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Regional Portfolio Manager, WWF GEF Agency
Regional Portfolio Manager, WWF GEF AgencyWorldwide Fund for Nature • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Regional Portfolio Manager, WWF GEF Agency

Regional Portfolio Manager, WWF GEF Agency

Worldwide Fund for Nature • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
30+ days ago
Job description

Minimum Requirements

Key Competencies

  • Open-Mindedness and Adaptability

Demonstrates openness to diverse perspectives and approaches. Willing to learn from others adapt quickly and integrate feedback constructively to continuously improve performance and outcomes.

  • Results-Orientation and Resilience
  • Highly motivated by purpose and impact. Maintains focus and commitment to achieving results even under pressure. Manages tight deadlines and challenging situations with professionalism determination and a solution-oriented mindset.

  • Collaboration and Emotional Intelligence
  • A strong team player with well-developed interpersonal skills. Builds trust and bridges across teams and hierarchies fosters inclusive and respectful working relationships and navigates diverse dynamics with empathy. Proactively prevents and manages conflict always striving for collaborative win-win solutions.

  • Strategic and Big-Picture Thinking
  • Thinks beyond immediate tasks to understand and align with broader programmatic organizational and global goals. Connects individual contributions to long-term impact demonstrating the ability to synthesize complexity and support strategic decision-making.

    Qualifications

    We are seeking a highly competent individual with strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills to work effectively with government partners and WWF country offices. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strategic big-picture thinking for scoping and designing impactful projects as well as meticulous attention to detail to ensure smooth project development implementation and oversight.

  • A Bachelors degree with a minimum of eight to ten years of progressively responsible work experience is required. An advanced degree with a minimum of six plus years of experience in fields such as international affairs international development environmental policy or environmental science preferred.
  • Strong project development and project management / supervision experience are required
  • Experience engaging with governments and institutions in developing and middle-income countries is required.
  • Experience working with GEF projects and knowledge of GEF policies and project cycle management is preferred.
  • Experience in developing large bilateral and / or multilateral funded projects and / or blended finance projects (public and private funds) is a plus.
  • Must have excellent communications skills both written and verbal including public speaking and publications.
  • Strong problem solving and relationship skills to support a complex portfolio of large projects
  • Fluency in English and French preferred.
  • Technical expertise and experience in key WWF themes is preferred : area-based conservation wildlife oceans forests and / or cross-cutting solutions.
  • Demonstrated ability to work on multiple initiatives with competing priorities.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively with teams across cultures and multiple time zones.
  • Willingness to travel internationally and work beyond normal business hours.
  • Experience working with WWF and the WWF Network is a plus.
  • Committed to building and strengthening a culture of inclusion within and across teams.
  • Identifies and aligns with WWFs core values : Courage Integrity Respect and Collaboration :
  • Demonstrates courage by speaking up even when it is difficult or unpopular.
  • Build trust with colleagues by acting with integrity owning mistakes and holding oneself accountable.
  • Welcomes other points of view and ideas recognizing and embracing different and contrary perspectives with kindness curiosity and encouragement.
  • Makes conscious efforts to promote cooperative practices behaviors and ways of working across many groups and individuals.
  • To apply please submit a detailed CV and cover letter combined into a single document fully motivating the relevant skills experience and creativity you can bring to the role. Kindly include the names current email addresses and telephone numbers of three relevant references.

    Required Experience :

    Manager

    Key Skills

    Project / Program Management,Project Portfolio Management,Portfolio Management,Credit Analysis,Banking,Pricing,Analysis Skills,Project Management,Financial Analysis,Budgeting,Property Management,Contracts

    Employment Type : Full-Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

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