Landscape Conservation Manager

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Landscape Conservation Manager reports to the Senior Operations Manager and leads the planning, implementation, and monitoring of Kennemer EcoWorks' large-scale forest conservation and restoration in selected municipalities in South Cotabato covering three (3) ancestral domains . This role ensures that the conservation goals are integrated with sustainable livelihood development, cultural heritage preservation, and long-term land tenure and land use within forest areas of the 3 ancestral domains. The successful candidate will coordinate across multiple stakeholders including indigenous peoples organizations/communities, government agencies, local government units, private sector partners, and civil society organizations. The manager will supervise workstream heads in forest protection, sustainable livelihood, community/stakeholder engagement, and coordinate with the Kennemer Group's shared services heads (Finance, Admin/Procurement, Human Resources, Data Management) for the timely provision of project support. He or she will be responsible for the over-all performance of the project team in meeting annual targets and performance indicators.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Planning and Implementation:

• Designs and manages forest restoration, agroforestry, and conservation framework and activities integrating biodiversity conservation, climate mitigation, and livelihood outcomes aligned with best practices and responsive to local realities;
• Develops annual plans, workstreams, and budget based on the project's key performance indicators and allocates the deliverables to various teams and units within the Kennemer EcoWorks organization;
• Over-all responsible for meeting targets set in conservation, restoration, and livelihood
• Develops and reviews group and individual key performance indicators (KPIs), guiding catch-up plans on workstream implementation delays and key issues impacting project performance;
• Institutes participatory planning and budgeting with partner IP organizations; and leads in accomplishing shared targets in conservation, restoration, and livelihood
• Coordinates with the Kennemer Group's Shared Services Heads for timely provision of support

Stakeholder Engagement and Exercise of Priority Rights (EPR) Sustainability:

• Leads engagement with indigenous peoples partner-organizations through regular updating and high-level coordination on conservation plans and activities;
• Directs engagements with municipal local government units and national line agencies (DENR, Department of Agriculture, etc.) on forest conservation plans and works actively with the Kennemer EcoWorksStakeholder Engagement Group;

Monitoring, Reporting, and Evaluation:

• Provides direction to the Deputy Landscape Conservation Manager who will be responsible for the accurate reporting of conservation outcomes, and socio-economic co-benefits
• Provides timely updates to senior management and recommends improvements in project implementation

REQUIREMENTS

• College degree in natural resources management, business management, environmental science, political science, or any related field
• Preferably with a master's degree or units in environmental science, business-related courses or any related course
• Outstanding ability in team management and motivate staff in the performance of duties
• Program management experience including stakeholder engagement, budget management, HR and quality management for implementation
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in community-based forest conservation, restoration, and natural resource management
• Minimum 5 years experience coordinating with regional or provincial-level stakeholders (private sector, civil society and government) in managing forest conservation and livelihood projects
• Strategic and intuitive in relationship-building with a deep understanding of organizational dynamics
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Life insurance

Experience:

• community-based forest conservation: 5 years (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 100% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person