Director of Conservation

2 weeks ago


City of Johannesburg Gauteng, South Africa AGC Recruitment Full time

Director of Conservation
- (Johannesburg with travel)

Our client, a US Investment Company, with large scale projects in conservation and hospitality in Southern and Eastern Africa.

They are looking for a Director of Conservation to lead the conservation team and the planning initiatives across Africa.

Our client is looking for an experienced conservationist that will be responsible for:

- The Director of Conservation is a **key position** within the team;
- responsible for leading conservation planning initiatives and
- promoting best practice in the field of conservation decision making across Africa.
- Work directly with our clients’ field programs to provide;
- technical, analytical, project, and programmatic support to our clients’ country programs, including training and capacity building
- Lead and support large global initiatives and collaborate with global programs and external partners to enhance conservation planning strength and increase organizational impact.
- Provide defined technical input to individual projects - as requested by field and thematic program leadership.
- Project development and assist in fundraising.
- **Identify and design new projects** and assist program staff with grant/proposal writing and other fundraising activities to support the continued growth of the program.
- Work with external partners to identify new collaborative funding opportunities.
- **Advanced degree** (**Master's/PhD or equivalent**) in:

- landscape ecology,
- conservation biology,
- natural resource management,
- environmental economics, or other relevant discipline.
- **5+ years of management experience**.**:

- Experience leading conservation planning, structured decision making & scenario planning processes in both terrestrial & marine realms.
- **Experience working **internationally.**:

- Familiarity with incorporating climate change and adaptation into conservation planning
- Demonstrated ability to produce concise written summaries of analytical findings and communicate complex science verbally and in writing to a broad variety of audiences
- Demonstrated ability and experience in project development and fundraising.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work with globally distributed colleagues, partners, and diverse stakeholder groups to promote buy-in to planning processes
- Ability to prioritize competing needs and communicate/balance between direct and indirect supervisors
- Ability to lead/work on multiple project teams simultaneously, often across different time zones
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in an organization characterized by a **multi-cultural, science and mission-driven workforce**:

- Experience with government relations.
- **Resident within Southern or Eastern Africa Strongly Preferred**

**Salary**: Negotiable

Interested

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