• Lead youth engagement strategy and
  mobilization efforts for the Thrivelands project, including outreach, training
  sessions, and intergenerational dialogues with youth leaders and networks.
  
• Co -develop and coordinate the Thrivelands
  scaling grant mechanism, working with local organizations, schools, and
  faith -based networks to support community -led restoration initiatives.
  
• Support grassroots engagement and local
  consultations in Turkana County, ensuring community voices and priorities
  underpin overall strategy.
  
• Assist in documenting community perspectives
  and practices that inform broader restoration strategies, communication and
  advocacy efforts.
  
• Co -design and facilitate learning events,
  stakeholder workshops, and knowledge -sharing sessions.
  
• Ensure events are inclusive, participatory,
  and responsive to the diverse needs of communities and partners.
  
• Support preparation and coordination of
  government engagements, technical working groups, and policy dialogues.
  

• Support the development
  of annual workplans for Thrivelands and AIM4NaTuRe Kenya Pilot, support oversee
  implementation timelines, budget tracking and adaptive course -correction.
  
• Support the
  implementation of the AIM4NaTuRe Kenya Pilot activities across national and
  county levels, including stakeholder engagement, technical -working -group
  facilitation, data coordination and pilot monitoring efforts.
  
• Ensure alignment of
  AIM4NaTuRe Kenya Pilot with national restoration goals and reporting needs by
  contributing to the ecosystem restoration monitoring roadmap, data -sharing
  protocols and integration of restoration data into platforms like FMIS in
  support of Kenya’s 7th National Report to the CBD.
  
• Support report writing
  for AIM4NaTuRe Kenya Pilot, drafting narrative sections and analytical inputs
  for donor and national reporting.
  

3.  Partnerships
& Business Development Support:

• Draft Thrivelands’ stakeholder mapping and
  relationship management with government bodies, DFIs, donors, NGOs and
  private -sector allies to secure technical, in -kind and financial support and
  stewarding ongoing engagement.
  
• Identify and track opportunities for
  alignment with donors, philanthropies, and private sector actors, particularly
  in support of community -led and youth -focused initiatives.
  
• Support the OCEO and Business Development
  manager in preparing for high -level partner engagements, including cross -team
  coordination, meeting/event support, and maintenance of partnership
  trackers.  
  
• Contribute to the development of concept
  notes, pitch materials, and donor -facing presentations or updates.
  
• Assist in designing
  and implementing follow -up mechanisms that promote sustained partner
  engagement, long -term ownership and collaboration.
  

• Support the
  identification of promising community -led enterprises and restoration value
  chains.
  
• Contribute to investor
  engagement activities by helping prepare profiles, pitch decks, and community
  narratives.
  
• Assist in the
  organization of investor clinics, matchmaking forums, and visibility efforts
  for restoration entrepreneurs.
  

• Identify and mitigate
  potential risks within your work area
  
• Take reasonable care
  of own occupational health and safety and that of others as obliged by
  CIFOR -ICRAF’s Occupational Health and Safety Policy and cooperate with
  CIFOR -ICRAF in complying with requirements under any statutory health and
  safety provisions of relevant Country laws.
  

Requirements

• Graduate -level training in a
  relevant field (e.g., environmental management, climate change, political
  science, development studies, international relations, or business).
  
• A bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline
  and at least five years of progressively responsible professional experience,
  ideally within development, climate, or environmental projects.