Lead –Programme Development, Advocacy & Partnerships

WWF-India; Delhi; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading conservation organization in New Delhi is seeking a Programme Development Lead to drive corporate engagement and enhance sustainable business practices. The candidate will oversee proposal development, manage projects, and promote climate action across multiple sectors. This full-time position offers a chance to lead initiatives that integrate biodiversity and climate considerations into business operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in proposal development and donor engagement.
• Ability to manage projects with technical quality and effective reporting.
• Strong understanding of climate action and ESG integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead proposal development and donor engagement.
• Manage projects ensuring timely delivery of outcomes.
• Lead corporate engagement across key sectors.

Job description

Overview

India’s rapid economic growth is leading to new and increased developmental opportunities and challenges at multiple levels. As one of the largest conservation organizations in the country, WWF-India seeks to leverage these opportunities and address these challenges through enhancing biodiversity conservation and reducing humanity’s environmental footprint.

Program Focus

The Sustainable Business Programme works with businesses to improve environmental and social outcomes. It helps corporates (1) understand the impact of their operations, financing and supply chains on critical natural habitats, such as deforestation, extractives, fossil fuel emissions, and (2) find solutions that mitigate business risks and enhance business opportunities that promote positive conservation outcomes, such as sustainable finance, water stewardship, climate innovation, deforestation and conversion free (DCF) supply‑chains, energy transition, renewable energy usage, plastics management and decarbonization of industry. The programme focuses on strong levers such as science‑based policy awareness and capacity building, market transformation, and sustainable finance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead proposal development and donor engagement to expand WWF-India’s corporate stewardship portfolio.
• Manage projects to ensure timely delivery of outcomes, technical quality, and effective reporting.
• Track progress against project objectives and KPIs, ensuring alignment with WWF’s conservation goals.
• Lead corporate engagement across key sectors to advance climate action, net‑zero commitments, ESG integration, industrial decarbonization, and sustainable supply chains, thereby strengthening the climate orientation of businesses.
• Promote market transformation through strategic partnerships, advocacy, and innovation.
• Provide technical inputs to integrate biodiversity, water, and climate considerations into business operations.
• Apply frameworks like SBTi, SBTN, RE100, Net zero and tools such as the Biodiversity & Water Risk Filters to assess corporate risks and guide sustainability action.
• Represent WWF-India in multi‑stakeholder coalitions (e.g., India Green Steel Coalition, India Sustainable Palm Oil Coalition) to drive systemic change.

Job Profile

Lead – Programme Development, Advocacy & Partnerships

Location

New Delhi (On Site)

Travel

~20%

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Legal