Project Executant – Illegal Wildlife Trade Job at World Wildlife Fund

Responsibilities:

• Manage the effective operationalization of the IWT project in line with set organizational policies, procedures and delegated authority, working with project partners and stakeholders.
• Oversee an effective project cycle management process, including coordination between all partners.
• Provide technical support, working with WWF Practices and consultants as required.
• Manage coordination budgets and expenditures and maintain oversight of funding flows and pipelines for the project in coordination with each partner.
• Work with WWF offices and partner offices to ensure environmental and social safeguarding is implemented across the project.
• Ensure effective reporting, technical and financial.
• Lead and coordinate associated communications working with relevant communications staff.
• Develop and ensure effective implementation of a monitoring, evaluation and learning framework across the landscape.
• Represent the project at internal and external fora.

Profile Requirements:

• Advanced degree in a field related to conservation, or equivalent professional experience in the area of wildlife conservation and IWT.
• At least five years’ experience of field-based conservation work, ideally involving IWT, and ideally in Tanzania.
• Excellent written and oral skills in English. Other languages such as Swahili would be an advantage.
• Experience of working in an international environment, particularly in an NGO, and on leading national or regional projects would be an advantage
• Ability to present, speak and inspire.