WWF-Myanmar is now inviting applications for a Project Manager – Sustainable Production Position based in Yangon.

Responsibilities

The Project Manager will lead the overall implementation of the Sustainable Production project “Catalysing Sustainable Water and Energy Management in Food and Beverage Industries in the Ayeyarwady River Basin”, which aims to demonstrate and scale up green investments in energy efficiency and wastewater treatment in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the F&B Sector.

The overall objective of the project is: “Cleaner production in the Myanmar F&B sector is promoted, improving the sector’s environmental performance and contributing to a ‘green economy’”.
In order to achieve this, the specific objective is: “As a result of policies, business support structures, increased capacity and improved access to finance, SMEs in the F&B sector in Myanmar are enabled to adopt sustainable energy and water management practices by 2021”.
Overall Project Management: Responsible for the management and implementation of Sustainable Production project and contribute to WWF Myanmar’s conservation targets on energy and freshwater.

Contribution to WWF Conservation Targets: Work closely with the Sustainable Business Program Manager, Energy Manager, and Freshwater Program Manager to ensure contribution to WWF renewable energy and freshwater goals. Work closely with the Sustainable Business team to leverage innovative financing mechanism to catalyze green investment.

The detailed job description is at www.wwf.org.mm under Careers.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor and/or Master degree in economics, business, finance, engineering, environmental management, sustainable production or related field
• 5 years of extensive practical experience in managing and implementing projects in development cooperation in the fields of private sector/ SME development, corporate environmental management, natural resource management, sustainable finance, energy management, freshwater management/wastewater treatment, or related area, out of which 2 years should be related to sustainable production, preferably in SMEs
• Proven experiences in project management, including technical and financial management
• Experiences in the leadership position & staff management
• Experience in facilitating public-private dialogue and developing a shared understanding, strategies and action plan
• Fluency in written and spoken English. Knowledge of Myanmar language is desirable. This position is open to both Myanmar and International applicants
• Proven experience of working in Myanmar or South East Asia
• Experience in Managing EU funded projects will be a distant advantage

General Skill
• People management, coaching and capacity building/development
• Presentation and communications
• Planning and organization
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Financial management
• Strategic thinking, decision making, report writing
• Problem solving and management of conflict, risk, and crisis
• Monitoring and evaluation