Job type: Full-time
Job Vacancy: Ruvuma Landscape Programme National Coordinator (Tanzania)The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is one of the world’s largest and most respected independent conservation organizations, with almost 5 million supporters and a global network active in over 100 countries. WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the Earth’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world’s biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.
The Ruvuma landscape is one of the biologically richest places in Tanzania; its varied natural resources support the livelihoods and well-being of millions of people. The WWF Tanzania Country Office (TCO) is working to conserve the landscape’s biodiversity and build a secure and sustainable future for people and wildlife. The Ruvuma Landscape is a transboundary conservation landscape shared with northern Mozambique and is one of the priority landscape programmes for WWF Tanzania. The Ruvuma Landscape programme is seeking a National Coordinator to lead people, projects, and interventions in the Tanzania component.
Position OverviewThis position is responsible for coordinating the Tanzania component of the Ruvuma Transboundary Landscape programme interventions and providing leadership support to the conservation projects in the portfolio. Ruvuma Landscape programme coordination requires a dynamic and experienced individual to work with:
- Government Institutions
- District and Regional Government departments
- WWF Network colleagues
- Development Partners
- Funders
- International Non-Governmental Organization partners
- Community Stakeholders
- Civil Society Organizations
The ideal candidate should possess the following qualifications and skills:
- Education: Advanced Degree in Wildlife, Natural Resources Management, or equivalent.
- Experience: Proven technical background and experience in:
- Project planning, monitoring, and evaluation
- Field coordination
- Staff management
- Fundraising
- Donor relations and management of multi-stakeholder projects and programmes
- Managing teams of different cultures, behaviours, and multiple technical disciplines
- Skills:
- Energetic and self-motivated approach
- Strong leadership and people skills
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Focus on team building and motivation of others
- Values: Embrace WWF Core Values, code of conduct, and other guiding policies for maximizing and delivering conservation impacts on the ground.
- Lead and coordinate the Tanzania component of the Ruvuma Transboundary Landscape programme interventions.
- Provide leadership support to the conservation projects in the portfolio.
- Collaborate effectively with various stakeholders to achieve programme goals.
- Support TCO in contributing to WWF’s wider vision, global goals, and national goals.
This is Full-time Job, Interested applicants may get the detailed Job Description (JD) through the website WWF Tanzania Jobs.
Applications must include a complete Cover Letter and CV with full contact details of three referees and should be addressed to the Head of People & Culture via email to:
[email protected]
Deadline for Applications: Friday, 22nd November 2024, at 11:59 PM.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Female applicants are encouraged to apply. WWF is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to having a diverse workforce.
WWF has a principle of zero tolerance to fraud and corruption. If you encounter such an incident, please report by sending an email to
[email protected].
