Nature Kenya Species and Sites Programme Manager Job Career

Nature Kenya (The East Africa Natural History Society — EANHS) is Africa’s oldest scientific Society, established in 1909 to promote the study and conservation of nature in East Africa.

To achieve its mission “connecting nature and people” Nature Kenya delivers a programme of biodiversity monitoring, local community empowerment, public education, advocacy and research.

To manage and sustain these activities Nature Kenya is seeking to recruit a dedicated, highly motivated, result oriented and innovative Species and Sites Programme Manager (SSPM).

The SSPM works to develop and implement an effective programme of conservation action for priority species, sites and habitats, with special focus initially on Important Bird Areas (IBAs) and Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs).

Key tasks for the SSPM job include:

• Proposal development, donor liaison and reporting;
• national and local conservation network development;
• strategic planning and priority setting; site management planning;
• public awareness and education on biodiversity and conservation; and
• staff supervision and management.

Based in Nairobi, day-to-day tasks will include staff guidance, project monitoring and evaluation, donor report writing, proposal writing, statistical analysis and field visits to inspect projects and provide guidance to field staff.

A critical part of the job is the ability to raise funds for both the SSPM position and those of other technical and support staff.

Key qualifications include:

• Master’s degree in Wildlife Management or related field;
• demonstrable commitment and dedication to conservation;
• demonstrable excellent proposal writing skills;
• track record in project management, monitoring, evaluation and donor reporting;
• experience in species and site action planning and statistical analysis;
• demonstrable strategic thinking and planning and ability to separate strategies from actions;
• ability to provide strategic guidance and direction to senior technical staff;
• ability to meet deadlines;
• self drive, motivation and ability to work under minimum supervision; and
• excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

If interested please submit your CV to the Executive Director using

e-mail: office@naturekenya.org

or to P O Box 44486, 00100, Nairobi

no later than 5 December 2011.

Learn more about Nature Kenya on www.naturekenya.org