Partnerships Lead, Climate Finance & Food Systems

WWF-WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE (SINGAPORE) LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

WWF-Singapore World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is hiring a Partnerships Manager to develop and manage strategic partnerships for its Climate Finance programmes, with a primary focus on the Climate Resilient Rice/Food Coalition in Southeast Asia.

You will onboard and steward partners from private sector, financial institutions, government and philanthropy, building a coalition to mobilise finance and drive climate-resilient food systems regionally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Business, Sustainability, Environmental Studies, International Relations, Finance or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in partnerships, business development, sustainability, programme development or stakeholder engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage relationships with corporate, financial, government or institutional partners.
• Strong communication, relationship-management and project-management skills.
• Experience in sustainable agriculture, food systems, climate finance or carbon markets would be advantageous.
• Experience working in Southeast Asia would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage prospective partners for the Climate Resilient Rice/Food Coalition.
• Develop compelling partnership propositions, proposals and engagement materials.
• Lead prospective partners from initial engagement through onboarding and formalisation of partnerships.
• Identify opportunities for partners to contribute through finance, technical expertise, market access and other forms of collaboration.
• Manage relationships with a portfolio of partners and serve as WWF contact.
• Coordinate with programme and technical teams to ensure delivery of partnership commitments.
• Prepare partnership updates, reports and briefings.
• Support coalition development and engagement across businesses, financial institutions, governments and civil society.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Partnership management

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Business/ Sustainability/ Environmental Studies/ International Relations/ Finance

Job description

WWF-Singapore World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is hiring a Partnerships Manager to develop and manage strategic partnerships for its Climate Finance programmes, with a primary focus on the Climate Resilient Rice/Food Coalition in Southeast Asia.

You will onboard and steward partners from private sector, financial institutions, government and philanthropy, building a coalition to mobilise finance and drive climate-resilient food systems regionally.