To work closely with the Country Manager, South Sudan (CM) to deliver on Fauna &
Flora’s vision for the Western Equatoria landscape, achieving lasting impacts through excellent
programme management including maintenance of stakeholder relationships and the coordination,
planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the landscape’s project portfolio, in full
compliance with Fauna & Flora and donor financial guidelines and funding agreements.
Specific Duties: Under the line-management of the Country Manager, South Sudan, and working
with project teams, the Landscape Manager, Western Equatoria will have the following
Responsibilities:
Programme Operations
• Ensure effective and quality planning and implementation of activities in the Western
Equatoria landscape to meet agreed project objectives, in line with existing management
agreements and agreed best practice measures, and coordinating and accounting for
resource availability, including Fauna & Flora staff, partners and other stakeholders
• Ensure that all activities are delivered in line with agreed timelines and budgets, according to
each donor’s contractual and administrative requirements, and in compliance with donor and
Fauna & Flora operating standards, policies and procedures, and funding agreements
• Ensure all approaches used are those that are standardised across the South Sudan and
wider Africa programme, and in collaboration with Fauna & Flora staff and partners in the
landscape
• In collaboration with the Programme Manager (Partnerships & MEL), develop, implement
and manage process for the effective monitoring and evaluation of the landscape
programme, ensuring timely adaptation of activities, as required and following Fauna & Flora
and donor processes for change, to meet project aims, objectives and timelines, and support
the dissemination of lessons learnt
• Ensure that all activities are fully evidenced through excellent record keeping and data
storage, in compliance with both Fauna & Flora and donor requirements, to enable regular
monitoring and progression of impacts
• Ensure that field operations are conducted to a high standard of health, safety, welfare,
environmental good practice and cultural sensitivity, in line with Fauna & Flora global
policies and procedures and any national policies and procedures
• Closely monitor and ensure timely communication of in-country developments (including
disease outbreak or political unrest) that may impact Fauna & Flora projects across the
Western Equatoria landscape
• Hold responsibility for ensuring the identification, minimisation and management of social
safeguarding issues and risks and the implementation of country-specific safeguarding
priorities and good practice in the Western Equatoria landscape
Programme Development
• Work with relevant Fauna & Flora staff and partners to contribute to strategic planning and
development of the Western Equatoria landscape programme in South Sudan.
• Develop and contribute to funding proposals that meet project outcomes and objectives,
ensuring; accuracy and appropriateness of work planned for the Western Equatoria
landscape, input from relevant staff and partners and that the proposed work is fully aligned
with Fauna & Flora’s strategy
• Engage the relevant Africa programme staff, cross-cutting team members and the Finance
Business Partner, East & Southern Africa to ensure proposal budgets are appropriate for
project implementation, address priorities and gaps, consider match funding requirements,
and meet staff and field operational costs and institutional overhead requirements
• In liaison with relevant team members, ensure proposed activities comply with national laws,
statutory regulations and have the requisite insurances necessary for implementation
• Proactively develop and nurture relationships with prospective and existing funders and
donors, ensuring open and regular communication and hosting donor visits as required
Grant Management
• In coordination with the finance and operations teams in South Sudan and the UK,
undertake specific Western Equatoria landscape fund management responsibilities where
appropriate, including:
o Ensure all landscape-level funding proposals and resulting contracts and grant
agreements are appropriate to, and comply with, Fauna & Flora operating standards,
the Delegation of Authority (DoA), and implementation context within the region
o Delivery of grant funded projects within time-frames and budgets
o Manage project inputs from relevant technical and operational staff and consultants,
and implementing partners, ensuring appropriate contracts are in place where relevant
o Lead Fauna & Flora and donor technical report writing and editing, coordinating the
inputs of team members, cross-cutting teams, specialists and partners, ensuring
accurate and timely technical reports as per Fauna & Flora and donor requirements
o Be responsible for fund finances and ensure all expenditure complies with donor and
Fauna & Flora regulations, and the DoA
o Prepare project financial reports, with support from the Finance Business Partner, East
& Southern Africa and ensure timely, high quality and accurate technical, operational
and financial funder and institutional reporting
o Ensure maintenance of project financial records by in country staff that meet both
Fauna & Flora’s in-country and UK-based institutional auditing requirements and
internal and donor reporting and auditing requirements
• Maintain adequate project cash flow through accurate quarterly financial planning and timely
submission of invoices and internal transfer requests
• Lead on the participatory development of annual work plans for the Western Equatoria
landscape that align with all projects and fund obligations, timelines and budgets
• Ensure the regular back-up and appropriate storage of all collected Western Equatoria
landscape data on implemented Fauna & Flora systems such as a monitoring system, as
well as “cloud” based online storage
Staff Management and Partner Relations
• Line manage and mentor relevant staff through objective setting, continuous performance
management, annual appraisal, training provision and personal development planning to
ensure efficient, effective delivery of the landscape programme
• Support project team members to ensure work plans are in place to meet project aims,
objectives and timelines and ensure that projects are implemented in line with work plans
and within budget
• Develop and support critical project-specific partner relationships locally, nationally,
transboundary and internationally, including through capacity building and mentoring where
required
• Establish and actively maintain a positive and productive working relationship with key
project stakeholders in government, communities, NGOs and the private sector both at
landscape-level and, as appropriate, in Juba
• Ensure alignment of activities and good relations upheld between field teams, Fauna & Flora
programme staff and with partners, ensuring any conflicts arising are managed in an
efficient and positive manner
Communications and Representation
• Encourage a culture of excellent communication, sharing of knowledge, lessons learnt and
best practices and collaboration between project staff, wider Fauna & Flora team members,
implementing partners and other stakeholders as appropriate
• Provide Communications and Fundraising Departments with text and images as required for
the production of up to date communications and fundraising material (e.g. web pages,
articles, reports) to ensure visibility of Fauna & Flora’s work in the landscape
• Ensure Fauna & Flora is adequately represented at various partner and stakeholder
coordination platforms for successful implementation of landscape activities
• Represent Fauna & Flora and the Western Equatoria landscape project, developing its
profile and promoting its work to third parties, including diplomatic and government
agencies, communities, NGOs, for-profit entities, academic institutions, funders, and media
Other
• Work as an active member of the South Sudan and wider Africa team and attend South
Sudan and Africa team meetings and work planning sessions as required
• Provide technical input, where appropriate and requested, on other work undertaken by the
South Sudan and Africa programme
• With agreement of the CM, perform any other tasks that may be requested from time to
time, which are appropriate to the Landscape Manager’s skills and experience, and relevant
to the scope of this role

