WWF Page 1 CAREERS Director of Corporate Partnerships WWF January 2013
WWF Page 2 Dear candidate, This is your chance to stand up for nature. Welcome. This is an exciting time to join WWF-UK, and an important one. We ve recently completed a strategic review outlining the challenges we face as an organisation, and as a species. In response, we re determined to increase the positive impact we can achieve in four key global regions. At the same time, we re sharing more compelling stories of our work, and leading the way in sustainable corporate practice with our imminent move to a new exemplar sustainable headquarters. As part of these initiatives, we re now recruiting for several exciting new opportunities across all three of our departments: Global Programmes, Communications & Fundraising and Operations. We re looking for people who are passionate about what we are trying to achieve and want to make a difference to the work we do, not only in the UK, but globally. This pack has been put together to give you more information about what it s like to work for us, including the benefits we offer, information on our structure and what we can offer you as a potential employee. We have also included information on our inspiring, sustainable new headquarters in Woking, which we will be moving to in summer 2013. In addition our WWF Scotland office aims to have an office presence in Edinburgh by 2015. Thank you for taking an interest in this role and we look forward to your application. Kind regards The HR Team - WWF
WWF Page 3 What s it like to work for WWF? Helping people and nature to thrive. That s what WWF is all about. But right now, too much is being taken from the natural world. And some of the world s most vulnerable wildlife, communities and natural places are at risk. We re at the heart of global efforts to help life on Earth recover safeguarding the natural world, tackling dangerous climate change and enabling people to use only their fair share of natural resources. The situation is urgent. The challenges are huge. But our belief in a better future grows stronger by the day. Together, we can make it happen. You ll have the opportunity to make a difference in the world s leading conservation organisation to inspire positive change. We have over 300 dedicated staff currently based in 4 different offices in the UK Godalming, Cardiff, Belfast and Dunkeld. We are part of a Global Network of around 5,000 staff in over 100 countries.
WWF Page 4 THERE IS NO OTHER ORGANISATION LIKE WWF We have some unique characteristics that set us apart; Leading: We are experts in our field We ve been at the forefront of conservation for over a century. We inspire our colleagues and bring them along with us, celebrating our successes together. Connecting: We see the bigger picture We don t look at environmental issues in isolation but address their social, economic and political caused and effects. We forge partnerships with colleagues in communities, NGOs, corporations and governments. Constructive: We don t just identify problems We engage with others to find better solutions using our scientific grounding. Our people are friendly and approachable. They are passionate and focused on achieving WWF s mission. They expect to achieve their own objectives and challenge themselves. Keen to keep things moving they adapt to the changes around them whilst all the time looking for the best solutions. If this sounds like you, we look forward to receiving your application!
WWF Page 5 WHAT WE DO FOR YOU When it comes to what we offer you as benefits, we like to think we re competitive. We also offer way more than the basics. Our benefits are part of who we are, and they re designed to take care of the whole you and keep you healthy, whether physically, emotionally, financially or socially. When do we work? Our normal hours are 0900-1700 however we like to think we re flexible on this. Our employees work hard for us and so we work hard to ensure they are able to achieve a work life balance. How much holiday do I get? When you first start with WWF you get 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata where you work part time). You ll also have an additional days leave for every year you complete with us up to 30 days. What if something happens to me? We offer a group life assurance scheme which means that we would pay 3 times your salary should you die in service. Do you have a pension scheme? Yes. Our pension plan is extremely competitive. Where you contribute 0% we ll contribute 7.5%. Where you contribute 2.5% we ll contribute 10%.
