Masol Community Conservancy Manager at Northern Rangelands Trust

Key Tasks

• Overseeing all conservancy activities such as wildlife conservation, livestock programs, and other community development programs.
• Managing community relations, to ensure long-term self-sustainability, strong conservation and benefits to communities
• Developing appropriate attitudes to working with all staff and stakeholders and building community ownership
• Managing, training and mentoring conservancy staff and appraising their performance to ensure motivation and high productivity
• Oversee management of all conservancy budgets, expenses and revenue, ensure clear record keeping, accurate budgeting and compliance with NRT and donor financial procedures.
• Planning and implementing efficient operating procedures for the Conservancy
• Ensuring effective and efficient utilization of financial and other resources of the organization
• Preparing project proposals and reports to donor individuals and organizations forfunding
• Manage all conservancy logistics to ensure compliance with conservancy regulations and efficiencies
• Maintain conservancy assets at serviceable level
• Undertake capacity building of the various conservancy committees
• Supporting infrastructure development and ensuring community ownership
• Enhancing conservancy visibility
• Peace building initiatives
• Liaison with the conservancy partners
• Ensure transparent benefit sharing amongst the community

Qualifications: Education /Knowledge/ Skills and Experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Conservation, Natural Resource Management, 
• Rangelands Management or Community Development.
• A minimum of four (4) years’ relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to think creatively and solve problems effectively
• A strong drive for results with demonstrated ability to work both independently and as a 
• member of team; to work with a diversity of stakeholders and communities; and to 
• effectively coordinate, lead and motivate a multidisciplinary staff.
• In-depth knowledge and demonstrated commitment to wildlife conservation and natural resource management.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in remote areas, in cross-cultural situations, with diverse economic and professional background.
• Excellent verbal and written communications (English and Kiswahili)
• Computer literacy especially in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Power point andE-mail.
• A firm understanding of pastoralist customary livestock practices and community engagement processes.