Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust is seeking a high calibre and passionate conservationist with extensive experience in NGO leadership to fill the role of CEO and manage all its staff, programmes, governance and development.

1.      MAJOR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION

1.1 Strategy & policy implementation:

• Develops and implements CWET’s strategy and policies in consultation with the Board of Trustees to ensure they are in line with the organisation’s vision.
• Leads, maintains and develops CWET as a successful and significant wildlife conservation education organisation in Zambia.

1.2 Organisational responsibility:

• Oversees, supports, mentors and motivates all staff so they feel enabled and empowered to:
• Implement projects and programmes imaginatively, effectively and efficiently.
• Complies with all regulatory and governance frameworks.
• Upholds the highest ethical standards.

1.3 Representation & spokesperson:

Serves as the main professional ‘front of CWET’ in its engagement with the government, private sector, local community, other NGOs, supporters, other stakeholders and the media.

2.      MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

2.1 Oversight, accountability & governance compliance:

• Exercises leadership over all management and operational activities, including the conservation education programme, communications, finances, legal issues, fundraising, human resources, administration and information technology.
• Ensures fulfilment of all compliance needs required by the Zambian authorities.
• Enforces in-house policies, rules and procedures.
• Carries out recruitment of staff and staff discipline.

2.2 Fundraising:

• Spearheads and manages the development, implementation and monitoring of fundraising initiatives among individual and corporate donors and writes grants to appropriate grant-making bodies.
• Ensures that CWET is financially self-sustaining and able to annually support all its programmes, administration and staff remuneration.

2.3 Institutional development & capacity building:

• Develops, implements and updates high-quality strategies and plans in line with objectives approved by the Board of Trustees.
• Encourages, mentors and leads a high-performance management team and builds a very driven, enabled and empowered workforce, in line with CWET’s financial constraints and strategic plans.

2.4 Driving performance & achieving impact:

• Delivers successful results from a modern and dynamic conservation education programme and ensures the monitoring and evaluation policy effectively supports this.
• Promotes effective networking, engagement, communication and collaboration with like-minded organisations locally, nationally and internationally.

3.      QUALIFICATIONS

3.1  Essential:

A degree in business administration, project management, NGO management, development studies or a conservation related subject.

3.2   Highly desirable:

A postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject.

For a full copy of the job description please email Anna Tolan (Founding Director) [email protected]

• A covering letter stipulating why you are an ideal candidate and what you would bring to the organisation
• A current curriculum vitae
• Names and e-mail addresses of 3 professional referees who are familiar with your qualifications and work experience and with whom you have worked under during the last 5 years