Country & REDD+ Manager, Guinea

Fauna & Flora is seeking a highly competent and effective conservation professional to fulfil the role of Country & REDD+ Manager, Guinea, leading and assuming responsibility for the development, management and implementation of Fauna & Flora’s ambitious programme of work in Guinea. The successful candidate will have experience in providing technical input into the design, development, implementation and evaluation of biodiversity and conservation projects, including REDD+ project development, within a politically and conflict sensitive environment. This will be coupled with experience of fundraising for landscape scale projects, in Africa. They will also demonstrate a proven track record in operational (including environmental and social safeguards), project, grant and financial management at a similar level and be skilled in providing strategic direction.

Excellent leadership and people management skills are essential to the role to build and lead a professional team that delivers effectively against programme aims, objectives and timelines. The role also requires a skilled and credible communicator, who is confident in developing and managing relationships at senior level with partner organisations and relevant stakeholders, including donors, funders and government.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 18 January 2026. The first interviews are likely to take place during the week commencing 26 January 2026.