Jobs
Careers, Jobs and Opportunities with AWF
Title:
Grants Accountant
Location:
Washington, DC
Description: The Grants Accountant will serve as a key player in supporting accounting and budget grants management functions for the DC office. This position will coordinate the monthly closing process for budgeting and ensure accurate and timely financial reviews, analysis, and updates. This position will also provide consistent reconciliation of the general ledger as well as support the field offices in ensuring strict adherence to the organizational budget targets.
For minimum required qualifications and additional information, download the full job description here. The position closing date is August 31, 2008.
Candidates who fully meet the above requirements should submit a cover letter, a detailed CV, including a daytime telephone contact and three references to financejobs@awf.org. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Title:
Senior Finance Officer
Location:
Arusha, Tanzania
Description: The Senior Finance Officer-Maasai Steppe Heartland will be an integral member of AWF’s Finance team, ensuring accurate financial tracking, and strict adherence to internal control policies, grant/cooperative agreement terms and organizational budget targets. This position reports to the Maasai Steppe Heartland Director.
For minimum required qualifications and additional information, download the full job description here. The position closing date is July 18.
Candidates who fully meet the above requirements should submit a cover letter, a detailed CV, including a daytime telephone contact and three references to humanresources@awf.org. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Title: Administration Officer
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
Description: The Administration Officer for the Maasai Steppe Heartland will be an integral member of AWF’s Administration team, executing logistics and managing human resources for the Maasai Steppe Heartland. This position reports to the Maasai Steppe Heartland Director.
For minimum required qualifications and additional information, download the full job description here. The position closing date is July 18.
Candidates who fully meet the above requirements should submit a cover letter, a detailed CV, including a daytime telephone contact and three references to humanresources@awf.org. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Title: Finance Assistant
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
Description: The Finance Assistant for the Maasai Steppe Heartland will be an integral member of AWF’s Finance team, performing financial recordkeeping, and participating in the internal control structure for the Maasai Steppe Heartland and related projected implemented from AWF’s Arusha office. The Heartland Finance Assistant reports to the Heartland Senior Finance Officer.
For minimum required qualifications and additional information, download the full job description here. The position closing date is July 18.
Candidates who fully meet the above requirements should submit a cover letter, a detailed CV, including a daytime telephone contact and three references to humanresources@awf.org. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Title: Membership Coordinator
Location: Washington, DC
Description: AWF is seeking a suitable candidate for the position of Membership Coordinator to assist and support the Director of Membership in the management and implementation of a multi-faceted membership recruitment, retention, fund-raising and member services program. The Membership Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day operational and production functions for all direct-mail projects and campaigns within the Membership Program. The Membership Coordinator will assist the Director of Membership in preparing an annual program budget and is responsible for cost management and assisting with results analysis. The Membership Coordinator will work closely with the Membership Services Assistant to implement acknowledgement, fulfillment and cultivation programs.
For minimum required qualifications and additional information, download the full job description here. The position closing date is June 30.
To apply for the above position, see the job description or send an email to humanresources@awf.org.
Title: Executive Director, Kenya Land Conservation Trust
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Description: The Kenya Land Conservation Trust (KLCT), a charitable Trust incorporated in April 2005, aims to promote and facilitate the conservation of land, biological diversity and natural resources in Kenya for public benefit through the use of different innovative and existing legal instruments such as purchase, easements, and leases, and to contribute to poverty reduction by promoting innovative sustainable economic activities in resource dependent communities. This position is initially for one year and will be based in Nairobi.
For minimum required qualifications and additional information, download the full job description here.
To apply for the above position, see the job description or send an email to klct@awfke.org.
Title: Senior Program Design Officer
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Description: AWF invites applications for the post of Senior Program Design Officer (SPDO) to lead regional fundraising from international donor agencies and handle all aspects of donor relationship management for AWF’s work in Kenya and neighboring countries. The SPDO will be based in Nairobi, Kenya. Key responsibilities:
- Work closely with field teams in Kenya and across the region to design and monitor programs
of interventions for donor funding.
