BirdLife - Guinean Forest Projects Manager

27.04.2023

BirdLife is seeking a highly motivated, skilled, and experienced individual to manage BirdLife International projects portfolio implemented in the Guinean Forests of West Africa Hotspot.

Location

Dakar, Senegal (West Africa Sub-Regional Office)

Application deadline: 15th May 2023 – 12 am GMT

Responsibilities:

Ensure successful delivery of forest conservation projects in the Guinean Forests of West Africa biodiversity hotspot:

Ensure good implementation and launching/closing of projects, providing effective co-ordination of the projects and management of their inter-dependencies.
Coordinate write-up of timely, high-quality reports and other deliverables with project partners and consultants, in line with donors’ requirements.
Provide guidance, technical & organizational support to projects team members, partners, and consultants and strategic support to civil society and government institutions in the GFWA; toward delivering programme expected outcomes and impacts.

Cultivate strategic relations to leverage opportunities:

Identify key stakeholders to build strategic partnerships with.
Coordinate integration of BirdLife’s projects in the conservation of Forest, Biodiversity & PAs landscapes of the countries supported.
Explore synergies with other conservation actions in the GFWA.
Foster collaborations that will enhance project delivery and visibility.
Support the Africa Forest Coordinator in projects development and fundraising efforts, and expand, BirdLife’s conservation activities in the GFWA based on the Forest Conservation strategy.

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