WWF-Hungary is seeking to recruit a dynamic and enthusiastic

 

Operations Director

(full-time based in Budapest)

 

This is us:

 

WWF is the world’s largest conservation organization, founded in 1961. We’re active in over 100 countries and have over 9600 employees.

WWF Central and Eastern Europe (WWF-CEE) operates in the region that we call the Green Heart of Europe. With a team of over 200 dedicated professionals, WWF-CEE has offices and projects in six countries: Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, and Ukraine.

WWF-Hungary is an active member in this ambitious regional partnership and feels responsibility for saving, supporting and restoring nature and climate in our home country. We manage a multitude of 15+ EU projects, 20+ corporate partnerships and 5000+ individual donorships in parallel for investing resources into effective nature and climate measures and helping society in understanding our common, long-term environmental interests.

At WWF, we believe that we can make a change and play a key role in building a sustainable future for people and nature.

 

 

This is you:

 

An agile and problem-solving Operations Director who helps the entire Hungarian Panda team in working for nature and people in a financially solid and cost-efficient manner. You enjoy to build systems and smart ways of working, you know how to meet the expectations of the many donors, relevant regulations and the market reality, and you love to work in diverse national and international teams.

Your heart is green, your mind is fresh and ready for challenges!

 

As an Operations Director you are:

  • Responsible for overall operations of WWF-Hungary, including particularly financial and administrative management, human resources, risk management, governance, and legal compliance.
  • Taking care of strategic and annual planning regarding operations, business planning, and risk management.
  • Contributing to fundraising, particularly concerning ensuring effective budgeting, including co-finance and cost recovery.

 

Major tasks:

  • Contribute to integrated planning, monitoring, and evaluation for WWF-Hungary by leading the development and monitoring of strategic and annual plans.
  • Lead the business planning for WWF-Hungary.

 

  • Supervise WWF-Hungary financial operations and related administrative, human resources, and monitoring and evaluation aspects in coordination with the CEO.
  • Ensure implementation and compliance with all financial WWF standards and policies as well as local statutory regulations.
  • Ensure appropriate cash flow management.
  • Ensure overall budgeting as required, assists and reviews country and project budgets.
  • Ensure ongoing accounting (statutory as well as project-related) on a timely basis.
  • Responsible for financial reporting (statutory, WWF internal and according to donor requirements).
  • Participate in cost-efficiency monitoring and evaluation, especially in the field of operations, fundraising, and staff development.
  • Supervise all administrative matters and the day-to-day running and administration.
  • Ensure appropriate procurement operations, contractual agreements, services, and other transactions necessary for the daily running.
  • Ensure that all administrative matters are conducted according to WWF’s policies and procedures.
  • Contribute to planning, implementing and monitoring of fundraising efforts, ensuring management of financial risks, co-financing, and cost recovery.
  • Ensure appropriate HR management in close cooperation with the Regional HR Manager and the national CEO.
  • Ensure the identification, monitoring, and active management of significant risks that can impact WWF-Hungary operations.
  • Assist the CEO in ensuring proper governance, including the timely organisation of board meetings, preparation of relevant decisions as well as documentation of results. Ensures in particular that all relevant statutory requirements are met.

 

Requirements:

 

  • University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field
  • Professional finance/accounting certification is an asset
  • Familiarity with the NGO sector is an asset
  • Strong understanding of financial systems, processes, and controls
  • At least 7 years of progressive experience in finance and operations
  • Demonstrated leadership in managing finance and operations teams
  • Ability to provide strategic financial guidance to senior management
  • Strategic mindset with the ability to align financial strategies with organizational goals
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Ability to present financial information to non-finance stakeholders
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Effective interpersonal skills for collaboration and relationship-building
  • Strong decision-making skills based on sound financial analysis
  • Fluency in Hungarian and English
  • Experience in multi-tasking, managing parallel tasks with deadlines

 

We offer:

  • The opportunity to make a difference – for Hungary and for WWF
  • Challenging and fulfilling work in one of Europe’s most exciting eco-regions
  • Friendly and highly professional working atmosphere in an international context
  • Varying tasks and independent work style
  • A pleasant working atmosphere and great learning environment
  • A salary according to NGO standards

 

If you are interested in joining the WWF team, email your application documents including your CV and cover letter in English to hr@wwf.bg Application deadline: 22nd October 2024. Please understand that we can only reply to short-listed candidates. For more information about WWF-Hungary, kindly check the website: www.wwf.hu