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The Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) is an indigenous non-profit community conservancy membership organisation. Its mission is to develop resilient community conservancies that transform lives, secure peace, and conserve natural resources. NRT currently supports 47 community conservancies across Kenya in 10 counties (Marsabit, Laikipia, Isiolo, Meru, Baringo, Samburu, Garissa, Tana River, Lamu, and West Pokot) and northeastern Uganda.
CARBON PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
Location: NRT Headquarters, Nanyuki
Job Type: Full-time
Reporting To: Chief Executive Officer
About the Role
The Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) is seeking to recruit a highly experienced and strategic leader to serve as the Carbon Programme Director, providing overall leadership and oversight for the Northern Kenya Rangelands Carbon Project (NKRCP) — a large-scale, community-led soil carbon initiative implemented across 22 community conservancies in northern Kenya.
The project supports rangeland restoration, biodiversity conservation, sustainable grazing management, climate resilience, and long-term community livelihoods through carbon finance and landscape stewardship.
The Carbon Programme Director will provide strategic, technical, operational, and stakeholder leadership for the Northern Kenya Rangelands Carbon Project (NKRCP).
The role will oversee project implementation, governance coordination, compliance with carbon standards and national regulations, community engagement processes, benefit-sharing frameworks, stakeholder relations, and delivery of conservation and livelihood outcomes across participating conservancies.
The successful candidate will work closely with NRT senior leadership, community governance structures, government agencies, technical partners, and other stakeholders to ensure the project remains technically credible, socially legitimate, financially disciplined, and aligned with long-term rangeland conservation and community development priorities.
Key Responsibilities
The role will be responsible for:
Providing strategic leadership and oversight for project implementation across participating conservancies
Coordinating compliance with carbon standards, MRV systems, safeguards, verification processes, and Kenya’s carbon market regulations
Supporting governance structures, FPIC processes, benefit-sharing arrangements, and institutional transition frameworks
Leading stakeholder engagement with communities, government agencies, donors, technical partners, and conservation stakeholders
Overseeing financial management, risk management, grievance redress systems, and project accountability mechanisms
Supporting alignment between carbon finance, rangeland restoration, biodiversity conservation, and community livelihood priorities
Qualifications & Experience
Applicants should possess:
A postgraduate qualification in environmental management, climate change, natural resource management, governance, law, economics, business administration, sustainable development, social sciences, or a related field
At least 10 years of progressive senior leadership experience in conservation, climate finance, community development, natural resource management, or large-scale programme management
Demonstrated experience managing complex multi-stakeholder programmes involving communities, government, donors, technical partners, and private sector actors
Experience in carbon projects, MRV, verification, FPIC, safeguards, benefit sharing, or climate finance will be an added advantage
Experience working with community institutions, conservancy governance structures, customary leadership and county or national government in northern Kenya.
Key Competencies
The ideal candidate should demonstrate:
Strong strategic leadership and stakeholder management skills
Understanding of carbon markets, rangeland governance, and community-based conservation
Strong communication, negotiation, and problem-solving abilities
Financial oversight and risk management capacity
Ability to work effectively in complex, high-scrutiny operating environments
Full Job Description
Please download the detailed job description for full responsibilities, qualifications, competencies, and application requirements.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates are required to submit their application, including a cover letter, a detailed Curriculum Vitae highlighting relevant experience, academic and professional certificates, ID Card, testimonials, a daytime telephone contact, email address, and names of three professional referees.
Applications should be submitted by close of business on Monday, 8th June 2026 to:
📧 Email: recruit@nrt-kenya.org
Applicants may also apply directly here: Applicant's Details, where they can submit required details and supporting documents.
NRT is an equal opportunity employer, and women, youth, people living with disabilities, the marginalized, and the minorities are encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Tenders
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
FOR THE PROVISION OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO SUPPORT INTEGRATED LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT FOR THE KIDEPO-TURKANA LANDSCAPE
The Northern Rangelands Trust (“hereinafter referred to as NRT”) hereby invites proposals from interested individuals or firms for the provision of consultancy services to support integrated landscape management for the Kidepo-Turkana landscape.
PROJECT TITLE DESCRIPTION TENDER NUMBER
PROVISION OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR INTEGRATED NRT/MARCH/008/2026
LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT FOR KIDEPO-TURKANA LANDSCAPE.
Detailed clauses and instructions to bidders, including the terms of reference, can be downloaded here.
Interested eligible firms can obtain more information and inspect the proposal document by writing to EMAIL: bids@nrt-kenya.org.
Candidates may obtain the proposal document upon payment of a non-refundable fee of KShs.3,000.00 (Three thousand Kenya Shillings) to the Northern Rangelands Trust.
Bidders must pay the required amounts to:
NORTHERN RANGELANDS TRUST
Account Number: 0308167747
Bank: Absa Bank - Nanyuki Branch
Bidders must attach a copy of the deposit slip as proof of payment when returning the completed tender documents.
Proposals must be submitted in plain sealed envelopes clearly marked with the proposal project reference number: NRT/MARCH/008/2026.
Documents must be addressed to:
THE TENDER COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
NORTHERN RANGELANDS TRUST
NRT HQ LIONS COURT, NANYUKI
Interested eligible firms should submit a Technical and Financial Proposal (prices inclusive of VAT) physically to NRT Nanyuki HQ Office, not later than 18th June 2026 at 11: 00 AM.
Tenders will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of the candidates or their representatives who choose to attend.
Note: NRT reserves the right to accept and reject bids at its own discretion. Late bids will be rejected.