- Draft high quality and targeted proposals and budgets
- Build and service a network of relationships
- Negotiate contracts
- Maintain a current perspective on all strategic aspects of conservation and related policy work
in the region.
For minimum required qualifications and additional information, download the full job description here.
To apply for the above position, please send a 2-3 page CV, cover letter and a sample of your writing to HumanResources@awf.org by 30th April 2008. Only short listed candidates will contacted.
Title: Senior Program Design Officer
Location: Preferably Johannesburg, but Lusaka, Zambia, is also possible.
Description: AWF is recruiting for a new Senior Program Design officer to be located in Johannesburg (or Lusaka). The new officer will be responsible for raising funds from government and professional foundation donors, and for all aspects of donor relationship management, for all AWF’s work in its Zambezi and Kazungula Heartlands (includes areas of Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and Botswana) as well as co-responsible for fundraising from specific donors across the whole of AWF’s Program in Africa. This position will work very closely with the other members of the seven-person Program Design team, particularly with the Senior Director for Program Design in Southern Africa, and with the field based implementation teams and AWF’s senior F&A staff.
For minimum required qualifications and additional information, download the full job description here.
To apply for the above position, see the job description or send an email to humanresources@awf.org.
Title: Livelihoods Impact Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Location: One based in Nairobi, Kenya and one based in Johannesburg, South Africa
Description: The African Wildlife Foundation is now recruiting two full time Livelihoods Impact Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officers for its Heartlands Program in Africa. Each position is for a two-year term, and on completion the aim is to have established sufficient internal capacity to develop and maintain the M&E work or to have secured further funding to maintain these as dedicated positions. The positions will be located in Nairobi (covering eastern and central Africa Heartlands) and Johannesburg (covering southern African Heartlands). AWF wishes to roll out methodologies developed for baseline data collection and livelihoods impact monitoring across its Program in 11 countries, focusing on the impact of land management and enterprise interventions. The M&E Officers will work with each of the eight Heartland teams to refine and implement AWF protocols and methodology in key sites, and to ensure sound evaluation of and learning from impact findings.
For minimum required qualifications and additional information, download the full job description here.
To apply for the above position, see the job description or send an email to humanresources@awf.org.
Scholarships
Charlotte Conservation Fellows
Since 1996, the African Wildlife Foundation has provided educational grants
to African pursuing advanced degree studies in conservation-related fields through its
Charlotte Conservation Fellowship Program. The application process for the Charlotte Fellowship 2007-2008 class is now closed. AWF is not currently accepting applications.
> To learn more about the program, click here.
Internship Program
AWF periodically has openings for interns in our Washington, DC office to assist in our Communications, Program Membership and Accounting departments. Internships allow interns to expand their knowledge of African conservation issues, apply academic knowledge in real life situations, and learn new skills that will enhance future career options.
We are currently inviting applicants for the following internship positions at our Washington, DC office. Interns are required to work between 15 and 20 hours a week.
To read more about the positions and the requirements, download the job descriptions here. Because we cannot relocate people to the USA, only US residents should apply.
To apply, send cover letter and resume to:
African Wildlife Foundation
Attn: Human Resources
1400 16th Street NW, Suite 120
Washington, DC 20036
Fax: 202-939-3332
E-mail: humanresources@awf.org
Volunteer
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Equal Opportunity Employment
African Wildlife Foundation is committed to recruit and to hire qualified staff, and to treat its employees equally in all respects, without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin, age, marital status, personal appearance, gender identification, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, physical handicap, HIV status, matriculation and political affiliation, disability or any other classification considered unlawfully discriminatory under any applicable law.
Moreover, it is the policy of AWF to provide a working environment that is free from discrimination, sexual harassment and any other unlawful or inappropriate conduct by fellow workers and supervisors. AWF and its employees shall be sensitive to cultural values and practices within its area of operation.
Further, harassment or discrimination based on an individual's race, color, religion, sex or national origin, age, marital status, personal appearance, gender identification, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, physical handicap, HIV status, matriculation and political affiliation, disability or any other classification considered unlawfully discriminatory under any applicable law and will not be tolerated.
