Greater Kaza Conservation Manager

What We Can Achieve Together: TNC’s work in Africa transcends three key pillars: securing ownership rights to lands and resources for indigenous people, strengthening leadership and resource management and helping communities value nature through a holistic appreciation of its benefits while increasing revenue streams for conservation efforts and socio-economic development. Together with our partners, we are witnessing critical milestones in integrated land and fisheries management, ocean and source water protection, energy development and sustainable food production, working together and strengthening our resolve in tackling global challenges such as climate change, habitat and biodiversity loss that stands to adversely impact the nearly 1.4 billion people that share Africa. The Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) is one of TNC Africa’s Big 5 Irreplaceable Landscapes where the organization is aiming to achieve system level impact. Our strategy for Greater KAZA centres on a catalytic and convening role to support the coordination of global, regional and on the ground partners to deliver durable system level impact including preserving connectivity, ensuring effective community-led management of protected areas, and securing competitive sustainable use of natural resources including supporting a thriving connected fisheries and wildlife corridors. Building out from its strong local programs in Zambia and Angola with one conservancy approach, TNC is bringing Transformational Financing, innovation, science and community resource rights expertise to support the shared program. We’re Looking for You: The Greater KAZA Conservation Manager is responsible for facilitating and implementing TNC KAZA’s strategic conservation priorities- freshwater and terrestrial systems. They provide guidance to partners and coordinate protected area management and expansion applying appropriate mechanisms – protection, stewardship, OECMs, advise on technical aspects, and o