Conservation Manager

WCS is recruiting a Conservation Manager, to be based in Mbatamila - Niassa, Mozambique. Description The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US tax-free non-governmental organization founded in 1895 that protects wildlife and wilderness by understanding critical issues, creating science-based solutions and promoting conservation actions that benefit nature and the humanity. With more than a century of experience, long-term commitments in dozens of landscapes, presence in more than 60 countries and experience in helping to establish more than 150 protected areas worldwide, WCS has accumulated biological knowledge, cultural understanding and partnerships to ensure that vibrant places, with flora and fauna, thrive together with local communities. Working with local communities and organizations, this knowledge is applied to address issues of management of species, habitats and critical ecosystems to improve the quality of life of rural poor people, whose livelihoods depend on the direct use of natural resources. WCS created a national program in Mozambique in 2012, with two main objectives: Increase the protection of the Niassa Special Reserve (NSR), a vast landscape in the north of the country and improve the conservation status of its elephants through co-management of the Reserve; and Strengthen the management of protected areas at the national level, contributing to improving policies and strengthening the government's capacity to implement legislation on crimes against wildlife through the strategic involvement of government agencies in Maputo WCS Mozambique continues to work towards these objectives but has also commenced projects related to sustainable financing of conservation through the development of mechanisms for biodiversity offsets, the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) and marine/coastal conservation Resolution 01/2020 of the Council of Ministers of 9 June approved a 20-year co management agreement between the National Conservation Area Administration (ANAC) and WCS for NSR. Under this arrangement, programs exist for conservation comprising law enforcement, community development, conservation management and tourism development. These efforts are supported by a variety of donors, including the European Union (EU), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Global Environment Fund (GEF) and the French Development agency (AFD) Position Profile: The Community Development Manager is based permanently in the NSR community offices in Mbatamila HQ and Mecula town, Niassa Province, with travel to other communities within the Reserve in other districts of Niassa and Cabo Delgado provinces. The community development portfolio is large and diverse and involves working with isolated local communities within core NSR areas, more easily accessible ones in community development zones and those in the buffer zone. The Community Development Manager supports actions that reconcile conservation and sustainable development to promote and maintain the Reserve’s integrity as a globally important Internal & Confidential Duties Oversee the Community Program Team Oversee environmental and conservation awareness raising in communities Lead the development of institutional capacity of NSR communities Establish natural resource management capacity Promote the establishment of community development activities Maintain positive and productive relationships with all key stakeholders and strategic partners Coordinate Planning, Evaluation, Monitoring and Reporting Ensure that Gender and Indigenous Peoples (IP) Issues are Fully Incorporated into all Aspects of NSR’s Socio-economic Program Other Duties: Carry out any other duties as may be assigned from time to time Objective This position relates to components of donor-funded projects for community engagement and livelihoods development that support the wildlife and ecosystem conservation objectives of NSR in order to achieve the following specific objectives: Reduced community-based threats to wildlife and other natural resources Improved relations between local communities and NSR Human-wildlife conflict mitigated Conservation-compatible livelihoods development Operational small-grants scheme Strengthened community institutional capacity to manage community finances Improved community governance of community conservancies, wildlife and other Miombo products Requisites A minimum of a master’s degree in social or environmental sciences; PhD preferred. At least 5 years’ field experience designing and implementing socioeconomic development projects in conservation areas Strong staff management and team-building skills Experience in designing annual work plans and budgets, coordinating reporting and field personnel Experience in managing large bilateral or multilateral donor projects on socio economic development Ability to work and report in English; Portuguese/Kiswahili is an advantage but not a requirement Good analytical and reporting skills Skilled in building consensus with conservation partners and other stakeholders, such as local government officials, community leaders and concession operators Self-motivated, disciplined and able to work in rudimentary and remote camps for long periods of time Flexibility, optimism, good humor, passion for excellence, self-motivation in reaching a collective end Notes Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted Como se Candidatar With your CV at emprego.co.mz. 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