Lake Tanganyika Biodiversity Conservation Project Coordinator

About the role

The Lake Tanganyika Biodiversity Conservation Project Coordinator serves as the central hub for coordinating the LaTaBioCoN consortium and aligning implementation with the Lake Tanganyika Basin strategy. Based in Tabora, the role reports to the Lake Tanganyika Basin Director and works closely with multiple partners across Tanzania, the DRC, and other countries.

Key responsibilities

• Translate consortium priorities into detailed workplans with clear activities, milestones, timelines, owners, and deliverables.
• Maintain alignment of workplans, budgets, procurement actions, reporting requirements, and implementation trackers across TNC teams, country‑level activities, and partner organizations.
• Develop and update live implementation dashboards, basin strategy trackers, and delivery trackers that highlight progress, gaps, and required actions.
• Facilitate coordination among technical, finance, operations, partnership, and MEL functions, surfacing bottlenecks for timely resolution.
• Support practical execution and strategy coordination by maintaining integrated systems, meeting rhythms, trackers, and escalation pathways.

Required profile

• Experience coordinating multi‑partner environmental or conservation projects.
• Ability to manage complex workplans, budgets, and reporting cycles.
• Strong analytical skills to monitor progress against milestones and donor commitments.

Required skills