Senior Technical Manager - Species and Sites

About the role

BirdLife International, a global partnership of 125 civil society organisations, is looking for a Senior Technical Manager - Species and Sites to join its Global Team from the Pacific office in Suva, Fiji. The role provides strategic and technical leadership and project management for the Species and Sites pillars of the BirdLife Strategy, ensuring site identification, monitoring and data meet global scientific standards and support Key Biodiversity Areas, Protected Areas and Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures. It also coordinates the recovery of threatened species through Recovery and Action Plans and status reviews.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the Pacific KBA strategy as technical lead and Regional Focal Point for the Australasia and Oceania region, helping identify, delineate and manage sites to the Global KBA Standard
• Provide ornithological expertise for trigger species, population thresholds and site assessments, and help partners and governments use KBA and species data for Protected Areas and OECMs
• Support the development and delivery of Species Recovery and Action Plans and coordinate the Pacific's contribution to the conservation status of birds in the region
• Design and oversee monitoring and data collection, feeding high-quality data into global databases such as the World Database on KBAs and the IUCN Red List, and contribute to flagship reports
• Deliver training in bird monitoring, survey methods and data management, mentor partner technical staff and strengthen KBA National Coordinating Groups
• Represent BirdLife in regional and international forums (KBA Partnership, IUCN, SPREP, PIRT) and connect species and sites work with the Island Restoration and Marine programmes
• Lead the Pacific Implementation Plan of the BirdLife 2022-2030 Global Strategy, including impact reporting, and give technical input to large-scale conservation project proposals

Required profile

• Master's degree (or equivalent) in ecology, conservation biology or a related field, with 10 years of applied experience
• Experience managing conservation projects and in conservation, development and political issues in the Pacific or other island nations
• Demonstrated knowledge of the KBA standard, protected areas science and OECM frameworks
• Knowledge of species conservation planning tools such as Red List assessments and Species Action and Recovery Plans
• Experience designing and delivering technical training and capacity building, and building partnerships across governments, NGOs, communities and technical experts
• Awareness of the social, cultural and governance contexts of conservation in the Pacific

What we offer

• Fixed-term contract of three years, 37.5 hours per week, with a salary of FJ$90,000 per annum plus 10% pension
• 25 days annual leave in year 1, rising by one day each year to 28 days
• Hybrid working model for most roles, private medical insurance, access to LinkedIn Learning and an Employee Assistance Programme