Salary: circa £45,000 per annum
Start Date: As soon as possible
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Fauna & Flora International, Cambridge UK. Current policy offers partial remote working within the UK
FFI is seeking a highly experienced conservation professional to support the technical selection, design and delivery of projects across our Asia-Pacific Programme. Working with country project leads and FFI’s cross-cutting technical expertise, you will ensure that the most appropriate technical skills and experience inform the design and delivery of our work.
We are looking for an individual with a demonstrated commitment to biodiversity conservation, high level technical knowledge, substantive project management expertise and on-the-ground experience working in biodiversity conservation in SE Asia.
Your experience in people management will enable you to motivate and empower individuals to deliver in their roles. Your ability to harness skills effectively from across the organisation will be essential to this role. You will be able to build collaborative relationships and working arrangements across diverse and dispersed teams, demonstrating cultural awareness and sensitivity. You will bring senior technical credibility, substantive experience of operational, project, grant and financial management and a thorough understanding of risks and risk management of people and projects in complex and challenging environments.
You will be a skilled and credible communicator, confident working with a diverse and remote team, partner organisations, funders, government departments and other relevant stakeholders. You will have a proven track record in designing and/or managing large-scale statutory grants as well as working with a range of other funders.
In return, the role offers the opportunity to work within a ground-breaking and entrepreneurial organisation at the forefront of global conservation, with opportunity to apply your skills and expertise where appropriate. In addition, FFI offers a generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance and life insurance. Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.
Please view the following document for further details of the position and how to apply:
This role closed on 27th November 2022. View other job opportunities with FFI.
The closing date for applications is Sunday, 27 November 2022.
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