Director, AWF Conservation Schools (DACS)
For more than 50 years, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF)
has been a key player in African conservation and sustainable
development.
As this is a new position within AWF, the DACS will be the
primary leader in crafting a vision, and the tools and systems to develop and
support these schools.
The DACS will work with relevant teams to generate proposals,
partnerships and relationships to attract funding and resources to make this
program successful.
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the AWF Chief Executive Officer, the Director, AWF
Conservation Schools will be the manager of AWF’s initiative to build and
support a network of approximately 15 primary schools, directly linking
education to conservation, over the next 10 years in the key wildlife
landscapes (AWF’s Heartlands) in Africa.
This individual will be responsible for ensuring linkages
between African Conservation Schools (ACS) and AWF’s broader conservation
program; development and implementation of a model for African Conservation
Schools; creating relationships and negotiating agreements for new schools;
implementing an ongoing program of support and improvement for ACS and
teachers; leading a cycle of proposal development, fundraising and reporting
for ACS.
This position will be based in AWF’s Headquarter office in
Nairobi, Kenya.
The successful candidate will have;
- Postgraduate
qualification in education or related field (MA, M.Sc., M.Ed. or PhD)
- At
least 5 years’ experience in education management, leadership or
administration
- Direct
teaching experience
- Demonstrated
ability to build a program
- Outstanding
knowledge and credibility in improving education
- Passion
for linking education to wildlife conservation
- Ability
to negotiate and represent AWF at a high level with donors and Government
Ministries
- Excellent
verbal and written communication
- Exposure
or participation in conservation is a plus
- Fluency
in English essential; fluency in French a strong advantage
A professional operating environment with latitude to innovate
and deliver value as well as a competitive remuneration package is
available to the right person who shares an interest in AWF’s mission and core
values.
If you are interested in this position, please send a cover
letter and your detailed CV indicating daytime telephone numbers, address and
names of three referees with subject ”DACS”, to jobs@awf.org.
Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
Closing Date: December 31, 2012
For further information on the position and AWF, please visitwww.awf.org/jobs
