Program Officer- Carbon Development at World Vision Kenya

Major Roles and responsibilities

Technical Support 

• Provide effective technical support to project teams on carbon project design and project cycle management – carbon related project usually has two tracks, the project management cycle and the carbon management cycle; support the carbon management cycle in collaboration with field project teams.
• Provide effective technical support to the CLHHR team at national Office, AP Staff and Grant Project managers on integration of carbon-related components in landscape restoration projects.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams to undertake actions related to GHG and carbon feasibility studies, project design document development, and GHG and carbon certification technical assistance
• Manage project team activities including the preparation of project work plans, schedules, budgets, technical activities, and coordination of technical staff and sub-consultants to ensure efficient carbon programming
• Analyse carbon markets, standards and certification parameters to support decision mechanisms for carbon-related projects.
• Support the organization on carbon credit modelling, monitoring and measurement frameworks.
• Ensure carbon development elements are properly integrated in environmental and climate action strategic and operational plans and are rolled out across the organization.
• Participate in joint technical coordination, planning and review meetings for carbon-related landscape restoration projects, plans and initiatives within the organization and externally including with government.
• Enhance skills and capacities of staff and partners in climate mitigation and carbon development strategies, successful models and approaches in the Child Learning and HH Resilience TP and other TPs.  
• Contribute to regular learning forums to profile, communicate and ensure adoption of promising practices as well as disseminate strategic carbon project development and management guidelines

Accountability, Learning and Innovation

• Develop an internal capacity building plan and support capacity building of relevant departments and staff on carbon programming.
• Support documentation and communication of best practice and lessons from carbon programmes.
• Integration of carbon-related landscape restoration and management elements in Child Learning and HH Resilience TP Design and/or yearly Annual Operation Plan (AOPs, DIPs, Annual Budgets)
• Ensure interpretation and utilization of assessment, baselines, evaluations and verification on quality of designs
• Strengthen research, learning, documentation and dissemination of WVK work on carbon project outcomes
• Ensure development of standardized monitoring tools for tracking carbon project result indicators.
• Facilitate Regions and Programs to develop high quality integrated landscape restoration and carbon-related climate action projects through conceptualization, innovation, development and planning
• Gather data at National level for reporting on climate mitigation (MMR, Semi-Annual, Annual Reports) and CWB Annual Report
• Organize trainings for staff on emerging/contemporary trends on carbon programming for increased awareness and integration.
• Program Development and Grants Acquisition 
• Lead in development and utilization of MOUs / working agreements with sector strategic, funding and program/project implementation partners for carbon projects
• Participate in Go-No Go Processes, write ups, meeting with prospective donors and submission of concepts/proposals
• Technically support Resource Acquisition & Management (RAM) team to develop proposals/concepts to prospective donors and SOs for carbon-related projects as per the yearly set targets;
• Engagement, Networking and Advocacy
• Establish and maintain strategic contacts with the UN, Government, INGOs, Universities, Research Institutions, Donors and Embassies
• Ensure WVK representation in key strategic landscape restoration and carbon-related working groups and forums

Other Duties

• Support tasks under environment and climate change
• Participate and contribute in committees and task forces and;
• Any other duty as assigned by the Supervisor.
• At least 5 years’ experience in forestry, natural resources management, carbon project design and implementation and GHG measurements or modelling.
• Experience leading or participating in carbon studies such as carbon feasibility study, Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use (AFOLU) carbon assessments, GHG and carbon project due diligence, and/or project design document development.
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills with management experience an added advantage
• Work experience in implementation of integrated livelihoods, ecosystem restoration and carbon offset projects;
• Experience in proposal development;
• Experience in implementing climate mitigation approaches particularly in the forestry and energy sectors.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in forestry, geography, natural resources management or equivalent from a reputable university.
• Relevant post-graduate qualification(s) will be an added advantage
• Familiarity with certification in voluntary carbon certification, e.g., Verra Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA), and Plan Vivo
• Practical understanding on energy audits and GHG measurements in compliance with international standards and guidelines will be an added advantage.
• Excellent project management skills and a good understanding of the project life cycle
• Membership with professional bodies on environment, climate change, carbon development or forestry is added advantage