Technical Officer, Conservation Finance

Fauna & Flora is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Technical Officer, Conservation Finance, to support the design and implementation of sustainable financing mechanisms for the management of MPAs in São Tomé & Príncipe.

You will be supporting business model development, private sector partnerships, stakeholder engagement, project management, capacity development and communications. You will work closely with our in-country staff and partners based in São Tomé & Príncipe working on the ground to deliver conservation impact, as well as our regional programme team and cross-cutting teams based at our head offices in Cambridge, UK.

You will be a highly motivated, resourceful and proactive individual keen to apply and adapt your expertise in business and finance within the field of environmental conservation. You will have an understanding of financial modelling and developing and executing business plans ideally at small-scale and within an international and rural development setting. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to liaise with ease across different teams, cultures and sectors, and with proven experience in engaging diverse stakeholders from rural entrepreneurs to corporates and investors. You will enjoy applying your business skills to complex issues and explaining these in plain and accessible language. You will have excellent facilitation, training and coaching skills, and be passionate about supporting others to develop their knowledge and skills while being open to learning and able to quickly pick up new skills.

Fluency in both English and Portuguese is essential and will be tested at interview.

This role will be based in São Tomé city, the capital of São Tomé and seconded within Fundação Príncipe. It will involve close working relationships with in-country Fauna & Flora staff and consortium partners, regular travel in-country, engagement with a wide range of national and international stakeholders, including national government at all levels, and close coordination with staff at Fauna & Flora’s headquarters in Cambridge, UK, in particular Fauna & Flora’s core Eurasia Marine team and the Enterprise & Finance team within People & Nature team.

The closing date for applications is 26 January 2025. Interviews are likely to be held during the week commencing 3 February 2025.

For further details on the role and how to apply, please download the Job Application Pack link above.