Climate Change Adaptation position

WWF-UK are currently recruiting for the post of 'Head of Climate Change Adaptation'. The post will be responsible for the overall strategic direction and effective implementation of WWF-UK’s Adaptation Programme.
The postholder will lead the development of WWF-UK’s work on climate change adaptation, and ensure robust implementation. The postholder will oversee our work to develop and disseminate best practice in building the climate resilience of WWF’s own field programmes and lead WWF-UK’s engagement on key aspects of adaptation policy.

We are seeking candidates with excellent strategic planning, programme development and management skills, informed by a strong understanding of climate change, development issues and natural resource management. The candidate should have experience of working in developing countries, very good communication skills, and the ability to integrate challenging areas of work into complex organisations.

The deadline for applications is Friday 29th June 2010.

The advertisement, Job Description and application guidelines can be found on the WWF-UK website at:
http://www.wwf.org.uk/what_we_do/about_us/jobs/?3955/Head-of-Climate-Change-Adaptation

Best regards

Keith Allot
Head of Climate Change, WWF-UK
e-mail: kallott@wwf.org.uk<</span>mailto:kallott@wwf.org.uk>