Senior Technical Specialist, Enterprise

Start Date: As soon as possible
Location: Fauna & Flora, Cambridge

Current policy offers partial remote working with the UK

Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world’s longest established
international conservation organisation. Our vision is to create a sustainable future for the
planet where biodiversity is conserved by the people living closest to it. We aim to do this
through the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions
that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs. We have become a
trusted entity in the world of conservation. Today FFI is active in over 40 countries.

Fauna & Flora is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Senior Technical
Specialist, Enterprise. The primary focus of the role is to play a leading and strategic role
in shaping and delivering Fauna & Flora’s work on enterprise development as a means for
financing conservation and creating benefits for local partners, indigenous peoples,
communities and other stakeholders across our global programme.

You will be a highly motivated and organised individual, looking to apply your advanced
expertise in business and entrepreneurship to solve conservation challenges. You will have
extensive technical skills in the incubation and scaling of enterprises, including business
strategy, facilitation of international market access and leveraging private sector
partnerships. You will have work experience in the private sector, including purpose-led
enterprises.

You will have demonstrable experience in market research and analysis, business plan
development, financial modelling, business valuation, and investment pitch deck creation.

You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the proven ability to
liaise across teams and cultures as well as from rural entrepreneurs to companies and
investors. You will enjoy applying your business skills to complex issues and explaining
these in plain and accessible language.

You will be an excellent communicator and comfortable team leader and player, able to
motivate task-focused teams to successful outcomes. You will have excellent facilitation,
training and coaching skills. The ability to plan, organise and prioritise workloads to meet
deadlines will be a key attribute.

You should hold a relevant degree or equivalent level qualification or equivalent professional
experience in business, finance, economics or other relevant discipline. You should be
passionate about supporting others to develop their knowledge and skills while being open to
learning and able to quickly pick up new skills. You will have considerable experience of
applying your skills to a conservation, development or natural resource management context in
less developed countries.

Fluency in English is essential, and French is highly desirable. Knowledge of languages
relevant to Fauna & Flora’s work, such as Bahasa, Swahili, Russian, Portuguese or Spanish,
will be highly valuable

Fauna & Flora is part of Cambridge Conservation Initiative in the David Attenborough
Building, providing a great platform for collaboration with other conservation organisations
and University of Cambridge departments and institutions. You will be joining a diverse
team with global responsibilities and the role offers the opportunity to work within a
ground-breaking and entrepreneurial organisation, at the forefront of global conservation.

This position will be based in Cambridge with international travel as required to meet project
needs.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa.

The closing date for applications is Monday, 16 September 2024 Interviews are
likely to take place during the last week of September