Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Jobs in Kenya

Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Chief Operations Officer Jobs in Kenya


Responsibilities

  • Day-to-day execution of MMWCA Strategy-Mission, Vision and Core values;
  • Leadership and mentoring of diverse technical teams (governance, peace, livelihoods, security, natural resources, wildlife and enterprise), and matrix management to ensure coordinated technical support across the team and the conservancies;
  • Leadership and oversight of the annual plans, budgets and reporting of all operating units;
  • Leadership and motivation of all staff, including staff performance management and professional development;
  • Oversight of MMWCA institutional policies (HR, logistics, procurement, IT, office administration, and transport management etc);
  • Oversight of MMWCA infrastructure development;
    Coordination of working relationships with partner organizations to support Conservancies, and management of partner/donor visits;
  • Coordination of MMWCA’s support to improving Conservancies’ field operations, staff and board capacity, governance and technical programmes;
  • Oversight over the management of MMWCA’s
  • Monitoring and Evaluation system, from data collection to analysis and visualization, feedback and reporting;
  • Oversight over the development of effective internal and external communications and media relations.

    Qualifications

  • Over 10 years’ experience in practical operations management across a broad geography;
  • A strong technical background in areas related to community-conservation;
  • Proven organizational leadership skills in managing people, programmes and assets;
  • Experience within complex organizations requiring matrix management of technical and geographical teams across the landscape;
  • Demonstrated experience in managing HR, procurement, admin and logistics of a team;
  • Knowledge of a working environment involving government, donors, NGOs and social enterprise;
  • A personal
    style that inspires trust, team work, professionalism, cooperation and passion for MMWCA’s mission;
  • Strategic thinking in a complex governance environment;
  • Excellent writing and communication skills, and ability to develop effective relationships
    Swahili language skills an advantage;
  • A passion for community-led conservation and development in wilderness areas.
  • At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Administration, Humanities, Finance or related field
  • Seven to 10 years of business management experience across a range of organizational disciplines;
  • Qualified or possesses requisite experience in HR frameworks, financial management, marketing and operations; 4. Strong human capital management knowledge;
  • Excellent people skills, with an ability to partner with a dynamic leadership team;
    Financial reporting capabilities including budgeting and cash flow management;
  • Strong process and planning orientation
  • Has leadership and management abilities to oversee the organization

    How to apply

    Interested candidates should send their resume by 25th October, 2017 to: recruitment@maraconservancies.org

    For more information and job application details, see; Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Chief Operations Officer Jobs in Kenya

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