54157
Zambia
Full-Time
Regular
Lusaka, Zambia
This role will be based in Lusaka Zambia.
The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges to create a world where people and nature thrive. We’re rooted in our Mission and guided by our Values, which include a and Respect for People, Communities, and Cultures. Whether it’s career development, flexible schedules, or a rewarding mission, there are many reasons to love life #insideTNC. Want better insight into TNC? Check out our or .
Our goal is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that all our colleagues around the globe feel a sense of belonging and that their unique contributions to our mission are valued. We know we’ll only achieve our Mission by hiring and engaging a diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we work. In addition to the requirements in our postings, we recognize that people come with talent and experiences outside of a job. Diversity of knowledge and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and a culture of inclusion! Please apply – we’d love to hear from you. To quote myriad TNC staff members, “you’ll join for our mission, and you’ll stay for our people.”
Since establishing the Africa Programme in 2007, The Nature Conservancy’s vision in Africa is to work towards fostering a sustainable future for people and nature, partnering with indigenous communities across 55 million acres on the continent. Our efforts are firmly rooted in people, leveraging scientific and technical expertise as we collaborate with governments and organizations to conserve and enhance Africa’s shared resources in the nine countries we operate.
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.
In Zambia, TNC has a primary geographical focus on the Greater Kafue Ecosystem (GKE). This is Zambia’s largest conservation landscape, a 66,000 sq. km complex of exceptional biodiversity value, dominated by the 22,000 sq. km Kafue National Park and nine Game Management Areas (GMAs) under communal tenure that spans an additional 44,000 sq. km. TNC is working with communities and diverse public and private stakeholders in this ecosystem to strengthen community tenure over natural resources, develop effective natural resource governance and management systems, and create sustainable conservation management and revenue generation models for the landscape. One key project which supports this strategy is a five-year $10m USAID-funded Global Development Alliance (GDA) project, the “Eastern Kafue Nature Alliance” (EKNA), which leverages private sector partner resources and expertise to achieve integrated and sustainable outcomes for biodiversity conservation, economic prosperity, sustainable agriculture, human well-being, and natural resource governance in the eastern sector of the GKE. The project is focused on delivering lasting outcomes for nature and people in and around Lunga Luswishi, Mumbwa, Namwala, and Nkala GMAs.
EKNA itself works directly with a wide range of partners in the delivery of these outcomes, from government agencies, traditional leaders, community conservation organizations, and conservation NGOs to a range of private companies. However, the project is also being implemented as part of a wider conservation strategy that itself relies on collaboration with an even larger ecosystem of partners, and for the project to deliver maximum impact and durability, it is essential that it helps to shape, and align to a collective vision for people-centred conservation among the many stakeholders in the landscape. This is an incredible opportunity to work with a wide range of organizations and bring together their interests and capabilities for the long-lasting benefit of people and nature and the restoration of the Kafue’s GMAs to their original purpose of being high-conservation-value buffer zones around the Kafue National Park that generate tangible, long-term benefits for communities.
They will report to the EKNA Chief of Party and will be based at TNC’s office in Lusaka, Zambia.
Working closely with the EKNA Chief of Party, the TNC Country Director, and the conservation teams, the Partnership Manager will be primarily responsible for the development and enhancement of partnerships in the Kafue landscape, and leveraging the capabilities of the partners and the relationships to ensure the delivery of outcomes are consistent with the goals of EKNA and the TNC Zambia country strategy.
Specifically, the Partnership Manager:
Minimum Qualifications:
Desired Qualifications:
Since 1951, TNC has been doing work you can believe in. Through grassroots action, we have grown from a small non-profit into one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff and partners, we impact conservation around the world!
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