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Expedition Leader
| Organisation: | The Wilderness Project |
| Sector: | Conservation |
| Location: | Africa |
| Closing date: | 31 October 2026 |
The Wilderness Project (TWP) aims to explore, study, and better protect 1.2 million km2 of irreplaceable African freshwater wilderness in partnership with local communities, governments, and NGOs. Central to this effort is understanding the watersheds through a series of
self-propelled source-to-end navigations of the Zambezi, Congo, Okavango and Nile River Basins in addition to several others.
The Expedition Leader will conduct active river-based expeditions, leading research and expedition teams to fulfill TWP's science and research objectives across the major river basins of Sub-Saharan Africa—the Nile, Okavango, Congo, and Zambezi. This role requires regular travel throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, including Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, Uganda, Gabon, the DRC, and South Sudan for fieldwork, expeditions, meetings, and conferences. The position
involves spending approximately half the year away from home.
involves spending approximately half the year away from home.
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| Contact person: | Johan van der Westhuizen |
| Email: | johan@thewildernessproject.org mattd@thewildernessproject.org |
