Overview
Zambia Conservation Media Consultant Jobs in Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia at Wild Africa
Title: Zambia Conservation Media Consultant
Company: Wild Africa
Location: Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia
Purpose of the Role:
Wild Africa is an entrepreneurial, mission-driven organisation with ambitious delivery targets and tight timelines. We operate in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and are driven by creativity, initiative, and practical problem-solving. We move quickly and value team members who are adaptable, communicate effectively, and take a proactive approach to working with partners across Africa.
This consultant will serve as Wild Africa’s on-the-ground representative in Zambia. The primary goal of the role is to develop and maintain a wide range of ongoing media partners to distribute our content and develop co-production opportunities with support from our production and programme teams. This consultant will also be responsible for developing and maintaining partnerships with media, government, NGOs, and ambassadors to support Wild Africa’s conservation campaigns, as well as organising logistics for filming in Zambia. The consultant will also be trained to speak on behalf of the organisation locally.
The Individual
We are looking for a highly organised, proactive, and adaptable individual who is passionate about conservation, earnestly wants to change the world and is motivated by the opportunity to play a pivotal role in building a new African organization.
The ideal candidate will have strong relationship-building and communication skills, an entrepreneurial mindset, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Experience in media, communications, and building partnerships is a must. Experience in conservation would be beneficial.
This role requires flexibility, responsiveness, and periodic travel within Botswana and potentially the region, sometimes on short timelines. Candidates should be comfortable managing multiple priorities, solving problems proactively and with urgency, and engaging confidently with a range of stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Research, connect, build and maintain partnerships with media leadership from TV, radio, newspaper, billboard, PR and social media companies accompanied by Wild Africa staff.
- Research, connect, build and maintain partnerships with local ambassadors from music, sports, film, TV, business, religion and government accompanied by Wild Africa staff.
- Connect and engage with relevant government ministries, parks, wildlife, tourism, customs and police, President’s office accompanied by Wild Africa staff.
- Proactively track workplans, stakeholder commitments, and agreed deliverables to ensure timely follow-through.
- Coordinate logistics for local visits and film shoots for public service announcements, mini-documentaries and other productions.
- Represent Wild Africa in local media engagements and interviews where required.
- Identify and escalate risks, delays, or stakeholder challenges where necessary.
- Report and update the Wild Africa team on progress weekly
Key Competencies:
- High level of professionalism, initiative, and follow-through
- Strong organisational and project coordination skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
- Self-motivated, proactive, and adaptable, with the ability to manage competing priorities and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with remote teams
Requirements:
- Five or more years of relevant experience in communications, partnerships, media, stakeholder engagement, project coordination, or related fields across Africa preferably in management roles. .
- Experience working in fast-paced, growth-oriented environments with increasing levels of responsibility
- Excellent organisational, project management and communication skills
- Excellent writing and project reporting skills
- Ability to identify problems quickly and anticipate potential issues
- Knowledge of production processes and understanding of social media
- Ability to diagnose problems quickly and foresee potential issues desirable
- Deep interest in or experience of conservation
Remuneration will be competitive within the non-profit sector and dependent on experience, qualifications, and location. The role will initially be structured on a consultancy/day-rate basis, with the potential to transition to a longer-term monthly arrangement as the project develops.
To apply, send one page cover letter and CV to sarah@wildafrica.org subject line ‘Zambia Conservation Media Consultant’
Please note that applications received through LinkedIn will not be considered.
About Wild Africa
Founded by WildAid co-founder Peter Knights, OBE, and Corie Knights and based out of Cape Town with teams in Lagos, Harare, Kigali, Windhoek and Dar Es Salaam, Wild Africa is a dynamic new African NGO. We aim to be Africa’s most effective conservation communicator inspiring the public support and political will to protect Africa’s wildlife and wild spaces forever.
Because we believe people and wildlife can only survive and thrive together, we are popularizing conservation with a much wider audience to protect endangered species and communities that depend on wildlife and to minimize the risk of zoonotic disease.
By amplifying the voices of African opinion leaders from every field through a powerful network of media partners and diverse programming, we seek to promote domestic wildlife tourism, local conservation projects and the passage and effective enforcement of conservation laws. Through our communications and direct support, we also aim to deliver permanent reductions in wildlife crime, the demand for illegal bushmeat, human/wildlife conflict and habitat loss.
Our network includes more than 85 national and international broadcasters, as well as radio, newspaper, billboard, pr and social media companies, who work with us pro bono to add their voices and promote conservation and environmental issues. We partner with over 200 ambassadors from music, sports, film, TV, business, religion and government from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Rwanda, Namibia, Zambia, Kenya and Tanzania. We have an ever-expanding portfolio of programming and media partners, from broad awareness initiatives to focused campaigns in individual countries on specific issues or species.
We have 3 US-based staff, 8 Cape Town-based staff and 9 consultants across Africa with a 2026 budget of US $2.5m, raised through a US 501 (c)(3).
