This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Evidence of your Right to Work will be checked prior to interview.
If you have an understanding of how policy is developed and influenced coupled with a record of successfully developing policy, this is a unique chance to use your experience to protect the environment and help people and nature to thrive.
WWF is a global environmental organisation working to protect some of the world's most vulnerable wildlife, places, and people, tackle climate change and address the unsustainable consumption of precious natural resources. Our work in Scotland has a well-deserved reputation for effectiveness and innovation and has impact across the UK and internationally. Now you can join the team in this new role of Senior Policy Manager and prioritise and steer our policy work – currently focussed on climate change, agriculture, land use, the food system, marine and fisheries.
As Senior Policy Manager you will drive excellence in policymaking and influencing as well as provide day-to-day guidance and support to the team of Policy Managers and Advisors. You will help prioritise and implement the policy direction for our work in Scotland as well as ensure work is integrated with the UK and international network to maximise our external policy impact. You will also collaborate with colleagues to develop project, policy, and advocacy propositions for funders and campaigns. You will oversee budgetary forecasting and embed a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach in our policy and projects too. Important will be the ability to represent the organisation internally and externally, including participating in coalition partner steering and/or delivery groups.
You must have an understanding of how policy is developed and influenced as well as experience of working with others to successfully identify opportunities, and secure funds, for policy and project work. You will have a track record of delivering or commissioning research and managing significant research budgets too. In addition, you will be highly organised and possess strong communication, problem solving, and interpersonal skills. Of course, you will possess strong knowledge and a deep understanding of government and politics in Scotland.
Having strong networks across the third sector, politics, government, and business in Scotland would be desirable, or the proven ability to develop these.
If you are excited by building a movement for nature in an organisation at the forefront of driving global change, we would love to hear from you. Please click on the link and apply via our website by submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us.
Every role at WWF is open to applications from all backgrounds. We believe in the potential of everyone regardless of; sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, different physical ability, family structure, socioeconomics, age, nationality or citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other aspect that makes you, well you. Here at WWF, we’re committed to conscious inclusion that helps cultivate an ethos of belonging, connection, and shared purpose. We believe that the more diverse we are the better we become; this brings us together and empowers us to develop, engage and inspire; and critically to help build a future where people can live in harmony with nature. We operate with a strong human rights and social justice ethos and actively work to embody our values of: courage, integrity, respect and collaboration in the way we work and how we treat our people. Our policies and benefits reflect the importance of people being able to have a good work-life balance and creating an environment that allows people to be their ‘authentic self’ at work.
Our world needs you like never before. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world and we could be the last that can do anything about it. We are looking for people who are passionate about making it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. We need you to join us in the fight for our world.