Key Responsibilities:

Technical support

• Provide effective technical support to the World Vision Kenya teams implementing environment and climate change, DRR, Carbon Development and landscape restoration Programmes and projects.
• Support programs/projects to ensure that high quality Technical program/Project Designs, Annual plans and Budgets are in place while mainstreaming environmental management and climate mitigation in the project/programs
• Develop/review environment, climate change, carbon and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) programming guidelines and business processes for smooth Programme/Project implementation
• Support WVK in making policy and strategy level decisions on environment, climate Action, DRR and carbon programming within the context of the organizational strategy and the WV environmental stewardship policy.
• Provide effective technical support to project teams on carbon project development/design and project cycle management. Additionally, in collaboration with field project teams; support the carbon management cycle in the two-track cycle of carbon related projects
• Develop an overarching framework (based on different land tenure systems), to analyse carbon rights/ benefit-sharing under different programming contexts for World Vision Kenya (WVK).
• Guide the organization on effectiveness (especially environmental effectiveness), efficiency (economic efficiency and promotion of investment) and equity implications of carbon rights and benefit-sharing systems.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams to undertake actions related to GHG and carbon feasibility studies, project design document development, and GHG and carbon certification technical assistance
• Support in the management of project team activities including the preparation of project work plans, schedules, budgets, technical activities, and coordination of technical staff and sub-consultants to ensure efficient carbon programming
• Analyse carbon markets, standards and certification parameters to support decision mechanisms for carbon-related projects.
• Guide the organization on carbon credit modelling, monitoring and measurement frameworks.
• Integration of carbon-related landscape restoration and management elements in Child Learning and HH Resilience TP Design and/or yearly Annual Operation Plan (AOPs, DIPs, Annual Budgets).

Accountability, Learning and Innovation

• Oversee development and implementation of environmental mitigation and monitoring plans at the TP and project levels
• Facilitate capacity building of staff, partners and communities on emerging/contemporary trends, WVK core models and approaches (Regreening communities, FMNR, climate action strategies, carbon programming) in all relevant programmes and Project in World Vision Kenya
• Contribute to regular learning forums to profile, communicate and ensure adoption of promising practices as well as disseminate strategic environment, climate action and carbon development and management guidelines
• Ensure interpretation and utilization of assessment, baselines and verification on quality of designs
• Strengthen research, learning, documentation and dissemination of WVK work in environment, climate action and carbon for up-scaling of proven successful practices within World Vision and without
• Ensure development and effective use of standardized monitoring tools for tracking environment, climate action and carbon programming indicators by staff and partners
• Gather data at National level for reporting on environment, climate mitigation and carbon (MMR, Semi-Annual, Annual Reports) and CWB Annual Report
• Upscale and support WVK’s current work and integration on environment and Climate Action within and among WVK’s areas of operation
• Enhance innovations uptake for effective tested and approved technologies and practices in environment, climate change and carbon programming.
• Support review of AP and grants key documents – progress reports, ToRs, assessments

Grants Acquisition

• Oversee development of capacity statements and other marketing materials on environment and carbon
• Lead in development and utilization of MOUs / working agreements with sector strategic, funding and program/project implementation partners for environment and carbon projects
• Participate in Go-No Go Processes, write ups, meeting with prospective donors and submission of concepts/proposals
• Support project impact analysis including project environmental and social impact assessment during proposal stages to inform Go/No Go decisions on carbon-related projects.
• Technically support Resource Acquisition & Management (RAM) team to develop proposals/concepts to prospective donors and SOs for environment and carbon-related projects as per the yearly set targets;
• Physically present/defend carbon development proposals to donors in coordination with RAM when required
• Respond effectively to calls and queries by donors and SOs on key Concepts/Proposals in liaison with RAM
• Develop Sector specific Job Descriptions and support recruitments and onboarding of technical staff in liaison with People & Culture department

Partnerships, Engagement, Networking and Advocacy

• Participate in joint technical coordination, planning and review meetings for environment & carbon-related landscape restoration projects, plans and initiatives within the organization and externally including with government.
• Establish and maintain strategic contacts with the UN, Government, INGOs, Universities, Research Institutions, Donors and Embassies
• Ensure WVK representation in key strategic environment, landscape restoration and carbon-related working groups and forums
• Support/enhance linkages with EARO and GC DRR, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action and Resilient Livelihoods learning centers for continued backstopping to enable quality programming within WVK
• Ensure mainstreaming of advocacy in Child Learning and HH Resilience TP projects
• Ensure key International Days are celebrated in partnership with key stakeholders

Other Duties

• Participate and contribute in committees and task forces as assigned from time to time
• Any other duty as assigned by the Supervisor.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Environmental studies, climate change, forestry, geography, natural resources management or equivalent from a reputable university.
• Relevant post-graduate qualification(s) will be an added advantage
• Membership with professional bodies on environment, climate change, carbon development or forestry is added advantage
• At least 7 years’ experience in forestry, natural resources management, climate action and carbon project design and implementation and GHG measurements or modelling.
• Experience and knowledge in local, regional and global policies and guidelines in environment, climate change, Carbon development and DRR e.g. Financing Locally Led Climate Action Program (FLLoCA)
• Good understanding of climate change issues of climate change issues, natural resource management, resilience adaptation, mitigation, carbon development and environmental stewardship
• Experience leading or participating in carbon studies such as carbon feasibility study, Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use (AFOLU) carbon assessments, GHG and carbon project due diligence, and/or project design document development.
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills with management experience.
• Work experience in implementation of integrated livelihoods, ecosystem restoration and carbon offset projects;
• Experience in proposal development;
• Experience in implementing climate mitigation approaches particularly in the forestry and energy sectors.
• Ability to build capacity of staff on relevant technical fields
• Ability to take initiative, solve complex problems, exercise independent judgment
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• A team player, capable of building staff and partners in Livelihoods & Resilience
• Cross-cultural sensitivity, and emotional maturity
• Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts
• Excellent English communication skills (both oral and written).
• Familiarity with certification in voluntary carbon certification, e.g, Verra Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA), and Plan Vivo
• Practical understanding on energy audits and GHG measurements in compliance with international standards and guidelines will be an added advantage.
• Excellent project management skills and a good understanding of the project life cycle