Community Conservation Officer
2025-09-01T07:52:11+00:00
Frankfurt Zoological
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FULL_TIME
Chifunda Chiefdom (Chama) and Nabwalya Chiefdom (Mpika)
Lusaka
10101
Zambia
Nonprofit, and NGO
Environment
2025-09-14T17:00:00+00:00
Zambia
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About the Role
North Luangwa Conservation Programme (NLCP) is looking for an experienced Community Conservation Officer with a strong background in social work, conservation and natural resources management to support the NLCP Landscape Integration Unit operations. The role will generally involve integrating and strengthening community natural resource management institutions, improving and enhancing livelihood opportunities, including ensuring a decreased cost of living for wildlife for resident communities in the chiefdom and Game Management Areas (GMAs). S/he will have Hands-on experience in working with communities, traditional structures and strategic partners in and around the North Luangwa Landscape.
This is a chiefdom-based role, and the successful candidate will be required to live in the assigned chiefdom. The successful candidate will assume responsibility for implementing and helping to improve a consistent and effective bottom-up community engagement programme with the custodian communities in the Chiefdom of the Game Management Areas surrounding North Luangwa National Park (collectively termed North Luangwa Ecosystem) in line with NLCP’s strategy. The candidate will have the responsibility to supervise the chiefdom LIU team, execute the chiefdom implementation plans and ensure the timely delivery of objectives.
Responsibilities
- Strengthen the governance of Community Resources Boards (CRB), Village Action Groups (VAG) and Community Forest Management Groups
- Manage the tracking of stakeholder engagement in the Chiefdom (keeping a record of areas and people engaged).
- Strengthen the capacity of CRB and VAG to monitor wildlife and participate in quota setting.
- Strengthening the CRB’s participation in the Northern Region and the National CRB Association.
- Support and strengthen the Chiefdom Conservation Committees to ensure effective and efficient coordination among conservation stakeholders in the NL landscape.
- Build, maintain and monitor positive relationships, liaise and collaborate with chiefs and district authorities locally and with relevant Ministries, civil society and partners locally.
- Ensure regular and close communication, coordination and involvement of Government departments (DNPW, FD, MOA, DOF, council, etc.) and in the NL landscape for all aspects of the community outreach activities.
- Support the roll-out of the Grievance procedures mechanism and its ongoing functionality between community members and other stakeholders.
- Facilitate and implement community-based conservation initiatives around improved alternative livelihoods, human/wildlife co-existence management, and other natural resource management initiatives
- Responsible for overseeing HWCoex Management within the working area
- Facilitate and implement conservation enterprise and partnerships, including support of the community bush tourism camps, especially within the tourism sector, for the development of revenue streams to NL landscape communities
- Facilitate, implement and monitor strategic interventions to improve rural livelihoods within resident custodians of the NL landscape through, for example, micro-credit schemes (such as COCOBA), improved markets and conservation agriculture
Your Profile
- Holder of a Degree in social science, wildlife management, community development or rural development.
- A Bachelor’s degree in social science, wildlife management, community development or rural development will be an added advantage.
- At least 4 years of practical field experience in working with rural communities.
- Must possess fair knowledge of and the workings of CBNRM, principles of good governance, and general wildlife and natural resources management in Zambia
- Clear understanding of existing natural resources and wildlife policies; legal frameworks and legislation will be an advantage.
- Practical experience working with traditional authorities will be an added advantage.
