The Institutional Canopy of
Conservation (ICAN) Research Project
Job Title: Project Coordinator
Job location: African Conservation Centre offices, Karen,
Nairobi, Kenya.
Contract length:Two year, Full time role renewable based on
performance
The major goal is to identify the
most effective designs for future Community-Based Conservation programs by
examining the impacts of ongoing conservancy experiments on community
livelihoods and members’ attitudes and practices towards natural
resources.
The project will address critical
issues of public policy at local, national and global levels. Geographic scope:
The project will focus on the rangelands, wetlands and forests of the East
African savannah, especially in the borderlands between Kenya and Tanzania.
Responsibilities and tasks: The
Project Coordinator will play a vital role in the management and organization
of this seven-year research project. He/she will carry out managerial
functions, as well as contribute to the organizational leadership of the
project.
The Project Coordinator will
regularly visit research field sites, and coordinate and integrate work being
pursued in field sites. Further, s/he will play the key leadership role in
project oversight and implementation of project plans, ensuring that project
deliverables are produced and activities carried out according to schedule.
The Project Coordinator will ensure that emerging data from field sites is communicated to the Steering Committee and others as relevant.
Finally, this job involves working on
project budget adherence, taking a leadership role in all project communications,
and managing data inputs and outputs.
This is a full-time position
requiring a high degree of leadership ability, motivational skills, and team
building experience.
Organizational relationships: He/she will be based at the ACC offices in Karen, Nairobi reporting directly to ACC Executive Director.
He/she will also work closely the
research coordinator working in McGill University in Canada to ensure smooth
continuity of administrative tasks on both the East African and North American
sides of project activities.
Qualifications and Experience Required:
- A doctorate in a field related to project
themes,
- Experience in research coordination and
logistics,
- Strong communication skills, with proven
ability to initiate and follow-up interactions and complex communications
with large groups;
- Experience pursuing research in the social
sciences, e.g. PhD research
- Experience in fostering broad partnerships for
project synergy
- Ability to work in remote field sites with
basic amenities;
- Ability to take initiative, map out and
delegate tasks, and follow up with individuals on tasks assigned.
- Some familiarity with IT and web-based data
systems.
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
Monday 29th December 2014 to:
African Conservation Centre
P.O. Box 15289-00509, Nairobi.
Or submit by Email: hr@acc.or.ke
quoting reference: ACC/ICAN/14.
Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted