Project Coordinator

Duration: Permanent Reporting to: Senior Project Coordinator Location: Zimbabwe (Harare) or Zambia (Livingstone/Lusaka) BACKGROUND Founded in 1997 by President Nelson Mandela, HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands and Dr Anton Rupert, Peace Parks Foundation is a non-profit organisation pioneering conservation at scale across southern Africa. Working through Transfrontier Conservation Areas that span national borders, Peace Parks connects protected areas, supports biodiversity conservation and ecological resilience, strengthens local economies and promotes regional peace and stability. Its holistic approach is built on three pillars: conservation at scale, community development and conservation finance, ensuring that protected areas deliver long-term ecological and economic value. To date, Peace Parks has supported governments in establishing 780 000 km² of Transfrontier Conservation Areas across southern Africa. It also co-manages eight parks where wildlife populations have rebounded fivefold and supports more than 280 000 people annually through its interventions. With formal government mandates and strong community partnerships, Peace Parks offers a proven model for building resilience for people and nature across southern Africa’s most significant landscapes. The Foundation’s Vision 2050 is to secure 17 fully functional transboundary landscapes spanning 980 000 km², making it one of the world’s largest land-based conservation initiatives. www.peaceparks.org JOB PURPOSE The Project Coordinator has a key role in project design and organisation, programme and project reporting. The Project Coordinator will report to Peace Parks Foundation Senior Project Coordinator based in Stellenbosch. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Projects Design Work closely with landscape, field and technical teams to translate operational priorities into well-structured project concepts, logframes, workplans and budgets for funding proposals. Coordinate and consolidate technical, financial and operational inputs from multiple contributors, ensuring that proposal packages are coherent, complete, and timely. Support alignment between project design, donor requirements, implementation capacity and identified needs at site level. Project management Support the capture in Peace Parks Foundation Project Management system of the new projects and their requirements. Reporting Contribute to the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual reports, including Chief Executive Officer reports, annual country reports, the Peace Parks review and donor-specific reports. Gather, verify and structure narrative, technical and financial inputs from field teams and support functions to ensure accurate, evidence-based and timely reporting. Adhere to reporting templates, timelines and internal review processes so that reports are clear, consistent and compliant with donor and Peace Parks requirements. Track reporting commitments and follow up proactively with contributors to ensure deadlines are met.