Head - Production Landscapes
Head - Production Landscapes
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09-04-2025
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Job Description
Overview:
WWF India works through an integrated communitybased approach that balances conservation and development at a landscape scale. Promoting sustainable production systems in its conservation landscapes is a key part of this approach. This includes the production and marketing of agricultural commodities and the collection/marketing of nonwood forest products. We aim to find ways to ensure sustainability of these systems while also contributing to enhanced local livelihoods and biodiversity conservation. Recognizing that biodiversity conservation extends beyond Protected Areas this approach strengthens agroecosystems and creates economic opportunities for smallholders making agroecosystems an integral part of conservation. By advancing regenerative agriculture agroecological interventions wildlifefriendly practices and sustainable harvesting of WWF India aim to enhance ecosystem services build resilience and support sustainable markets ensuring that production landscapes contribute meaningfully to conservation while benefiting communities and addressing climate challenges.
WWF is looking for a proven leader who will drive systemic change in conservation by fostering sustainable production systems resilient communities and connecting markets. He/ She will champion a forwardthinking and strategic approach to integrate conservation and sustainable production systems across multiuse landscapes. The Head will ensure strong collaboration across WWF Indias landscape teams equipping them with the necessary expertise and strategic direction to effectively implement the PL strategy in alignment with the strategic plan of the landscapes.
Terms of Reference for the position:
Strategic Leadership & Program Development
Review the existing strategy and implement WWF Indias Production Landscapes approach ensuring integration with broader conservation goals.
Design and scale sustainable production models including regenerative agriculture agroecology wildlifefriendly practices and sustainable NTFP management.
Identify and promote marketdriven solutions that enhance sustainability in agricultural and forestbased value chains.
Mentor colleagues working in the landscapes particularly for production landscapes conceptualizing and facilitating implementation.
Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement
Build and maintain partnerships with government agencies private sector actors farmer institutions and financial institutions to drive sustainable production models.
Engage with local communities smallholder farmers and indigenous groups to codevelop and implement conservationfriendly livelihood strategies.
Represent WWF India in national and international forums related to production landscapes agroecology etc.
Maintain close relationships with international certification agencies knowledge institutions and WWF international offices
Implementation & Impact Creation
Lead the planning and monitoring of production landscape initiatives across WWF Indias conservation landscapes.
Develop and strengthen value chains for identified commodities
Guide landscape teams in setting up and managing communitybased enterprises.
Identify and engage with different markets (e.g. agriculture forestry handlooms handicrafts impact).
Oversee and ensure the adoption of sustainable practices building ecological and community resilience.
Financial & Operational Management
Mobilize funding from donors corporate partners and impact investors to scale production landscape initiatives.
Ensure effective budgeting and resource allocation supervise overall spending and reporting to achieve programmatic goals efficiently.
Requirements
This is a leadership role requiring a visionary solutiondriven professional who can bridge conservation and sustainable production to create impactful scalable solutions within WWFIndias priority landscapes
Educational Qualifications:Postgraduate in natural resource management/forest management/ agribusiness management/agriculture/development studies orrelated subjects.
Experience
At least 15 years of experience in sustainable agriculture (with an understanding of regenerative agriculture and other emerging approaches) agroforestry rural forestbased livelihoods markets/supply chains
Strong understanding of landscapebased conservation approaches regenerative agriculture agroecology or sustainable supply chains.
Expertise in marketbased approaches for sustainable rural production systems.
Experience in multistakeholder engagement including collaboration with governments businesses and local communities.
Knowledge of certification standards (e.g. organic Regenerative Better Cotton fair trade FSC PGS etc).
Proven leadership communication and project management skills
Employment Type
Full-Time
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