Director, Resilience Builder

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the EDM team to set strategic direction and support emerging resilience practices related to conservation programming.
• Lead project management including work planning, monitoring, evaluation, and communications for new and ongoing projects and grants.
• Coordinate implementation and reporting for initiatives such as the Building Resilience for Nature and People program and nature-based flood management projects.
• Design and develop training tools and materials and lead DRR and resilience training sessions.
• Contribute to programmatic fundraising by preparing project proposals, scopes of work, and budgets.
• Travel up to 25% to project sites to provide technical training and capacity building.
• Present updates on initiatives internally to WWF staff and externally at workshops and conferences.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience with an advanced degree in disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, or disaster recovery/reconstruction.
• Strong project management and organizational leadership skills.
• Proven ability in training and capacity building.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; GIS skills are preferred.
• Demonstrated success with fundraising, budgeting, and monitoring donor compliance.
• Background in community-based engagement.
• Multilingual skills (French or Spanish) are preferred.

About the Company

Founded in 1961, WWF works to help people and nature thrive. As a global conservation organization, WWF operates in more than 100 countries, partnering with communities, companies, and governments to protect wildlife, conserve vital habitats, and advance sustainable solutions.