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.
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