Are you a visionary leader driven by impact, innovation, and systems change? Join Us to Regenerate Nature by 2030.

WWF-Australia is seeking a Director, Regenerative Impact and Innovation to spearhead transformative strategies that restore nature and empower communities. Reporting to the Chief Regenerative Officer, you’ll lead cross-functional efforts to design, deliver, and scale regenerative solutions—while embedding adaptive learning and evidence-based advocacy across our work.

This is a rare opportunity to shape national policy, build powerful partnerships, and guide a high-performing team—all in service of a future where people and nature thrive together.

If you’re ready to turn bold ideas into measurable impact, we’d love to hear from you.

• WWF-Australia Office location negotiable

• 2 year fixed term contract

• Workplace flexibility including monthly RDO

• Join a diverse global network working for people and planet across 100 countries

• Work in a high performing, values-driven organisation

You can find the full position description and selection criteria by (("clicking here")).

About Us

WWF-Australia is an award-winning and innovative organisation determined to do things differently. We use our superpowers to partner in delivering nature-positive solutions, empowering communities, and halting climate change - in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region, the Southern Hemisphere and globally. We are a values-driven organisation with a diverse global network of local organisations working in 100 countries.

To create a world where people live and prosper in harmony with nature, our solutions must deliver positive outcomes for nature, communities, and climate. Only by delivering on all three will we ensure solutions that are long-term, sustainable and driven by local people and communities. By practising inclusive conservation, we can create new partnerships and ways of working that support both people and nature to thrive. 

About the Role
The Director, Regenerative Impact and Innovation, leads WWF-Australia's cross-functional efforts to design, deliver, and scale high-impact strategies and innovations that advance our mission to regenerate nature by 2030. Reporting to the Chief Regenerative Officer, the role drives the integration of impact measurement, innovation design, and systems change across the organisation’s initiatives, while also leading the government relations team to align advocacy outcomes with evidence-based impact. The role works across teams, sectors, and geographies to build scalable models of change, embed adaptive learning, and shape policy influence—ensuring that everything we do contributes meaningfully to a regenerative future.

Key Accountabilities (Refer to Position Description for full list of Key Accountabilities)

• Strategic Leadership: Drive organisation-wide impact and innovation strategy aligned with WWF-Australia's Regenerate Nature by 2030 mission.

• Innovation and Systems Design: Incubate and scale transformative solutions and pilots in nature regeneration, climate resilience, and community empowerment.

• Impact Accountability: Oversee impact data systems to ensure robust measurement, learning loops, and adaptive strategy.

• Advocacy and Government Relations: Lead the integration of the government relations and advocacy strategies being grounded in regenerative impact and innovative insights.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience (Refer to Position Description for full list of Selection Criteria)

• Proven senior leadership experience in leading teams, impact strategy, innovation, systems change, or regeneration-related fields.

• Demonstrated success in designing and delivering measurable impact in complex, cross-sectoral environments.

• Advanced understanding of Theory of Change implementation, impact measurement, and adaptive learning frameworks.

• Exceptional relationship-building and influence skills with experience engaging governments, Indigenous communities, funders, and/or global partners.

Our Commitment to Diversity: WWF values diversity and is building a workforce that reflects the community we serve. WWF is an equal opportunity employer and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally & linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, sexuality and gender diverse (LGBTQIA+) community members, and people living with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding: WWF-Australia is committed to acting with respect and upholding the human rights, welfare and dignity of all persons we employ, engage with or who are affected by our activities and work, with special regard for vulnerable individuals and children.

As part of your employment, you will be required to undergo background checks relevant to your position (eg. Police Checks, Working with Children Checks, Reference Checks), abide by our safeguarding policies, and sign our Safeguarding Code of Conduct.

You can find the full position description and selection criteria by (("clicking here")).

Applications

Please include the following two attachments: (1) a cover letter/statements against the selection criteria and (2) your resume (CV).

We may review applications and interview candidates on a rolling-basis, therefore we encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience. 

Note that applicants require current unlimited working rights in Australia to be eligible for this role.

Closing Date: 11:59PM, 31st August 2025.

Contact: For any questions, please contact jobs-au@wwf.org.au