Vacancy title:
Foodscape Program Director
Jobs at:
Nature ConservancyDeadline of this Job:
Friday, June 16 2023
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, June 05 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU
• Are you looking for a career to help people and nature? Guided by science, TNC creates innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that people and nature can thrive together.
• We’re looking for someone who is passionate and a motivated problem-solver. Our team in Africa is dedicated to protect the continent’s unique natural wonders, improve peoples’ lives and create vibrant and sustainable economies. Join us!
Specific Roles and Key Responsibilities:
• Lead the successful implementation of the operations and initiatives under CHEF to obtain the program planned results.
• Supervise and coach CHEF staff and consultants and oversee/ensure integration of all the technical work.
• Serve as primary contact for the program, ensuring strong TNC internal coordination with other relevant programs and offices.
• Apply design thinking to CHEF strategic planning and obtain any required approvals at key decision points.
• Provide financial management oversight, analyze budgets, and provide updates to the BU on budget expenditures.
• Establish the required connections with key stakeholders and lead the development of key partnerships.
• Lead the fundraising efforts and seek opportunities to leverage funding from other programs implemented in the region.
• Responsible for timely delivery of required plans, monitoring of activities, and evaluation of the program performance.
• Responsible for risk management, issue resolution, conflict management and of collaboratively complex problems solving.
What You’ll Bring:
• BA/BS degree agribusiness, business management, economics, international development and 10 years’ experience in conservation practice or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong strategic development skills.
• Experience directing complex programs and managing and supervising multi-disciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated technical expertise in one or more the following technical areas: land health, water management, biodiversity, climate mitigation, and livelihoods and community development.
• Supervisory experience, including motivating, leading, setting objectives, and managing performance.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain productive working relationships with donor representatives, government officials, private sector actors, and other stakeholders.
• Fundraising experience, including identifying donor prospects and donor cultivation.
• Experience working with current trends and practices in relevant discipline(s) and geographic regions.
• Experience in partnership development with non-profit partners, community groups and/or government agencies.
• Experience negotiating
• Experience with financial management of a large program.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline such as agribusiness, business management, economics, international development, and 10 years of experience in conservation practice or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong experience in partnership management/development with major scientific organisations, non-profit partners, community groups and government agencies and proven track record in influencing and working productively with these stakeholders.
• Strong English language communications skills, including ability to communicating clearly via written, oral, and graphical forms, and ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
• Multi-lingual and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.
• Experience developing practical applications of scientific concepts and technical innovations for conservation purposes.
• Experience and knowledge of methods and approaches to conceiving and implementing strategic and transdisciplinary initiatives.
• Experience working in a matrix organisational setting.
• Developing practical applications of scientific concepts and technical innovations for conservation purposes.
• Communicating clearly via written, spoken, and graphical means in English and other relevant
• Politically savvy.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 120
Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree
Job application procedure
Interested and qualified? Go to Nature Conservancy on careers.nature.org to apply
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