Personal Specifications 

Excellent project management skills including project design, development, implementation, risk management and evaluation
• Technical conservation skills related to protected area management planning, law enforcement and management of natural resources
• Excellent financial management, including budgeting, reforecasting and procurement
• Excellent people management skills, with ability to motivate and performance manage individuals to achieve excellence
• Fluent written and spoken English skills
• Excellent community consultation/ outreach and facilitation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Excellent verbal communication, networking and interpersonal skills, with ability and confidence to
present, negotiate and persuade at all levels
• Excellent written communication skills, including report and proposal writing
• Prioritisation and time management skills
• Competent computer skills, including MS Office, data management and statistical analysis

Knowledge and Experience 

Undergraduate degree in ecology, conservation biology or a related discipline or equivalent work experience in a relevant field
• Substantial professional experience working in biodiversity conservation
• Proven track record in managing statutory and non-statutory contracts/grants
• Substantial project management experience, with a focus on protected area management
• Proven track record of community empowerment in conservation
• Experience in community development and/or poverty reduction activities related to protected area threat reduction
• Experience of building community relations and managing conflict situations
• Experience in the design/implementation of species conservation activities
• Proven track record of working successfully with government counterparts, preferably in Africa

Experience in working in areas of current unrest, or in post-conflict situations, and/or in dealing
with situations arising as a result of wider unrest/conflict on a local, regional or national
scale
• Long-term experience living and working in remote locations with limited resources and
amenities, and content to live in such conditions again for extended periods