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MaMaBay Land and Seascape Director
Organization Wildlife Conservation SocietyLocation MadagascarType FULL TIMEPosted 20 May 2026Deadline 31 Jul 2026
Program/Project ManagementClimate Change and Environment
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**Reports to:** Country Director
**Positions Managed:** Field Operations Manager, Protected Area Manager, Sciences Manager
The Director of Makira National Park
**Location:** Maroantsetra-Madagascar
**Country Program/Sector:** Madagascar
**Position Type:** Full-time
**Scope/Capacity:** MaMaBay, Madagascar
**Coordinate with:** Madagascar Senior Management Team, and local Communities.
**Organisation Background**
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit organisation established in 1895 and based in New York that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues, crafting science-based solutions, and taking conservation actions that benefit nature and humanity. With presence in more than 60 countries, and experience helping to establish over 150 protected areas across the globe, WCS has amassed biological knowledge, cultural understanding and partnerships to ensure that vibrant, wild places and wildlife thrive alongside local communities. The WCS Madagascar program is located within and managed by the WCS East Africa, Madagascar & Western Indian Ocean (EAMWIO) region, through our Africa hub in Kigali, Rwanda.
**Job Profile**
The MaMaBay Land- and Seascape consists of three contiguous protected areas: Makira Natural Park, Masoala National Park, and Antongil Bay and their adjacent community-managed lands, totaling over nearly 500,000 ha. It supports a large proportion of Madagascar’s remaining lowland tropical rainforest, an incredible diversity of endemic species and globally significant primate populations. Most of WCS’s work is focused on Makira NP and its community-managed buffer zone, in which nearly 90,000 people live. Makira NP has been a REDD+ project since 2005; it aims to protect forest carbon stocks, biodiversity, strengthen local livelihoods, and uphold human rights and sustainable land management through the implementation of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks in line with international safeguards and carbon standards. The MaMaBay Land and Seascape Director will be responsible for the overall management and delivery of the MaMaBay 5-year Strategy (2025-2030) to ensure adherence to strategic objectives and performance requirements, and adaptively manage activities as needed.
This position will play a pivotal role in driving the next phase of growth and scaling of conservation action across the landscape. The role has overall oversight of WCS field staff across MaMaBay from an office in Maroantsetra, including direct supervision of the leaders of the MaMaBay Program Manager. Building on a strong foundation of success, the position will be instrumental in expanding the project’s impact and ensuring its continued leadership in global REDD+ implementation. The incumbent will also be responsible for the continued development of technical support by overseeing an experienced team of Team Leaders specialising in law enforcement, logistics, rights and communities, and science and monitoring. The MaMaBay Land and Seascape Director is responsible for building and maintaining a strong team and will contribute to fundraising, reporting and ensuring high-quality delivery on grants. S/he will at times represent the MaMaBay Landscape & Seascape at senior levels within WCS and with government, donors, and other partners.
**Major Responsibilities:**
- Provide overall management oversight for all components of the MaMaBay Strategy 2025- 2030, including the direct supervision and coordination of internal technical teams, implementing partners, and grantees; and management of properties, including office(s), vehicles and equipment.
- Ensure timely delivery of workplans, outputs, and performance indicators in alignment with both WCS’s strategic priorities and the project’s long-term REDD+ objectives.
- Lead and motivate the MaMaBay staff to consistently achieve high standards of performance, and create an organisational culture based on performance, accountability, transparency, and goal achievement to ensure that organisational objectives are achieved and staff achieve high levels of job satisfaction.
- Lead and manage the development, execution, and monitoring of annual and multi-year workplans and budgets, ensuring that all activities, staffing, and resource allocations directly support project objectives and institutional priorities.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports as required, in collaboration with the Country Director, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, Finance Manager, and other field staff.
- Coordinate the implementation of activities closely with the Makira Natural Park Director and maintain strong collaboration with government officials at the park level.
- Represent WCS in strategic engagements with carbon investors, government partners, and key stakeholders, providing authoritative input on project strategy, investment structures, and governance to ensure alignment with long-term REDD+ sustainability, equity, and integrity goals.
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