Urban Nature-Based Solutions Associate, WRI Africa
WRI - World Resources Institute
工作地点
Nairobi
招聘信息详细内容
This position is hybrid requiring a few days per week in the WRI Africa office in Nairobi, Kenya. Existing work authorization is required at the time of application submission. WRI is unable to sponsor any visa work sponsorship for this position.
About the Program:
WRI is spearheading the African Cities Climate Resilience (ACCR) Program, a major initiative to build urban resilience in African cities by promoting the use of nature-based solutions (NBS). The ACCR Program will work with 5+ African cities to reduce climate-induced heat and water risks and shocks, boost social equality, and protect biodiversity by improving the health and coverage of ecosystems that provide resilience benefits to communities. We provide:
1\. Customized technical assistance and capacity building to city leaders and partners
2\. Proof of concept implementation projects, orchestrating and managing NBS implementation projects at the community and basin level in priority cities and attracting scaled finance for city-wide NBS deployment
3\. Regional peer learning, capacity building, and trends analysis to set enabling conditions in place and to prime a pipeline of NBS investment projects that utilize resilient NBS and green-gray infrastructure
4\. A regional workgroup of funds, facilities, and financial institutions that are keen to support and invest in NBS and green-gray infrastructure.
We facilitate dialogue on NBS across projects and investors, and work to scale up resources for the ACCR cohort of projects. We currently partner with cities in Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, South Africa, as well as cities in DRC, ROC, Burundi, and Ghana. This initiative builds on the ongoing work of WRI’s Urban Water Resilience Initiative and Cities4Forests Initiative. Together, these initiatives and teams bring ample experience in creating accessible, equitable, healthy, and resilient urban areas for people, businesses, and the environment. We work with governments, financial institutions, and civil society to ensure a climate-resilient future by harnessing the multiple benefits nature provides in and around cities.
Job Highlight:
As the Urban Nature-Based Solutions Associate, you will primarily support the Africa Climate Resilient Cities program in Kenya. You will focus on coordinating the implementation of a 5-year Resilient and Equitable Cities program, the 3-year Green-Gray Infrastructure (GGI) Accelerator initiative and other city engagement work underway in Kenya. You will work with the Resilience African Cities Lead and the Environmental Finance Lead, in addition to city stakeholders (including the City County of Nairobi and the Nairobi Rivers Commission), to scope NBS opportunities technically will lead to investment and implementation in Nairobi. You will also lead in stakeholder’s management and partner’s engagements related to urban climate-resilience in Kenya.
You will report to the Resilience African Cities Lead.
What will you do:
Relationship management, diplomacy, strategic planning and delivery for climate-resilience work in Kenyan cities (70%):
- Liaise with the Nairobi City County Government, Nairobi Rivers Commission, and other relevant city and municipal governments, government ministries and agencies, private sector and local actors to advance WRI Africa’s climate resilient cities work in Kenya.
- Organize and participate in consultations and workshops with key stakeholders for co-design and creation of projects to ensure outcomes meet local needs
- Attend stakeholder meetings, present the project on behalf of WRI at various in city events like focus groups meetings, assessment workshops, visioning workshops, action plan launch event
- Collaborate with the African climate resilient cities team to design and implement network exchange programs between cities that support peer to peer learning on common challenges identified in cities
- Manage the partnerships with local partners for implementing activities in Kenyan cities
- Work with the African climate resilient cities team and the local partners to support securing commitments for the action plans from cities’ stakeholders and leadership and identify priority climate resilience actions in cities
- Guide the local partner in identifying, scoping, managing, and implementing discrete technical assistance to support cities in advancing action on high priority climate resilience initiatives for the city
- Develop workplans and ensure timely delivery of program outputs and milestones
- Support development of reports to city governments, funders and others on WRI activities in Kenyan cities
- Plan and support all relevant WRI events in Nairobi and the region following WRI Africa policies and protocols
- Support the documentation of lessons learned from the project and provide recommendations
- Support the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) experts in developing and implementing a comprehensive monitoring and reporting system
Fundraising (25%):
- Lead on NBS and climate resilience opportunity identification and planning for cities in Kenya
- Collaborate with UWR and Cities4Forest team in cultivating new project opportunities and prospective donors and preparing proposals for Kenyan cities and in Africa
- Lead in the development of large-scale grants and funding proposals to unlock additional resources for NBS projects and partners, and WRI for Kenya
Communications (5%):
- Support content development for WRI communication materials, including blogs, newsletters, and project pitches
- Prepare presentations and written and graphic content for presentations and reports
- Coordinate with the head of cities program to strategically promote and elevate city champions in collaboration with WRI’s communications and engagement lead to support messaging for the city work.
What will you need:
- Education: You have completed a bachelor’s degree in urban planning, climate resilience, natural resources management or a closely related field
- Experience: You have 7+ years of full-time relevant work experience in urban planning, natural resource management, or developing NBS projects for climate resilience in cities
- Prior experience working with city or national governments
- Demonstrated experience communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences
- Demonstrated experience influencing public policy for urban climate resilience will be an added advantage
- Demonstrated previous experience on research, coordinating or leading original projects, programs, and urban planning activities will be an added advantage
- Experience related to urban water is desirable
- Languages: Verbal and written English proficiency
- Requirements: Existing work authorization in Kenya is required where this position. WRI is unable to authorize visa work authorization.
Potential Salary:
Salary is commensurate with experience and other compensable factors.
How to Apply:
Please submit a resume with cover letter by **29 February** 2024. You must apply through the WRI Careers portal to be considered.
What we offer:
- A competitive salary
- Access to the WRI global network with the opportunity to exchange with and learn from passionate colleagues working at the cutting edge of their fields across Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the US
- The chance to have an impact and to develop your career within a mission driven organization with access to varied learning and training opportunities
- A workplace that strives to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work
- The opportunity to join and get involved in different working groups and affinity groups to shape the future of WRI
- Commitment to hybrid working model with flexible working hours
- Generous leave days that increase with tenure.
About Us:
Founded in 1982, World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity, and human well-being. We are working to address seven critical challenges that the world must overcome this decade to secure a sustainable future for people and the planet: climate change, energy, food, forests, water, sustainable cities, and the ocean. WRI has a global staff of over 1,800 people with work spanning 60 countries. We have offices in Africa, Brazil, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Colombia and the United States, as well as a growing presence in other countries and regions.
The foundation of our work is delivering high-quality research, data, maps, and analysis to solve the world’s greatest environment and international development challenges and improve people’s lives. We work with leaders in government, business, and civil society to drive ambitious action and create change on the ground. Equally important, we bring together partners to develop breakthrough ideas and scale-up solutions for far-reaching, enduring impact.
Our mission and values:
WRI’s mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations.
Our values are shared ideals that bind us together: Integrity, Innovation, Urgency, Independence and Respect.
Our culture:
WRI is committed to advancing gender and social equity for human well-being in our mission and applies this principle to our organizational and programmatic practices. We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment; we embrace all diversity and encourage women, the LGBTQ+ community, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous people to apply. Recognizing our strong commitment to gender equality, WRI has also been awarded EDGE certification.
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