Coordinator, Public Sector Partnership (Re-advertised)

WWF is one of the world's largest and most respected independent conservation organizations, with almost 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.

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, Thailand and Vietnam – is working to conserve the region’s biodiversity and build a secure and sustainable future for people and wildlife.
WWF-Greater Mekong is seeking to recruit a well-qualified and experienced candidate for the position of Coordinator, Public Sector Partnership, based in Hanoi or Vientiane or Phnom Penh. The Coordinator, Public Sector Partnership ensures that WWF-Greater Mekong develops and maintains effective Public Sector Partnerships and ensures the effective coordination, monitoring and implementation of Public Sector fund raising proposals relevant to the WWF-Greater Mekong Strategic Plan FY11-15. Although coordination of fund raising from Governments and Aid Agencies, and donor servicing is a key responsibility of the position, this goes beyond a simple funding relationship and seeks to build and maintain a true partnership arrangement between WWF and the Public Sector.

Key requirements are:
- Master’s degree in business management, conservation, development studies, or in relevant fields;
- 5 years of practical experience as Fundraising Coordinator primarily from Governments and Aid Agencies for a programme or project, 2 years of which should ideally be in the Greater Mekong Region;
- Excellent understanding of development partnerships, fund-raising, donor strategies, functions and international relations;
- Familiar with conservation and natural resource management issues and with those in Greater Mekong Region is an advantage;
- Experience in developing and writing project proposals to multi and bilateral aid agencies, trusts and foundations;
- Successful fundraising experience with large-scale, multi country proposals (2-3 millions USD at least);
- Experience of working and negotiating with Government and donors at all levels;
- Proven track record in successfully managing inter-institutional relations, preferably in government aid agencies;
- Excellent skills of proposal development writing, report writing, influencing, coordination;
- Good abilities to engage stakeholders at all levels and work in multi-cultural environment;
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Proficiency in MS Office

Detailed Job Description of the position is posted on www.panda.org and www.panda.org/greatermekong under Jobs.

Interested candidates should email a cover letter, curriculum vitae and available degrees and qualifications in English to [email protected] by 17 June 2012.