Change Manager
WWF (The World Wide Fund for Nature) is an international nongovernmental
organization that deals with conservation of
nature through a number of environmental management
programmes. Our mission is to stop the degradation of 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
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
Application Deadline Is Friday 3 March 2017
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