We currently have four vacancies:
Regional Director, Americas and Caribbean
Fauna & Flora International
Salary range: £32,000 - £40,000
dependant on skills and experience
Duration of contract: Open
Location: Fauna & Flora International, Cambridge
Location within the region may be considered, subject to business needs
Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world's longest-established international conservation organisation. Our vision is to create a sustainable future for the planet where biodiversity is conserved by the people living closest to it. We aim to do this through the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs. We operate primarily in developing countries where there is little capacity to conserve endangered and threatened habitats and species. We have become a trusted entity in the world of conservation. Today FFI is active in over 40 countries.
The FFI Americas Programme has its regional base in Cambridge, teams in Belize, Nicaragua, Ecuador and Brazil, plus partner organisations in half-a-dozen more countries throughout the region. With a focus on landscape and habitat level conservation, the programme has an annual budget in the region of USD1.2 million.
FFI is seeking a dynamic results-orientated individual with proven management, technical, administrative and diplomatic skills to manage and develop its Americas Programme. The successful applicant will have an advanced UK degree or equivalent level qualification in conservation biology, forestry, natural resources management, social sciences, rural development or other related discipline and/or a minimum of 10 years’ experience in conservation, protected area management and/or community-based natural resources management, including a minimum of 5 years in the Americas.
Essential to the role are:
- A strong understanding of conservation context in the Americas and Caribbean, including its institutional, political and social drivers.
- A proven ability to manage and develop a regionally-dispersed team.
- Excellent communication skills, including report-writing and proposal preparation. Experience in the management of multi/bi-lateral donor-funded projects, and familiarity with the World Bank, European Commission and European bilateral donors would be an advantage.
- Fluency in spoken and written English and Spanish. A minimum working knowledge of Portuguese is also desirable.
- Sound financial management skills, with the ability to demonstrate successful supervision of effective financial management systems.
- Significant experience working with local partner organisations and/or government agencies, building their capacity as required, to deliver tangible conservation impacts.
- A strong understanding of the relationship between conservation and development, and sympathy for human-centred approaches to conservation.
- A proven ability to secure financial support from technical and non-technical donors, to enthuse local stakeholders, and to engage corporate partners.
For more information on FFI and its Americas Programme, a detailed job description and information on how to apply, please visit our website at www.fauna-flora.org. Applications consisting of a covering letter, full CV and contact details for two referees should be sent to Berry Mulligan, Programme Officer - Americas and Caribbean, Fauna & Flora International, 4th Floor - Jupiter House, Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2JD, United Kingdom, or emailed to berry.mulligan@fauna-flora.org
Information and Terms of Reference
Please mark your application ‘Regional Director, Americas and Caribbean’.
The closing date for applications is Friday 26th October 2007.
Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
Coastal Zone Project Coordinator
Fauna & Flora International, Nicaragua
Salary range: USD 24,000 – USD 30,000
Duration of contract: Annual renewal of 1 year fixed-term contracts
Location: Nicaragua (Chacocente Wildlife Refuge, Santa Teresa and Managua, with travel to other sites as necessary).
The FFI Americas Programme works to deliver the organization’s mission in the wider Caribbean and Latin America. With a regional base in Cambridge, the programme has teams in Belize, Nicaragua, and Brazil, and partner organizations in a dozen countries throughout the region, including the Wider Caribbean. Supported by a diversity of funding sources, ranging from private individuals to corporate partners, the Americas programme has an annual budget in the region of approximately USD 1.2 million.
With a focus on landscape and habitat level conservation, FFI’s Americas Programme uses charismatic ‘flagship’ species to communicate and address conservation concerns, and assists with livelihood interventions that will make conservation relevant to local people, providing a greater chance of sustainability. The programme is working to conserve globally important habitats including dry forest, lowland Choco forest, Amazonian forest and Atlantic forest in Brazil, as well as the dryland steppe of Patagonia. We work in both disturbed and untouched areas where there is high biodiversity or cultural value.
