Summary
Date Posted: Friday, August 26, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Community Engagement Specialist, Kenya Project Finance for Permanence (PFP)

What We Can Achieve Together
Kenya Project Finance for Performance (PFP) is a complex conservation approach designed to ensure durable financing for a region’s conservation priorities. PFP combines a robust strategic plan for conservation with fully secured financing to generate long-term, durable conservation outcomes. For Kenya, TNC is leading the development of the PFP in partnership with the government of Kenya and local stakeholders and rights-holders. The PFP will be designed to contribute significantly to durable protection of important natural ecosystems to achieve biodiversity, climate change, and human well-being outcomes. To achieve this robust vision, an extensive planning process for the PFP is required that compiles information to inform conservation planning, funding needs, financing mechanisms, governance, and government relations.
The Kenya PFP Project Community Engagement Specialist supports building relationships and effective engagement with a full range of non-government stakeholders (including indigenous peoples and local communities-IPLCs, businesses, community-based organizations, and civil society) through close collaboration with the PFP Team under the direction of the PFP Project Director. This position is a critical role to ensure that local ownership of the PFP is cultivated during the planning stage, local inputs to the design of the PFP are consistently heard and incorporated into all elements of the PFP, and to secure key commitments in the single close from stakeholders for the implementation stage. They will share information on priority community-based conservation activities that could be included in the PFP scope based on community input and successful examples of community-based work with implementing partners. The Community Engagement Specialist will lead the development of community benefits monitoring framework for the PFP and provide input on disbursement conditions related to community benefits and outcomes.
Reporting to the Kenya PFP Director, the position will be based at the TNC office in Nairobi, Kenya.

We're Looking For You
Are you looking for a career to help people and nature? Guided by science, TNC creates innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that people and nature can thrive together. We’re looking for someone who is a passionate, motivated problem-solver. Come join TNC and apply today!

Role Scope and Key Responsibilities:
•
• Lead the development and implementation of local communities and Indigenous groups engagement plans.
• Ensure maintenance of a record of engagement with stakeholders to track issues and concerns.
• Lead the development and implementation of project safeguards policy and community benefits monitoring framework for the PFP.
• Represent the PFP project, support logistics and participate in community-based workshops, events, meetings, and initiatives to communicate the project, solicit feedback, facilitate collaboration and relationships.
• Provide input on disbursement conditions related to community benefits and outcomes.

What You'll Bring
• BA/BSc degree and minimum 5 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience of developing and implementing safeguards standards in local community contexts
• Experience coordinating complex or multiple projects simultaneously, working with diverse communities and local partners.
• Understanding of community conservation in Kenya.
• Experience completing tasks independently and respecting timeline(s).
• Experience with managing conflict and complex negotiations.
• Ability to communicate effectively and maintaining close contact with multiple audiences and to prepare professional presentations and reports.

What We Bring
Since 1951, The Nature Conservancy has been doing work you can believe in protecting the lands and waters that all life depends on. Through grassroots action, TNC has grown to become one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff, we impact conservation throughout the world!
The Nature Conservancy offers competitive and comprehensive benefits packages tailored to the individual countries where we work. These may include health care benefits, retirement benefits, parental leave, paid time off, life insurance, and disability coverage as well as an employee assistance program and other life and well-being benefits. Learn more about our benefits in the Culture Tab on nature.org/careers.
We’re proud to offer a work environment that is supportive of the health, well-being, and flexibility needs of the people we employ!

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Job application procedure
To apply for job ID 52022, submit your materials online by using the Apply Now button at https://careers.nature.org/ . Need help applying? Visit our recruitment  page or contact applyhelp@tnc.org .
The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to diversity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of diverse backgrounds, beliefs and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
TNC is committed to offering accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please send a note to applyhelp@tnc.org  with Request for Accommodation in the subject line.
Where legally permissible, TNC requires all new employees to be fully vaccinated and willing to keep up to date with vaccines that protect against COVID-19. By accepting an offer of employment, you agree to comply with this requirement, unless you are entitled to a legally mandated exemption.

All Jobs

QUICK ALERT SUBSCRIPTION