WWF India
**Job Description: Head – Production Landscapes**
**Location:** New Delhi, India
**Experience Required:**
– Minimum of 15+ years of experience in sustainable agriculture, agroforestry, rural and forest-based livelihoods, markets/supply chains.
– Strong understanding of landscape-based conservation approaches, regenerative agriculture, agroecology, or sustainable supply chains.
– Expertise in market-based approaches for sustainable rural production systems.
– Proven leadership, communication, and project management skills.
**About the Company:**
WWF India is a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to wildlife conservation and sustainable living. The organization works through an integrated, community-based approach that balances conservation and development at a landscape scale. WWF India promotes sustainable production systems in its conservation landscapes, focusing on agricultural commodities and non-wood forest products. The organization aims to enhance biodiversity conservation, local livelihoods, and ecosystem services while addressing climate challenges.
**Key Responsibilities:**
1. **Strategic Leadership & Program Development:**
– Review and implement WWF India’s Production Landscapes approach, integrating it with broader conservation goals.
– Design and scale sustainable production models, including regenerative agriculture, agro-ecology, wildlife-friendly practices, and sustainable NTFP management.
– Identify and promote market-driven solutions to enhance sustainability in agricultural and forest-based value chains.
2. **Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement:**
– Build and maintain partnerships with government agencies, private sector actors, farmer institutions, and financial institutions to drive sustainable production models.
– Engage with local communities, smallholder farmers, and indigenous groups to co-develop and implement conservation-friendly livelihood strategies.
– Represent WWF India in national and international forums related to production landscapes, agro-ecology, etc.
3. **Implementation & Impact Creation:**
– Lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of production landscape initiatives across WWF India’s conservation landscapes.
– Develop and strengthen value chains for identified commodities.
– Guide landscape teams in setting up and managing community-based enterprises.
– Identify and engage with different markets (e.g., agriculture, forestry, handlooms, handicrafts, impact).
4. **Financial & Operational Management:**
– Mobilize funding from donors, corporate partners, and impact investors to scale production landscape initiatives.
– Ensure effective budgeting, resource allocation, and reporting to achieve programmatic goals efficiently.
**Requirements:**
This is a leadership role requiring a visionary, solution-driven professional who can bridge conservation and sustainable production to create impactful, scalable solutions within WWF-India’s priority landscapes. The ideal candidate should have a postgraduate qualification in natural resource management, forest management, agribusiness management, agriculture, or related subjects.
**Terms of Reference:**
The successful candidate will be responsible for fostering systemic change in conservation by integrating sustainable production systems across multi-use landscapes. They will champion a forward-thinking and strategic approach to ensure strong collaboration across WWF India’s landscape teams, equipping them with the necessary expertise and strategic direction to effectively implement the PL strategy in alignment with the strategic plan of the landscapes.
**Job Type:** Full-time
**Industry:** Nonprofit Charitable Organizations
**City:** New Delhi
**State/Province:** Delhi
**Country:** India
**Zip/Postal Code:** 110003
To apply for this job please visit wwfindia.zohorecruit.com.
