Job Description

Senior Coordinator Restoration and Impact
Conservation International protects nature for the benefit of humanity. Through science, policy, fieldwork, and finance, we spotlight and secure the most important places in nature for the climate, biodiversity, and for people. With offices in 30 countries and projects in more than 100 countries, Conservation International partners with governments, companies, civil society, Indigenous peoples, and local communities to help people and nature thrive together.
Conservation South Africa (CSA), an affiliate of Conservation International (CI), is dedicated to promoting sustainable development by integrating the value of nature into decision-making processes. Through its initiatives, CSA enhances human well-being by protecting and restoring ecosystems that provide essential goods and services. The organization works to influence policy, develop conservation-friendly markets, engage the private sector, and support local communities in implementing economically viable, conservation-based growth models.
One of CSA's flagship initiatives, Herding for Health (H4H)--a collaboration between CI and The Peace Parks Foundation, is a community-driven livestock management program designed to support rural communities living in and around protected areas. This model restores grasslands, savannas, and shrublands, conserves biodiversity, and strengthens livelihoods through herding, capacity building, and collective governance.
CSA actively partners with communal livestock farmers and local communities to combat the impacts of climate change using nature-based solutions. At the heart of this work is the H4H concept, which promotes responsible stewardship of biodiverse communal rangelands through Conservation Agreements, ensuring that local economies thrive while preserving natural ecosystems for future generations.
POSITION SUMMARY - This position is based in the Namaqua landscape of Cape Town - South Africa
This Senior Coordinator Restoration and Impact role focuses on ecological restoration, particularly in dry and arid landscapes, through the implementation of restoration plans and innovative techniques such as mobile kraals to rehabilitate degraded areas. The position also involves monitoring the effectiveness of these interventions to ensure sustainable environmental impact. Additionally, freshwater ecosystems are assessed, with recommendations provided to improve the health of rivers and wetlands where necessary.
The role integrates Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) to track landscape project outcomes. Key responsibilities include developing frameworks and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for new projects, compiling quarterly reports, and ensuring project proposals align with broader landscape goals. The role reports to the the Senior Manager: Communal Livestock and Rangelands.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Rangeland Restoration

• Provide guidance for communities to implement the Herding for Health rest plan.
• Coordinate the movement of mobile kraals to treat bare ground.
• Ensure correct restoration methods are used to treat eroded areas and provide innovative ways to slow down erosion.
• Evaluation the effectiveness of restoration activities and provide guidance on improvements to enhance effectiveness.
• Monitor freshwater health in rivers and wetlands.
• Provide recommendations to freshwater restoration activities.

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Ensure that all landscape project indicators are captured in the landscape M&E framework.
• Set up a monitoring framework and Standards of Operations for new projects and indicator collection.
• Quarterly progress reports on indicators and project outputs.
• Provide input from MERL database to donor reports.
• Ensure project proposals are aligned with landscape indicators.
• Ensure spatial data collection of interventions.
• Using remote sensing data evaluate restoration areas.
• Provide guidance to Herding for Health team on the progress of project implementation.
• Report on quarterly landscape impact to relevant stakeholders.
• Conduct rangeland assessments with the assistance of the science associate to establish ground truth indicators.

Jobs for Nature

• Oversee the restoration activities of the Jobs for Nature participants as needed.
• Ensure site level planning is done for effective implementation of activities.
• Procurement of relevant materials and tools for restoration activities.

People Management

• Provide implementation guidance to direct reports.
• Ensure operation excellence by direct reports.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• The position to be based in the Namaqua landscape with travel to remote areas.
• Normal office hours will be adhered to, but the coordinator will need to do overtime from time to time.
• Will need to travel to other landscapes and head office, for project work, learning exchanges, workshops, training etc.
• This role will be a two-year fixed-term assignment anticipated to begin in July 2025 and end in March 2029

QUALIFICATIONS
Required

• A Bachelor's or similar degree in Environmental Management or some relevant science discipline.
• 2 to 4 years of experience in indicator monitoring and best practices of rangeland restoration.
• Experience in a lead support role is desired.
• Experience in the facilitation of stakeholder workshops.
• Experience in the development of dynamic communications materials, e.g. Fact sheets, articles etc.
• Experience in report writing and fact sheet development.
• Able to communicate in Afrikaans and English.
• Have experience in GIS mapping.

Skills:

• Can perform basic rangeland vegetation sampling
• Able to monitor freshwater health.
• Familiar with dashboard development
• Knowledge of low-cost, low-skill erosion control interventions.
• Excellent communication skills to present impact data to various levels of stakeholders.

Abilities:

• Able to work in a team and independently.
• Managing direct reports.
• Keep track of project activity budget spending

Preferred

• Honors in environmental management or a conservation-related field.
• Experience in communal rangelands and community stakeholder engagement.
• Experience with managing budgets and some financial management skills.
• Experience in remote sensing of rangelands.

To apply for this position please submit a resume and cover letter.
Application Deadline: July 15, 2025 (11:49 PM EST)
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