Vice President, Restoration & Wildlife Greater Nagpur, India Area

The Company is seeking a Vice President to lead its Restoration & Wildlife work across multiple landscapes. The role involves setting a multi-year strategy, translating it into annual plans and budgets, and overseeing rewilding, habitat restoration, forest protection, fire prevention, reforestation, and human–wildlife coexistence programmes. The Vice President will build and manage multi-location teams, ensure safe and effective field delivery, and develop strong relationships with government agencies, communities, research partners, and funders. Responsibilities also include monitoring outcomes, maintaining reliable field data, overseeing reporting and procurement, and identifying opportunities for new programmes and partnerships. Candidates should have 8–12 years of relevant experience, including at least 4–5 years leading large-scale field programmes in forestry, ecological restoration, wildlife conservation, natural resource management, or rural development. Required qualifications include experience managing multi-location teams and budgets, hands-on knowledge of forest restoration or community-based resource management, and a strong record of working with government agencies and communities. Applicants should bring sound strategic and field decision-making skills, procurement and logistics experience, comfort with data and digital tools, and fluency in Hindi and Marathi with strong English communication skills. A relevant postgraduate degree, experience in human–wildlife conflict or forest-fire management, familiarity with community forest governance, and exposure to GIS or remote sensing are desirable.

Hiring Company

Farmers for Forests (F4F)