{"id":46445,"date":"2019-05-06T09:20:54","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T07:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/?p=46445"},"modified":"2019-05-03T19:56:22","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T17:56:22","slug":"conservation-south-africa-csa-current-job-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/conservation-south-africa-csa-current-job-opening.html","title":{"rendered":"Conservation South Africa (CSA) Current Job Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"

Conservation South Africa (CSA), as a local affiliate of Conservation International, is committed to helping societies adopt a more sustainable approach to development\u2014one that considers and values nature at every turn and improves human well-being through the conservation of healthy ecosystems and the goods and services they provide.\u00a0 Conservation South Africa seeks to influence policy, develop markets, engage the private sector, and support communities to build resilience to climate change whilst, developing and implementing conservation- based economic CSA\u2019s Rangeland Restoration Programme combines restoration best practice, job creation, market access and integrated freshwater land stewardship to enable restoration and sustainable farming at scale in three landscape demonstration areas \u2013 Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Kruger to Canyons Biosphere. This position provides for growth models for long-term human well-being.<\/p>\n

Job Title: Senior Director Conservation Outcomes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Job Location: <\/strong>Cape Town or Johannesburg<\/p>\n

The Senior Director Conservation Outcomes (SDCO) is responsible for supporting the Country Director (CD) and Senior Director Operations (COO) in the day-to-day management of the Country Management Team (CMT), with a specific focus on ensuring the conservation outcomes of the country programme, in addition to taking some responsibility for oversight of financial and other resources. The SDCO ensures the coherence of all technical elements of the country programme\u2019s work and works together with the CD and relevant staff to design and implement conservation initiatives with explicit social and\/or economic outcomes.<\/p>\n

Reporting to the CD, the Senior Director Conservation Outcomes works with a high degree of independence and serves as a technical expert in CI\u2019s multidisciplinary approach to conservation.\u00a0 Experience in designing, resourcing, managing and closing projects in rural and peri-urban contexts would be a prerequisite, as will a high level of creativity and strategic thinking to efficiently lend high-level management to the country program and build local staff and partner capacity, within environments that are complex and full of challenges.\u00a0 While the position requires technical proficiency there is also a large staff management and fundraising component and the Senior Director Conservation Outcomes will need to balance technical knowledge with strong project management and fundraising skills.<\/p>\n

Key Responsibilities\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n