World Wide Fund Project Officer - Policy and Advocacy Jobs in Kenya

World Wide Fund Project Officer - Policy and Advocacy Jobs in Kenya

Background

The Southern Kenya - Northern Tanzania (SOKNOT)- UNGANISHA landscape is an important conservation landscape that includes the Serengeti, Masai Mara, Chyullu, Tsavo, Mkomazi, Kilimanjaro and the Ngorongoro crater, important biospheres and bird habitats including Lake Natron, Loita, Amboseli, West Kilimanjaro. There are 39 communal conservancies and 2 wildlife management areas (WMAs) that reflect its extraordinary biodiversity and tourism value.

The landscape is home to millions of wild animals including threatened and endangered species such as elephant, black rhino, lion, cheetah, hirola and African wild dog. The annual wildlife migrations of up to 1.3 million animals are among the largest worldwide and a main tourist attraction. The Section of SOKNOT-UNGANISHA in Kenya is referred to as The Southern Kenya (SoK) and stretches from Mara through Amboseli-Chyullu to Tsavo.

There is a critical interdependence between people and nature across the SoK landscape. Agriculture, including small scale/supplementary crop farming, and small-scale enterprises are the main sources of income generally.

Noting that majority of wildlife in Kenya is outside Parks & Reserves, and the rapidly escalating human population and high levels of rural poverty in wildlife dispersal areas and priority corridors are key drivers of land-use change, fragmentation and habitat degradation, increasing encroachment and potential human and wildlife conflict.

Unsustainable agricultural and livestock production systems practiced within the SoK landscape, to meet a growing demand for food - in the context of a changing climate - are threatening the ecological integrity of natural landscapes and the resilience of smallholder farming within this landscape.

It is both critical and urgent that enabling policies to mitigate the drivers are developed, revised and mainstreamed to support coexistence of communities with wildlife and ecosystem services (including water, grasslands) within the SoK landscape.

Role Summary

Under the overall supervision and guidance of the Amboseli-Chyulu Sub Landscape Coordinator, the incumbent will coordinate civil society advocacy, undertake policy development, providing analysis, advice, and provide support towards the delivery of the WWF projects under the Building Connectivity, Functionality & Impact Across the Southern Kenya Landscape (SOK), that include: BMZ II, Support to Conservancies, Restoration interventions (FLR), Reducing Illegal Wildlife crime (IWT), and others related to ecological connectivity within the SoK, with emphasis in Amboseli-Chyullu Sub landscape, by supporting the Policy & Advocacy component as well as the CSOs engagement. The incumbent will work closely with the Project leads in the sub landscape and support overall CSOs engagement work within Southern Kenya Landscape,

Major Function

To co-lead the implementation/ management Policy & Advocacy programme component including CSOs advocacy and engagement as well as partnership building towards creation of an enabling environment for the delivery of high impact conservation results within the sub Landscape, and the SoK Landscape as a whole.

Core Roles and Responsibilities:

Lead the Policy and Advocacy components of all the Projects within the sub landscape and SoK Landscape as required

Facilitate policy research and analysis, reviewing alternatives in relation to policy deliverables, to contribute to the policy process and to inform decision making at the SOK landscape level

Liaise and maintain regular contact with County government officials, politicians and policy makers on key policy issues within the SOK landscape

Manage the regular engagements with the local CSOs, Community and partners involved in the Projects, which include effective coordination and cooperation between project partners;

Review and collect essential baseline data, the co-creation of appropriate implementation approaches and the establishment of related monitoring systems.

Work with WWF and Consortium partners at the County level to develop and/or adjust follow up workplans and budgets;

Ensure the strong participation and benefitting of women and youth as well as people with disability in all project activities

Support the mapping, Capacity assessment and organizational development plans of CSOs working on NRM, and related sectors in SoK landscape

Advice, guide and facilitate training needs for the SoK landscape CSOs in line with the capacity building plans

Oversee the implementation of activities supporting Amboseli-Chyulu sub landscape CSOs advocacy, alliance building, collaboration and networking

Facilitate, where appropriate the development of joint actions and initiatives emerging from County Level CSO collaboration and network

Oversee the overall delivery of the CSO engagement advocacy and or project activities within the SoK Landscape and ensure contractual compliance

Ensure, at the SoK Landscape, the confirmation and documentation of free, prior and informed consent of the target groups, the implementation and monitoring of safeguards according to WWF’s ESS Framework, the mitigation of identified risks and the establishment of a grievance mechanism in close cooperation with the respective WWF-Kenya focal persons

Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Line Manager

Key Skills/Competencies:

Good interpersonal skills with the ability to network and to develop and maintain strong relationships at all levels.

CSO engagement skills

Participatory appraisals

Ability to develop materials and learning outcomes for participating organisations at Sub landscape, Landscape levels where relevant

Project management skills

Organizational and communication skills

Negotiation and contract management skills

Basic financial management skills

Strong interpersonal and public relational skills

Demonstrated ability to work independently and effectively under pressure of strict deadlines

Participatory Approaches; and Result Based Management

Identifies and aligns with the core values of the WWF organization: Courage, Integrity, Respect and Collaboration.

Qualification and Experience:

A bachelor’s degree in development studies, Political Science, natural resources management, or related subjects.

At least 5 years of hands-on experience in Policy and Advocacy, with emphasis on natural resource management,

Demonstrated experience in CSOs capacity strengthening and partnership building in natural resource management, or related fields as well as experience in policy advocacy.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; World Wide Fund Project Officer - Policy and Advocacy Jobs in Kenya

Find jobs in Kenya. Jobs - Kenya jobs. Search our career portal & find the latest Kenyan job positions, career opportunities & jobs in Kenya.

Jobs in Kenya - banking jobs, IT jobs, accounting jobs, NGO jobs, business administration, ICT, UN jobs, procurement jobs, education jobs, hospital jobs, human resources jobs, engineering, teaching jobs, and other careers in Kenya.

Find your dream job from 1000s of vacancies in Kenya posted and updated daily - click here!