African Conservation
Centre (ACC) is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to the
development of African Conservation excellence.
ACC’s primary aim is to
bring together people and skills needed to build East Africa’s capacity
to conserve wildlife through programmes that conserve ecosystems and
maintain continuous and open landscapes as well as improve income and
livelihoods of local communities through sustainable utilisation of
wildlife and natural resources.
ACC works in pastoral
areas in Kenyan rangelands and seeks to establish strong community based
institution structures across the East African countries to address
common salient conservation and livelihood challenges through a
three-tier approach which integrates knowledge, environment and
livelihood.
We seek to recruit a dynamic and innovative professional to fill the following position:
Natural Resource Management (NRM) Specialist
The Position:
This is a management position based in Nairobi and reporting to the Executive Director.
You will have overall
responsibility to lead the planning and development of ACC’s natural
resource projects under its Integrated Watershed Management Programme
and evaluate the social, economic and environmental impact to local
communities in the conservation sector.
Key Responsibilities
The NRM Specialist will:
- Serve as the lead technical advisor on issues relating to natural resource management primarily focusing on integrated watershed management along the Ewaso Ngiro South basin
- Develop NRM strategies to ensure efficient use of and access to water and other natural resources for improvement of local livelihoods and provide a cost effective framework for monitoring and strategies for securing the ecological services provided by the natural resource base
- Develop and enhance capacity of local communities to sustainably use and manage natural resources
- Work closely with partners to conduct economic valuations of key resources and apply results to improved NRM strategies
- Identify and develop opportunities for economic benefits derived from NRM and biodiversity conservation efforts
- Ensure Community based Climate change adaptation considerations are incorporated across program activities
- Advise on and implement effective, appropriate methodologies and frameworks for strengthening ACC’s accountability; monitor programme effectiveness and review impact of projects and partnerships to ensure improvement and learning.
Qualifications and Competencies:
We seek candidates who
are passionate, have at least 5 years’ progressive experience in the
field of natural resource management with a strong emphasis in research,
economic evaluation and natural resource planning.
Education:
- A Masters degree in the field of Environmental/Natural Resource Management or Biodiversity Conservation.
Experience:
The candidate should have
a strong research background with solid experience in community
development and participatory natural resource management in dry land
areas, and in integrated watershed management issues and climate change
adaptation strategies; sound understanding of the sustainable
livelihoods framework and ecosystem services with demonstrated strong
skills in project design, economic assessment of programs; ability to
analyze environmental issues and design sustainable interventions;
resource mobilization; programme monitoring and social impact
assessment.
The successful candidate will have a ‘can-do’ approach to deliver on plans.
In addition, you will
have strong communication skills, be a team player, a person of high
integrity with good interpersonal and conceptual skills working with
cross-functional teams in development areas and with partners.
We offer a competitive remuneration and benefits package.
The successful candidate
will enjoy joining an experienced and dynamic team working alongside
community partners in a unique field and organizational space.
To Apply:
If you possess the
necessary qualifications and experience, send your application
indicating current salary, a detailed CV, names of three referees and a
daytime telephone contact, by Wednesday 6th March 2013 to:
African Conservation Centre (ACC)
P.O. Box 15289-00509, Nairobi.
Email: hr@acc.or.ke quoting Reference: TRE/ACC/NRMS/13
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
African Conservation Centre is an equal opportunities employer.
Full job advert available at www.conservationafrica.org
