It is not every day you get the chance to use your administrative skills to help save the world. That is what you could be doing as a Support Officer in the Admin Hub at WWF UK. Our vital work and many successes are possible by having great people on board. Why not join the team and play your part in providing high quality admin and logistical support to key departments within WWF UK and ensuring they run smoothly.
You will primarily responsible for supporting one or more Directors and their teams. You will use your expertise proactively managing diaries, time and correspondence as well as helping with financial processing through our purchasing system. This will include setting up suppliers, raising POs, sales invoices, credit notes and managing payments. You will organise department meetings and coordinate travel arrangements too. You will also manage internal and external relationships on behalf of Directors and Heads.
To get involved in conserving nature, you must have extensive administration experience and be comfortable using relevant in-house/custom systems or databases. Good at prioritising your day, you will enjoy teamworking and will have a flexible attitude. A good communicator you will have an eye for detail and be the sort of person who is happy to use their initiative to get things done. You will also possess strong coordination skills.
If you have great admin experience and want to be involved in saving nature we would love to hear from you. Please visit our website via the link and complete the online registration and submit a copy of your up to date CV with cover letter highlighting why you are interested in this role as well as why this role is for you.
Every role at WWF is open to applications from all sections of society. We believe in the potential of everyone regardless of; race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, different physical ability, family structure, socio-economics, age, nationality or citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other aspect that makes you, well you. Here at WWF we’re committed to conscious inclusion that helps cultivate an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose. We believe that the more diverse we are the better we become; this brings us together and empowers us to develop, engage and inspire; and critically to help build a future where people can live in harmony with nature.
Our policies and benefits reflect the importance of people being able to have a good work-life balance and being able to bring their ‘full self’ to work.
Our world needs you like never before. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world and we could be the last that can do anything about it. We’re looking for people who are passionate about making it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. We need you to join us in the fight for our world.
Our world is rapidly changing due to climate change, endangering the well-being and survival of many species, including humans. At WWF we recognise that the private sector has a critical part to play in reducing GHG emissions and we have a long and rich history of private sector engagement on sustainability issues. Our Climate Business Network (CBN) is a climate leadership platform that supports businesses on their path to align with a 1.5°C world and achieve net-zero emissions and our Climate Positive initiative works with companies that want a credible, scientific, and globally accepted definition of becoming a ‘climate positive’ organisation.
We are now recruiting a Programme Manager with experience of climate business engagement or overseeing climate and business programmes to work with our corporate partners to deliver real world impact. Join us and you will work with our national offices to develop the CBN as well as coordinate the development of our Climate Positive principles. We will look to you to support the recruitment of corporate partners and assist offices with business engagement as well as work with stakeholders, including H&M and IKEA, to develop the Climate Positive definition and principles. This will include assessing projects, programmes and definitions for suitability. You will also identify information gaps and design strategies to develop necessary guidance, in addition to leading the consultation process around Climate Positive. You will plan and execute outreach activities for CBN and Climate Positive to create greater awareness and engagement too.
To join the team changing the world you will need significant experience in climate business engagement on a strategic level or have worked in an NGO with climate and business programmes. Along with a relevant qualification, you will possess up-to-date knowledge and an in-depth understanding of climate change and energy. You will have a good understanding of the business drivers and levers for climate change mitigation at the corporate level too. You will also demonstrate a track record in developing, managing and monitoring large projects or programmes.
With excellent interpersonal skills, you will be confident communicator who is effective at managing stakeholder communications and enjoys supporting colleagues. Good at prioritising, you will comfortable multi-tasking and meeting deadlines too.
If you would like to save our planet as part of an organisation at the forefront of driving global change, we would love to hear from you. Please click on the link and apply via our website by submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and the Supporting Statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us.
Every role at WWF is open to applications from all sections of society. We believe in the potential of everyone regardless of; sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, different physical ability, family structure, socio-economics, age, nationality or citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other aspect that makes you, well you. Here at WWF, we’re committed to conscious inclusion that helps cultivate an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose. We believe that the more diverse we are the better we become; this brings us together and empowers us to develop, engage and inspire; and critically to help build a future where people can live in harmony with nature.
If you are an experienced project manager this is a tremendous opportunity to help save our world. At WWF UK we are working to solve the triple challenge of stabilising the climate, reducing biodiversity loss while fixing the food system to feed a rapidly growing global population. To achieve this vital and ambitious mission it is essential that we deliver all our work, and particularly our projects, as effectively as possible. This is where your project management skills are needed.
Joining a relatively new team tasked with increasing project management abilities and expertise within the world’s largest independent conservation organisation, you will be an important contributor to a ‘hub’ of project management skills and expertise. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will determine objectives and scope for a variety of projects from across the operation. This will involve determining the best way to meet objectives and allocating resources as well as producing a project plan, including milestones and key deliverables. You will lead on risks and issue management, oversee stakeholder communications and overcome problems too. Critical will be the ability to develop our project management methodology, embed model project management best practice and share expertise with colleagues to increase capacity.
