Professionalising Conservation Project Manager (Full-Time / 12 Months Fixed-Term Contract)

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL), a charity founded in 1826, is a world-renowned centre of excellence for conservation science and applied conservation. ZSL’s mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. This is realised by carrying out field conservation and research in over 50 countries across the globe and through education and awareness-raising at our two zoos, ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, inspiring people to take conservation action.

ZSL is looking for a talented conservation project manager with experience of protected area management, capacity building and an interest in online learning to help develop a new training approach for raising professional standards in conservation. You’ll oversee the online learning projects at ZSL, ensuring the team and consultants deliver content for new courses on protected area management, plus building and developing relationships with a wide variety of important stakeholders involved in this initiative, and be responsible for strategic oversight of the framework for the project. 

• Developing and growing the online learning project through strategic planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Managing and delivering the project implementation plan, assigning tasks to associated parties and ensuring that all activities meet the project aims and objectives on schedule and within budget.
• Managing and maintaining effective working relationships with colleagues within ZSL, project partners and multiple stakeholders to achieve project objectives.
• Develop new partnerships with other academic, conservation or education institutions to expand the online learning project activities.
• With the Conservation Content Developer, the post holder will implement and further develop monitoring and evaluation for the online learning activities.
• Report on finances, submit project progress reports, final reports and budgets to stakeholders and donor(s), and ensuring that donor expectations are met.
• Represent ZSL externally as needed. This may include media representation (e.g. television, radio, newspapers, interviews), national and international conferences and workshops, and will be expected to deliver talks and presentations to a range of audiences.
• Ensure that members of the project team follow administrative processes as necessary.

• Extensive experience in the planning, funding, management, implementation and reporting of conservation projects is desirable
• Proven experience and/or qualification(s) in project management and financial reporting, with a track record in delivering projects on time and in budget
• Experience in managing relationships with multiple stakeholders and donors.
• Experience with online and/or blended learning, or in training and capacity building, is desirable.

For a full Job Description please click here.

Applicants will need to upload their CV and covering letter (detailing relevant experience and skills, stating why they want the position and including details of availability) and can do this by clicking the "Apply for this job online" button. If you have any queries regarding this position or when applying through the system please contact Human Resources at hr@zsl.org.

Closing date for applications: Midnight Tuesday 27th February 2018.

 The Zoological Society of London is a charity registered in England and Wales: no. 208728.