VACANCY - Head of Capacity Development

Head of Capacity Development (AD767) – Permanent Contract
Salary Band B £41,922 - £55,897

WCMC is a UK charity, based in Cambridge, which supports the United Nations Environment Programme. We work in collaboration with UNEP, under the banner of UNEP-WCMC. Our mission is to evaluate and highlight the many values of biodiversity and put authoritative biodiversity knowledge at the centre of decision-making. Since our establishment in the 1970s, the Centre has been at the forefront of the compilation, management, analysis and dissemination of global biodiversity information, and has an outstanding record of achievement.

WCMC is now seeking to fill a new role of Head of Capacity Development to work with us on a permanent basis and to take a leading role in ensuring the Centre’s growing engagement with national governments is as effective as possible.
 

Context

UNEP-WCMC influences government and private sector decision-making worldwide by providing the best available information on biodiversity and its values and, crucially, helping decision-makers to access and use such information themselves. Capacity Strengthening is one of the two pillars of our Strategy and so we have created a new senior position to lead its delivery. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the way that decisions affecting the future of the planet are made.

Sitting within the newly-created Science, Economics, Policy and Partnerships cluster and working closely with colleagues across all areas of the Centre’s work as well as a wide network of international collaborators, the Head of Capacity Development is an integral role for our future.
 

The role

The Head of Capacity Development will develop and deliver a centre-wide approach to strengthen our capacity for biodiversity decision-making. This role will facilitate a joined up approach to our support to national governments and will advise, support and in some cases lead the development and delivery of new projects and initiatives. This position will develop strong working relationships with a number of key partnerships, including our relevant UNEP colleagues.

The candidate

The successful candidate will hold a Masters degree or equivalent in the relevant field, and have significant experience of building capacity through mentoring, training and skills development. They will also have a sophisticated understanding of the essential characteristics of successful partnership-building and will be able to demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively.

Further information

For more information, please visit www.unep-wcmc.org. To apply, please complete the application form and submit this and a CV to recruitment@unep-wcmc.org by the closing date of 26th April 2013.

Candidates should note this is not a UN post and that only those eligible to work in the UK should apply.