Greater Limpopo Trans Frontier Conservation Area - Landscape Coordinator - Maputo City

Duration :            Permanent

Reporting to :   Programme Manager – Community Development

Location :           Mozambique (Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area)

BACKGROUND

Peace Parks Foundation is a non-profit conservation organisation that specialises in conservation at scale through the development of transfrontier conservation areas and the long-term management of key protected areas, in partnership with government conservation agencies and communities within these landscapes. We currently focus on the development of five priority transboundary landscapes measuring over 65 million hectares throughout southern Africa, and the co-management of ten national parks and protected areas covering over 5.2 million hectares.

JOB PROFILE

You are a mission-driven and principled leader in landscape coordination and will lead the integration of ethical and inclusive safeguards practices across our conservation landscapes.

You’ll be the go-to specialist for landscape ccoordination, working collaboratively with field teams, government partners, and donors in programme design, implementation, and monitoring. Your leadership will guide strategy, strengthen capacity, and ensure that every project and our general operations aligns with our commitment and goals.

JOB PURPOSE

The Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA) Landscape Coordinator will lead the facilitation, coordination, and implementation of ecological connectivity strategies in the Mozambique portion of the GLTFCA. The role will focus on land use planning, human–wildlife coexistence, ecological corridor development, and supporting community livelihoods that strengthen conservation outcomes. The coordinator will ensure alignment with Peace Parks Foundation’s ecological linkages strategy, Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) priorities, and transboundary cooperation with South Africa and Zimbabwe.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Ecological connectivity and land use planning

• Finalise the Mozambique GLTFCA Ecological connectivity implementation plan and strategy in collaboration with the Geospatiel planning science (GPS) Department.
• Facilitate the decision-making process to identify and develop an Implementation Plan for the second ecological connectivity focus area (Limpopo National Park – Banhine National Park as the first).

Lead the approval and launch of district-level Land use plant, including :

Human–Wildlife Coexistence

Community Development and Livelihoods

Partnerships and Stakeholder Coordination

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting

Policy, Advocacy, and Capacity Building