Senior Policy Advisor (Deforestation)

Senior Policy Advisor (Deforestation)

• GBP44,000 GBP49,000pa
• Woking, Surrey GU21 4LL/Hybrid Working

This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. We unfortunately do not have any opportunities available for sponsorship. Any offer of employment, if applicable, will be subject to receiving evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.

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About the role

We re looking to recruit a Senior Policy Adviser to join our Policy Solutions team and help deliver a new ambitious 3-year strategy to bring nature back from the brink by delivering a sustainable future in the UK and stopping deforestation overseas. Your remit will be to encourage a global transition to more sustainable land use and resilient food and farming system by using policy to tackle deforestation.

As Senior Policy Adviser your particular focus will be on setting the direction and delivering public policy for deforestation and conversion free and sustainable agricultural supply chains, for the UK and major consumer markets globally, particularly EU and China. You will be building on work of advocacy, campaigns and on the ground programme expertise in the UK and our partner offices. This role will involve supporting, and at times, leading an iterative process to understand the problem, explore and innovate solutions as well as design and prototype policy. We will look to you to maintain oversight of policy developments in farming, analysing existing and proposed policies for effectiveness and quality and being alert to new policy ideas. You will produce technical reports, coordinate activity with network colleagues and develop links and strategic relationships with other organisations to maximise our impact too.

This role is ideal for a creative policy specialists, interested in the process and outcome of policy development, inspired by exploring and developing solutions, designing and prototyping policy and influencing implementation.

We re looking for someone with:

• Policy development experience
• In-depth experience and knowledge in one or (ideally) more of the following areas of policy: Deforestation/ Supply Chains and one or more of Land Use/Agriculture or Food Fisheries/Seafood or Supply Chains/Trade. Climate or Nature Restoration or Economics
• An understanding of how policy is influenced, both inside and outside Government.
• Experience of developing and influencing key stakeholders, changing opinions, practices and creating new models to deliver policy change.
• Understanding (and ideally previous experience) of the opportunities and challenges that arise from working on issues in a global network and across the whole of the UK.
• Experience of carrying out and commissioning research.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and analytical skills

We re looking for someone with:

• Policy development experience
• In-depth experience and knowledge in one or (ideally) more of the following areas of policy: Climate/Agriculture or Land Use/Deforestation or Food/Supply Chains or Biodiversity/Nature Restoration or Economics or Fisheries/Seafood or Trade.
• An understanding of how policy is influenced, both inside and outside Government.
• Experience of developing and influencing key stakeholders, changing opinions, practices and creating new models to deliver policy change.
• Understanding (and ideally previous experience) of the opportunities and challenges that arise from working on issues in a global network and across the whole of the UK.
• Experience of carrying out and commissioning research.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and analytical skills.

Benefits, rewards & location

The salary for this role is GBP44,000 GBP49,000pa. We also offer a full benefits and rewards package including:

• Annual leave starting at 26 days a year, rising one day each year to a maximum of 31 days plus bank holidays
• Flexible working options
• 7.5% employer contribution to pension, increased to 10% with employee contribution.
• Training and development opportunities
• Regular wellbeing initiatives.

This role is hybrid and you ll be required to be in the office 20% of your contracted hours. The job is based at our UK head office, the Living Planet Centre in Woking, Surrey. The Living Planet Centre is one of the greenest buildings in the UK, and you ll hot desk among trees and gardens.

About WWF-UK

We re a global conservation charity with hundreds of projects around the world and millions of supporters.

At WWF-UK, we re bringing our world back to life. Protecting what s left is not enough we re now in a race to restore the natural world and prevent catastrophic climate change before it s too late. And it s a race we can still win.

We re courageous and passionate about fighting for the future we want to see a world where people and nature can thrive.

We were born out of passion and science, and for more than 60 years we ve been at the forefront of global efforts to protect wildlife and the natural world. We operate with integrity, collaboratively and with respect for those we work alongside.

How to apply and the recruitment process

Please click on the link and apply via our website by completing the application form and submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and a supporting statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us.

Our policies and benefits reflect the importance of people being able to have a good work-life balance and being able to bring their full self to work.