IUCN BIOPAMA Project Officer Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs. IUCN Kenya looking for “BIOPAMA Project Officer”. Applicants with a postgraduate qualification may apply on or before 10 October 2022.
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IUCN BIOPAMA Project Officer Jobs 2022
The IUCN has published a job vacancy announcement on 27 September 2022 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of BIOPAMA Project Officer to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) |
| Position | BIOPAMA Project Officer – Action Component |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | postgraduate qualification |
| Experience Required | At least 7 years |
| Application Deadline | 10 October 2022 |
IUCN Job Vacancy 2022
Job Purpose: The BIOPAMA Action Component Officer will be responsible for the day-to-day administration, coordination and supervision of the implementation of the Action Component for Eastern and Southern Africa. S/he will work closely with the BIOPAMA Regional Coordinator, the BIOPAMA Global Action Component team, as well as the regional and global BIOPAMA Finance Officers. The Action Component Officer will be responsible for working with the RRH team and specifically the RRH Policy Officer and national agencies to ensure alignment of funded projects with national- and site-level priority actions required. S/he will support and advertise calls for proposals (as relevant), manage all potential grantee enquiries and organize relevant capacity building activities. S/he will organize and liaise with the expert Regional Advisory Committee (as needed) who will assess the project proposals to be selected by the BIOPAMA AC Validating Committee. S/he will work closely with the BIOPAMA finance team to contract grantees and ensure reporting is in line with donor requirements. S/he will manage all reporting, internal and external, related to the Action Component and will support the promotion and capitalization of the granted projects.
Specific Duties:
Ensure effective and efficient implementation of the BIOPAMA Action Component in Eastern and Southern Africa through timely implementation of programme activities in accordance with the BIOPAMA workplan, project documents, supporting agreements (e.g. contracts, MoUs, etc.), annual work plans and the procedures and policies of IUCN.
- More specifically the Action Component Officer is expected to carry out the following duties;
- Develop a thorough understanding of the BIOPAMA Action Component mechanism;
- Take responsibility for implementing all processes required at regional and national levels for grants management and ensuring that they are delivered in a timely, effective and accurate manner;
- Plan and undertake regular communication with other members of the Action Component team – reviewers, finance and contract personnel and provide relevant updates periodically;
- Provide guidance to the global team on regionally tailored approaches for an effective communication programme to promote and explain the grant mechanism opportunity to stakeholders across the ACP region;
- Work effectively with the BIOPAMA global team to deliver regional BIOPAMA communication products and communicate results;
- Support the communication of the launch of the calls for proposals in the region (as relevant);
- Provide regular technical advice to the Regional BIOPAMA Coordinator and assist in work planning and the preparation of reports related to the implementation of the Action Component in Eastern and Southern Africa;
- Work, together with the Regional BIOPAMA Coordinator, to ensure integration and compliance with the IUCN Environmental and Social Management System and the BIOPAMA AC Operational Manual;
- Identify key regional and national networks and organizations and develop and maintain contact lists and liaison;
- Work, together with the Regional BIOPAMA Coordinator, to oversee a Regional Advisory Committee which acts as a review team. Ensure the secretariat of the RAC et elaborate report for the BIOPAMA AC validating Committee;
- Coordinate the ESMS clearance of the project proposals as relevant;
- Contribute regional support to the processes for solicitation, review and evaluation of proposals in consultation with other members of the Action Component global team;
- Provide advice on due diligence assessments and screening of applicants in consultation with the regional BIOPAMA AC Finance Officer and the global team;
- Prepare letter to applicants on the outcomes of their proposal submissions and liaise with them when needed;
- As necessary, provide direct technical support for capacity building, particularly of local-level civil society organizations and mentor applicants and grantees through aspects of grant management, from the initial proposal design and submission process, to assisting with project monitoring and evaluation;
- Manage the submission of technical and financial reports from grantees, and verify completion of products, deliverables, and short-term impacts by grantees in order to review the efficiency and efficacy of project implementation;
- Monitor performance through communication with grantees and through site visits where appropriate;
- Ensure close synergies between the grants programme and RCMRD’s roles in BIOPAMA particularly in regard to management effectiveness assessments and activities that will improve the quality of baseline protected and conserved area information and ensure that relevant information derived from grant projects is accessible to the Regional Resource Hub at RCMRD;
- Contribute to information sharing, lessons learning and documentation of Action Component project and programme experiences;
- Work effectively with the BIOPAMA global team to promote BIOPAMA AC funded projects’ results and success stories;
- Work effectively with the BIOPAMA Technical Officer (TO) for supporting the capitalization process of BIOPAMA AC funded projects, supporting good project logical framework and indicators, project monitoring and enabling information sharing from the projects to the RRIS.
Qualification:
- A postgraduate qualification in a relevant field such as environmental management, natural resource management, conservation biology, or an ecology or natural science related discipline. A certificate or diploma in an ecology related discipline accompanied by 7 years’ relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the University Degree requirement.
Experience:
- At least 7 years of experience in biodiversity conservation and/or protected areas management, ideally involving terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems, at national and/or regional levels, in Eastern and/or Southern Africa;
- Experience with grant management systems including contracts management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation methodologies;
- Experience in communicating and collaborating with management agencies, local communities, academic institutions and local, national and regional stakeholders to achieve agreed collective outcomes;
- Experience in interacting confidently with diverse stakeholders including with government officials and local communities;
- Hands-on experience with report writing;
- Proven experience in project administration;
- Demonstrated experience in capacity building and working as a facilitator or trainer in a multi-cultural setting
Other Details
- Vacancy #: 6150
- Unit: ESARO – Conservation Areas and Species
- Organisation: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- Location: Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office, Nairobi, Kenya
- Reporting to: Senior Programme Officer – Conservation Areas and Species Programme
- Work percentage: 100%
- Grade: P1
- Expected start date: 01 November 2022
- Type of contract: Fixed-term (24 months)
How to Apply IUCN BIOPAMA Project Officer Jobs 2022
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The Closing Date: 10 October 2022
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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