FFI have been working in Nicaragua since 1998 and currently implement a suite of projects in the country focused upon protected areas management, landscape and species conservation, as well as building local and national capacity for conservation. The Coastal Zone Project Coordinator will manage a GEF-funded project which aims to demonstrate how public-private partnerships in the co-management of a protected area can provide replicable and effective protection and sustainable use of dry forest biodiversity and turtle nesting areas of global and national significance at the Chacocente Wildlife Refuge on the south Pacific coast of Nicaragua. This project also aims to provide the Government of Nicaragua with a general framework for the replication of the co-management model at the national and regional level.
Please view the following document for further details of the position and how to apply.
Information and Terms of Reference (English)
Information and Terms of Reference (Espanol)
Please mark your application ‘Coastal Zone Project Coordinator’.
The closing date for applications is Friday 5th October 2007.
Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
Aceh Forest and Environment project and Aceh programme manager
Fauna & Flora International, Indonesia
Salary range: USD 60,000 – USD 70,000
Duration of contract: 2-3 year fixed-term contract
Location: Banda Aceh, Indonesia
FFI supports initiatives in Indonesia to conserve elephants, tigers and orangutans and their habitats, implementing projects through partnerships with governments, agencies, NGOs, civil society organizations and communities. Our current programme is focused on Sumatra, but includes projects on Java and Kalimantan. FFI has worked in Aceh since 1999 and is now supporting conservation in the context of post-tsunami reconstruction through a programme of inter-related projects.
FFI and Leuser International Foundation (LIF) are implementing the “Integrating Environment and Forest Protection into the Recovery and Future Development of Aceh Project”, a USD 17.5 million, 4.5 year initiative funded by the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Aceh and North Sumatra to mitigate negative impacts of reconstruction interventions on the forests of Aceh. FFI is focusing on the Ulu Masan forest ecosystem to: 1. establish multi-stakeholder governance and constituencies for forest protection, strengthen monitoring and protection, and develop sustainable conservation management institutions; and 2. strengthen environmental and conservation considerations in spatial planning processes, develop conservation awareness programs, and support community based forest rehabilitation for livelihoods and environmental services. The project is being implemented in conjunction with FFI’s existing programme in Aceh.
The Aceh Forest and Environment Project and Aceh Programme Manager will have overall responsibility for the delivery of the programme and specific responsibility for liaison with and reporting to government and donors, the partnership with LIF and the shared functions and operations of the Project Coordination Unit, and integration of the project into FFI’s Aceh and Indonesia programme. The position will be based in Banda Aceh with travel to Jakarta. Annual salary depending on experience will be made within the range of USD 60,000 – USD 70,000 plus benefits.
Please view the following document for further details of the position and how to apply.
Information and Terms of Reference
Please mark your application ‘Aceh Forest and Environment Project and Aceh Programme Manager’.
The closing date for applications is Friday 12th October 2007. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
Individuals Giving Manager
Fauna & Flora International
Salary range: £27,000 - £35,000
Duration of contract: 12 month fixed-term contract
Maternity Cover
Location: Fauna & Flora International, Cambridge, UK
With the current Individuals Giving Manager taking maternity leave from November 2007, the successful candidate will provide maternity cover to lead and develop our individual fundraising activity, taking responsibility for: growing major donor income by 40% in 2008; developing and managing our membership and mid to low level donor programmes to increase income from both; overseeing our legacy marketing and donor events programme; and raising FFI’s profile among individual donor networks and online.
This is a pivotal fundraising role within FFI and the successful candidate will be joining the organisation at an exciting time in its fundraising development. The role requires an ambitious and extremely results-focused individual who can demonstrate a commitment to FFI’s vision and mission. In return, the role offers the chance to work for a forwarding thinking and entrepreneurial international conservation NGO and to make a big impact on the future of FFI’s fundraising.
You’ll need proven experience in raising significant amounts of money from individuals, of managing staff and of developing successful fundraising strategies.
Please view the following documents for further details of the position and how to apply.
Download Background, Job Description and Person Specification
Please mark your application ‘Individuals Giving Manager’.
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 25th September 2007. Interviews are scheduled for 4th/5th October 2007.
No agencies please.
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