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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.
Reports to: National Forest Programme Manager
Supervises: None
Career Level: TBD
Location: Iten
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.
Major function
To coordinate the implementation of the WWF–Kenya’s Greening Kaptagat: Establishing agroforestry and clean energy solutions within a forest-based landscape in Kenya project in Elgeyo-Marakwet County in line with the project proposal/ document. The project makes a direct contribution to the aims and objectives of WWF Kenya Strategic Plan 2020-2030.
Roles and responsibilities
Key Skills/ Competencies
Qualifications and Experience
Working Relationships
Internal: Interacts with the Programme Managers (Kenya Rift Lakes, Sustainable Investments, Forestry), Head of Conservation Programmes and Advocacy, Energy & Climate Officer, Communications Manager, other Thematic Leads and Coordinators among other WWF Kenya staff.
External: Interacts with WWF Network, National and County government ministries and departments, regulatory bodies, Civil Society Organisations, other conservation agencies.
This job description covers the main tasks and conveys the spirit of the sort of tasks that are anticipated proactively from staff. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary according to organizational needs.
Please apply with your CV and cover letter as one file with the Job Title of Position Applied for on the subject line to: hresource@wwfkenya.org to be received no later than 20th July, 2021. We will not accept applications without a CV and cover letter.
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