WWF Page 6 WHAT WE DO FOR YOU What happens if I have a long term condition? Where you have been with us for more than 12 months we provide an income protection scheme. This means that if you fall sick we ll continue to pay your salary subject to the terms and conditions of the scheme. Do you help with the cost of childcare? Yes, we offer child care vouchers where you can save the tax element of your child care costs. Do you offer any financial help towards travelling to work? We have a cycle scheme which means that we buy the bike for you and you pay us back in installments over a period of time. We also offer season ticket loans on the same basis. Do you offer sabbaticals? Yes. Once you have completed 3 years service we offer the opportunity for you to take up to a maximum of 1 year. Where the sabbatical is related to your work for us 3 months of this could be paid. What does our Learning and Development look like? We are committed to enabling our people to develop their skills and realise their full potential. We aim to engage all staff with a challenging and exciting learning culture and encourage openness, discussion and feedback so we can develop and continuously improve what we do. Development may be progressed in a number of ways including lunch time talks, conferences, training courses, coaching, shadowing, mentoring, networking, internal communications sessions, on the job training, in-house expertise, and e-learning. Is there anything else? In addition to the above we offer an employee assistance scheme, we offer the opportunity to join a conservation day and offer enhanced benefits relating to maternity and paternity.
WWF Page 7 COMMUNICATIONS AND FUNDRAISING - DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS Team Corporate Partnerships Location Woking (Initially Godalming) Job Family Delivery Reference WWF-182 Job Level 7 Context The purpose of the Corporate Partnerships team is to raise long term, sustainable net income from corporate funders through the best available means and in accordance with our brand objectives to support the mission of WWF. Corporate Partnerships work closely with colleagues across WWF but in particular with the Corporate Stewardship team to ensure that we join up our income, change and brand objectives with companies. What s the purpose of this role? Overall responsibility for achieving WWF s income targets from corporates and growing and developing WWF s supporter base of corporate funders Responsible for developing effective long term relationships with key business sector contacts who support and promote the mission and priorities of WWF Ensuring that all corporate partnerships meet the requirements of WWF s corporate engagement strategy, in particular in terms of minimum required change objectives and maximising the reach and impact of the WWF brand Ensuring that agreed change objectives and communications commitments of corporate partnerships are delivered in collaboration with International Programmes colleagues Effectively managing relationships with corporate partners, ensuring that WWF meets its obligations to partners and reports back effectively in order to secure future support
WWF Page 8 Evaluating and reporting on the effectiveness of corporate partnerships Leads, manages and develops Corporate Partnerships team What skills, knowledge and experience are needed? Degree or equivalent level education Ability to inspire and motivate staff to achieving challenging goals through personal leadership High level personal influencing skills Excellent ability to negotiate with key stakeholders including extremely senior business counterparts to achieve successful outcomes Extensive experience of developing, managing and motivating staff in a variety of contexts Extensive experience of managing and allocating financial, human and other resources effectively to meet organisational goals Knowledge of contractual management and Service Level Agreements Excellent ability to identify key or underlying issues in complex situations making recommendations as required Strong understanding of performance metrics and KPIs for corporate partnerships Excellent negotating skills Excellent presentation skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Commitment to the mission and values of WWF
WWF Page 9 Minimum criteria for this role Expert knowledge of corporate and NGO partnerships Extensive experience of developing and implementing strategies to generate income from companies covering new business and account development and management Good understanding of digital media and the use of digital channels for marketing communications Good understanding of the full mix of fundraising approaches, methods and channels Good understanding of sustainability issues as they relate to companies
WWF Page 10 Where does my role fit in the organisational structure?
WWF Page 11 WHAT ABOUT OUR NEW HEADQUARTERS IN WOKING? We re committed to a future where people and nature thrive by tackling climate change, changing the way we live and safeguarding the natural world. Our Living Planet Centre will help us to bring this to life. By giving us the facilities to change the way we work so we can reduce our impact on the world. And by giving us the means to reach out, connect with and inspire others from the public to businesses and government. We assessed each of these options against different criteria, asking ourselves how does this fit with our strategy? How much will it cost? How sustainable is it? What are the opportunities for connecting with our audiences? What communications challenges does this present? How disruptive will it be? How will it affect the people who work at Panda House? This is an exemplar environmentally sensitive headquarters - energy and water efficient, easy to get to via public transport and close to natural recreational space. It s somewhere we ll want to work and somewhere we ll feel proud to show our visitors. It will change the way we work, so we can reduce our own footprint. It will help us to lead by example. It will help us to inspire positive change by engaging people from all walks of life from government and businesses to supporters and schools.
WWF Page 12 WHAT ABOUT OUR NEW HEADQUARTERS IN WOKING?