Want to make a positive difference to the future of people and our one shared home, the Earth? Working at WWF could be your opportunity of a lifetime.

All around the world, people are waking up to the devastating impacts of climate change and nature loss. The situation today is worse than the darkest predictions of just ten years ago, pushing billions of people to the edge and threatening lives and livelihoods. At WWF, we are facing our biggest crisis – and our biggest ever opportunity – to create a better future for people and nature. With over 60 years of experience and an active presence in more than 100 countries, we work to achieve both on-the-ground and global policy action, from protecting and restoring species and their habitats, to transforming markets and policies toward sustainability.

Our people come from hugely diverse backgrounds and with a variety of expertise, ranging from conservation science and advocacy to HR and finance. We welcome applications from anyone who believes they can help us tackle this enormous global challenge and drive the urgent conservation impact needed to restore our planet.

What We Do

We are an independent conservation organization, striving to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and the ecosystem. From individuals and communities to businesses and governments, we are part of a growing global movement calling for bolder action on climate and nature, demanding that world leaders set nature on the path to recovery by 2030. WWF works to address the most dominant drivers of nature loss through system-wide changes in how food and energy are produced and consumed, and in how financial systems are structured. By implementing change in every country, we aim to drive visible and positive impacts on the ground, helping to restore nature in the most critical places around the world, from the Amazon to the Coral Triangle.

Engaging everyone means addressing the barriers to participation faced by some groups in society, including local communities. Conservation will only be sustainable if it is owned by, and benefits, local people. That’s why Indigenous Peoples and local communities must be at the centre of action on climate and nature. WWF is committed to using its resources and global network to support these communities in creating together the most effective solutions where they live.

Humanity is still in time, we have a clear pathway to solve this crisis. At WWF, we call on everyone to join the global movement, change how we live, and take action now.

Introduction

Do you have a financial or private sector background, and are inspired by the connection between finance, climate, nature and people? World-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is one of the largest conservation organizations working in more than 100 countries in the World, to build a future in which people live in harmony with nature. Alongside global advocacy and policy engagement, WWF works to ‘blend’ public and private finance to seize and scale opportunities for climate and nature positive development. WWF supports ‘bankable nature solutions’ – financially viable businesses and projects which support the development of more resilient, sustainable landscapes and economies, encouraging scaling and replication. African countries, entrepreneurs and investors are uniquely positioned to realize these opportunities. Through the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) and WWF Nectar Fund, WWF provides tailored Technical Assistance (TA) and grant funding to support high-impact businesses to secure private capital and responsibly and sustainably scale operations and impact.

The Scope of the Job

The Analyst will assist with the implementation of DFCD and Nectar Fund in Africa for WWF Tanzania Country Office (TCO). You will work as part of dynamic and exciting Tanzania, Africa regional and global teams on these two leading blending finance funds, bringing expertise and a can-do attitude.

The Analyst will focus on identifying and engaging with high impact businesses and investors that support climate adaptation and mitigation within the agriculture, forestry, water/waste and environmental protection sectors, whilst also positively impacting nature and people. Simultaneously, Analyst will support project management, including coordination, planning, implementation and reporting on DFCD and Nectar Fund. The specific job includes.

Responsibilities or duties

• Identify and build relationships with relevant partner organizations, especially FIs and high-impact businesses.
• Support assessment, due diligence and portfolio support of/to high impact businesses
• Ensure the project is delivering, monitoring and reporting on results and contributing towards the objectives and strategies of DFCD and Nectar Fund in Tanzania
• Engage with WWF Tanzania colleagues on DFCD and Nectar to realize opportunities and synergies and align with overall.
• Organizing and supporting relevant events and communications in Tanzania raising the profile of DFCD and Nectar Fund
• Provide regular, high quality operational reports and updates to national (WWF Tanzania), regional and global teams

Qualifications or requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce, Businesses, Finance, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of impact investment, grant/Technical Assistance and blended finance, ideally in the environmental/climate space. Ideally with a strong network in these fields in Tanzania and East Africa.
• Background and/or strong, demonstrable interest in climate, nature and development.
• Exceptional digital skills, including proficiency with AI and customer relationship databases.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills in both English and Kiswahili.

Key Competences

Competencies required are not limited to:

• Self-managed individual with a task orientated focus that delivers consistent outcomes.
• Good planning and prioritizing skills to manage a varied and pressurised workload.
• Proven team player, willing to accept additional responsibility, show initiative, and proactively work to exceed targets.
• Naturally confident personality, excellent interpersonal, presentation and communications skills, preferably in English and Kiswahili.
• Ability to network with and influence senior people both internally and externally to achieve a pre-defined outcome.

Working Relationships

Internal:

• DFCD and Nectar Fund Coordinator – WWF Tanzania
• DFCD and Nectar Fund team – Local (WWF Tanzania), Regional (WWF Africa offices), and International (including WWF Netherlands and WWF Norway).
• WWF Tanzania Landscape leads and other Project Managers
• WWF Tanzania Senior Management Team (as needed).

External:

• High-impact businesses for potential collaboration, and through portfolio support
• Diverse financial institutions, including private impact investors (both equity and debt), and local banks.
• Donor representatives (on compliance and reporting matters)

• Identify and build relationships with relevant partner organizations, especially FIs and high-impact businesses.
• Support assessment, due diligence and portfolio support of/to high impact businesses
• Ensure the project is delivering, monitoring and reporting on results and contributing towards the objectives and strategies of DFCD and Nectar Fund in Tanzania
• Engage with WWF Tanzania colleagues on DFCD and Nectar to realize opportunities and synergies and align with overall.
• Organizing and supporting relevant events and communications in Tanzania raising the profile of DFCD and Nectar Fund
• Provide regular, high quality operational reports and updates to national (WWF Tanzania), regional and global teams

• Exceptional digital skills, including proficiency with AI and customer relationship databases.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills in both English and Kiswahili.
• Self-managed individual with a task orientated focus that delivers consistent outcomes.
• Good planning and prioritizing skills to manage a varied and pressurised workload.
• Proven team player, willing to accept additional responsibility, show initiative, and proactively work to exceed targets.
• Naturally confident personality, excellent interpersonal, presentation and communications skills, preferably in English and Kiswahili.
• Ability to network with and influence senior people both internally and externally to achieve a pre-defined outcome.

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce, Businesses, Finance, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of impact investment, grant/Technical Assistance and blended finance, ideally in the environmental/climate space. Ideally with a strong network in these fields in Tanzania and East Africa.
• Background and/or strong, demonstrable interest in climate, nature and development.