Overview
Conservation Manager Jobs in Mabote, Inhambane Province, Mozambique at Peace Parks Foundation
Title: Conservation Manager
Company: Peace Parks Foundation
Location: Mabote, Inhambane Province, Mozambique
Position Title: Conservation Manager
Duration: Contract (2 – 3 years (up to May 2029))
Reporting to: Park Administrator / Head of Operations and Development
Location: Zinave National Park
BACKGROUND
Peace Parks Foundation, founded by President Nelson Mandela, HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, and Dr. Anton Rupert, is a leader in large-scale ecological restoration across southern Africa. Through co-management partnerships that unite governments, communities, and donors, it restores vast transboundary landscapes that deliver measurable conservation and livelihood outcomes. Vision 2050 will secure 18 functional landscapes spanning 980,000 km², one of the world’s largest land-conservation initiatives.
Peace Parks Foundation co-manages Banhine National Park, Limpopo National Park, and Zinave National Park within the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park and has been awarded a grant for the integrated development of Zinave National Park.
Visit: www.peaceparks.org
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Zinave National Park Park Administrator and Head of Operations and Development, the Conservation Manager is responsible for conservation activities, with a specific focus on ecological and biodiversity aspects, within Zinave National Park and the surrounding Ecological Linkages.
The primary purpose of this position is to oversee ecological management, including identifying, developing, and managing baseline and ongoing ecological and biodiversity data through surveillance, monitoring, and research programmes to inform decision-making, adaptive management, and long-term sustainability across the ecological linkage and parks.
Duties And Responsibilities
Ecological and Biodiversity Management
- Guide and advise on and undertake, where necessary, the implementation of ecological and biodiversity priorities and mitigation actions, including wildlife restoration projects at linkage and park levels, as set out in the corridor implementation plan and protected area management and operational plans.
- Contribute to the development and alignment of ecological and biodiversity management and operational policies, plans, and procedures.
- Ensure effective implementation, reporting, and adaptation of policies, plans, and procedures, advising on impacts and outcomes, and engaging key stakeholders, specifically fire, key species, and wetland management plans.
- Participate in the Conservation Forums established for science-management interactions and information sharing.
Ecological and Biodiversity Surveillance and Monitoring
- Develop, coordinate, oversee, and execute ecological and biodiversity surveillance, monitoring, and research programmes at ecological linkage and park levels in line with management objectives, ensuring alignment and consistency of approaches across park teams, partners, and external parties, including but not limited to the following:
- Management and oversight of aerial censuses at the Trans Frontier Conservation Area (TFCA) and park levels
- Designing and undertaking camera trap surveys
- Collaring and monitoring of wildlife movement in and between the parks
- Monitoring and reporting of human wildlife conflict incidents and other community issues, such as resource extraction that may impact biodiversity and ecological management.
- Manage and maintain all ecological and biodiversity data on central data inventories and platforms (including EarthRanger) based on protocols for data management, specifically working with the Geospatial, Planning and Science (GPS) Unit in Peace Parks.
- Produce technical reports based on findings, compiling overviews and park-specific details to facilitate knowledge transfer and support landscape-wide and local decisions in line with landscape and park-level plans and management objectives.
- Collaborate with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Unit in Peace Parks to monitor and report on project-related ecological and biodiversity indicators at both scales.
Community Engagement
- Establish and maintain relationships with local communities and natural resource management structures at regional and park levels, collaborating with engagement teams.
- Support engagement teams to deliver education and outreach programmes focused on ecological and biodiversity management awareness, tailored to regional contexts and park-specific initiatives.
Capacity Building and Training
- Work closely with park staff, regional, including community engagement teams, local stakeholders, and partners to build harmonious relationships and identify capacity building needs.
- Provide training and capacity building to enhance technical skills.
Environmental Compliance and Risk Mitigation
- Identify, report, and oversee the mitigation of potential environmental impacts and risks at both regional and park scales.
- Ensure compliance with environmental and other conservation laws, regulations, policies, and safeguards, as well as other international environmental agreements.
- Oversee and coordinate emergency responses to conservation threats and serious incidents.
Project Management and Teamwork
- Develop annual activity plans and efficiently manage project activity resources, including equipment and budget, considering limited funding and field demands.
- Identify funding opportunities, assisting with applications prioritised for biodiversity and ecological management.
- Work closely with park management teams and collaborate with the wider PPF organisation (specifically the GPS, MEL, Protection and Community Engagement Units) and local stakeholders, including district authorities, community structures, private sector, and other partners, to undertake duties.
- Provide timely and accurate project progress reports and participate in the preparation of protected area quarterly and annual reports, summarising key results achieved and analysing the achievement of planned targets.
Minimum Requirements
- Suitable tertiary education qualification in biodiversity conservation, wildlife and systems ecology and other related areas, experience in a similar environment.
- 5 years’ practical and specifically field experience in similar conservation research or management environments, preferably in southern Africa and similar ecosystems.
- Good administration and operational skills with experience and ability to prepare and write reports and informative documents.
- Knowledge of information and communication technologies for biodiversity conservation and data management and analysis including but not limited to EarthRanger, Radio, and GPS will be considered advantageous.
- Self-driven, results driven personality with strong leadership ability and being able to problem-solve.
- Fit and healthy with an ability and willingness to live and work remotely.
- Strong command of the Portuguese and English language (both written and verbal).
- Computer literate with a Driver’s License.
Interested candidates are invited to a Curriculum Vitae, with full address, telephone number and email address. These should be submitted by 19 May 2026.
Please apply online.
We appreciate the time and effort taken by all applicants in expressing their interest in this role. Due to the high volume of applications received, we are only able to contact candidates who are selected for further consideration. If you do not hear from us within 3 weeks, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion. We encourage you to apply for future opportunities that match your skills and experience.
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