Rangeland Management Specialist Job Move On Afrika

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Role Description

Move On Afrika is seeking to engage a results-oriented and self-driven Rangeland Management Specialist to support a short-term assignment aimed at enhancing sustainable rangeland use, strengthening community resilience, and improving livelihoods among pastoral communities.

Key Responsibilities

As our Rangeland Management Specialist , you will:

• Attend technical defence and inception meetings to shape program direction and stakeholder alignment.
• Provide technical expertise in the design and implementation of sustainable rangeland management interventions.
• Conduct field assessments to evaluate rangeland conditions, resource use, and levels of degradation.
• Support the development and/or review of grazing plans, pasture management systems, and rangeland restoration strategies.
• Facilitate training and capacity building for pastoral communities, rangeland management committees, and local stakeholders.
• Strengthen community-based governance structures and promote inclusive participation of women, youth, and vulnerable groups.
• Collaborate with county governments, partners, and community institutions to support coordinated rangeland management initiatives.
• Promote integration of rangeland management with livelihood opportunities such as fodder production and livestock productivity.
• Support monitoring, evaluation, and documentation of rangeland management interventions, including data collection and reporting.
• Prepare and submit technical reports, including assessment findings, lessons learned, and actionable recommendations.

Qualifications

• Must have a master’s degree in Rangelands Management or related.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in the evaluation of rangelands programs including leading evaluations of multistakeholder programs for development organizations in Kenya ASALs.
• Extensive experience in conducting outcome harvesting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Demonstrated skills in research, data collection, monitoring and evaluation of water, rangelands,
• Market Systems Development (MSD) and Gender donor-funded programs in ASAL areas with at least 8 years of practical experience.
• Proof of experience in conducting quantitative and qualitative studies using mobile data collection.
• Experience with quantitative and qualitative statistical analysis packages (SPSS, STATA, Nvivoand MAXQDA) and excellent experience in mobile data collection.
• Excellent report writing, analytical, and communication skills are essential.
• Specialist should be based in Kenya but with other global offices are preferred.

How to Apply

Qualified and interested candidates should send their CVs to recruitment.moveonafrika@gmail.com, with the subject line “Rangeland Management Specialist”. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.