Vacancy Announcement: Project Manager, Payments for Ecosystem Services
About Conservation International: For more than 25 years, Conservation International
(CI) has been protecting nature for the benefit of everyone on Earth. But we
are not a run-of-the-mill environmental organization. We are more like a human
organization.
CI is 900+ people in 30+ countries
helping to build a healthier, more prosperous and more productive planet, for
you, and everyone.
Our ultimate goal is to protect the
most fundamental things that nature provides to all of us: our food, fresh
water, our livelihoods and a stable climate.
CI works at every level, from remote villages to the offices of presidents and CEOs, to find these solutions.
Our work is moving entire societies towards healthier, more sustainable development paths- so that we do not use up today what we are going to need tomorrow
Project Manager
Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES)
are becoming popular as a more direct way to achieve conservation goals. PES
responds to the nature of market mechanisms, and has been rallied as an
effective way to channel resources to traditionally abandoned rural
populations.
CU recognizes the utility of PES and
the opportunity to implement PES at both the sub-national and national
levels.
The lessons leart from past PES
projects, can inform future programme success. This is especially true in
Africa, where PES has typically been limited to sub-national pilot programmes.
CI has extensive organizational experience in PES-related initiatives. In Kenya, CI is working on a stacked PES project (water, REDD+, solar) in the Chyulu Hills. CI specifically aims to advance a water PES project within the boundaries of the Chyulu Hills Conservation Trust – a multi-partner initiative that includes CI.
The Trust has already developed a REDD+ Project (initiated in 2012) designed to promote climate change mitigation and adaptation, restore biodiversity, and create alternative livelihoods.
Conservation International is looking for Project Manager who can support the project implementation.
Reporting to the Natural Capital
Accounting Director, and serving as the lead for the project, the Project
Manager will be expected to manage the implementation of a water PES project
within the Chyulu Hills to supplement the Trust’s ongoing work in REDD+
initiatives.
S/he will also be responsible for the
development of the Chyulu Hills REDD+ and Solar PES programmes, which will
align with geographically with the water PES, managed by the Chyulu Hills
Conservation Trust.
S/he may also assist in the
implementation of additional PES projects within Africa, thereby helping to
build CI into a PES leader on the continent.
To Apply
Please visit Conservation
International’s Careers page (www.conservation.org/careers)
and apply directly through our online job application form for this
position.
The deadline for receipt of
applications is December 31, 2015.
