The Specialist, Performance Management, supports WWF International’s performance management approach to ensure it is fair, inclusive, and development-oriented. The role contributes to building a performance culture that focuses on learning, continuous improvement, and unlocking potential, enabling people to contribute meaningfully to their roles and grow with the organisation over time.
Duties &
Responsibilities
Performance
Management Framework & Processes
- Support the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of
WWF International’s performance management framework, tools, and annual
cycles.
- Ensure performance processes are clear, consistent, and aligned with
WWF values, leadership behaviours, and organisational priorities.
- Coordinate annual performance milestones (goal setting, mid-cycle
reviews, end-of-year reviews), ensuring timely guidance and support.
Guidance,
Capability Building & Support
- Provide guidance to managers and staff on performance
conversations, goal setting, feedback, and development planning.
- Support capacity building initiatives that strengthen managers’
confidence in having constructive, inclusive performance and development
discussions.
- Promote approaches that recognise different strengths, learning
styles, and stages of development.
Performance,
Potential & Development
- Support the integration of performance, potential, and development
perspectives ensuring performance management enables growth, mobility, and
retention of talent across the organisation.
- Contribute to links between performance management, learning,
leadership development, and talent processes (succession planning,
internal mobility).
Data,
Insights & Continuous Improvement
- Monitor and analyse performance management data and trends to
identify risks, strengths, and opportunities for improvement.
- Prepare insights and summaries for P&C colleagues and leadership
to support evidence-based decision-making.
- Support evaluations of performance processes and recommend
enhancements based on feedback and data.
Collaboration
& Stakeholder Engagement
- Work closely with Senior Business Partners, the Talent Development
Team, and other P&C specialists to ensure alignment and coherence
across people processes.
- Support and prepare organisation-wide communications and guidance
related to performance management.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Organisational Development, Business
Administration, International Relations, or a related field.
- 4–6 years of experience in HR, talent management, organisational
development, and mobility.
- Experience supporting HR processes or talent development programmes
in multicultural, international environments.
- Experience supporting performance management, talent, or learning
processes in multicultural, international environments.
- Experience working with managers on people-related processes and
navigating sensitive conversations with professionalism and care.
Required Skills and
Competencies
- Strong understanding of inclusive, development-focused performance
management practices.
- Ability to translate frameworks and policies into practical,
user-friendly tools and guidance.
- Analytical skills, with the ability to derive insights from
qualitative and quantitative data.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain concepts
clearly and build trust with stakeholders.
- High attention to detail, organisational skills, and ability to
manage multiple processes simultaneously.
- Fluency in English; knowledge of additional languages is an asset.
- Embraces the WWF mission and values of the organisation: Courage,
Integrity, Respect & Collaboration.
How to Apply
