• Join one of the world's largest and most respected conservation organisations
• Workplace flexibility including monthly RDO
• 2-year fixed term contract

About the organisation

For over 60 years, WWF has been a powerful voice for nature and communities. We are a global network of local organisations working in 100 countries. WWF-Australia is the largest southern hemisphere member of the WWF Network, with over 2.5 million supporters. We work as a catalyst with communities, First Nations, governments, businesses, innovators, and philanthropists towards our global mission: to build a world where people live and prosper in harmony with nature.  We use our science expertise to conserve biodiversity, empower communities and halt climate change in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Joining WWF-Australia, you will be part of a diverse global team of over 7,000 employees - working together in a values-driven global to local network for the prosperity of both people and our planet.

Learn more about our 60 year history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OluzruE9zE

Key accountabilities (see full list in PD)

• Prepares advice, discussion papers, briefs and submissions to contribute to the development of policies and initiatives that progress the objectives of the program.
• Works jointly with the Senior Manager, Towards Two Billion Trees, along with staff involved in landscape restoration and protection to lead the development and implementation of Towards Two Billion Trees, as part of WWF's Regenerate Australia campaign.
• Identifies and validates new impact pathways that support the landscape restoration and protection agenda across large and diverse teams.
• Contributes to surfacing, validating and implementing innovative approaches to achieving Towards Two Billion Trees program goals.
• Builds strong and cohesive networks, relationships with strategic decision makers and influencers, and partnerships that deliver strategically aligned outcomes against key performance indicators.

About the role

Working as a member of the Policy and Horizon Scanning team, the Forestry Transition role seeks to help shift Australia from a global deforestation nation, to a Reforestation Nation, and hasten the national completion of the forestry-to-plantations transition. New South Wales transition opportunities will be a dominant focus, with an expectation to respond to other strategic opportunities around forestry and forest management in other states (e.g., Queensland, Victoria) and federally. Reporting directly to the Senior Manager, Towards Two Billion Trees, the role offers opportunities to grow your career within a supportive team environment.

The position plays a key role in supporting the achievement of WWF's Towards Two Billion Trees program goal to save and grow 2 billion trees in Australia by 2030. This position supports the Senior Manager, Towards Two Billion Trees, to develop and implement the program as part of a multifunctional team incorporating the Conservation, Marketing & Engagement and Revenue Development departments. The role contributes to WWF-Australia's Regenerate Australia vision, supports land justice through handback of public native forests to Indigenous traditional owners, and supports Australia's goal to halt and reverse forest loss and degradation by 2030 under the Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forests and Land Use.

Skills, knowledge and experience

• Demonstrated experience in advocacy and strategy related to forest management, with a focus on engaging with relevant key decision makers in parliaments and the public service, forestry and plantation sectors, forestry unions and carbon markets.
• Demonstrated experience in environmental or climate campaigns, including a broad knowledge of environmental regulatory frameworks, land carbon, reforestation and native forest logging.
• A passion for conserving and restoring Australia's forests.
• Demonstrated experience, and understanding of the cultural context, working with Aboriginal or other Indigenous people.
• Demonstrated experience in developing, implementing, monitoring and reporting on complex, challenging projects.
• An understanding of sustainability certification and/or other market-based approaches to standardising and incentivising sustainable (forest) management.
• Demonstrated experience in budget management.
• Well-developed negotiation/interpersonal/presentation/verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated attention to detail, organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines.

The ideal candidate will have an ability to work both autonomously and constructively within a team and be aligned with WWF's vision, mission and I-CCaRe Values - Integrity, Courage, Collaboration and Respect.

WWF values diversity and is building a workforce that reflects the community we serve. WWF is an equal opportunity employer and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally & linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, sexuality and gender diverse (LGBTQIA+) community members, and people living with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

WWF-Australia staff work in teams and in regional and remote communities. To protect the health and safety of WWF-Australia team members and people in regional and remote communities, WWF-Australia requires all persons who apply for employment at WWF-Australia after 25 October 2021 to provide evidence that they have received the first and second courses of an Australian government-recognised COVID-19 vaccination before a job offer can be made.

Applications

Please see the job description for further details. Applicants can apply via the "Apply Now" button below. Only those applicants applying online via the eRecruitment System will be considered. Please name your documents with last/first name & include: (1) a cover letter/statements against the selection criteria & (2) your resume (CV), including two referees.