You must have an extensive background in project management and experience of strategic planning and project development. This will have given you a good understanding of Project Management principles and practices. You will have a recognised qualification, such as PRINCE2 or APM PMQ too. Skilled at managing multiple stakeholders, you will be effective at prioritising and executing projects effectively. This will include experience of reviewing and monitoring project plans.
In addition, you will possess excellent communication, problem solving and influencing skills. Able to work on your own initiative, you will be comfortable partnering and supporting a number of individuals within a matrix management structure. Of course, you will have an interest in conservation and environmental issues too.
If you have the expertise to help create an organisation culture and structure that allows for excellent project management, we would love to hear from. Please visit our website via the link, complete the online registration and submit a copy of your up-to-date CV with the Supporting Statement highlighting what makes you a good fit for us.
Every role at WWF is open to applications from all sections of society. We believe in the potential of everyone regardless of; sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, different physical ability, family structure, socio-economics, age, nationality or citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other aspect that makes you, well you. Here at WWF, we are committed to conscious inclusion that helps cultivate an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose. We believe that the more diverse we are the better we become; this brings us together and empowers us to develop, engage and inspire; and critically to help build a future where people can live in harmony with nature.
Our world needs you like never before. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world and we could be the last that can do anything about it. We are looking for people who are passionate about making it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. We need you to join us in the fight for our world.
The scale of the challenge facing nature requires game changing programmes. These need to deliver transformative change at scale and need to contribute to the triple challenge of restoring nature, tackling dangerous climate change and supporting sustainable development. To tackle these issues, we are building a new team to deliver an exciting novel corporate partnership and associated global programme.
This exciting new launch has created a unique opportunity for an expert in knowledge management in the nature-based solutions (NBS), conservation, environmental or development sectors to join us as Knowledge & Learning Manager.
As Knowledge & Learning Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring effective knowledge management and learning across the programme, with a particular focus on Nature Based Solutions (NBS) as part of an ambitious new NBS Accelerator established under the partnership. We will look to you to develop knowledge mapping and a stakeholder map and engagement strategy as well as design and facilitate a programme of learning across an international portfolio of NBS projects. You will also write and commission knowledge products to share learning at key events and international conferences in line with our ambitions to drive a step-change in the understanding and acceptance of NBS worldwide. Important, will be the ability to work with stakeholders to summarise lessons learnt into compelling reports, practice notes, primers and papers.
You must have knowledge and an understanding of Nature Based Solutions / conservation / international development/ climate change adaptation initiatives and been involved designing and implementing multi-stakeholder projects. Expert at providing training and facilitating peer learning, you will be used to producing grey and/or academic literature and managing report production and dissemination too.
A confident communicator, you will also be good at prioritising your workload and building strong external relationships.
If you have the talent to ensure the NBS Accelerator meets its aims, we would love to hear from. Please visit our website via the link, complete the online registration and submit a copy of your up-to-date CV with the Supporting Statement highlighting what makes you a good fit for us.
This is a unique opportunity to use your experience gained in a communications role to drive positive change and save our planet. To achieve our vision of a future where people and nature thrive, we need to engage the private sector and stop it being a driver of environmental damage. That is where your skills are needed as a Business Communications Executive. We want you to join us and help inspire business leaders about the need to act, form deep strategic partnerships, share advocacy platforms and call out companies that are not doing enough.
As a Business Communications Executive, you will part of a committed team delivering high-quality events, content, digital engagement and media coverage, with a particular focus on food, climate change and finance. You will be involved in a range of projects, including developing speaking opportunities for WWF experts, organising events and film screenings, and running our business newsletter, as well as supporting the team with planning and day-to-day requests. You will carry out research, write comms materials, compiling Q&As and produce regular reporting and evaluation too.
Having gained experience in a communications role, you will be used to producing high quality content for a range channels, including email, websites and social. You will be comfortable using online tools and programmes for reporting and project management, such as Excel, SurveyMonkey, Vimeo and Squarespace. You will have an eye for detail and be an accomplished copywriter and editor too. You will also possess strong project management, relationship building and interpersonal skills.
If you are excited by the opportunity to develop your skills and play a crucial role in engaging business audiences to support our goals, we would love to hear from you. To apply please visit our website via the link, complete the online registration and submit a copy of your up-to-date CV and complete the Supporting Statement highlighting what makes you a good fit for us.
This is a unique opportunity to further develop your digital marketing expertise in an organisation recognised as innovators in relationship marketing and leaders in the use of multiple channels to recruit and develop supporters including digital media and DRTV.
As part of the team at WWF UK, you will be responsible for driving supporter acquisition for our flagship Sky partnership campaigns (including Sky Ocean Hero) by managing paid digital media campaigns. This will involve overseeing direct conversion and lead generation campaigns. Supporter recruitment will be primarily by paid digital advertising, including Paid Social, Paid Search, and Programmatic activities.