- Strong livelihood skills will be an advantage
Strengthen the governance of Community Resources Boards (CRB), Village Action Groups (VAG) and Community Forest Management Groups Manage the tracking of stakeholder engagement in the Chiefdom (keeping a record of areas and people engaged). Strengthen the capacity of CRB and VAG to monitor wildlife and participate in quota setting. Strengthening the CRB’s participation in the Northern Region and the National CRB Association. Support and strengthen the Chiefdom Conservation Committees to ensure effective and efficient coordination among conservation stakeholders in the NL landscape. Build, maintain and monitor positive relationships, liaise and collaborate with chiefs and district authorities locally and with relevant Ministries, civil society and partners locally. Ensure regular and close communication, coordination and involvement of Government departments (DNPW, FD, MOA, DOF, council, etc.) and in the NL landscape for all aspects of the community outreach activities. Support the roll-out of the Grievance procedures mechanism and its ongoing functionality between community members and other stakeholders. Facilitate and implement community-based conservation initiatives around improved alternative livelihoods, human/wildlife co-existence management, and other natural resource management initiatives Responsible for overseeing HWCoex Management within the working area Facilitate and implement conservation enterprise and partnerships, including support of the community bush tourism camps, especially within the tourism sector, for the development of revenue streams to NL landscape communities Facilitate, implement and monitor strategic interventions to improve rural livelihoods within resident custodians of the NL landscape through, for example, micro-credit schemes (such as COCOBA), improved markets and conservation agriculture
Holder of a Degree in social science, wildlife management, community development or rural development. A Bachelor’s degree in social science, wildlife management, community development or rural development will be an added advantage. At least 4 years of practical field experience in working with rural communities. Must possess fair knowledge of and the workings of CBNRM, principles of good governance, and general wildlife and natural resources management in Zambia Clear understanding of existing natural resources and wildlife policies; legal frameworks and legislation will be an advantage. Practical experience working with traditional authorities will be an added advantage. Strong livelihood skills will be an advantage
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Vacancy title:
Community Conservation Officer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Environment]
Jobs at:
Frankfurt Zoological
Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, September 14 2025
Duty Station:
Chifunda Chiefdom (Chama) and Nabwalya Chiefdom (Mpika) | Lusaka | Zambia
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, September 1 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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About the Role
North Luangwa Conservation Programme (NLCP) is looking for an experienced Community Conservation Officer with a strong background in social work, conservation and natural resources management to support the NLCP Landscape Integration Unit operations. The role will generally involve integrating and strengthening community natural resource management institutions, improving and enhancing livelihood opportunities, including ensuring a decreased cost of living for wildlife for resident communities in the chiefdom and Game Management Areas (GMAs). S/he will have Hands-on experience in working with communities, traditional structures and strategic partners in and around the North Luangwa Landscape.
This is a chiefdom-based role, and the successful candidate will be required to live in the assigned chiefdom. The successful candidate will assume responsibility for implementing and helping to improve a consistent and effective bottom-up community engagement programme with the custodian communities in the Chiefdom of the Game Management Areas surrounding North Luangwa National Park (collectively termed North Luangwa Ecosystem) in line with NLCP’s strategy. The candidate will have the responsibility to supervise the chiefdom LIU team, execute the chiefdom implementation plans and ensure the timely delivery of objectives.
Responsibilities
- Strengthen the governance of Community Resources Boards (CRB), Village Action Groups (VAG) and Community Forest Management Groups
- Manage the tracking of stakeholder engagement in the Chiefdom (keeping a record of areas and people engaged).
- Strengthen the capacity of CRB and VAG to monitor wildlife and participate in quota setting.
- Strengthening the CRB’s participation in the Northern Region and the National CRB Association.
- Support and strengthen the Chiefdom Conservation Committees to ensure effective and efficient coordination among conservation stakeholders in the NL landscape.
- Build, maintain and monitor positive relationships, liaise and collaborate with chiefs and district authorities locally and with relevant Ministries, civil society and partners locally.
- Ensure regular and close communication, coordination and involvement of Government departments (DNPW, FD, MOA, DOF, council, etc.) and in the NL landscape for all aspects of the community outreach activities.
- Support the roll-out of the Grievance procedures mechanism and its ongoing functionality between community members and other stakeholders.
- Facilitate and implement community-based conservation initiatives around improved alternative livelihoods, human/wildlife co-existence management, and other natural resource management initiatives
- Responsible for overseeing HWCoex Management within the working area
- Facilitate and implement conservation enterprise and partnerships, including support of the community bush tourism camps, especially within the tourism sector, for the development of revenue streams to NL landscape communities
- Facilitate, implement and monitor strategic interventions to improve rural livelihoods within resident custodians of the NL landscape through, for example, micro-credit schemes (such as COCOBA), improved markets and conservation agriculture
Your Profile
- Holder of a Degree in social science, wildlife management, community development or rural development.
- A Bachelor’s degree in social science, wildlife management, community development or rural development will be an added advantage.
- At least 4 years of practical field experience in working with rural communities.
- Must possess fair knowledge of and the workings of CBNRM, principles of good governance, and general wildlife and natural resources management in Zambia
- Clear understanding of existing natural resources and wildlife policies; legal frameworks and legislation will be an advantage.
- Practical experience working with traditional authorities will be an added advantage.
- Strong livelihood skills will be an advantage
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 48
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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