Development Communications Manager at Honeyguide Foundation — September 2026

Employer: Honeyguide Foundation
Position: Communications & Development Manager
Location: Tanzania
Employment Type: Full-time
Application Deadline: 20 September 2026

About Honeyguide Foundation

The Honeyguide Foundation is a Tanzanian nonprofit organization that builds partnerships between local communities and the tourism sector to conserve wildlife and natural habitats.

Through a holistic, social-enterprise approach, Honeyguide promotes economic models that support both conservation and sustainable development. The organization emphasizes accountable governance, enabling communities to manage local resources more effectively.

Honeyguide provides consultation services, capacity building, and facilitates partnerships with responsible businesses to help communities address contemporary environmental and economic challenges.

About the Role

Honeyguide is looking for an experienced and motivated Communications & Development Manager to lead its Communications Department and help build a more coordinated, innovative and effective team.

This is a management role for someone who can lead people, build systems and turn strategy into action. The successful candidate will manage a multidisciplinary team covering communications, creative, media, digital and grant management functions, ensuring that work is well planned, coordinated and delivered on time.

The role will also support Honeyguide’s fundraising efforts through effective donor communications, grant research and proposal development when required.

Honeyguide is particularly interested in someone who is curious about AI and digital tools and can help the team experiment with new technologies, improve workflows, share learning and identify practical ways to work more effectively.

The successful candidate should be an organised and confident team leader with strong project-management, research and communication skills and an interest in conservation and community-led development.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Development Studies, Wildlife Management, Conservation, Knowledge Management, or another relevant field.
• A candidate from a conservation, development or technical background will only be considered where they have demonstrated strong communications, management and research capabilities.

Professional Experience

• Minimum 5–7 years’ professional experience in communications, knowledge management, fundraising support, policy, development or a related field.
• At least 2–3 years’ experience managing or coordinating teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects and competing deadlines.
• Experience in non-profit, conservation, development, research or similar environments is desirable.
• Experience working with donor communications, grants or fundraising processes is desirable.
• Demonstrated interest in or practical experience with AI and digital tools.

Application Instructions

To apply for the Communications & Development Manager position, applicants should submit:

1. Covering Letter

The covering letter should explain:

• Why you want to work with Honeyguide.
• Why you believe you are well suited to this position.
• Your relevant experience in strategic communications, leading teams and managing people.
• Your experience in developing systems, coordinating work and managing multiple priorities.
• Your experience or interest in using AI and digital tools to improve communications and organisational effectiveness.

2. CV

Submit your CV highlighting your relevant professional experience, qualifications and skills.

How to Apply

Please send your application by email to job@honeyguide.org.

Subject Line: Application – Communications & Development Manager

Important: Please do not send certificates, academic transcripts, references or any other attachments at this stage. Only the covering letter and CV should be attached.

Application Deadline: 20 September 2026

PLEASE follow all the instructions above. Any deviation can result in your application being rejected.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.