Head of People and Culture

WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature)
Dar es Salaam Full time Jobs

Position information

Job Details

Job LocationDar es Salaam

Job CategoryHuman Resource , Human Resources jobs

Job TypeFull time Jobs

Job PostedSeptember 4, 2026

Job Description

Want to make a positive difference to the future of people and our one shared home, the Earth? Working at WWF could be your opportunity of a lifetime.

All around the world, people are waking up to the devastating impacts of climate change and nature loss. The situation today is worse than the darkest predictions of just ten years ago, pushing billions of people to the edge and threatening lives and livelihoods.  At WWF, we are facing our biggest crisis – and our biggest ever opportunity – to create a better future for people and nature.  With over 60 years of experience and an active presence in more than 100 countries, we work to achieve both on-the-ground and global policy action, from protecting and restoring species and their habitats, to transforming markets and policies toward sustainability.

Our people come from hugely diverse backgrounds and with a variety of expertise, ranging from conservation science and advocacy to HR and finance. We welcome applications from anyone who believes they can help us tackle this enormous global challenge and drive the urgent conservation impact needed to restore our planet.

What We Do

We are an independent conservation organization, striving to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and the ecosystem. From individuals and communities to businesses and governments, we are part of a growing global movement calling for bolder action on climate and nature, demanding that world leaders set nature on the path to recovery by 2030. WWF works to address the most dominant drivers of nature loss through system-wide changes in how food and energy are produced and consumed, and in how financial systems are structured. By implementing change in every country, we aim to drive visible and positive impacts on the ground, helping to restore nature in the most critical places around the world, from the Amazon to the Coral Triangle.

Engaging everyone means addressing the barriers to participation faced by some groups in society, including local communities. Conservation will only be sustainable if it is owned by, and benefits, local people. That’s why Indigenous Peoples and local communities must be at the centre of action on climate and nature. WWF is committed to using its resources and global network to support these communities in creating together the most effective solutions where they live.

Humanity is still in time, we have a clear pathway to solve this crisis. At WWF, we call on everyone to join the global movement, change how we live, and take action now.

Position title:                          Head of People & Culture, WWF Tanzania

Reports toCountry Director, WWF Tanzania

SupervisesPeople & Culture Officer

LocationDar -Es-Salaam, Tanzania

• Mission of the Department:  To ensure WWF Tanzania applies the highest standards of People & Culture management, enabling a skilled, engaged, and high-performing workforce that effectively delivers the organization’s Conservation Strategy.

• Major Functions

• Ensures that human resources in the WWF Tanzania Country Office are managed fairly, effectively and efficiently;

• Provides advice and collaboration as appropriate to TCO staff

• Establishes and implements effective human resources organizational and management structures, policies, and processes; and

• Ensures that TCO legal requirements in human resources are met, and that human resource practices adhere to WWF policies, procedures, and standards.

• Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Implements the People & Culture component of TCO Strategic Plan;

• Ensures that best practice in People & Culture management is available for and applied to all TCO personnel;

• Ensures that personnel contracts are fair and compliant with both WWF and Tanzania national standards/Labour Laws.

• Ensures the appropriate training and capacity building of personnel;

• Ensures that standard personnel data is stored appropriately, updated in timely fashion, and available as required;

• Ensures effective communication with all staff as appropriate, on human resources matters that affect them;

• Ensure that personnel recruitment, induction, performance appraisals, contract compliance and renewals, and exits are correctly managed;

• Ensure the correct application of WWF Tanzania policies that relate to personnel behaviour and policy compliance;

• Participates in and make recommendations on annual remuneration reviews; responsible for development and maintenance of nation-wide approach to compensation and benefits;