Assistant Manager/Manager, Conservation Policy

Principal Functions:

To perform the role of advocacy, lobbying and campaigning to influence the government, legislators, political party’s leaders and relevant stakeholders to support and or buy-in WWF’s positions on specific environmental and conservation issues that are of our concerns by:

• strategic, formal and informal means of communicating our asks to specific decision makers such as government officials, legislators and relevant stakeholders;
• delivering actions, events and activities to achieve a change and to raise awareness on specific issues more widely across relevant stakeholders and the society;
• understanding global environmental issues that are relevant to Hong Kong, make pragmatic recommendations in the local context and introduce these asks to relevant stakeholders:
• scrutinizing and responding to proposals, feasibility studies, and other relevant documents related to current and emerging development projects or programmes, vis-a-vis environmental-related policies to safeguard conservation priorities;
• providing administration support to the Conservation Policy team under Hong Kong Biodiversity for the smooth operation of the team.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• build and maintain relationships with policy- and decision makers in a professional manner;

• respond to consultation paper such as the Chief Executive’s policy address, budget recommendation to the Financial Secretary, Legislative Council discussions etc; with insights, comments and suggestions;

• prepare thoughtful tactic to maximise conservation outcomes in respond to meeting invitations from government departments, private and public sectors, and take lead in relevant engagement and preparation works;

• organise actions to initiate and promote changes in policies and build public support;

• deliver WWF HK’s position in specific environmental and conservation issues through media channels;

• monitor government press release and the schedules of Legco meetings regularly and heads up relevant conservation team members when issues/topics of our concerns emerged;

• administrate the team’s reporting and online and physical filling;

• prepare annual budget projection and provide budget management for the team;

• coordinate strong conservation team collaboration in achieving policy asks by coordinating extended policy team meetings;

• assist the team to scrutinize and respond to proposals under the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance and/or Town Planning Board Ordinance related to current and emerging development projects or programmes at ecologically sensitive areas when needed;

• liaise with overseas WWF's network;

• carry out any other duties that are assigned to you by your line manager.

Required Skills:

• Degree holder in environmental science, political science, journalism, public relations, or communications plus 2 to 3 years of related work experience in related organisations or environment.
• Have a good understanding on current political climate and knowing the people who will oppose or support you so as to able who and when to approach with impactful outcome.
• Proven track record, experience, and knowledge in conservation policy in Hong Kong.
• A good understanding of local environmental policy and governance.
• Good analytical, writing, translation, and communication skills.

Required Behavioural Skills:

• Proactive and tactical.

• Good analytical and organizational ability to communicate research findings to a range of audiences, including scientific, Government, public audiences.

• Knowledgeable in local and global conservation issues and current affairs in Hong Kong.

Candidate with less working experience will be considered for the position of Assistant Manager.

Working Location: Kwai Hing

We offer a 5-day work week and competitive rewards and benefits package to the right candidate.  Interested party please apply with full resume, stating present and expected salary and available date through  https://wwfhk.bamboohr.com/careers/162.  Only shortlisted applicants will be notified.

WWF, the World Wide Fund for Nature, a non-profit organization, with headquartered in Switzerland, is one of the world’s most recognizable and respected independent conservation organisations.

To find out more about us, please visit our website at wwf.org.hk now.