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The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961, working in the field of the wilderness preservation, and the reduction of humanity's footprint on the environment. It was formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States.
Position Summary
The “Greening Kaptagat: Establishing agroforestry and clean energy solutions within a forest-based landscape in Kenya” project aims to address carbon emissions from deforestation, forest degradation and farming as well as biodiversity and poverty challenges in Kaptagat landscape by adopting an integrated approach to achieve the outcome: By 2022, project interventions in the Kaptagat landscape create the foundations for further work over the coming 5 years that will reduce emissions, contribute to poverty alleviation, address land degradation, and influence county, national and global and global climate change policy commitments. The project will form an exemplar for scale up and replication towards achieving Kenya’s revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to reduce emissions by 32% against the BAU scenario of 143 MtCO2eq and other develop goals. It will contribute to the larger “Rehabilitation and Restoration of the Elgeyo Hills-Cherangany Ecosystem Masterplan”. This masterplan covers two water towers - including Kaptagat Forest - and 22 gazetted forest blocks in the four counties of Elgeyo Marakwet, Uasin Gishu, Trans Nzoia and Baringo. The project will work with communities, government (national and county) authorities and private sector on ecosystem restoration, sustainable management of natural resources and the integration of clean energy & sustainable agriculture into policies and plans. The project is supported by the UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) through the Green Recovery Challenge Fund (GRCF) that supports low-carbon transitions and a green, resilient and inclusive economic recovery. It will be implemented for one year starting on 1st June 2021.
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Please apply with your CV and cover letter as one file with the Job Title of Position Applied for on the subject line to the HR & Administration Manager, WWF- Kenya: hresource@wwfkenya.org to be received not later than 16th July 2021. We will not accept applications without a CV and cover letter.
Work permit restrictions may apply.
Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
WWF Kenya is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to having a diverse workforce.
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