PURPOSE

To coordinate and implement environmental education, awareness-raising, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge management activities under the Symbiotic Project, and to manage the Resource Centre as a hub for conservation learning, information sharing, and community action.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Resource Centre Management

The Officer shall:

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the Resource Centre.
• Establish and maintain a functional conservation information and documentation system.
• Develop and maintain a library of environmental publications, reports, maps, educational materials and multimedia resources.
• Coordinate visitor engagement and provide relevant conservation information.
• Maintain Resource Centre records and visitor databases.
• Organize exhibitions, demonstrations, learning forums and stakeholder meetings.
• Ensure the Centre remains accessible, functional and responsive to stakeholder needs.
• Coordinate the Resource Centre Management Committee

Environmental Education and Awareness Creation

The Officer shall:

• Co-ordinate environmental education and awareness creation programs with Nature Kenya and relevant stakeholders
• Coordinate implementation of the Environmental Education and Awareness creation program.
• Prepare annual, quarterly and monthly environmental education work plans.
• Conduct awareness campaigns promoting:
  • Biodiversity conservation
  • Ecosystem restoration
  • Climate change adaptation and local livelihood resilience building
  • Sustainable natural resource management
• Develop environmental education materials including, but not limited to:
  • Posters
  • Brochures
  • fact sheets
  • PowerPoint
  • Presentations
  • Learning guides
• Facilitate community learning forums and awareness creation sessions.
• Promote positive environmental behaviour change within target communities.

School Environmental Education Program

The Officer shall:

• Establish and strengthen environmental clubs in schools
• Conduct regular school outreach and environmental education sessions
• Support schools in tree-growing, ecosystem restoration, and greening initiatives
• Organize environmental competitions, debates, exhibitions and awareness campaigns
• Facilitate educational visits to conservation and restoration sites
• Build the capacity of teachers and environmental club patrons
• Promote recycling best practices for organic waste

Community Outreach and Stakeholder Engagement

The Officer shall:

• Organize community environmental awareness forums and stakeholder dialogues
• Mobilize communities to participate in restoration and conservation activities
• Support SSG, CFAs, community groups, and churches in environmental awareness initiatives
• Promote participation of local communities in conservation planning and implementation
• Facilitate learning exchanges among community groups and stakeholders

Youth and Women Engagement

The Officer shall:

• Coordinate youth conservation volunteer programs
• Promote youth participation in restoration and environmental stewardship
• Facilitate environmental entrepreneurship and green livelihood awareness initiatives
• Support women-led environmental awareness and restoration activities
• Promote inclusion of vulnerable and marginalized groups in conservation initiatives

Communication, Documentation and Knowledge Management

The Officer shall:

• Document project success stories, lessons learned and best practices
• Produce conservation information products and awareness materials
• Support project visibility and communication activities
• Coordinate environmental awareness campaigns through local media and social media platforms
• Maintain databases for outreach activities, participants and stakeholders
• Maintain photographic and audiovisual records of project activities

Environmental Campaigns and Commemorative Events

The Officer shall coordinate stakeholder participation in international, national, and local environmental events including:

• World Environment Day
• International Day for Biological Diversity
• International Day of Forests
• World Wetlands Day
• World Wildlife Day
• World Desertification and Drought Day
• Other relevant environmental campaigns and events

EXPECTED OUTPUTS

The assignment shall deliver:

• A functional and active Resource Centre
• Resource Centre Environmental Education and Awareness Strategy
• Annual environmental education work plans
• Increased environmental awareness among communities and schools
• Strengthened environmental clubs and school outreach programs
• Increased stakeholder participation in restoration activities
• Environmental information products developed and disseminated
• Environmental campaigns successfully implemented
• Knowledge products and success stories documented

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

The ideal candidate should possess:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Education, Environmental Science, Forestry, Natural Resource Management, Community Development, Communication or related field
• At least three (3) years’ experience in environmental education, community mobilization or conservation awareness programs
• Experience working with schools, community groups and conservation stakeholders
• Strong communication, facilitation and report writing skills
• Experience in knowledge management and documentation will be an added advantage
• Local knowledge of the landscape and its conservation challenges

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the Resource Centre.
• Establish and maintain a functional conservation information and documentation system.
• Develop and maintain a library of environmental publications, reports, maps, educational materials and multimedia resources.
• Coordinate visitor engagement and provide relevant conservation information.
• Maintain Resource Centre records and visitor databases.
• Organize exhibitions, demonstrations, learning forums and stakeholder meetings.
• Ensure the Centre remains accessible, functional and responsive to stakeholder needs.
• Coordinate the Resource Centre Management Committee
• Co-ordinate environmental education and awareness creation programs with Nature Kenya and relevant stakeholders
• Coordinate implementation of the Environmental Education and Awareness creation program.
• Prepare annual, quarterly and monthly environmental education work plans.
• Conduct awareness campaigns promoting: Biodiversity conservation, Ecosystem restoration, Climate change adaptation and local livelihood resilience building, Sustainable natural resource management
• Develop environmental education materials including, but not limited to: Posters, Brochures, fact sheets, PowerPoint, Presentations, Learning guides
• Facilitate community learning forums and awareness creation sessions.
• Promote positive environmental behaviour change within target communities.
• Establish and strengthen environmental clubs in schools
• Conduct regular school outreach and environmental education sessions
• Support schools in tree-growing, ecosystem restoration, and greening initiatives
• Organize environmental competitions, debates, exhibitions and awareness campaigns
• Facilitate educational visits to conservation and restoration sites
• Build the capacity of teachers and environmental club patrons
• Promote recycling best practices for organic waste
• Organize community environmental awareness forums and stakeholder dialogues
• Mobilize communities to participate in restoration and conservation activities
• Support SSG, CFAs, community groups, and churches in environmental awareness initiatives
• Promote participation of local communities in conservation planning and implementation
• Facilitate learning exchanges among community groups and stakeholders
• Coordinate youth conservation volunteer programs
• Promote youth participation in restoration and environmental stewardship
• Facilitate environmental entrepreneurship and green livelihood awareness initiatives
• Support women-led environmental awareness and restoration activities
• Promote inclusion of vulnerable and marginalized groups in conservation initiatives
• Document project success stories, lessons learned and best practices
• Produce conservation information products and awareness materials
• Support project visibility and communication activities
• Coordinate environmental awareness campaigns through local media and social media platforms
• Maintain databases for outreach activities, participants and stakeholders
• Maintain photographic and audiovisual records of project activities
• Coordinate stakeholder participation in international, national, and local environmental events including: World Environment Day, International Day for Biological Diversity, International Day of Forests, World Wetlands Day, World Wildlife Day, World Desertification and Drought Day, Other relevant environmental campaigns and events

• Strong communication skills
• Facilitation skills
• Report writing skills
• Knowledge management skills
• Documentation skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Education, Environmental Science, Forestry, Natural Resource Management, Community Development, Communication or related field
• At least three (3) years’ experience in environmental education, community mobilization or conservation awareness programs
• Experience working with schools, community groups and conservation stakeholders
• Local knowledge of the landscape and its conservation challenges