The Conservation Programmes Team purpose is to enable WWF-UK and our Network partners to increase the impact and influence of the work we support internationally by: stepping away from the detail and providing high level thought leadership and strategic advice within WWF-UK and to our Network colleagues; collaborating effectively across WWF-UK and the Network; and strategic partnering with offices in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Team is responsible for influencing and advising on a portfolio of 50 international grants which are managed from WWF partner offices. MAIN PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE JOB Working as part of a small Regional Unit, the Senior Programme Advisor is responsible for providing advice to, and oversight of, a portfolio of international grants delivered by WWF Network partners to ensure that WWF-UK’s funding and resource support delivery of WWF-UK’s and the wider Network’s strategic goals. This role will work collaboratively with delivery teams in country offices, staff across WWF-UK and externally to support strategic programmes of work to deliver against agreed outcomes, identifying the technical, financial, advocacy and other resource support needs from WWF-UK. As programmes are managed and implemented by teams within the partner offices, the emphasis of this UK-based role will be on providing advice directly and by convening others to address identified resource and capacity gaps and play the role of critical friend, as well as ensuring that all programmes are quality assured and risks are managed. Senior Programme Advisors will be accountable to WWF Goal Boards for the delivery of strategic objectives. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES Thought leadership Working collaboratively with our partner offices in the WWF Network, other external organisations and in-house experts to ensure that the portfolio of programmes WWF-UK supports is ambitious, innovative, strategic and properly planned and delivers against the long-term Goals of WWF-UK and the partner offices. Identifying and supporting co-creation of opportunities for WWF-UK to maximise its contribution to the achievement of programme goals and strategies, i.e. through funding, technical support, advocacy, campaigns. Programme management oversight and support Providing advice directly or by convening others to support the development and implementation of a portfolio of programmes delivered by WWF Network offices. This may include input to programme concepts and proposals and associated strategies and campaigns, budgets and workplans and Monitoring & Evaluation frameworks. Build and maintain relationships with other WWF offices and other organisations who are active supporters of similar work. Ensuring programmes align with WWF-UK’s Better Practice Principles. Ensuring key programme outcomes are represented in WWF-UK Goal plans, and accountable to Goal Boards for the timely delivery of objectives and budget. Responsible for internal and donor reporting. Managing risks and issues, input to Goal risk register and escalation where appropriate. Supporting the identification of existing capacity and resources gaps that will need to be addressed as part of agreed country transition plans. Mentoring and capacity building in support of transitioning capacities and capabilities to offices where programmes are delivered. Capture and share learning where appropriate to network needs. Communications and Fundraising Work with network colleagues and WWF-UK communications and fundraising teams to develop powerful evidence-based stories and narratives to engage our supporters, businesses, media and new audiences and build the profile of our international work internally. Working with the communications and media teams to be the point person for sign off on agreed country and species level outputs. Have oversight on technical aspects of our external messaging. Working with fundraising teams to write proposals, raise significant new funds, and develop compelling cases for support for our programmes. Representing the programme with external audiences and stakeholders, including donors, corporate partners, other non-governmental partners, governments and academics. PERSON SPECIFICATION EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS & KNOWLEDGE Considerable experience ofdeveloping, managing and monitoring the delivery of conservation and/or development programmes. Experience of working as part of a team or partnership – either remotely or in-country - to support the delivery of strategies in an international context. Broad technical knowledge on key, relevant international conservation and development issues preferably including relevant professional qualifications to at least Degree level or equivalent experience. Proven experience in collaborating effectively on the development of high-quality funding proposals and donor reports and at conveying key programme messages to a range of different audiences. SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES Skilled at thinking critically to support programme development and delivery. Able to collaborate effectively both face to face and remotely to build lasting relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders to achieve results, with multi-cultural sensitivity, relevant regional language and experience. Strong communicator, able to develop accurate narrative that engages and excites people in and outside the organisation. Ability to work in a flexible, adaptable manner, providing support to colleagues as appropriate, as well as effectively manage and prioritise workloads. Proven ability to work effectively in matrix structures and collaboration at a cross organisational level. Excellent organisational skills, including attention to detail, ability to prioritize and multi-task, and ability to work under and adhere to tight deadlines. Willing to travel as and when required. WWF-UK’S VALUES WWF-UK’s values are: ‘Courage’, ‘Integrity’, ‘Respect’, and ‘Collaboration’. These values should be embedded in your work and behaviour, and any associated policies and processes adopted consistently. WWF UK are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As a Disability Confident Employer, we acknowledge that some candidates may require additional support to overcome barriers experienced during the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team via recruitmentwwf.org.uk. This document sets out key responsibilities of the role and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of task and duties. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to reasonably vary the responsibilities from time to time depending on the needs of the organisation without changing the level of the role.