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The Rainforest Alliance is a growing network of people who are inspired and committed to working together to achieve our mission of conserving biodiversity and ensuring sustainable livelihoods. Through creative, pragmatic collaboration, we aim to rebalance the planet by building strong forests and healthy communities around the world.
Job Description/Requirements
At the Rainforest Alliance, we are building an alliance to create a better future for people and nature by making responsible business the new normal. To advance our mission, we focus on amplifying our impact on the ground through systemic transformation: change across the entire supply chain, change in the relationship between people and nature, and change within our own organization. We achieve this transformation by working in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders to create a stronger Alliance. Together, we amplify the voices of farmers and forest communities, improve livelihoods, protect biodiversity, and help people adapt to climate change in bold and effective ways. We embrace transparency because we believe that the best way to build trust across our alliance is through openness about our tactics, our impact, and partners on the ground. Together, we can achieve our vision of a world where people and nature thrive in harmony.
Position summary:
The Associate, Natural Resource Management is responsible for coordinating, implementing as well as advising on all Natural Resource Management (NRM) related activities for Rainforest Alliance Mount Kenya Sustainable Landscape and Livelihoods Program in Kenya. The Associate NRM will support the Program by working with Rainforest Alliance staff, partners, consultants and stakeholders to build, monitor and manage a sound NRM system that supports an integrated landscape management to enable achievement of program’s outcomes and impacts. The position includes training and advising technical staff, partners, stakeholders and field consultants on NRM processes in accordance to Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard, government policies and international best practices. The Associate NRM is also expected to coordinate closely with other Rainforest Alliance units to share knowledge and learnings. The position is open to expand in time and geography depending on funding and performance.
Responsibilities:
The Associate NRM will support the Team Manager in planning and implementation of activities related to natural resource management, rehabilitation and reforestation, biodiversity conservation, sustainable utilization of natural resources for economic gains, natural resource financing and policy across the Mt Kenya landscape.
Specifically, the Associate NRM will be responsible for:
Qualifications:
Salary:
Commensurate with experience.
Deadline: December 15, 2020
Notes:
Only candidates authorized to work in Kenya will be considered.
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