Role Overview

The Livelihood Associate shall focus on activities and connections to increase the livelihoods of land managers who conserve forests, restore lands in ancestral domains with Keneco. Livelihood Associate shall focus on developing market access and value adding for products & crops in the landscape of Indigenous communities with greater advantage of the Kennemer group. This can include working with internal Kennemer Group business units or external market buyers, as well as government officers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess gaps and opportunities in livelihood increase activities with land managers and project managers of KenEco restoration and conservation projects;

• Collects, gathers information to build a livelihood framework and strategies appropriate on site; 

• Develop relationships with land managers, farmer organizations, government officers, and market buyers for relevant locations and products;

• Specific development plans and action items for livelihood increase activities in particular areas of the project

• Conduct training jointly with other team members

• Receive feedback from land managers and other stakeholders to be passed on to the project management team

• Generally ensure effective roll out of the conservation livelihoods and support activities for indigenous communities, such as Kagan and Mandaya. 

Qualifications and Skills:

• Willing to be based in Davao Oriental, Philippines.

• B.Sc. in Forestry, Agriculture, Agri-Business, or related field

• Good spoken English

• Experience in working with Indigenous Communities and smallholder agriculture or forestry in Mindanao

• Passionate about fighting poverty and empowering rural communities

• Good relationship-building capability with the local community

• The capability to use a smartphone and a laptop