WWFIndia 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.
Location: Bangalore Karnataka State Office
Job Profile:
- 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.
Requirements
- 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 multitask and work in a team as well as lead a team.
- Passion for conservation.
Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in Sales/Marketing /NGO /Fundraising/Journalism /Banking /Relationship Management. Good working knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint & MS Excel. Excellent written and oral communication skills and experience writing and designing donor communications. High target orientation and ability to deliver in a high-performance and high-pressure environment. Creative, positive, team player mindset with strong donor/client-servicing skills. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) promotes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, or veteran status.