Tropical Biology Association Alumni Project Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya

The Tropical Biology Association is a non governmental organisation working to meet the challenge of biodiversity conservation through training and supporting tropical biologists.

Company registration no: 05827864 

Registered charity no: 1116111
 

Job title: Alumni Project Officer for Tropical Biology Association
 

The Tropical Biology Association (TBA) is an international NGO that builds expertise in biodiversity research and conservation. The TBA, through Nature Kenya seeks to recruit a dynamic, team-player, result oriented Kenyan to run its follow up support programme and network.
 

The follow up support aims to promote collaboration and networking between past participants of the TBA training courses, as well as help them build a solid career in conservation science. This is a renowned flagship activity of the Tropical Biology Association.

The post holder will manage and develop the follow up support programme and communications with alumni networks.
 

Main duties and responsibilities
 

The Alumni Project Officer will:

• Manage and develop the TBA follow up support programme. This includes handling the programme’s administration and enhancing its outreach.
• Catalyse and facilitate activities that promote growth of the TBA alumni groups and alumni network generally. This includes working with TBA staff to fund-raise.
• Collate, improve and share information and resources relevant to developing alumni careers.
• Develop effective strategies to enhance, capture and measure impacts of the TBA capacity building activities.
• Manage TBA Nairobi responsibilities for the TBA website especially its online resources, and take charge of TBA communication on social media platforms, including the alumni blog.
• Develop publicity materials based on activities of the TBA follow up support programme.

Qualifications, minimum knowledge and skills needed for the job

• A strong BSc (MSc preferable) either in communication or education.
• Solid knowledge of natural sciences with very good understanding of main issues in conservation science in Africa.
• Experience networking and a passion to keep others connected and informed.
• Strong interest in nurturing careers and mentoring people and affinity with capacity strengthening.
• Ability to work across cultures and multi-disciplinary team; excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experience in collating information and communicating results.
• Ability to summarise news, feedback, and simple data into meaningful information.
• A flair for design and ability to present work well.
• Computer literate: excellent in MS word, Excel and PowerPoint, website management and social media, and DTP software.

This is an exciting yet challenging full-time job to be based at the TBA offices in Nairobi, Kenya.

Gross salary scale: In the range of KSh 50,000 to KSh 60,000 with full family medical cover.

Application procedure
 

Application should include
 

(a) Letter of motivation detailing your motivation and qualifications for the job. 

Please include: 

i) strength in communication, and knowledge of natural sciences,

ii) previous engagement in network facilitation, if any, and 

iii) projected career plans for the next 3-5 years; 

(b) CV with your full contacts and contacts of two referees.

Interested candidates should apply by email via dreca-application@tropical-biology.org

Application deadline: Friday 30 May 2014. 

Short listed candidates will be contacted for interviews to happen in the second half of June 2014 at the Nature Kenya offices, Nairobi.

Important NOTES to applicants
 

Please ensure you: 

(i) Make the ref ‘Alumni Project Officer position’ as your email subject, and

(ii) Save your attachments starting with your surname e.g. Mwangi_CV or
Mwangi_Motivation_Letter.

Applications not following these guidelines will be disqualified.

For further information about TBA and its follow up support programme see www.tropical-biology.org