Head of Project & Office – Environmental Peacebuilding

About the role

Search is launching a 24‑month environmental peacebuilding programme in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve. The Head of Project & Office will lead the Bunian office and the Epulu sub‑office, overseeing implementation, partner coordination and budget management to achieve the project’s vision of building community resilience and shared ownership of natural resources.

Key responsibilities

• Direct day‑to‑day project execution, ensuring activities are delivered on schedule, within budget and to high technical quality.
• Manage and monitor the project budget, procurement, and financial reporting in compliance with USAID and Search policies.
• Lead partner strategy, contractualisation, and performance monitoring, fostering conflict‑sensitive communication.
• Coordinate with Monitoring & Evaluation, Learning & Research teams to integrate data‑driven insights into decision‑making.
• Represent the project to provincial authorities, ICCN management, and other stakeholders, securing alignment with the Common Ground Approach.
• Supervise recruitment, performance management and professional development of project staff.

Required profile

• Minimum 8 years of experience in project management, natural resource or wildlife conservation programmes, preferably in conflict‑affected settings.
• Proven track record managing USAID‑funded grants and large multi‑partner budgets.
• Strong partner‑management and stakeholder‑engagement skills, with experience working with government, NGOs and local communities.
• Excellent communication, analytical and strategic planning abilities.