Resilient Watersheds Intern at Nature Conservancy… See details on how to apply for the opportunities available at Nature Conservancy.
Descriptions;
We work with local communities, governments and organizations to conserve Africa’s important places. Africa is special. Its wild lands and waters are home to incredible numbers and diversity of species living close to people. For most rural Africans, connection to place takes on unique meaning, more so than anywhere else on Earth because their daily existence depends on the productivity of their natural resources.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Research on different marketing and outreach channels, and social media platforms for different audiences, and propose promotion techniques to increase reach and knowledge sharing
- Work with the Resilient Watersheds Manager to identify and analyze different value chains for the Eldoret-Iten Water Fund to increase the economic benefits for the communities in the watershed areas.
- Assist the project planning team to integrate new techniques and technologies from time to time.
- Support the development of content and dissemination of project information through social media
- Support planning and coordination of stakeholders’ meetings, workshops, technical training, and reporting
- Prepare and share a summarized report on achievements every month with the Resilient Watersheds Coordinator and the Resilient Watersheds Manager
- Research, analyze and share a detailed value chain case study report for promising agricultural products over the 6 months internship period.
What You’ll Bring
MINIMMAL QUALIFICATIONS
- University bachelor’s degree in a field relevant to Business, Agribusiness, Information Technology, Marketing, Communication, or other relevant fields and 6 months of related experience.
- Must have graduated, not presently in school/college.
- Prior experience in different communication and analysis tools (Social media platforms, value chain analysis tools, Marketing and Outreach, Remote Sensing tools like Google Earth Mapping) – an added advantage
- Relevance of college course undertaken to the task available at the Resilient Watersheds Program.
- Ability to communicate well with local communities (Swahili is a must).
- Willingness to stay and work in rural settings for a prolonged period when needed.
- Ability to learn, interact, and work with multiple actors including Senior Leaders, County government officials, NGOs, businesspeople, and farmers.
- Willingness to learn new skills including taking the Water Fund online introductory course (Feasibility Phase) up to the certificate level.
- Ability to commit and demonstrate TNC’s core values.
