Senior Director, Operations

Role Overview\n\nThe Senior Director, Operations at World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is a high-level leadership position responsible for supporting the realization of Regional and Country Office (CO) strategies in conjunction with the Africa Conservation Impact Director. This role involves driving controls and efficiencies, providing thought leadership, and championing CO strategic planning, performance management, and operational best practices across Africa. The Senior Director acts as a business partner to the regional management team, supporting Regional Directors for East and Southern Africa and the Congo Basin, and providing advice to Country Directors on key strategic, performance management, and operational issues.\n\n### Major Duties and Responsibilities\n\n#### Strategic Leadership and Performance\n- Champion strategic planning, performance management, and operational best practices across WWF International Africa offices.\n- Act as an escalation point for strategic and operational issues requiring global support, identifying remedial solutions and overseeing their implementation.\n- Drive and support transformational change initiatives to achieve sustainable, quality, and operational growth at scale.\n- Coordinate and support progress tracking of KPIs in the WWF International strategic plan, specifically Strategy 3 and 4.\n- Support the development of multi-year planning and budgeting, breaking down Organizational Strategic Plans (OSPs) into annual objectives and KPIs.\n- Monitor and evaluate the realization of OSPs, encouraging continuous learning and quality mid-term reviews.\n\n#### Operational Excellence\n- General Operations: Provide direction to Africa Country Office operations teams to ensure compliance with WWF International policies, procedures, and approval processes.\n- Financial Oversight: Monitor office risk management and internal control frameworks; oversee CO cost recovery approaches and share best practices to improve budgeting methodologies.\n- People & Culture: Support the management of regional culture, values, and talent processes in alignment with global objectives; ensure compliance with Health, Safety, and Security policies.\n- Procurement: Ensure appropriate processes and procedures are in place for the purchasing of services, assets, and equipment.\n- Risk, Compliance and Legal: Manage the Scheme of Delegated Authority (SODA), identify and mitigate risks, and ensure adherence to mandatory legal requirements in consultation with the General Counsel.\n- Audit Coordination: Collaborate with audit teams to ensure high-quality internal and external audits and timely resolution of findings.\n\n### Profile and Requirements\n- Education: BA/BSc/HND degree in a relevant field.\n- Experience: At least 15 years of professional experience in senior strategy, country office management, and/or operations leadership.\n- Leadership: Demonstrated success in managing large teams, regional office operations, and complex budgets.\n- Sector Expertise: Proven knowledge of the not-for-profit sector, preferably environmental NGOs, with a deep understanding of governance and regulatory compliance.\n\n### How to Apply\n\nInterested and qualified candidates should apply through the official World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) recruitment portal. Please visit https://www.myjobmag.co.ke/apply-now/1169545 which will direct you to the application page on jobs.dayforcehcm.com.