Project Leader - Tenders Global

Project Leader

International Union for Conservation of Nature

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The individual is responsible for managing and implementing the INL-funded initiative to combat illegal wildlife trade at key airports in Latin America. Their role includes providing technical, administrative, and inspirational leadership, emphasizing a results-oriented, collaborative approach with a focus on sustainability. They operate within the United States Government’s framework and ensure the delivery of high-quality outputs through monitoring, review, and guidance. Additionally, they oversee project staff, sub-agreements, reporting, budgets, and project management systems.

This role extends beyond the specific project, as the individual leads the development of TRAFFIC’s Work Programme in Latin America. This involves establishing partnerships, securing donor funding, crafting funding concepts and proposals, and supporting program implementation and development in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. Their work encompasses a comprehensive approach to combatting illegal wildlife trade (IWT) while fostering sustainable, impactful outcomes.
Specific Duties:

  • Lead responsibility for successful implementation of the INL LAC project, and managing a small project team of staff and consultants based in Quito, Ecuador.
  • Ensuring technical quality and timely delivery of work plan activities; including rigorous evaluation of project activities and interventions, with adaptive management approaches to amplify project impact.
  • Managing contracts and coordinating activities with partners and engaging relevant stakeholders of the focal airports.
  • Leading efforts to inform understanding amongst government, inter-government, private sector and civil society on significance of wildlife trafficking to the transportation and logistics sector.
  • Proactively managing TRAFFIC relationships with US posts, initiatives and programmes for synergy and opportunities to develop TRAFFIC’s work programme and collaborate more broadly in the LAC region.
  • Lead the compilation of technical and financial reports, briefing papers and other communication materials, including technical review and sign-off, with quality control and timely submission.
  • Responsible for capitalizing on the strategic opportunities that arise during the course of the project and ensuring solutions are self-sustaining in the long term.
  • Developing concepts and proposals to leverage additional funding and technical resources to ensure the greatest potential of all phases of the initiative.
Requirements:
  • University degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. corporate social responsibility, transport and supply chain logistics, sustainability, environmental studies).
  • A minimum of eight years of professional work experience relevant to nature conservation, preferably within an international NGO and with work experience in at least one Latin American country (and preferably across several countries within the LAC region).
  • Good understanding of international transport sector and supply chain logistics, policies and regulations regarding international trade and conservation policies.
  • Experience in working with government and intergovernmental agencies, non-governmental organisations, civil society, private sector and other conservation partners across the LAC region
  • Excellent skills in programme/ financial management, planning and project implementation.
  • Good interpersonal and leadership skills and ability to work effectively as part of a small team, with respect for and sensitivity to multi-cultural approaches.
  • Skills and experience in effectively communicating the organisation and project mission and objectives and developing strong collaborations with partners
  • Fluency and excellent writing and speaking skills in Spanish and English, with competency in Portuguese being an advantage.
  • Ability to travel widely and frequently, to work under pressure across multiple time zones globally.
  • Familiarity with standard word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and data base software, and with electronic communication technology.
  • Experience relevant to any of the following: wildlife trade, corporate social responsibility, transport/logistics sector, public/private sector initiatives, law enforcement, and CITES.
  • Fundraising and donor management experience.
  • USG project implementation and financial management experience is an advantage.
  • Media communications skills and experience.

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