JOB DESCRIPTION

Position title:Business Analyst

Reports to:Manager, Business Analysis

Supervises:NA

Grade:A3

Date:July 2014

  1. Mission of the Department: To provide analytical tools, financial expertise, operational insights and institutional knowledge that help every office achieve those financial and conservation goals prioritized by the Network.
  2. Major Functions: Responsible for performance monitoring and analysis of key performance indicators and targets. Relates the performance reviews to thestrategies of the organisation. Benchmarks WWF Network and office performance against relevant market and competitive parameters. Improves key performance indicators to measure the organisational strategies. Provides design skills for major reporting platforms.
  3. Major Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Produce high quality strategic analyses to measure and drive performance at WWF globally and at office level. Ensure data accuracy, support and train WWF offices in their annual performance review against established KPIs with an aim of driving offices in the direction of high performing offices. Provide an external benchmarking analysis to put WWF performance in the context of external peers. Deliver specific analysis to achieve WWF current strategies.
  • Ensure ongoing development and refinement of the KPI framework to measure and drive organisational strategies. Drive the development of KPI targets for Committee approval, and monitor against them.
  • Ability to develop a good understanding of WWF New Reporting Accounting Principles and the WWF Operational Network Standards and its impact on data quality and analysis.
  • Ability to quickly understand and adopt new systems. Help developing further by providing business requirements to WWF global reporting tool also known as Insight.
  • Design and build high level impactful reports.
  • Communicate effectively analytical results to the organisation including senior management team.
  • Build strong working relationships across the organisation (WWF offices, WWF International staff).
  1. Profile:

Required Qualifications

  • University degree in business administration, marketing, finance or economics.
  • Business analysis certification (e.g. CCBA, CBAP), management accounting qualification (e.g. ACMA, CFA) or any suitable professional experience is desirable.
  • At least 3-5 years practical, hands-on experience in management, economic or financial analysis and / or consulting.
  • At ease with data including data modelling but also able to tell the story behind the numbers.
  • Experience in an international, multi-cultural working environment desirable.
  • Experience in private sector desirable.

Required Skills and Competencies

  • Analytical and strategic thinker.
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal, written English); other languages an asset.
  • Detail-oriented, rigorous and precise.
  • Strong Excel experience required.
  • SQL knowledge skills.
  • Report design skills.
  • Excellent documentation writer.
  • Ability to be critical yet constructive in finding solutions.
  • Ability to handle complexity and multi-tasking.
  • Systems thinker, logical, creative and problem solver.
  • Excellent presentation skills.
  • Graphic design skills (InDesign, Illustrator, etc.)
  • Diplomatic and able to interact credibly with WWF senior management.
  • Team player.
  • Interest in conservation.
  • Adhere to WWF’s values: Knowledgeable, Optimistic, Determined and Engaging.
  1. Working Relationships:

Internal - Work extensively with the National Organizations, home offices managing Programme Offices and WWF International, interacting with staff at all levels.

External - Benchmark with other organizations doing similar work.

This job description covers the main tasks and conveys the spirit of the sort of tasks that are anticipated proactively from staff. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary according to organizational needs.

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