THE NATURE CONSERVANCY DIRECTOR, GABON PROJECT FINANCE FOR PERMANENCE (PFP)
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THE NATURE CONSERVANCY DIRECTOR, GABON PROJECT FINANCE FOR PERMANENCE (PFP)
DIRECTOR, GABON PROJECT FINANCE FOR PERMANENCE THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
FOUNDED IN 1951, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY IS A GLOBAL CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION
DEDICATED TO CONSERVING THE LANDS AND WATERS ON WHICH ALL LIFE DEPENDS. GUIDED BY
SCIENCE, WE CREATE INNOVATIVE, ON-THE-GROUND SOLUTIONS TO OUR WORLD’S TOUGHEST
CHALLENGES SO THAT NATURE AND PEOPLE CAN THRIVE TOGETHER. WE ARE TACKLING CLIMATE
CHANGE, CONSERVING LANDS, WATERS AND OCEANS AT UNPRECEDENTED SCALE AND PROVIDING
FOOD AND WATER SUSTAINABLY.
ABOUT
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
One of our core values is our commitment to and enhance Africa’s shared resources in the stands to adversely impact the nearly 1.4
diversity. Therefore, we strive for a globally nine countries where we operate. billion people that share Africa.
diverse and culturally competent workforce.
Working in 72 countries, including all 50 TNC’s work in Africa transcends three key In Gabon, The Nature Conservancy is working
United States, we use a collaborative pillars: (i) securing ownership rights to lands collaboratively in support of the country’s
approach that engages local communities, and resources for indigenous people; (ii) ambitious biodiversity conservation and
governments, the private sector, and other strengthening leadership and resource climate mitigation agenda. TNC works across
partners. To learn more, visit www.nature.org management; and (iii) helping communities freshwater, ocean and terrestrial ecosystems
or follow @nature_press on Twitter. value nature through a holistic appreciation of to protect and sustainable manage critical
its benefits while increasing revenue streams habitats for species, ecosystems, and carbon
Since establishing the Africa Program in 2007, for conservation efforts and socio-economic stocks. TNC brings science and innovative
The Nature Conservancy’s vision in Africa is to development. Together with our partners, we tools and approaches to inform better
work towards fostering a sustainable future for are witnessing critical milestones in integrated decision-making, develops innovative
people and nature, partnering with land and fisheries management, ocean and financial mechanisms for long-term
indigenous communities across 55 million source water protection, energy development sustainability, cultivates strategic partnership
acres on the continent. Our efforts are firmly and sustainable food production, working and fosters the needs for inclusive, equitable
rooted in people, leveraging scientific and together and strengthening our resolve in conservation that benefits nature and people.
technical expertise as we collaborate with tackling global challenges such as climate
governments and organizations to conserve change, habitat and biodiversity loss that
DIRECTOR, GABON PROJECT FINANCE FOR PERMANENCE THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
THE LOCATION
REGAL SPRINGS
ABOUT
LAKE PENITAS
PROJECT FINANCE FOR PERMANENCE (PFP)
Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) is a well-being objectives. To achieve this robust
complex conservation approach designed to vision, an extensive feasibility and planning
ensure durable financing for a region’s process for the PFP is required that compiles
conservation priorities. A PFP combines a information to inform conservation planning,
robust strategic plan for conservation with funding needs, financing mechanisms,
fully secured financing to generate long-term, governance, and government relations.
durable conservation outcomes. For Gabon,
TNC is engaged in planning and assessments
to (i) determine whether the conditions to
successfully develop and implement a PFP
initiative for Gabon are in place or could be
enabled in the short-term; and (ii) if enabling
conditions are present, develop and design
the PFP in partnership with the government of
Gabon and local stakeholders and
rights-holders. The PFP will be designed to
contribute significantly to durable protection
of important natural ecosystems to achieve
biodiversity, climate change, and human
DIRECTOR, GABON PROJECT FINANCE FOR PERMANENCE THE NATURE CONSERVANCY THE ROLE: DIRECTOR, GABON PROJECT FINANCE FOR PERMANENCE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES: The Gabon PFP Director oversees all aspects of communities and other stakeholders and rights by 2023. They define roles and responsibilities, PFP development and is ultimately responsible to holders. Reporting to the Gabon Country Director, recruits, and leads the project team to successfully ensure the initiative reaches the single close. The the position will be based at the TNC office in achieve identified goals in the most cost-effective Director works closely with the Gabon Country Libreville – Gabon. and time-saving manner possible. The PFP Director, the Gabon PFP Team, the Gabon PFP Director obtains go/no-go decisions at key Steering Committee and the Africa leadership The PFP Director will oversee the Gabon PFP decision points, identifies, and obtains approval team to advance progress across all elements of Team and all the major PFP workstreams to ensure for project deliverables from the appropriate staff the PFP to ensure that this initiative delivers strong steady progress is being made and to ensure that or teams. Throughout the project life cycle, they outcomes during the implementation period for the final agreements are supported by the key monitor and measure project progress, conducts biodiversity, climate and people. They play a key stakeholders (government, external funders, civil corrective action as necessary, communicates role in establishing strong external relationships society, indigenous peoples and local project status to major stakeholders: TNC country, with relevant stakeholders, main project partners, communities, and other stakeholders) and closing regional and global staff; Enduring Earth partners; and team members, ensuring a strong buy-in for conditions are in place. The Director oversees the and key partners in Gabon. The PFP Director is project objectives. They liaise with the PFP technical work as well as the negotiations on the responsible for risk management, issue resolution, Steering Committee for the purpose of final agreements that define the all-important PFP and conflict management, and collaboratively developing and closing the Gabon PFP initiative, closing and disbursement conditions. solves complex problems. They utilize project and liaise with government agencies, other Ultimately, the PFP Director is responsible for management methodologies and processes, and conservation organizations, foundations, delivering a successful closing of the Gabon PFP ensures all organizational standards are met.
