Vice President, Great Plains Program

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is seeking a Vice President for the Great Plains Program, based in Bozeman, MT. This leadership role involves developing strategic visions, securing resources, and managing fundraising efforts. Responsibilities include building partnerships, leading a cross-functional team, and fostering innovation. Candidates must be willing to relocate to Bozeman, indicating that this is not a remote position.
World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Vice President, Great Plains Program. This position is located in Bozeman Montana and all interested candidates must be willing to relocate to Bozeman.

Serves as leader of the Great Plains Program (GP) for WWF-US, including developing and communicating a strategic vision, negotiating on behalf of the GP, and partnering to secure needed resources to accomplish results. Responsible for fundraising and communication efforts and targets, as well as building and managing a cross-functional team that is working toward the common vision and objectives. In this role, the VP also oversees and coordinates WWF-US’s Central Grasslands and Freshwater Systems Priority Place strategy and integrated team.

Responsibilities

Strategic vision: Demonstrates the ability to define and articulate the results required to achieve the GP Program’s five-year strategy and long-term objectives; develops comprehensive long-range plans to achieve those results; and effectively balances long-term priorities with immediate demands when setting goals, timelines, and resource allocations.

Negotiations and partnering: Builds and sustains strategic partnerships by aligning stakeholders around a shared vision; negotiates agreements that establish the conditions necessary for mutual success; represents WWF’s ambition for significant impact while co-creating practical, mutually beneficial strategies and plans; and fosters strong, positive working relationships with diverse stakeholders.

Communications and fundraising: Champions program initiatives at national and global levels; leads and supports major fundraising efforts in collaboration with internal teams and partners; engages policymakers, institutions, and key audiences to build public awareness and commitment through strategic communications and campaigns; and assumes accountability for achieving annual fundraising goals and commitments.

Team building and management: Builds, leads, and develops diverse, geographically distributed teams to achieve strategic objectives; collaborates across the organization to leverage the best talent in designing and implementing effective solutions; provides leadership and subject matter support across the global network; establishes clear goals and performance expectations, monitors and communicates progress, and drives accountability for results; and fosters a high-performance culture through recognition, feedback, coaching, and professional development.

Creativity & innovation: Applies creative and innovative thinking to address complex political, social, scientific, and management challenges; develops practical, forward-thinking solutions that advance organizational goals; effectively navigates ambiguity to solve problems and drive progress; fosters a culture of continuous learning by sharing insights and best practices; and demonstrates adaptability in taking on additional responsibilities as needed.