Educational Promotion Officers- Murungaru

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Nature Kenya—the East Africa Natural History Society (EANHS)—is Africa’s oldest environmental Society, established in 1909 to promote the study and conservation of nature in eastern Africa. We remain a non-political and not for profit membership Society.

JOB SUMMARY

Requirements Hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Education, Environmental Science, Forestry, Natural Resource Management, Community Development, Communication or related field;Have at least three (3) years’ experience in environmental education, community mobilization or conservation awareness programsHave experience working with schools, community groups and conservation stakeholdersPoses strong communication, facilitation and report writing skillsHave experience in knowledge management and documentation;Live near the above-mentioned sites and have good local knowledge of the landscape and its conservation challenges

RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage the day-to-day operations of the Resource CentreCoordinate and implement site-based environmental education and awareness-raising activitiesConduct regular school-based environmental education programmesOrganise and execute community outreach and stakeholder engagement activitiesEngage youth and women in environmental conservationDocument and communicate project success stories, lessons learned and best practicesCoordinate stakeholder participation in local, national and international environmental events, among other assigned duties.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Forest protection, Training program planning, Educational policy

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree