Biodiversity Netgain Coordinator - Rangelands

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Conservation Science related subjects and Natural Resources Management, Environmental engineering.
  
• Minimum 8–10 years professional experience in biodiversity conservation or natural resources management, including experience of managing people, managing deliverables, and stakeholders. At least 3 of these years should be in infrastructure, or oil and gas or mining sectors.
  
• Demonstrated experience in handling biodiversity and ecosystem services programs within large-scale infrastructure or extractives projects.
  
• Demonstrated experience working with government entities and several other stakeholders
  
• Demonstrated experience in application of the mitigation hierarchy, experience in rich biodiversity ecosystems is a plus.
  
• Strong knowledge of biodiversity offsetting.
  

Stakeholder & Partnership Management

• Support the Biodiversity Manager in biodiversity stakeholder engagements, including high-level engagements and task force meetings with UWA, PAU, NEMA, JV Partners, NGOs, and research institutions, representing the company in technical working groups and forums.
  
• Ensure alignment between Biodiversity and Environment and Social programs (e.g. livelihoods, land use, stakeholder engagement, and grievance management)
  
• Coordinate with the Biodiversity Operations team to ensure effective management of project activities in and around Murchison Falls National Park (MFNP), particularly on restoration of degraded project sites
  

Risk Management

• Identify and manage risks to Net Gain achievement, such as restoration underperformance, Land use conflicts
  
• Maintain Net Gain risk register
  
• Define trigger thresholds and corrective actions
  

Net Gain Strategy Execution

• Translate Net Gain targets into annual workplans, site-level actions, and measurable outcomes in line with approved management plans including Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Action Plan and the associated relevant management plans such as the Tourism Management Plan
  
• Manage assessment of residual impacts after avoidance, minimization, and restoration measures - Quantify residual biodiversity losses requiring offsets
  

Budget, Procurement & Contract Management

• Support the Biodiversity Manager to secure approval for work progams, and associated budgets
  
• Lead on execution of approved MFCP biodiversity budgets, ensuring activities are implemented in line with approved scope, timelines, and financial allocations, while monitoring expenditure, and reporting on budget performance.
  
• Manage the development, review, and implementation of technical documentation including scopes of work, concept notes, proposals, strategies, management and action plans, presentation slides, intervention plans, and technical reports aligned with MFCP objectives.
  

Reporting & Compliance

• In collaboration with the M&E Engineer, oversee progress tracking, performance monitoring, and reporting against milestones, KPIs, and net gain / no net loss targets for MFCP.
  
• Accountable for high-quality Internal performance reporting (KPIs, dashboards)
  
• Regulatory submissions
  
• Lender reporting (IFC compliance)