Head of Design and Impact

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About the Organization

Established as a Charitable Trust on 27 November, 1969, WWF India set out with the aim of reducing the degradation of Earth’s natural environment and building a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. In 1987, the organization changed it's name from the World Wildlife Fund to World Wide Fund for Nature India. With five decades of extensive work in the sector, WWF India today is one of the leading conservation organizations in the country.

Job Description

The Head of Design and Impact (D&I) is a key role within the organization which will work directly with the Programme Director and senior programme management team, and in close collaboration with the communication, marketing and fundraising teams. The Head, D&I will also guide the work of the Monitoring & Evaluation leads and coordinate with the programme and project management and finance teams. Ensuring robust project and programme design and implementation of effective M&E will also be a part of this role.

The Head D&I will be a cross-cutting role that will lead in the design, measurement and learning aspects of WWF India’s work across programmes. Most of this work takes place at WWF field sites in diverse geographies but also through platforms, partnerships and policy engagement. The Head, D&I will be expected to design and deliver approaches that lead to deepened understanding on what works, what doesn’t and why and to help develop adaptive management strategies to enhance our outcomes and impact. The role will also be expected to effectively document processes that will help the organization (and its partners) to learn and evidence our impact. Overall, the role is expected to contribute significantly to create a high learning and high-performance environment within WWF India.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the design process for major programmes and projects to deliver the impact outcomes of the WWF-India strategy and to contribute to the WWF Network strategy (Roadmap 2030).
• In coordination with the programme & M&E teams, develop a process to improve baselines and outcome/impact level monitoring.
• Provide support to fundraising teams through timely input to proposals, monitoring, reporting and evaluation.
• Support programme leads and the Programme Director in measuring the impact of the WWF-India strategy, including documentation needed for effective strategy management and internal communication, and reporting to senior management and trustees.
• Directly engage with different teams to offer support to – and assessment of - the design and implementation of strategies, programmes, projects, campaigns, and fundraising so that they demonstrate delivery of impact.
• Train and mentor colleagues to enable the integration of learning and excellence into project design, management and implementation.
• Work with relevant team leads to ensure integration of Environmental and Social Safeguards into conservation programme and policy work.
• Liaise with WWF Network colleagues in similar roles to support work on driving quality improvements in the application of M&E at project, strategy and organisational levels.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Experience of leading, and advanced knowledge in, the design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and learning of strategies, programmes and projects so that they can achieve and demonstrate impact.
• Demonstrated skills in, and experience of, facilitating training and guidance of peers to support teams working on conservation or environmental policy and practice, including through remote or virtual support.
• Experience in direct implementation of different monitoring and evaluation approaches at a programme and organizational level.
• Understanding of organizational systems and culture, and how these can enable or hinder effective programme management and learning.
• Demonstrated experience of project/programme design in support of fundraising bids and of project/programme management in compliance with institutional donor expectations.
• Understanding of relevant global monitoring frameworks and evolving approaches to M&E

Skills and competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (verbal, written and use of digital media) working with both technical and non-technical language as appropriate, for a range of stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills and cultural sensitivity.
• Effective leader, with strong coordination and management skills; friendly and professional.
• Strong facilitation and training skills.
• Completer/finisher and able to prioritize multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent analytical skills and able to make data and analysis meaningful to different audiences.
• Confident to work autonomously to make decisions objectively.
• Able to solve problems creatively and pragmatically.
• Able to undertake travel to remote field sites.
• Strong commitment to WWF’s mission

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