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Resource Protection Manager, Greater Kafue

Panthera
Mulobezi, Mufunta and Sichifulo Game Management Areas, Greater Kafue, Zambia · Contract
EXPERIENCE
Senior
SALARY
Not disclosed
ELIGIBILITY
Must be eligible to work in Zambia

Panthera is hiring a Resource Protection Manager on a one-year contract to run counter-poaching work in three game management areas in Zambia's Greater Kafue.

Key details

  • Reports to the Zambia Country Director, with a start date of 23 November 2026
  • Leads patrol team leaders and site analysts and handles work plans, budgets, risk and reporting
  • Also runs the fleet, workshop, stores, infrastructure, fire management and roads
  • Works with DNPW, Community Resource Boards, traditional leaders and partner NGOs
  • Asks for 10 or more years in field operations, 5 of them managing counter-poaching teams, a degree, 4×4 experience and a willingness to live somewhere remote

Applying

Apply on Panthera's Rippling careers page with your CV and cover letter by 6 November 2026; the CV must list three professional referees with contact details. Only shortlisted candidates will hear back.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply through Panthera’s own careers page, where you’ll also find the full ad.

Go to Panthera’s careers page ↗
  • Write a cover letter for this role at Panthera, not a generic one.
  • Keep your CV to two pages, most recent job first, with dates.
  • Include two recent references with phone numbers.
  • Say when you can start and that you are happy to live on site in the bush.
Applications go straight to Panthera. No account, no middleman.
Closes 6 Nov 2026

We list this role from Panthera’s own careers page, last checked 2 Nov 2026. The full ad is on their site; see How to apply.

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