Change Manager
WWF (The World Wide Fund for Nature)
is an international non-governmental organization that deals with conservation
of nature through a number of environmental management programmes. Our mission
is to stop the degradation of the Planet's natural environment and to build a
future in which human live in harmony with nature. WWF Tanzania is in the
process of establishing itself as a strong and influential Country Office as
part of the WWF Organization Development process to become a more powerful
Global Conservation Organization. The desired outcome of this process of
strengthening and empowerment is that WWF Tanzania will have a bigger impact in
solving major environmental challenges faced by the country during a time of
anticipated economic growth fueled largely by extractive industries (oil, gas
and minerals) and agricultural development, and characterized by unsustainable
levels of poaching of high value wildlife species in places of high biological
diversity.
As part of the WWF Tanzania change
process, we have completed a review of our conservation focus and strategy, the
Change Manager will have to develop the Organization Change Objectives and
reviewed the Operations with the goal of increasing efficiency and
effectiveness, embrace culture change, business practices and way of working to
improve the delivery of impact-driven conservation results. The Strategic Plan
2016-2020 has been approved as part of this change process and its successful
implementation will be critical in delivering the desired trans formative
Conservation Change.
Key Roles: To design and facilitating the TCO change process; S/he
shall support the Senior Management Team (SMT) and the internal Change Team
(CT) to facilitate the development and implementation of a change process with
clearly articulated milestones, timelines, and accountabilities - which will
enable WWF Tanzania achieve its strategic goals. The Change Manager will take
the lead in incorporating the above elements into the WWF Tanzania Change
implementation plan. S/he will be guided by the SMT and CT, with the Country
Director as the Sponsor for this work. A critical role of the Change Manager
will be to use a range of tools and techniques to foster positive staff
engagement and collective visioning throughout the process.
Major Function, Duties &
Responsibilities:
Reassess, actualize, and improve the
existing Change Plan to ensure meaningful outputs and outcomes, clear
indicators on how change will be measured, and develop a structured approach
for implementation. The Change Plan will require a phased implementation over
two years and will include transitioning processes, changes to organizational
governance, staff competencies and job descriptions, and requisite
organizational capacity to deliver on this change.
Design and initiate a structured
process for WWF Tanzania leadership to manage the organizational changes being
envisioned.
In collaboration with the People and
Organizational Development Manager, conduct job evaluation, skills assessment,
competency modelling, review of current job descriptions, job grading and
remuneration to match the requirements of the Country Strategic Plan.
Develop Country Workforce Planning
and transition recommendations that may include if!1proving existing skills,
updating performance standards and processes, succession planning, recruitment,
or restructuring.
Evaluate status arid conduct
readiness assessments for improving operational efficiencies (including changes
to processes, systems & technology) and work with departmental leads
(including Country Director, COO, Human Resources, Operations, Finance, and
Conservation Program) to develop SMART objectives and plans to implement
recommended changes.
Develop a monitoring and evaluation
process for the transition plan based on the identification of key performance
measures (i.e. what will change and by when) to ensure learning at the
strategic and operational levels and appropriate adaptive
management"
Monitor and measure Key Performance
Indicators (KPIs) affected by change, identifying change impact and what it
will mean for the organization.
Develop and implement an
organizational culture change plan that will ensure key organizational changes
are embedded in the new culture for sustainability.
Required Qualifications and skills: Master's Degree in Business Administration from relevant
field with a post graduate certificate in Organizational Change &
Development management or similar certification; A proven organizational change
specialist with 10 years of experience of which 5 should be in organizational
change management; who can demonstrate ability to lead and provide advice and
guidance on managing and delivering change; Must have proven project management
skills able to design, implement, monitor, review and deduce lessons especially
in' relation to organization development; Must possess proven influencing
skills and ability to constructively challenge ideas, navigate complex issues
with excellent communication, written, presentation and facilitation
skills
Additional information: Including Terms of Reference, can be obtained at the
office of WWF Tanzania Country Office in Dar es Salaam. Applications must
include a complete CV with full contact details of three referees and should be
addressed to the People & Organization Development Manager through hresources@wwftz.org by Friday 3 March 2017
at 4:30 pm.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted and the interviews will take place in Dar es Salaam.
Source: Daily News 22 February
2017.
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