Vacancy Announcement
for the Position of aProject Officer
1.0 Introduction
ELCI is a membership
Non-governmental Organization working in the field if environment and
sustainable development.
This role entails
strengthening communication and co-operation between Civil Society
Organizations (CSOs) and communities working on environment and sustainable
development, providing liaison with local and international policy negotiations
and processes, strengthening capacities of environmental NGOs and local
communities in developing countries, and encouraging and supporting the
advisory role of CSOs through governmental and intergovernmental agencies and
processes.
ELCI is implementing
the project “Enhancing Community Environmental Stewardship” (ECES).
This project is
supported by the Dutch Government through Ecosystem Alliance.
The project is based
in the Tana Delta.
2.0 Overall
Responsibilities:
Reporting to the
Projects Coordinator, the Project Officer will implement activities of the ECES
project
with a view to
ensuring successful, efficient, timely and quality delivery on results as
described in the
project documents.
Duty Station: Nairobi, with extensive travel to the
Tana Delta
3.0 Specific
Responsibilities:
- Review
and re-design the ECES project document in line with the comments provided
by donor
- Mobilize
and supporting organization of the communities in the Tana Delta into
Resource User Associations (RUAs)
- Capacity
building of RUAs, NGOs and CBOs in sustainable natural resource use and
management, and advocacy
- Carry
out needs assessment of various resource users in the Tana Delta with
regard to access and benefit sharing.
- Work
with the fishing communities to develop a bio-enterprise basing on the
fisheries resources of the delta
- Coordinate
evelopment of value chain for identified bio-products
- Linking
the fisher groups to a national network of non-state actors in fishing to
enhance their national level cooperation with sector stakeholders
- Support
greening of the fishing economy by use of renewable energy for processing,
and reforestation
- Link of
the RUAs with relevant organizations such as Kenya Organic Agriculture
Network (KOAN) and Encert for certification and market facilitation.
- Develop
or coordinate development of, and disseminate resource use and management
plans for the fisheries, wild harvestors, small scale farmers and
pastoralists
- Facilitate
and coordinate advocacy activities of the RUAs, NGOs, CBOs on relevant NRM
issues.
- Facilitate
development and dissemination of guides to the prevailing regulatory
provisions on land and environment in relation to Tana Delta resource use
and management.
- Facilitate
cooperation among the CSO organizations towards achieving sustainable
natural resource use and protection of livelihood opportunities in the
Tana Delta.
- Facilitate
capacity building of policy makers, RUAs, NGOs and CBOs on climate change
implications and response in the context of the Tana Delta,
- Facilitate
building capacities of RUAs and NGOs/CBOs on sustainable wild harvesting
- Contribute
to environmental governance processes at local and international levels
4.0 The successful candidate will have the following
qualifications:
- A
Masters degree in Natural Resource Management (NRM) or related discipline,
- At
least 3 years experience in similar assignments in a reputable
organization.
- Experience
in working with the private sector, donors, non-governmental
organizations, community-based organizations and the public sector.
- Knowledge
of localised, national and international environmental governance issues.
- Advocacy
and negotiation skills and experience
- Skills
and experience in natural resource conflict management
- Resource
mobilization skills and experience
- Excellent
report writing and presentation skills
- Good
public relations and communication skills
- Excellent
computer skills in various computer packages (Ms. Word, Excel and Power
Point)
- Good
organizational and analytical skills
- A
visionary and resourceful self starter with ability to work under pressure
and to meet deadlines
- Driving
experience
- Precise
attention to details
Qualified candidates should send their applications, including
detailed CVs and three referees, to reach ELCI by close of business on or
before 24th September 2012 by email to:
The Executive Director
Environment Liaison
Centre International
Email: hrm@elci.org
Only shortlisted
candidates will be notified