Key Responsibilities:

Project Planning & Implementation

• Ensure that the Annual, Quarterly, Monthly & Weekly plans and budgets are in place to guide effective project delivery
• In Liaison with Project Accountant, track project implementation expenditure levels and manage work plans and budgets within the expected thresholds
• Mobilize communities to take up Restore Africa program activities as per the joint execution schedules
• Conduct community sensitization meetings on FMNR, Tree growing, S4T and other livelihood interventions for enhanced adoption.
• Develop criteria for identification of FMNR and S4T champions and Lead farmers respectively within their communities and beyond.
• Train and support the champions/Lead farmers on the FMNR and S4T / LVCD models to effectively spread the same within and beyond their communities.
• Work with the various households and various community structures to develop community rules and regulations for landscape protection, improved farming methods / CSF and management within the target areas.
• Work with community structures to establish FMNR resource centres to enhance adoption
• Support local FMNR practice campaigns at the local level
• Ensure adherence to WVK and donor guidelines and standards during the project implementation

Quality Assurance – Monitoring, Reporting and Documentation and Learning

• In consultation with the MEAL team agree on field monitoring tools for use to collect data
• Support in data capture, validation and update on the other approved project and WVK DM&E system using the approved tools
• Build the capacity of the FMNR  champions on the monitoring tools and reporting expectations
• Provide Households participation data for all the project activities segregated by RC, non-RC, gender and age.
• Ensure quality Monthly, Quarterly, Semi- Annual and Annual reports prepared and submitted on timely basis using the provided guidelines
• Work with champions, communities and partners to develop joint monitoring plans for FMNR uptake
• Together with partners, conduct regular monitoring, reflection and learning events
• Identify and document best practices and lessons learned from mainstreaming FMNR through Regreening Communities
• Support project assessment processes: Baseline, Other assessments, endline

Advocacy, Engagement, Networking and Partnerships

• Forge strong networking relationship with the county government and other partners with same objectives
• Engage with KFS, county department of environment and agriculture to work on joint execution plans for synergy building and higher impact
• Organize and conduct regular review meetings with champions, community, government and other local partners/stakeholders on the FMNR uptake and implementation
• Closely work with the local administration and communities to develop local community rules and regulations for landscape protection and management as well as enforce the same
• Actively participate in the quarterly technical working groups
• Participate in the Annual County Government’s Planning and Budgeting process and influence resource allocation to the priority needs of the most vulnerable groups within the Program Area
• Ensure that project participants are kept informed of all the Government laws and policies in respect to FMNR and environmental management

Other Duties

• Perform any other duty as may be assigned by supervisor or designee from time to time.
• Participate and contribute in committees and task forces which you may be appointed to
• Participate and lead devotions as appropriate
• Any other duty as assigned by the Supervisor

KNOWLEDGE / QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required professional experience

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in community development work implementing environment or related programs
• Experience in Project Management including program design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and reporting
• Knowledge of and experience working with the Government and community structures
• Experience implementing integrated development programs
• Excellent communication, Networking and advocacy skills
• Excellent English communication skills (both oral and written).
• A team player, capable of building staff and community capacity in L&R sector through training.
• Cross-cultural sensitivity and emotional maturity
• Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts
• Experience in training and coaching

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

• Degree in Agriculture, Agriculture Education & Extension, Forestry/Environmental Education/climate change/Natural resource management, Community Development with vast knowledge in restoration  or a closely related field from a recognized university

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Good computer skills in MS office (Excel, word, PowerPoint etc)
• Familiar with environment sector programming
• Ability to undertake initiatives, team player who is able to work with minimum supervision.
• Speaks and understands local language
• Ability to engage with local communities, partners and government authorities

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement

• Typically field based with frequent domestic travel
• MUST be a motorcycle rider with a valid driving license

Physical Requirements

• Availability as required

Language Requirements

• Excellent English & Kiswahili communication skills (both oral and written). Should understand and speak local dialect