BACKGROUND:

Established in 1948, The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a membership Union composed of both government and civil society organizations. It harnesses the experience, resources and reach of its more than 1,300 Member organizations and the input of more than 10,000 experts. IUCN is the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.

About the Project;
IUCN Kenya is implementing the TWENDE Project – Towards Ending Drought Emergencies: Ecosystem Based Adaptation in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Rangelands. The objective of the TWENDE project is to reduce the cost of climate change induced drought on Kenya’s national economy by increasing resilience of the livestock and other land use sectors in restored and effectively governed rangeland ecosystems. The project contributes to Kenya’s national policy of “Ending Drought Emergencies”, as outlined in “Kenya Vision 2030”. It strengthens climate change adaptation in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). The project is implemented in partnership with the Government of Kenya through the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives (MoALFC); National Drought Management Authority (NDMA); and Conservation International (CI). IUCN acts as an Accredited Entity while NDMA, the MoALFC, and CI are the Executing Entities for Component 1, Component 2 and Component 3 respectively. The geographical scope is 3 landscapes of Sabarwawa, Mid Tana and Chyulu Hills and encompasses 11 counties.
Under component 3, IUCN- Kenya provides technical assistance for the establishment of a financial mechanism, Community resilience Facility (CRF), that seeks to incentivize sustainable land management and natural resource governance through community land use and restoration plans. It aims to provide access to finance, coupled with sustainable land management practices & incentives, to improve not only arid lands productivity but also resilience to climate change. This facility will benefit communities by creating economic stability and incentivizing restoration and sustainable management of natural resources.

IUCN-Kenya is therefore seeking a Project Officer that will support the implementation of the Community Resilience Facility -CRF activities. This will be a locally recruited position and the Project Officer will be based in the project landscape.

The Field Officer will be integrated in the wider TWENDE project team and IUCN Kenya Country Office. She/he will support the teams’ visiting landscapes, the meetings to be organized, the collaboration with local implementing partners and the collection, filling and processing of information to the project manager.

Under direct supervision of the Senior Project Officers/Landscape Coordinators, the Field Officer will support in the implementation of CRF activities within the respective landscapes. The Field Officer will be responsible for managing the field-level CRF program implementation and for achievement of the field level outputs. The specific responsibilities of this position are:

SPECIFIC DUTIES:
Support in overall implementation of the Community Resilient Facility (CRF) activities at the Landscape Level where specific activities will be done.
Support in community engagements & capacity building to ensure the beneficiary groups have the necessary skills to implement sustainable land management practices.
Support with coordinating stakeholders for activity implementation at the landscape level.
Assist in organizing various workshops, trainings, and meetings.
Update and report to the Senior Project Officer on a regular basis about the progress and constraints and try to resolve implementation problems, if any, in consultation with advice/guidance of the Chief of Party.
Act as a field level representative of the during project meetings and external events.
Supervise the activities of field-based community enterprises including administrative work.
Popularize and ensure activities follow the Environmental and Social Management Framework guidelines.
Represents TWENDE project at Fund Management Committee Meetings and other events where requested.
Support in documenting success stories from the CRF activity successes, lessons learnt and impact.
Ensures that the IUCN fulfils internal and external quality control and reporting obligations to the climate funds by ensuring that reports are prepared in a timely and accurate manner.
Prepare annual work plan, quarterly progress report, annual progress report and other plans as required and ensure timely submission to the Senior Project Officer.
Support the development, coordination, and supervision of CRF enterprises to operate as desired.
Support data collection and monitoring of project activities at field level.
Assist in coordination, facilitation, and supervision of subcontracts/consultants in the field.
Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time.