Experience

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  WWF-Kenya

  • Kenya
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Manager, Southern Kenya Landscape - WWF-Kenya

    • Oct 2020 - Present

  • Regional Programme Coordinator (East Africa), Rhino

    • Jul 2017 - Sep 2020

  • Interim Lead - Southern Kenya, Northern Tanzania (SOKNOT) Transboundary Landscape Initiative

    • Oct 2017 - Jun 2019

    Provide leadership, strategic direction, and effective coordination and management of the development and implementation of the SOKNOT Transboundary Corridors Programme, in line with the Programme Concept and relevant National and Regional Strategic Plans. The broad vision for this programme is securing a transboundary corridor for wildlife which runs from the Mau-Mara-Serengeti landscape through to the Tsavo-Mkomazi landscape and comprises a connected network of protected areas (including core wildlife dispersal areas and functional wildlife (corridors) underpinned by the sustainable livelihoods and well-being of the communities living there.

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  WWF Kenya

  • Nairobi

  • Programme Coordinator, Rhino

    • May 2015 - Jun 2017
    • Nairobi

    Provide leadership for strategic development and implementation of WWF-Kenya’s Rhino Conservation work in East Africa in line with National Strategic Plans of respective Countries. This includes leading the assessment and reporting of progress against set targets, quality assurance, capacity buil...

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  World Wide Fund for Nature Kenya (WWF Kenya)

  • Nairobi

  • Ag Species Conservation Manager

    • Jul 2016 - Apr 2017
    • Nairobi

    Responsible for ensuring the strategic development and implementation of the Species Conservation work is aligned to the WWF Kenya Strategic Plan as well as the National and Network Species Action Plans.

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  Ol Pejeta Conservancy

  • Kenya
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Chief Conservation Officer

    • Nov 2010 - Apr 2015

    Provided leadership for the development of conservation science of the conservancy that included semi-captive care of the great apes (chimpanzees), ecological monitoring, wildlife (including the northern white rhinos, lion, grevy’s zebra, hartebeest) and security issues of the Conservancy. Key outputs include: ensured the conservation science objective was strategically aligned to the organization’s vision and represented the Conservancy on issues related to natural resource management in the region; liaised with Government, NGOs and other stakeholders in natural resource management matters; developed binding contracts/agreements with relevant institutions on natural resource management matters; developed departmental budget and prepared grant proposals; monitored and evaluated the departmental activities including approved grants to ensure they were achieved timely and within budget or grant; identified and implemented best natural resource management practices to mitigate conflict with the neighbouring communities around the Conservancy; ensured that EIAs for all new projects in the Conservancy were done and annual audits undertaken thereafter; provided leadership directly to a team of 7 senior staff.

  • Technical Advisor and Chimpanzee Sanctuary Manager

    • Mar 2006 - Oct 2010

    Provided Technical Advice to the Conservancy on Natural Resource Management issues. Key outputs include: networked and developed high level contacts for the Chimpanzee Sanctuary and the Conservancy both locally and abroad; developed alternative funding mechanisms through writing grants to support the Sanctuary and the Conservancy; supervised and developed capacity of the staff within the department; identified best natural resource management practices required for the Conservancy and appropriate linkages with other natural resource management agencies both local and abroad.

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  Kenya Wildlife Service

  • Environmental Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • National Rhino Programme Coordinator

    • Mar 2001 - Feb 2006

    Provided leadership in designing, developing including costing and co-ordinated the implementation of all projects and activities under the Kenya Rhino Programme that lead to effective conservation and improve status of the black and white rhinos in Kenya. Ensured all interventions designed were appropriate to rhino conservation and protected area management and complemented national and local priorities. Monitored, Evaluated and reported on all projects and activities under the Rhino Programme in Kenya

  • Ag. Head Ecological Monitoring Unit (also doubled up as National Rhino Prog Coordinator)

    • Dec 1999 - Feb 2001

  • Regional Biodiversity Coordinator, Central Rift Region

    • Aug 1997 - Nov 1999

  • Research Scientist – Species Conservation Programme

    • Jan 1997 - Jul 1997

  • Elephant Programme Officer

    • Jan 1990 - Dec 1996

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  Ministry of Tourism & Wildlife - Wildlife C...

  • Nairobi

  • Ag. Chief Biologist - Wildlife Research Section

    • Jan 1989 - Dec 1990
    • Nairobi
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  Ministry of Tourism & Wildlife

  • Naorobi

  • Ecologist

    • Mar 1988 - Dec 1988
    • Naorobi