Friends of City Park, Nature Kenya
Calls for applications for Project Manager to undertake Stakeholder Forum
Duration: 6 months fixed contract
Location: Nairobi
Who is Friends of City Park: Friends of City Park (FoCP) is an advocacy group
within Nature Kenya, that works to preserve City Park for future generations.
Some of FoCP’s successes include:
- Being instrumental in having 60 hectares of
the Park in 2008
- Undertaking a biodiversity baseline survey
that revealed just under 1,000 different species of flora and fauna within
the park
- Hosting several events within the Park
including Clean ups, Tree Planting and Treasure Hunts
Stakeholder Forum: FoCP will host a wide Stakeholder Forum in
September 2016.
Aim of the forum is to bring together
all stakeholders together to discuss rehabilitation and management vision for
the park, create a road map for the rehabilitation, use combined power to
resolve conflict issues and raise awareness and vibrancy of use of the
Park.
The Stakeholder Forum will also mark
the 20th anniversary of FoCP.
The Stakeholder Forum will be a 1 day forum bringing together Stakeholders from the Government, International Organizations, Local Conservation Group, Users of the Park, Adjoining Uses to the Park, Professional bodies and donors.
The Forum will break out into 6
workshops to discuss strategies for:
1.
Securing the park for future
generations
2.
Safety within the Park
3.
Cleanliness of the Park and River
that runs within it
4.
Accessibility for all Nairobians to
the Park
5.
Preserving and Enhancing the
Biodiversity within the Park
6.
Sustainable management of the Park
Project Manager Job Description
- Lead the effort to organize the Stakeholder Forum.
While Committee members will help, the Project Manager is the key point
person and driver to ensure the Stakeholder Forum is a success.
- Carry out Outreach and Communication to all
Stakeholders. While institutional / formal stakeholders are known and need
to be engaged, a key part of the Project Manager’s role will be to reach
out to the users of the park who are individuals and fragmented (i.e. not
organized under any umbrella body), and find ways of ensuring their voice
is heard and their use of the park is well understood.
- Oversee implementation of a user survey of the
Park: FoCP wishes to undertake a user survey, particularly to understand
who currently uses the park and their constraints.
- Provide Logistics Support for the Stakeholder
Forum and all meetings leading to the Forum
- Research Information / Create Documents :
Draft documents for Stakeholders to review, liaise with design person to
ensure they are prepared in a timely manner.
- Work Monday to Friday 9 - 5 pm minimum, but
able to attend meetings in evenings / on weekends when required.
- Send Out Invitations to Stakeholders: Draft
invitations and follow up about attendance.
Key Criteria:
1.
Excellent oral communication skills.
Able to engage with a wide range of stakeholders, diplomatically discuss conflict
issues, bring all Stakeholders to the table. Ability to build trust and
relationships with key contact people in various organizations.
2.
Excellent written communication
skills: Engage stakeholders through letters, write funding proposals, draft briefs
for media. Continuously update committee on progress.
3.
Proactive, Persistent, Pushy - obtain
an audience with hard to reach stakeholders through sheer continuous effort and
persona
4.
Extremely organized: obtain and
maintain detailed record of all contact with various stakeholders, undertake
all logistics
5.
Mobile: able to move around Nairobi
to meet with various stakeholders
6.
Not afraid of big challenges, do
whatever it takes to get the job done. Take initiative to solve problems as
they arise.
7.
Good collaborator with others. You
listen to others, speak your mind, ask right questions. Not afraid to get your
hands dirty.
8.
Dynamic personality, passionate about
the Environment & the Role of Civil Society for change for the greater good
in general and City Park in particular.
Applicants should have minimum
educational qualification of a Bachelor’s degree and relevant work experience
and should send a cover letter (no more than 01 page) showing:
- Why you would like to work with us
- Why you think you connect with our work
- Your unique experience and qualifications that
makes you the best candidate
Application deadline: February 22nd, 2016
Interview date: February 25th, 2016
Start date: 1 March 2016
Compensation: KES 45,000/- per month for 6 months fixed contract.
Bonus of 1 month salary at end of Stakeholder Forum if well attended (defined
as minimum of 200 people attending Forum with representation of all key
stakeholders).
Email application to: office@naturekenya.org
