Openings at Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT)

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Strategy: Develop, lead and manage the delivery and review of internal and external communications and public relations strategy that support the project; well-illustrates the conservation and development wins being made by communities; strengthens the project’s profile, and supports the organisation’s fundraising efforts.
• Work Planning: Lead the development of communications work plans which outline key activities for implementation that support project objectives, Fundraising, Programme and Communications strategies. This also includes developing and implementing carbon communication activities and budgets in collaboration with the project management and Finance teams.
• Social Media and Ground Level Communications: Oversee the development and management of the carbon website, social media channels (including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) and production of regular and incisive blogs, to conduct similar efforts at an individual conservancy level as well.
• Products: Work with colleagues to produce editorials, features, advertisements, brochures, fact sheets, briefings, position papers, news stories, impact assessments, etc.
• Media: Develop and maintain positive working relationships with targeted online, print and broadcast journalists, editorial writers and columnists, as well as other media staff. This includes supporting well-executed media strategies and activities, including press conferences, one-to-one briefings, press release, and other written materials.
• Campaigns and events: Conceive, develop and lead groundbreaking communications and advocacy campaigns, projects and events to help achieve our community conservation goals. Enhancing our partnerships with county and national governments is a key priority.
• Internal Communications: Support in the development of internal business/information sharing platforms for effective internal communication to build and maintain the project’s internal communication network and secure internal buy-in for the project, generating maximum participation and support within the organisation.
• Partnerships: Collaborate with the Grants and Communications departments to ensure an integrated communications strategy is developed and implemented with regards to community conservancies and the Carbon Project. Hold periodic meetings and work closely with implementing offices, donor offices and to ensure close coordination on communication efforts.
• Reporting: Prepare progress and impact assessment reports, track the project’s media presence, and analyse and report on the frequency and quality of coverage on a timely basis.
• Assessment: Review existing communications capacity and assets and related communications outputs with the aim to identify available resources and expertise and gaps in Carbon Communications assets and needs.
• Research: Oversee and conduct market research as appropriate to inform creative and innovative communications strategies, messaging and campaign propositions designed to effectively persuade target audiences to help support the continued growth of community conservancies and the project.

Qualifications: Education /Knowledge/ Skills and Experience

• Masters degree in any of the following fields Public Relations, Corporate Communication, Mass Communication and Journalism or other related degree from a recognized institution.
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields Public Relations, Corporate Communication, Mass Communication and Journalism or other related degree from a recognized institution.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in practical communications management across a broad geography.
• A strong technical background in areas related to communications-conservation.
• Knowledge of a working environment involving government, donors, NGOs and social media.
• A personal style that inspires trust, team work, professionalism and cooperation.
• Excellent writing and communication skills, and ability to develop effective partnerships.
• Experience in online marketing and communication.
• Experience writing, editing, and proofreading printed or online content for diverse audiences
• Experience in handling social media including blogs, face book, twitter and others as a professional communications tool.
• Experience working with conservancies, wildlife and international media.
• Fluency in English and Swahili required, both verbal and written, a foreign language is an added advantage.

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Purpose of the position:

Working closely with NRT Finance team in streamlining and strengthening financial accountability and management best practices, the accountant will be the primary point of contact when it comes to providing technical support in financial & Administration matters and ensuring all statutory compliance to financial / admin regulations and relevant policies. The individual will provide support to eleven conservancies including budgeting, reporting and risk management, ensuring that terms and conditions of the grants are met, as well as Conservancy statutory compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Verify, allocate, post and reconcile transactions
• Be proficient in all the daily, monthly and yearly accounting tasks for commercial companies.
• Prepare payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursements.
• Prepare daily and monthly ETR reconciliations, invoicing, preparing, posting and reconciling statutory payments (including withholding tax and VAT), posting and reconciliation of petty cash, incoming and outgoing payments, payroll, and all bank transactions.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and yearly P&L, Balance sheet and Cash flow reports as well as various inventory trackers.
• Prepare special financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends.
• Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
• Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Maintain financial security by following internal controls.
• Secure financial information by completing database backups
• Maintain customer confidence and protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Required to work closely with company auditors, various investors and donors to complete necessary audits.

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accounting or related field.
• Possess CPA part 11 or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience preferably in a NGO. Experience should include proposal budget development, Reporting and post award management.
• Experience in sub-grantee management and capacity building.
• A good understanding of the full cycle of a grant.
• Understanding of US GAAP.
• Advanced excel and analytical skills (Dashboard reporting, Power BI).
• Computer software skills like sun systems is highly preferred.
• Knowledge of USAID regulations will be an added advantage.
• Prior knowledge of either manufacturing accounting and/or biological asset accounting is an added advantage.
• Knowledge of the SAGE Evolution accounting package will be an added advantage.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Develop innovative and effective work-plans for the Carbon project guided by the overall NRT strategy.
• Consolidate, oversee and manage the implementation of rangelands related activities.
• Overseeing the monitoring and evaluation of the entire Carbon rangelands program in consultation with the NRT rangelands team.
• In support of the senior rangelands officer – understand and execute expenditure of the Carbon rangelands program budget through the respective target community conservancies.
• Regular communication and follow-up with respective partners.
• Overseeing all training on rangelands matters.
• Capturing and capacity building on ‘best practice’ rangeland management; rehabilitation, awareness and management at all levels.
• Initiate and maintain a network of contacts to leverage community experience and learning in the field of rangelands management.
• Consolidate and oversee reporting and share accordingly to the senior rangelands officer.
• Representing Carbon projects in conferences / other engagements where necessary.
• Supervise and coordinate implementation of Veg-CoMMS monitoring.

REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors degree in range management or natural resources management or other related field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional work experience in community management of natural resources approaches.
• Proficient and experienced in planning, monitoring, and reporting of project activities in relevant field in multi-stakeholder partnerships and collaborations.
• Excellent interpersonal, networking, communication, negotiation and facilitation skills.
• Experience of working with people from diverse backgrounds, demonstrating respect for, and understanding of, cultural differences.
• Ability to work in challenging environments and deliver on tight deadlines.
• Ability to take initiative and work independently.
• Adaptable and flexibly resilience to respond to changes.
• Exceptional organizational skills and impeccable attention to detail.
• High degree of professionalism in dealing with diverse groups of people, including Board members, senior executives, staff, community leaders, donors, and funded partners.
• Ability to make appropriate, informed decisions regarding priorities and available time.
• Ability to react with appropriate levels of urgency to situations and events that require quick response or turnaround.
• Able to maintain a high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information.
• Excellent judgment is essential.