Short Term Consultancy- Partner Engagement Coordinator

About the Role

The Coordinator will work in close collaboration with Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) staff to support community and private land conservation networks across Africa and in southern Kenya.

Key Responsibilities

Support for Community and Private Land Conservation Networks in Africa

• Develop and maintain an updated database of African land conservation practitioners, organisations, and partners
• Identify and compile key African resources, including publications, policy updates, events, and practice-based insights
• Coordinate and participate in relevant coordination meetings, webinars, and virtual engagements
• Develop one original feature article on community and private land conservation networks in Africa
• Support the organisation and delivery of a webinar focused on African land conservation
• Prepare a final report summarising activities undertaken, key outputs, outcomes, lessons learned, and impacts, including an updated contact list for network contacts from Africa

Partner Coordination in Southern Kenya

• Attend and support landscape-level coordination meetings and stakeholder forums in southern Kenya
• Provide targeted communication support including partner briefings, talking points, and follow-up communication after key coordination meetings
• Provide technical support in convening, facilitating, documenting, and disseminating information on meetings for partners and funders working in Loita-Mara East
• Support KWCA programmes team in providing technical and funding support to pilot sites for implementing community activities in select communities
• Develop and circulate a coordination brief summarising partner activities, emerging issues, decisions, and agreed actions across the landscape
• Support fundraising efforts to secure funds for implementation of priority actions

Deliverables

• Updated Africa-wide database of land conservation members and partners
• Feature article on Africa Land Conservation Network
• Webinar focused on African land conservation sector
• Concise project report