Job

Wildlife Conservation Society

Regional Marine Director

📍 Rwanda 🏷 Governance & Public Policy 🗓 Posted 15 Oct 2026
  • Provide vision, strategic leadership, scientific guidance, and operational coordination for WCS's marine conservation portfolio across the East Africa, Madagascar & Western Indian Ocean region
  • Lead delivery of the WCS Western Indian Ocean Marine Conservation Strategy, ensuring alignment with three core impact goals: seascape integrity, endangered species conservation, and coastal community wellbeing
  • Manage direct reports and coordinate across country directors, marine leads, regional specialists, and global teams to ensure cohesive regional programme implementation
  • Drive science-based conservation solutions that integrate biological knowledge, cultural understanding, and strategic partnerships to achieve measurable marine biodiversity outcomes
  • Build and sustain relationships with country-level operations, global marine programme staff, and cross-cutting teams (Policy, Climate, Development) to maximise conservation impact across four coastal and island nations

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