DIRECTOR, GABON PROJECT FINANCE FOR
PERMANENCE THE NATURE CONSERVANCY DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE:
• Ensure the development of goals and detailed meetings and workshops in Gabon as needed
plans of the PFP in the following areas: to support the various work streams
conservation, climate mitigation, community • In coordination with the Fundraiser, oversees
development, finance, fundraising and the preparation of proposals and fundraising
conservation trust fund materials (for public and private funding)
• Develop closing and disbursement • Manage contracts with expert consultants,
conditions for the PFP that are acceptable to supervise work, and help ensure cross-team
all key parties to the PFP Agreements. Use coordination and coordinated approaches with
TITLE: judgement and experience to recommend external partners
when the closing conditions have in aggregate
DIRECTOR, GABON PROJECT • Lead the preparation of briefing materials and
been satisfied and deal should move to closing
FINANCE FOR PERMANENCE (PFP) or if additional modifications are needed. Help other internal and external communications
secure agreement on formal closing conditions materials
for the PFP • Act independently within broad program goals
REPORTING TO: to prioritize tasks in the absence of specific
• Lead transition activities during the start-up of
GABON COUNTRY DIRECTOR the implementation stage following a instructions and exercise independent
successful closing judgment to identify and solve problems
• Lead the master PFP workplan including • Oversight for all financial and compliance
LOCATION: setting realistic deadlines, managing responsibilities for the program
LIBREVILLE, GABON timelines, and ensuring accountability and • Ensure compliance with Conservancy policies
ensure supporting workplans are well executed and procedures, and external requirements
and deadlines are met (decisions may bind the organization financially
TRAVEL: • Prepare regular updates for the Gabon PFP or legally)
Steering Committee and Enduring Earth • Establish and maintain optimal performance
MAY REQUIRE FREQUENT TRAVEL Partnership on progress, obstacles, and standards within budget, analyze gaps and
DOMESTICALLY AND/OR achievements develop mitigation plans
INTERNATIONALLY AND EVENING • Ensure coordinated efforts across each work • Supervise other PFP project staff as assigned
streams, provide advisory and guidance with
AND WEEKEND HOURS • Negotiate complex agreements, in a political
regular updates to the Gabon Country Director
environment
• Manage different work streams and
• Work environment may involve exposure to
START DATE: multi-disciplinary expert/task teams; use
disagreeable elements and minor physical
project management tools to track work
ASAP exertion and/or strain; may require travel,
streams to ensure successful closing and set of
following compliance of all established
outcomes
COVID-19 safety protocols
• Provide leadership to a range of stakeholder
DIRECTOR, GABON PROJECT FINANCE FOR PERMANENCE THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
To apply for this role, please ensure • Experience directing a major • Politically savvy
that you have the following skills and complexprogram or project of strategic
experience: • Experience negotiating complex
importance, including management/ agreements
supervision of multi-disciplinary teams and
• BA/BS degree and 10 years of experience meeting deadlines • Experience influencing, developing and
in conservation practice or equivalent implementing conservation policy and
combination of education and experience • Experience working with current trends plans
and practices in relevant discipline(s) (e.g.
• Strong English and French language biodiversity, climate mitigation, community • Experience with financial management of a
communications skills, including ability to development) and in Africa large program
communicating clearly via written, oral, • Experience working in an organizational
and graphical forms • Supervisory experience, including
motivating, leading, setting objectives and matrix setting
• Strong strategic development skills managing performance
• Fundraising experience, including Please send your CV and contact details to
• Experience in partnership development Victoria Bowden or Kate Davidson who will
identifying donor prospects and donor with non-profit partners, community
cultivation and proposal writing contact you to discuss your application in
groups and government agencies more detail.
Contact: Victoria Bowden Contact: Kate Davidson
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