candidate to work with EN-WWF and your CV with the subject ‘Application for Associate Project Manager - Conservation Outreach to the attention of Ms Magdalena Tayoun on before 30th June 2024.