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YOUR POSITION WITH TNC
The Nature Conservancy and the Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources are part of a public-private partnership to increase investment flows for sustainable land management and integrated natural resource conservation in the upper catchment of Kenya’s Tana River. The upper Tana River supplies 95% of Nairobi’s and 60% of Kenya’s hydropower. Yet water quality and water quantity issues are increasing in the upper Tana watershed. In March 2015, The Nature Conservancy helped launch the Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund (UTNWF) to address water quality and quantity issues. This water fund combines funding from public and private donors and major users ‘at the tap’ to put the green infrastructure in place ‘at the top’ to protect the watershed. The water fund’s goal is to increase sustainable land management and integrated natural resource management through improved food production, greater household income, and more diversified development and livelihood options. To achieve this, the water fund team is implementing three components in the Upper Tana watershed.
The three components are; Institutionalization of the water fund management platform by establishing the Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund Charitable Trust and developing financial management and operational systems, Improving Upper Tana catchment ecosystems that support livelihoods, food security and economic development by implementing sustainable land management and integrated natural resource management through improved food production, greater household income, and more diversified development and livelihoods options with disaggregation of support and results by gender and age; and Implementing knowledge management and learning systems through a Monitoring and Evaluation framework that a) supports water fund decision-making and adaptive management, biophysical and socio-economic data collection and analysis and b) allows for scaling up policy integration and replication of good practices as rapidly as possible.
The Program Officer is responsible for delivery of results pledged in annual workplans and budget. This is an initial 3-year term limited position that supports the, GEF-funded Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund project, for which IFAD is the Implementing Agency. Extension of tenure will be subject to performance and availability of funds. The Program Officer will serve in the Project Management Unit and coordinate implementation work while reporting to the Water Fund Manager. The position is located in Nairobi, Kenya with significant travel to the Upper Tana watershed.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The Program Officer will support the Water Fund Manager in the management and execution of the UTNWF project. S/he will provide technical oversight, coordinate field operations, coordinate technical and planning support to sub-grantees, and ensure that activities meet donor and TNC standards. S/he will play a key role in supporting the manager to effectively achieve the results defined in the agreement and ensure timely reporting to the various donors. On behalf of UTNWF, s/he serves as the principle contact to government agencies and community beneficiaries. S/he manages the technical aspects of the Water Fund to ensure that there are lasting outcomes and results. A focus will be collaboration with key partners and the communication of best practices and frameworks that help address the conservation needs, engages and tracks local community participation in lasting conservation efforts.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND SCOPE
Travel:
Frequently travels domestically.
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