Director, Community-Led Conservation Collective

About the role

The Director will lead The Ahadi Collective, an ambitious community‑led conservation platform operating across East Africa. Reporting to senior management at LGT Venture Philanthropy, the role combines strategic leadership with hands‑on oversight of field programmes, fundraising and partnership development.

Key responsibilities

• Define and execute the collective’s strategy, ensuring alignment with long‑term vision and scaling goals.
• Oversee implementation of landscape‑level projects such as the Loita initiative, monitoring workplans, budgets and milestones.
• Manage a portfolio of local partners, coordinating multi‑stakeholder conservation initiatives and piloting innovative approaches.
• Mobilise and steward funding, co‑creating impact narratives and investment cases for institutional and private donors.
• Represent Ahadi in conservation, philanthropy and policy forums, influencing agendas and capital allocation.
• Lead the Nairobi‑based team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous learning.

Required profile

• Proven conservation expertise in community‑led natural resource management or biodiversity protection.
• Deep knowledge of East African ecological, socioeconomic and policy contexts, with extensive experience working with local communities.
• Private‑sector background delivering complex, multi‑stakeholder field programmes, including budget and risk management.
• Demonstrated success in securing long‑term funding and building philanthropic or investment partnerships.
• Strategic and systems thinking ability to translate field insights into capital deployment decisions.