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