Project Assistant - Natural Resource Management at African Wildlife Foundation

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development of Nature Based Enterprises from locally available resources (herbs, Gum and resins, pasture production).
• Provide additional life skills for children in the selected schools.
• Identify and support water infrastructure development to serve people and animals, and support livelihood systems.
• Support climate smart energy options (solar, school-level improved cook stoves, household level cookstoves to reduce usage of unsustainable fuels).
• Engage communities to understand, build and document the traditional ecological knowledge and practices relevant to improving natural resource availability.
• Identify and document appropriate best practices in community-based approaches to natural resource management.
• Roll out land restoration interventions that create new forms of income and provide essential inputs to support implementation.
• Implement participatory Management training manuals that support livelihoods.
• In coordination with the Monitoring and Evaluation team, update and maintain the project database.
• Conduct community outreaches to create awareness of increasingly extreme weather conditions and risks to their natural capital base.
• Undertake activity reporting and documentation.
• Perform any other relevant duties that may be assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements and Skills

• Diploma in Natural Resource management, climate-related studies, environment, wildlife management, conservation biology or equivalent. A degree in similar courses is an added advantage.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience in community-based approaches including County-level engagements.
• Ability to carry out Participatory Needs Assessments.
• Ability to develop annual work plans and reporting.
• Ability to facilitate relevant training/events/workshops.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a field setting and remote environment with minimal supervision.
• Ability to travel frequently, if required.
• Possession of a clean and up to date riding license.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office.
• Fluency in spoken English and Kiswahili required.
• Knowledge of a local language (Gabra – Hurri Hills, Rendile – Mt Kulal and Samburu - Laisamis) is required.