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Kenya: Manager, Friends of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest
Friends of Arabuko-Sokoke  Forest are looking for a dynamic, out-going, initiative-taking person who is willing and up to taking a challenge. FoASF is a  small conservation organisation working to conserve the Internationally  important Arabuko-Sokoke  Forest through conservation action (e.g. working  with gov. authorities to survey illegal activity), community work (raising  awareness amongst community members) and improving eco-tourism  facilities for visitors at the forest.
The position being sought for is Manager for the organisation’s overall activities. This will include managing two junior staff involving a small sales  outlet and visitor environmental interpretation centre, a field officer collecting  data on illegal activities, handling basic finances and accounts, report writing  including mapping of GIS data, lobbying for conservation action, developing  and strengthening the ‘Friends’ scheme both with foreign visitors as well as  community members, and maintaining a newsletter, website and blog.

The Challenge lies in the status of the “job”. Currently there is no funding for  this position but FoASF is an extremely fundable project. The successful  applicant will be expected to volunteer for the first few months until such time  as s/he has been able to raise funds for the organisation including their own  salary. There will be support in terms of giving advice and direction from the  FoASF Committee and there is a wide network of concerned supporters of the  Forest on whom skills can be drawn to assist the Manager in their work.

The position is best-suited to recently graduated University graduates with a  degree in an environmentally-related subject, who have a passion for  conservation and who are honest and hard-working.

Interested applicants should write (preferably by email) with CV to the address below. Please ensure that Referees have an email address by which we  can contact them:


The Chairman:
Friends of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest,
PO Box 383
Watamu, 80202

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Deadline for applications 3rd March 2008.

 
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