Kenya Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) Project Director at Nature Conservancy

The Director works closely with the Kenya Country Director, the Kenya PFP Team and Steering Committee, the TNC Durable Protection Strategy team and the Africa leadership team to advance progress across all elements of the PFP to ensure that this initiative delivers strong outcomes for biodiversity, climate and people

Specific Roles And Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the success of the project and delivery of all required plans, funding, and commitments.
• Oversees the technical work as well as the negotiations on the final agreements that define the all-important closing and disbursement conditions.
• Obtains go/no-go decisions at key decision points, identifies, and obtains approval for project deliverables from the appropriate staff or teams.
• Throughout the project life cycle, monitor and measure project progress, conducts corrective action as necessary, communicates project status to major stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Develops relationships, builds partnerships, and secures stakeholder commitments.
• Ensures the quality and timely delivery of all workstreams, including leading the project team and overseeing consultants and partner performance.
• Responsible for risk management, issue resolution, conflict management and collaboratively solves complex problems.

What You'll Bring

• BA/BS degree and 10 years’ experience in conservation practice or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline an added advantage.
• English language communications skills experience, including ability to communicating clearly via written, oral, and graphical forms, and ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
• Strategic development skills experience.
• Experience directing a major complex program or project of strategic importance, including management/supervision of multi-disciplinary teams and meeting deadlines.
• Experience working with current trends and practices in relevant discipline(s) (e.g., biodiversity, climate
• mitigation, community development) and in Africa.
• Supervisory experience, including motivating, leading, setting objectives and managing performance.
• Experience in partnership development with non-profit partners, community groups and government agencies. Able to influence and work productively with these stakeholders.
• Experience negotiating complex agreements.
• Experience influencing, developing, and implementing conservation policy and plans.
• Experience with financial management of very large programs and bringing these to a successful close.
• Experience working in a matrix organizational setting.