WWF-Greater Mekong, Country Director of WWF-Myanmar

We are looking for a visionary and results-oriented Country Director to develop and lead an effective, high-level national representation for WWF in Myanmar. This role represents an extremely exciting opportunity for a proven leader with a strong track record of leading a nationwide operation, and with the capability to establish and grow WWF’s presence and impact in Myanmar across conservation, fundraising, policy advocacy, financial management, human resources, and communications.

 The Greater Mekong region is one of the biologically richest places on the planet; its varied natural resources support the livelihoods and well-being of millions of people in mainland Southeast Asia. WWF-Greater Mekong – on the ground in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam – is working to conserve the region’s biodiversity and build a secure and sustainable future for people and wildlife. 

 With three of the most pristine large rivers and some of the most extensive intact forest in the region, Myanmar is Asia’s last frontier for conservation. Its natural environments remain mostly unspoiled. They support some of the region’s poorest people, and possibly the largest populations of wild elephants in Southeast Asia. But Myanmar is also now experiencing many of the same pressures faced by the rest of the Greater Mekong, from deforestation to illegal wildlife trade to energy demand.

 The new Country Director position has legal representation of WWF in Myanmar and advocates on behalf of WWF-Greater Mekong in Myanmar to build institutional relationships and promote cooperative programme activities with national partners.He/she manages the programme with a start-up budget of around 0,5 million USD, with the aim of establishing an office in Myanmar and recruiting and establishing a team in- country.

Base location: Yangon, Myanmar

Key requirements for the role include:

• Master’s degree or higher in business administration, business management or related fields
• 7 years of experience in the leadership and management of an organisation,3 years of which should be in the Greater Mekong Region (preferably inMyanmar), with demonstrated success in managing multi-cultural teams
• Thorough understanding of Myanmar geography, society, culture,socio-economic, conservation and development issues, the political situationand the country’s relationship and significance in the wider region
• Knowledge   of   the   realities   of   development   partners,   donor  institutions, government agencies and the not-for-profit sector in the region
• Excellent people management and capacity building/development skills
• Policy advocacy, influencing and negotiation skills with  an  appreciation  of the  demands of conflicting interests and of meeting statutory requirements
• Problem solving, management of crisis, conflict and risk, monitoring and evaluation skills.

Detailed Job Description for the position is attached. 

Interested candidates should email a cover letter, curriculum vitae and available degrees and qualifications in English to vacancy@wwfgreatermekong.org by 19 April 2013.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.