Day to day you will ensure we meet Sky’s recruitment objectives, ensuring activity is of high quality as well as delivering compelling content. You will monitor performance, compile reporting and oversee stakeholder communications too. We will also look to you to develop insight to implement real-time improvements to optimise effectiveness and to identify the most appropriate routes to acquire new supporters, with the support of the Senior Online Acquisition Manager.
Of graduate calibre, you must have experience in a marketing, commercial or fundraising environment which will have given you an understanding of paid digital media and the use of digital channels for marketing communications. You will be used to working with digital media and strategy agencies too. You will also be the type of person with a desire to test and learn.
Digital literate, you will be effective at prioritising your workload and using your initiative when needed. Detail orientated, you will be results focused and good at managing and allocating resources effectively. You will also possess strong communication, relationship building and project coordination skills. Critically, you will be passionate about the aims of WWF-UK.
Experience of using Tableau or other reporting or data visualisation platforms and manipulating insights to drive campaigns would be an advantage.
If you have the skills to help deliver a movement for nature, we would love to hear from you, so please visit our website via the link, complete the online registration and submit a copy of your up-to-date CV with cover letter highlighting why you are interested in this role, as well as why this role is for you.
Every role at WWF is open to applications from all sections of society. We believe in the potential of everyone regardless of; race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, different physical ability, family structure, socio-economics, age, nationality or citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other aspect that makes you, well you. Here at WWF we’re committed to conscious inclusion that helps cultivate an ethos of belonging, connection, and shared purpose. We believe that the more diverse we are the better we become; this brings us together and empowers us to develop, engage and inspire; and critically to help build a future where people can live in harmony with nature.
Are you used to working in a busy press office, and do you know how to use compelling storytelling to drive business engagement and increase visibility through the media? Then this exciting Media Manager role is for you. As a member of the world’s leading conservation organisation, you can use your media skills and expertise for good. Join WWF in the fight for our world and help to amplify our voice and influence within the business sector.
As our B2B Media Manager you will drive forward our agenda on priority issues including retail, food, finance and sustainable economics. Working with news, PR and business engagement colleagues you will help make our message the loudest and most respected. We want you to raise WWF’s profile and grasp the attention of influential business leaders, policy makers and the public, so they join the fight for our world. This will involve increasing our reach and share of voice in leading business, finance and trade media as well as building and nurturing relationships with key journalists. You will collaborate with colleagues to develop and pitch stories, identify opportunities to land our key messages and target media outlets. To succeed, you will have worked in a busy media team and can demonstrate a track record of delivering high quality media coverage and building brand awareness. You will possess sound knowledge of, and demonstratable engagement with, the business sector. An excellent communicator, you will also write and produce content to a high standard, at short notice and often under pressure. Important will be the ability to identify and react to new media opportunities. You will have an excellent understanding of the UK media landscape, especially in the B2B sector, and strong project delivery skills too. Naturally, you will be passionate and knowledgeable about environmental issues.
If you have the expertise to change business hearts and minds through great media work and are passionate about building a movement in defence of nature, deliver impactful mobilisation plans and communications, we would love to hear from. Please visit our website via the link, complete the online registration and submit a copy of your up-to-date CV with the Supporting Statement highlighting what makes you a good fit for us.
Passionate about forests, you understand the importance of creating a world where people and wildlife can thrive together. That is why this role as Chief Advisor – Forests with the world’s leading independent conservation organisation is perfect for you. As a member of the WWF-UK Science team you will help ensure we are viewed as a science and evidence-based organisation with conservation programmes and communications that are always informed by the latest scientific thinking.
As Chief Adviser you will provide thought leadership in your area through engagement with, and influencing, the academic community and specialist bodies, seeding new thematic and cross-disciplinary research initiatives, interfacing with the WWF Network and Forest Practice community, horizon scanning and innovation. We will look to you to address research questions critical to the delivery of our strategy, provide scientific expertise and advice as well as represent us on scientific issues relating to forests in the media and other fora.
You will play a key role in delivering the WWF UK strategy and WWF forest initiatives internationally by engaging with colleagues and sharing learning, contributing to the development of policy positions as well as helping shape coherent and effective strategies for influencing governments, businesses and other stakeholders. You will also make sure we are up to date with, and have access to, leading international expertise and current evidence. You will take responsibility for keeping us ahead of the external debate.
To play your part in saving our planet, you must hold a relevant qualification (a PhD is beneficial), and/or equivalent experience in this field. You will have operated as a senior adviser or lead specialist in the subject of forests and are able to demonstrate excellent up to date knowledge in this area. You will also possess a good grasp of current science and policy debates internationally, coupled with experience of providing strategic leadership to organisations and programmes.
Effective at influencing key political and business stakeholders and shaping policy debates, you will also have excellent communication and advocacy skills. Good at building relationships, you will be comfortable working in a range of cultural environments and international contexts. Of course, you will be able to demonstrate a commitment to the natural world and WWF’s core mission too.
If you have the knowledge to provide scientific expertise and advice across our organisation to help us build a movement in defence of nature, please click on the link and apply via our website. Complete the online registration and submit a copy of your up to date CV with cover letter highlighting what makes you a good fit for us.