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Director, AWF Conservation Schools (DACS), African Wildlife Foundation, Kenya
For more than 50 years, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has been a key player in African conservation and sustainable development. AWF is currently seeking a talented professional to lead its new initiative of linking education to conservation, over the next 10 years in the key wildlife landscapes (AWF heartlands) in Africa. As this is a new position within AWF, the DACS will be the primary leader in crafting a vision, and the tools and systems to develop and support these schools. The DACS will work with relevant teams to generate proposals, partnerships and relationships to attract funding and resources to make this program successful.
JobTitle
Director, AWF Conservation Schools (DACS)
Company
African Wildlife Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya
Category
education & training | environment | nature conservation | science | capacity building | technical education | education policy development & reform | arts education
Region
East Africa | Kenya
Contract
full-time
Duration
permanent
Salary
6000 USD per month
Job Description
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the AWF Chief Executive Officer, the Director, AWF Conservation Schools, will be the manager of AWF's initiative to build and support a network of approximately 15 primary schools, directly linking education to conservation, over the next 10 years in the key wildlife landscapes (AWF's Heartlands) in Africa. This individual will be responsible for ensuring linkages between African Conservation Schools (ACS) and AWF's broader conservation program; development and implementation of a model for African Conservation Schools; creating relationships and negotiating agreements for new schools; implementing an on going program of support and improvement of ACS and teachers; leading a cycle of proposal development, fundraising and reporting for ACS.
For further information on the position and AWF please visit www.awf.org/jobs
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