World Wildlife Fund · 5 days ago
Sr. Specialist, Program Operations – WWF GEF Agency - 26025
Washington, DC
Contract
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$81K/yr - $101K/yr
6+ years expWorld Wildlife Fund (WWF) is one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, and they are seeking a Sr. Specialist, Program Operations for the WWF GEF Agency. The role involves financial management of programs, overseeing budgets, financial tracking, and providing administrative support to program staff and grantees to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
CommunitiesNon ProfitWildlife Conservation
No H1B
Responsibilities
Manage annual budgeting process including long range planning and administering budgets
Supports the consolidation of program-wide annual budgets including monitoring budgets, producing budget reports, and preparing financial analysis and forecasting for the WWF GEF Agency
Supports development of proposal budgets. Monitors the lifecycle of the financial progress of proposals throughout execution and close out
Coordinates and prepares Portfolio Analysis for funds requests to the GEF Trustee. Reviews and analyzes all project financial reports to ensure compliance and notifies program staff of any problems or discrepancies and provides technical assistance to grantees in resolving problems
Manages the allocation of Programmatic staff time on awards, ensures accurate labor charging to donors and performs effort certification reclasses as necessary
Manages the lifecycle of outgoing agreements for the WWF GEF Agency to ensure appropriate financial and administrative management systems are implemented to meet the level and complexity of funding to ensure compliance with the GEF
Monitoring agreement-related accounts and reconciling conditional grants on a quarterly basis and compiles projections for Q4 accruals on conditional grants
Recommends and implements departmental procedures and provides feedback on policies and operating procedures
Maintains good working relationships and stays abreast of program issues to provide overall support to program initiatives
Partners with Program staff to support operational responsibilities and serves as a resource for financial and administrative policies
Provides training and guidance to program staff and field staff on budget formulation, tracking and adjustments, expense accounting, financial analysis and reporting, and contract management
Identifies training needs and facilitates contracts orientation and training for newly hired program staff, in coordination with other Program Operations staff
Supervise Program Operations staff members, providing coaching and mentorship and ensuring good communication and learning
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's degree. Accounting, business, public administration, or related field preferred
MUST HAVE 6+ years of professional work experience:
Excellent attention to detail, ability to prioritize and work accurately under time constraints
Strong organizational, quantitative, and analytical skills
Ability to take complex data sets from a highly process-driven environment to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities
Able to translate quantitative findings into actionable insights that inform strategic business decisions and process improvements
Portfolio reporting and tracking
Strong project management experience overseeing financial and administrative activities
Familiarity with U.S Government funded/bilateral/multilateral projects is highly desirable
Experience supervising staff
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Able to operate with considerable independence and discretion
Experience with non-profit organizations
Position may require travel to field offices in US or overseas
Committed to building and strengthening a culture of inclusion within and across teams
Identifies and aligns with the core values of the WWF organization: Courage, Integrity, Respect & Collaboration
Preferred
Spanish is STRONGLY preferred
Experience working with Adaptive, Smart Simple and Workday systems highly desirable
Fluency in Spanish preferred
Company
World Wildlife Fund
WWF's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth.
Founded in 1991Washington, District of Columbia, USA
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.1MKey Investors
International Paper
2024-08-07Grant
2022-12-13Grant· $0.1M
Leadership Team
Loren Mayor
Chief Operating Officer
Jason Clay
Senior Vice President, Market Transformation
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