Marketing Director

WWF is one of the world's largest and most respected independent conservation organizations, with alost 5 million supporters and a
global network active in over 100 countries. WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the earth's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.
With projects and offices in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, WWF Greater Mekong Programme Office is working to conserve 600,000 km2 of mainland Asia's most biologically diverse, economically significant and threatened forests and rivers, which are found in the Mekong Region and home to more than 300 million people in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

WWF Greater Mekong Programme Office (GMPO) is seeking to recruit a well-qualified and experienced person for the full-time position of
Regional Marketing Director, based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with travel to countries in the Mekong region and abroad when required. The Marketing Director is responsible for establishing and implementing medium to long-term marketing and fundraising strategies, with the bottom line of growing brand awareness and raising unrestricted funds to meet operational cost requirements, cover adequate reserves with the long-term objective of expanding the conservation impact of WWF Greater Mekong Program Office.

Key requirements are:
- University degree in marketing, accounts management, financial services, sales or a similar field, master degree is preferable;
- 5-7 years applied experience in similar marketing role in  international organizations or in these fields and experience in Greater
Mekong Region is preferable;
- 5 years experience in fundraising with corporate and individual donors; and /or exposure in a corporate and individual/major donors
fundraising context;
- Knowledge of the business sector and specific companies (market intelligence) in Greater Mekong Region;
- Familiar with conservation and natural resource management issues;
- In-depth knowledge of WWF’s corporate fund-raising process is an advantage;
- A track record of sound account management;
- Proven track record of successful fund raising experiences;
- Experience in leading a small team and collaborating with top level management;
- Experience of working and negotiating with Government officials and/or donors at all levels.
- Fluency in written and spoken English and native language;
- Proficiency in MS Office.
Detailed TOR of the position is posted on www.panda.org/greatermekong

Interested candidates should email a cover letter, CV and available degrees and qualifications in English to [email protected] with attention to Human Resources Director, WWF GMP, before 30 November 2009.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.