Project Manager

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Climate science or other relevant fields.
  
• 4 to 6 years or more related work experience.
  
• Direct project management experience, preferably in the conservation, advocacy, or related arena.
  
• Excellent technical and analytical skills.
  
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
  
• Up to 2 years of experience supervising and motivating multi-disciplinary teams. 
  
• Team player and able to work effectively with diverse works groups in a multicultural environment.
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  
• A record of success in influencing and partnering with key stakeholders.
  
• Ability to work well under pressure, set priorities, and deliver quality results.
  
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and under minimal supervision. 
  
• In-depth expertise in jurisdictional and nested REDD+, Article 6, and NDCs, and how these relate and influence each other, preferably on a policy and technical level.
  
• Experience in managing complex and multi-partner donor-funded projects.
  
• Experience in capacity building of various stakeholder groups.
  

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Frequent travel to project activities in Kenya and other areas as may be expected.  
  
• Ability to work extended work hours to meet project deadlines.
  
• Guidance on flexible work arrangements will be shared during the interview process.
  

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Climate science or other relevant fields.
  
• 4 to 6 years or more related work experience.
  
• Direct project management experience, preferably in the conservation, advocacy, or related arena.
  
• Excellent technical and analytical skills.
  
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
  
• Up to 2 years of experience supervising and motivating multi-disciplinary teams. 
  
• Team player and able to work effectively with diverse works groups in a multicultural environment.
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  
• A record of success in influencing and partnering with key stakeholders.
  
• Ability to work well under pressure, set priorities, and deliver quality results.
  
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and under minimal supervision. 
  
• In-depth expertise in jurisdictional and nested REDD+, Article 6, and NDCs, and how these relate and influence each other, preferably on a policy and technical level.
  
• Experience in managing complex and multi-partner donor-funded projects.
  
• Experience in capacity building of various stakeholder groups.
  

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Frequent travel to project activities in Kenya and other areas as may be expected.  
  
• Ability to work extended work hours to meet project deadlines.
  
• Guidance on flexible work arrangements will be shared during the interview process.
  

• Lead Project Management and oversight for the ClimateARK project, including ensuring timely delivery of activities, deliverables, and reporting thereof.
  
• Delivery of a number of deliverables for the ClimateARK project.
  
• Act as the contact point on REDD+ and related areas for Government engagement, including managing close coordination with different Government entities
  
• Provides expert technical guidance and input on REDD+, REDD+ nesting, Article 6, and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for the successful delivery of programs.
  
• Oversee partner management, both operationally as well as technically, including Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning elements
  
• Ensure proactive and positive donor relations and respond quickly to donor needs.
  
• Work closely with colleagues to integrate project successes into national policies and reporting (e.g. in NDCs).
  
• Lead capacity building and dissemination of lessons learned where and when relevant, both internally within CI as well as externally.
  
• Fulfill other climate and carbon-related requirements as relevant.
  

PEOPLE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervise employees or a program.
  
• Manage project budget and ensure approvals for key decisions as required.
  
• Ensure compliance with donor requirements as stipulated in the agreement.