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Kenya Conservation Media Consultant Jobs in Nairobi County, Kenya at Wild Africa
Title: Kenya Conservation Media Consultant
Company: Wild Africa
Location: Nairobi County, Kenya
Wild Africa is an entrepreneurial, mission-driven organisation with ambitious delivery targets and tight timelines. We operate in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and are driven by creativity, initiative, and practical problem-solving. We move quickly and value team members who are adaptable, communicate effectively, and take a proactive approach to working with partners across Africa
Purpose of the Role:
This consultant will serve as Wild Africa’s on-the-ground representative in Kenya. The primary goal of the role is to build and maintain partnerships with media, government, NGOs, and ambassadors to support Wild Africa’s conservation campaigns and initiatives.
The role will also coordinate logistics for filming, productions, and campaign activities within Kenya, support the launch and implementation of local campaigns, assist with Swahili translations where needed, and represent the organisation locally through media and stakeholder engagement.
The consultant will work closely with Wild Africa’s production and programme teams.
The Individual
We are looking for a highly organised, proactive, and adaptable individual who is passionate about conservation, earnestly wants to change the world and is motivated by the opportunity to play a pivotal role in building a new African organization.
The ideal candidate will have strong relationship-building and communication skills, an entrepreneurial mindset, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Experience in media, communications, partnerships, or conservation would be beneficial.
This role requires flexibility, responsiveness, and periodic travel within Kenya and potentially the region, sometimes on short timelines. Candidates should be comfortable managing multiple priorities, solving problems proactively and with urgency, and engaging confidently with a range of stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Research, connect, build and maintain partnerships with media leadership from TV, radio, newspaper, billboard, PR and social media companies accompanied by Wild Africa staff.
- Research, connect, build and maintain partnerships with local ambassadors from music, sports, film, TV, business, religion and government accompanied by Wild Africa staff.
- Connect and engage with relevant government ministries, parks, wildlife, tourism, customs and police, President’s office accompanied by Wild Africa staff.
- Proactively track workplans, stakeholder commitments, and agreed deliverables to ensure timely follow-through.
- Coordinate logistics for local visits and film shoots for public service announcements, mini-documentaries and other productions.
- Represent Wild Africa in local media engagements and interviews where required.
- Identify and escalate risks, delays, or stakeholder challenges where necessary.
- Report and update the Wild Africa team on progress weekly
Key Competencies:
- High level of professionalism, initiative, and follow-through
- Strong organisational and project coordination skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
- Self-motivated, proactive, and adaptable, with the ability to manage competing priorities and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with remote teams
Requirements:
- Knowledge of and experience in with wildlife conservation
- Five or more years of relevant experience in communications, partnerships, media, stakeholder engagement, project coordination, or related fields across Africa
- Experience working in fast-paced, growth-oriented environments with increasing levels of responsibility
- Excellent organizational, project management and communication skills
- Excellent writing and project reporting skills
- Understanding of production processes and social media desirable
- Ability to identify problems quickly and anticipate potential issues
- Professional proficiency in English and Swahili
Remuneration will be competitive within the non-profit sector and dependent on experience, qualifications, and location. The role will initially be structured on a consultancy/day-rate basis, with the potential to transition to a longer-term monthly arrangement as the project develops.
To apply, send one page cover letter and CV to sarah@wildafrica.org subject line ‘Kenya Conservation Media Consultant’
Please note that applications received through LinkedIn won't be considered.
About Wild Africa
Founded by WildAid co-founder Peter Knights, OBE, and Corie Knights and based out of Cape Town with teams in Lagos, Harare, Kigali, Windhoek and Dar Es Salaam, Wild Africa is a dynamic new African NGO. We aim to be Africa’s most effective conservation communicator inspiring the public support and political will to protect Africa’s wildlife and wild spaces forever.
Because we believe people and wildlife can only survive and thrive together, we are popularizing conservation with a much wider audience to protect endangered species and communities that depend on wildlife and to minimize the risk of zoonotic disease.
By amplifying the voices of African opinion leaders from every field through a powerful network of media partners and diverse programming, we seek to promote domestic wildlife tourism, local conservation projects and the passage and effective enforcement of conservation laws. Through our communications and direct support, we also aim to deliver permanent reductions in wildlife crime, the demand for illegal bushmeat, human/wildlife conflict and habitat loss.
Our network includes more than 85 national and international broadcasters, as well as radio, newspaper, billboard, pr and social media companies, who work with us pro bono to add their voices and promote conservation and environmental issues. We partner with over 200 ambassadors from music, sports, film, TV, business, religion and government from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Rwanda, Namibia, Zambia, Kenya and Tanzania. We have an ever-expanding portfolio of programming and media partners, from broad awareness initiatives to focused campaigns in individual countries on specific issues or species.
We have 3 US staff and 8 Cape Town staff and 9 consultants in Africa with a 2026 budget of US $2.5m, raised through a US 501 (c)(3).
