Applicants should possess:

• A postgraduate qualification in environmental management, climate change, natural resource management, governance, law, economics, business administration, sustainable development, social sciences, or a related field
  
• At least 10 years of progressive senior leadership experience in conservation, climate finance, community development, natural resource management, or large-scale programme management
  
• Demonstrated experience managing complex multi-stakeholder programmes involving communities, government, donors, technical partners, and private sector actors
  
• Experience in carbon projects, MRV, verification, FPIC, safeguards, benefit sharing, or climate finance will be an added advantage
  
• Experience working with community institutions, conservancy governance structures, customary leadership and county or national government in northern Kenya.
  

The role will be responsible for:

• Providing strategic leadership and oversight for project implementation across participating conservancies
  
• Coordinating compliance with carbon standards, MRV systems, safeguards, verification processes, and Kenya’s carbon market regulations
  
• Supporting governance structures, FPIC processes, benefit-sharing arrangements, and institutional transition frameworks
  
• Leading stakeholder engagement with communities, government agencies, donors, technical partners, and conservation stakeholders
  
• Overseeing financial management, risk management, grievance redress systems, and project accountability mechanisms
  
• Supporting alignment between carbon finance, rangeland restoration, biodiversity conservation, and community livelihood priorities