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Landscape Director, Kidepo Valley Conservation Landscape (DKVCL)

Category

Environmental Science

Employment Type

Full-time

Location

Kidepo, Uganda

Vacancies

1 position

Closing Date

11/9/2026
7 days left

Employer / Company

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African Wildlife Foundation
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Description (Public)

The Landscape Director leads AWF's work in the Kidepo Valley Conservation Landscape, providing strategic and programmatic leadership, managing partnerships and supervising landscape staff. The role reports to the Country Director, Uganda, with a matrix line to the Senior Vice President, Conservation Programs.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic leadership for AWF's conservation programme in the Kidepo Valley Conservation Landscape
  • Develop and deliver landscape strategies, workplans and budgets
  • Supervise and manage staff of the Kidepo Valley Conservation Landscape
  • Build and maintain partnerships with government, communities, partners and donors
  • Oversee programme implementation, monitoring and reporting
  • Support fundraising and resource mobilisation for the landscape

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Degree in conservation, natural resource management, environmental science, development or a related field; a postgraduate qualification is an advantage
  • Substantial experience leading conservation or natural resource management programmes

Skills & Competencies:

  • Strategic and programme leadership
  • Partnership and stakeholder management
  • Team supervision and people development
  • Fundraising and donor engagement

How to Apply

About African Wildlife Foundation
We are an Africa-based global conservation organization protecting wildlife and their habitats as essential parts of a modern and prosperous Africa. We articulate a unique vision of African-led conservation, focusing on solutions that create opportunity for people — not at the expense of wildlife and their habitats, but because of them.

Mission

AWF is committed to ensuring wildlife and wild lands thrive in modern Africa through a multi-faceted approach that includes protecting wildlife, empowering communities, and preserving habitats.

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