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Project Assistant – Natural Resource Management At African Wildlife Foundation – APPLY NOW

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND , Diploma
  • Experience2 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldProject Management 

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the development of Nature Based Enterprises from locally available resources (herbs, Gum and resins, pasture production).
  • Provide additional life skills for children in the selected schools.
  • Identify and support water infrastructure development to serve people and animals, and support livelihood systems.
  • Support climate smart energy options (solar, school-level improved cook stoves, household level cookstoves to reduce usage of unsustainable fuels).
  • Engage communities to understand, build and document the traditional ecological knowledge and practices relevant to improving natural resource availability.
  • Identify and document appropriate best practices in community-based approaches to natural resource management.
  • Roll out land restoration interventions that create new forms of income and provide essential inputs to support implementation.
  • Implement participatory Management training manuals that support livelihoods.
  • In coordination with the Monitoring and Evaluation team, update and maintain the project database.
  • Conduct community outreaches to create awareness of increasingly extreme weather conditions and risks to their natural capital base.
  • Undertake activity reporting and documentation.
  • Perform any other relevant duties that may be assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements and Skills

  • Diploma in Natural Resource management, climate-related studies, environment, wildlife management, conservation biology or equivalent. A degree in similar courses is an added advantage.
  • Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience in community-based approaches including County-level engagements.
  • Ability to carry out Participatory Needs Assessments.
  • Ability to develop annual work plans and reporting.
  • Ability to facilitate relevant training/events/workshops.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work in a field setting and remote environment with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to travel frequently, if required.
  • Possession of a clean and up to date riding license.
  • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office.
  • Fluency in spoken English and Kiswahili required.
  • Knowledge of a local language (Gabra – Hurri Hills, Rendile – Mt Kulal and Samburu – Laisamis) is required.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to African Wildlife Foundation on recruiting.ultipro.com to apply.

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