Programme Coordinator (Governance of Tenure and Natural Resources Management)

Under overall supervision of the FAO Representative in Kenya, the supervision of the Deputy FAO Representative and of the
relevant technical divisions in headquarters and in decentralized offices, the staff member will be responsible for the coordination of
the GCP/KEN/077/EC project and Natural Resource Management (NRM) sector activities. In particular the incumbent will:
Provide overall technical and managerial leadership of the GCP/KEN/077/EC project, in all its aspects;
Prepare a detailed workplan for the Inception phase (Assessment and Baseline study) within one month of arrival in the duty
station;
Lead the formation and harmonization of Policy, institutional and legal framework for sustainable governance of communal
lands and natural resources;
In close collaboration with FAO legal service, support County governments to legislate policies and by-laws on land and
natural resource governance within communal lands;
Provide the Project Management Unit (PMU) and the Corporate Support Services, with all necessary planning (eg. work
plans HR plan, procurement plan, etc) including all the technical information required;
Act as a sector head for the Forestry and Natural Resources Unit, provide strategic leadership towards the achievement of
the CPF NRM outcomes and contribute to programme development;
Actively participate in fundraising for the Forestry and Natural Resources Unit in line with the established country office
resources mobilization strategy;
Perform other duties as required.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Candidates should meet the following:
Advanced university degree in natural resource management, land tenure, forestry or related discipline
Seven years of relevant experience in land and natural resources management and development, rural development, land
administration, community development or other relevant discipline, with progressively more responsibility for institutional
development, project implementation and managing relationships between key implementing partners and stakeholders
Working knowledge of English

SELECTION CRITERIA
Candidates will be assessed against the following:
Extent of relevant experience in the application of FAO methodologies related to land delimitation and territorial
development
Extent of relevant experience in Natural Resource Management and Participatory and Negotiated Territorial Development
Extent of experience in project and programme management and ability to lead and manage a team of professionals
Knowledge of the Voluntary Guidelines for the Governance of Tenure and of the implementation strategy
Excellent interpersonal communication skills, and the ability to bring diverse stakeholders together over a common goal
Quality of both oral and written communication skills on technical issues in English
Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions is desirable

Please note that all candidates should possess computer/word processing skills and should be capable of working with people of different national
and cultural backgrounds.
* The length of appointment for internal FAO candidates will be established in accordance with applicable policies pertaining to the
extension of appointments

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