Program Associate at Namati

About the Position

Namati’s Community Land Protection Program proactively strengthens communities’ ability to protect, document, and defend their customary and indigenous land rights. Drawing on eight years of fieldwork and research, Namati works with national partner organizations to support communities to complete a powerful five-part process for protecting community lands and natural resources. Our integrated approach combines the legal and technical work of mapping and documentation with the good governance work of resolving land conflicts, ensuring intra-community equity, and strengthening mechanisms for accountable and participatory sustainable management of land and natural resources. In Kenya, Namati supports communities and the Government of Kenya to use the Community Land Act to strengthen land tenure security, strengthen local land governance, enhance women’s land rights, and support communities to more sustainably manage land and natural resources.

Namati is searching for a hardworking, organized ambitious self-starter who will support Namati’s Community Land Protection Program in Kenya. Responsibilities will be based on the varied needs of the team and will include supporting monitoring and evaluation efforts, writing and editing, administrative support, correspondence and outreach, organizing travel and event logistics, and other special projects. The successful candidate will also play a role in supporting grassroots partners to improve data quality and management. The Program Associate will be expected to take initiative, pay careful attention to detail, and establish systems where needed to meet the needs of a growing program.

Specific responsibilities include:

General Administration and Logistics

• Provide general administrative support to the Community Land Protection Program, including:
• Drafting and editing program correspondence and memoranda.
• Assisting with the preparation of budgets and work plans.
• Tracking expenditures and variance for program costs.
• Coordinating with Namati headquarters on financial, legal and operational tasks.
• Maintaining and updating program working files.
• Providing basic translation and interpretation support, when required.
• Performing clerical duties, including responding to requests from the general public, faxing, photocopying, preparing expense reports, ordering supplies, coordinating program outreach, assisting in scheduling appointments and calls.
• Arranging and coordinating travel logistics for staff international travel, among other duties.
• Coordinate the planning, development, and logistical planning of conferences, workshops, convening, and events, including:
• Creating budgets and overseeing the successful production of all other supporting documents.
• Coordinating all travel and accommodation details, financial management, and conference implementation.
• Establish improved program administration systems and processes and identify opportunities for organizational capacity development and effectiveness.

General Program Support

• Help Namati staff to review and supervise national partner organizations’ contracts and deliverables, including:
• Coordinating the timely submission of all agreed reports and contract deliverables according to reporting requirements and deadlines; and
• Reviewing partners’ quarterly narrative and financial reports.
• Support the Program’s national in-country partners in specific research, writing and editing needs, as needed.
• As needed, occasionally travel to the field to support Namati’s county-based community land protection efforts.
• Actively participate in Namati-wide initiatives and projects.

Fundraising

• Supporting the Program’s development and fundraising efforts, including:
• Researching prospective donors and other strategic opportunities for revenue generation;
• Drafting grant applications and reports to donors; and
• Tracking reporting requirements and deadlines for Namati grants from donors.

About You/Must-Haves for the Position

• Organized and meticulous approach to your work: You genuinely enjoy completing detail-oriented tasks. You are dedicated to letting no ball drop, deftly juggle multiple tasks, and feel happiest at work when you have all your tasks in order.
• Flexibility: You know that providing quality support always begins with careful planning and execution. Yet in the face of unexpected challenges you are known for maintaining a positive attitude, quickly and adeptly reorienting yourself to find a new solution.
• Resourceful problem-solver: You know how to find answers and can figure out how to solve problems when they arise. You possess the personal initiative needed to improve processes without prompting. You feel comfortable working independently.
• Exceptional communication skills: Your written and verbal communications evidence clarity in both thought and analysis.
• Mission orientation and drive: It’s in your nature to work tirelessly on a problem until you’ve seen the solution through to your complete satisfaction. You’re deeply committed to Namati’s mission and driven to make an impact.
• Education and Experience. You have a bachelor’s degree in a field relevant to the position and at least two years of relevant work experience.

Location

Nairobi, Kenya. Please note you must already be eligible to work in Kenya to be considered for this position. Our ideal start date is February 15, 2022.

Compensation & benefits

The offer range for this position is an annual compensation of 1,300,000 – 1,450,000 KES. Final compensation will be commensurate with the depth of experience that the selected candidate brings. Namati also offers excellent benefits, which include health coverage, generous paid time off, retirement or old-age plan contributions, sick leave, and parental leave. All staff also have access to funds for professional development opportunities.