Grants & Operations Manager, Biodiverse Landscapes Fund Lower Mekong Landscape, Asia-Pacific Programme

Salary: USD 53,200

Start Date: As soon as possible

Contract Type: Three year fixed-term contract

Location: Biodiverse Landscapes Fund Programme Office, Phnom Penh, with regular travel across Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

Fauna & Flora saves species from extinction and habitats from destruction, while improving the livelihoods of local people. Our guiding principles are to work with and alongside local partnerships, act as a catalyst for change, make conservation relevant, and base decisions on sound science. Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora is the world’s longest established international conservation body; our conservation work, and impact, spans the globe.

Fauna & Flora is seeking a highly experienced, skilled and committed Grants & Operations Manager with experience in managing large statutory projects to ensure effective management of the financial, administrative and operational functions of the BLF Lower Mekong Landscape programme within the Asia-Pacific Programme.

The role will oversee grant management for the BLF Lower Mekong Landscape programme including administration, financial management, coordinating co-funding coordination, and ensuring all expenditure and operations are undertaken to the highest possible standards of donor and internal compliance. The role includes managing finance and administration functions as well as providing ongoing guidance and support to team members and project partners to ensure the project is complying with grant agreements.

You will work with Consortium Partner Focal points, BLF Fund Managers, the Independent Evaluator, Country Programme Directors and Fauna & Flora’s Operations and cross-cutting technical teams to ensure effective grant management of the BLF Lower Mekong Landscape programme.

We are looking for an individual who has successfully overseen operations and / or financial management for DEFRA, USAID or EU projects before. You will be able to build collaborative relationships and working arrangements across remote diverse and dispersed teams, demonstrating cultural awareness and sensitivity. You will be confident working with partner organisations, funders, and other relevant stakeholders.

You will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the statutory and regulatory frameworks within which Fauna & Flora operates, as well as a commitment to organisational, donor and legal financial compliance. Prior experience working in the South-East Asia region would be advantageous.