Amboseli Landscape Manager

• Lead the planning implementation monitoring and reporting of all Born Free work within the ecosystem.
  
• Ensure the Programme delivers measurable conservation impact across the AmboseliWest Kilimanjaro landscape and continually explore opportunities to achieve this.
  
• Oversee daytoday field operations which may include activities promoting human-wildlife coexistence education & community outreach and administration among others.
  
• Oversee the effective implementation of all current projects ensuring quality timeliness and alignment with agreed objectives.
  
• Liaise daily with the project management team to ensure adherence to work plans schedules delivery standards and relevant policies and guidelines.
  
• Convene and lead regular (monthly) project management meetings ensuring robust reporting risk management and follow-up actions.
  
• Report to HoKC HOC and wider team on activity progress challenges and adjustments regularly and via internal 6-monthly and annual reporting as required.
  

• Develop and lead the monitoring and evaluation process for the projects (including baseline development) together with Conservation team colleagues.
  
• Ensure projects are adaptively managed based on evidence risks and emerging opportunities (via data processing and protocol review).
  
• Support the documentation and dissemination of lessons learned where required to contribute to Born Frees organisational Impact Reporting Framework.
  
• Oversee data collection using M&E tools and ensure thorough accurate and timely internal reporting
  
• Support programme evaluations baseline surveys ecological monitoring and lessonslearned processes.
  
• Use evidence to inform decisionmaking adaptive management and proposal development.
  

• Develop and manage the annual landscape workplan and budget in line with Born Free financial procedures and in alignment to anticipated outcomes.
  
• Manage day-to-day project budgets and ensure all expenditure complies with Born Frees internal procedures and regulations.
  
• Identify risks and opportunities at landscape level and ensure mitigation measures are in place and actioned.
  
• Ensure costeffective use of resources valueformoney and full compliance with donor financial rules where applicable.
  
• Track expenditure against budgets on monthly quarterly and annual basis and propose budget forecasts and any programmatic changes in a timely way
  

• Provide leadership supervision and staff management to the Amboseli team.
  
• Oversee implementation and tracking of project activities by team members.
  
• Manage performance conduct appraisals for direct reports (two Project Officers) and identify training and development needs.
  
• Ensure Born Frees values goals and objectives are clearly communicated understood and upheld by the team.
  
• Promote a positive safe inclusive and accountable work environment ensuring staff adhere to safeguarding health & safety and security protocols.
  

• Identify develop and maintain effective partnerships with stakeholders at landscape level including communities government agencies NGOs private sector actors research institutions and other conservation actors.
  
• Represent Born Free and its initiatives at landscape-level meetings and relevant conservation forums.
  
• Promote Born Frees objectives and ensure strong visibility of its work within the Amboseli Landscape.
  
• Identify opportunities for collaboration and resource mobilisation at the local level and liaise with appropriate staff for further support.
  

• Prepare and submit monthly updates bi-annual and annual reports technical papers and other reports as required by the HoKC.
  
• Work closely with the Communications Manager to generate high-quality content for publications press releases factsheets blogs and reports related to the programme and landscape.
  
• Support the development of project proposals for fundraising and engagement with potential donors and partners.
  

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Natural Resource Management Wildlife/Biodiversity Management Conservation Biology Range Management or a related field (masters degree is an added advantage).
  
• At least seven (7) years experience in wildlife or natural resource management with significant experience managing field-based conservation projects and working with local communities.
  
• Proven experience in team leadership budget/financial management project implementation and stakeholder engagement.
  
• Prior experience within a conservation or animal welfare organisation is strongly preferred.
  
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  
• Strong project planning and management experience including a strong understanding of M&E tools and systems
  
• Familiarity with donor-funded projects (USG EU FCDO GEF Foundations) will be an added advantage
  

• Strong leadership coordination and peoplemanagement skills.
  
• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to drive programmes forward with urgency care and due diligence.
  
• Excellent negotiation liaison and conflict management skills.
  
• Demonstrated ability in project planning proposal writing budgeting and financial management.
  
• Proficiency in analytical tools and working with databases and spreadsheets.
  
• Strong interpersonal presentation and technical report-writing skills.
  
• Ability to prioritise manage time effectively meet deadlines and deliver against agreed targets.
  
• Capacity to build and maintain strong relationships across diverse stakeholders including communities government agencies NGOs researchers and Born Free networks.
  
• Flexible adaptable proactive and able to manage competing demands.
  
• Strong alignment with Born Frees values and commitment to compassionate conservation.
  
• High levels of integrity accuracy and personal drive.
  
• Valid driving licence (Class BCE) with demonstrated experience driving manual four-wheel-drive vehicles in challenging terrain.
  
• High integrity cultural sensitivity and conflictresolution skills.
  
• Strong analytical strategic thinking and problemsolving capabilities.
  
• Ability to work in remote areas under challenging field conditions.
  
• Fluent in English and Kiswahili; knowledge of local languages is an added advantage.