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Roles we are hiring for.

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About the role
Work with village councils, Biodiversity Management Committees, and CCA committees across the seven ranges of Tseminyu to plan, document, and monitor community conserved forest. You will spend most weeks in villages and report to the Operational Director.
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Send a CV and a short note on why this role. Closing date: Rolling.
What you will do
Convene and support village conservation committees and management-plan reviews
Run biodiversity documentation with communities: camera traps, transects, People’s Biodiversity Registers
Coordinate the district conservation plan with the Rengma Village Council Chairman Forum
Keep field records, maps, and photographs that the team can build on
What you bring
Three or more years of field work with rural or Indigenous communities, ideally in the Northeast
Working knowledge of Nagamese; Rengma or another Naga language is an advantage
Comfort with GPS, basic GIS, and long days on foot
A degree in ecology, forestry, social work, development, or a related field, or equivalent experience
About the role
Tell the story of the work as it happens: field reports, photographs, short films, annual reports, and the website. You will work with every programme and with the Zunpha cooperative’s enterprise units.
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Send a CV and a short note on why this role. Closing date: Rolling.
What you will do
Write and edit reports, case studies, and grant narratives
Photograph and film field work; maintain the Foundation’s media archive
Keep the website, newsletter, and social channels current
Support partners and press with material about Kenono
What you bring
Two or more years in communications, journalism, or documentation
Strong written English; Nagamese or a Naga language is an advantage
Photography and basic video editing
Willingness to travel to villages across the district
About the role
Raise native keystone species in community nurseries and support planting along the district biodiversity corridor with village teams and the TERI partnership.
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Send a CV and a short note on why this role. Closing date: Rolling.
What you will do
Run seed collection, germination, and nursery care for native species
Lay out and supervise planting sites, gap filling, and soil and water conservation
Train village nursery keepers and keep survival records
Support the land-mapping work of the restoration programme
What you bring
Hands-on experience in nurseries, forestry, or farming
Knowledge of local tree species and seasons
A diploma or degree in forestry, horticulture, or agriculture, or equivalent experience
A two-wheeler licence is useful

Internships at Kenono

Two to six months in the field.

Internships run across every initiative: biodiversity documentation and camera-trap monitoring in the Community Conserved Areas (CCAs), biodiversity education at the Sendenyu centre, restoration nurseries, and research and documentation with the Rengma community.

Who Students and recent graduates in ecology, forestry, development, design, business, or media; young people from Nagaland are especially encouraged.
Where Zunpha and the villages of Tseminyu District; some placements at Sendenyu.
Support A field stipend, shared accommodation, and a mentor on the team. Travel to Nagaland is at your own cost.
Intake Applications are read year round; most placements start in March, June, and October.

Skills, Learning, and Capacity Development

Two young men passing a sapling to each other on a forested slope

Planting with interns, Tseminyu

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Women at sewing machines inside the Zunpha garment unit

The garment unit, Zunpha MPCS Ltd.

Fellowships at Zunpha

Bring a skill the cooperative needs.

The Zunpha Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd. runs five community-owned enterprise units and employs more than 47 women and young people. Fellows spend three to twelve months embedded in one unit, building something that stays after they leave: a product line, a costing system, a market link, a training programme.

Units Garments, printing and design, poultry, custom hiring and machinery, carpentry, and the coffee value chain.
Who Professionals and postgraduates in design, finance, operations, agronomy, marketing, or engineering, with at least two years of experience.
Support A monthly fellowship stipend, accommodation in Tseminyu Town, and a counterpart from the cooperative.

Cooperative Development

Apply for a fellowship

Tell us what you would build. We shortlist twice a year, in January and July.

Other ways to support

Research, volunteering, and pro bono work.

We are always looking for collaborators to better and further the work that Kenono is doing.

Researchers

Field research and theses

Masters and doctoral students can base field work in the CCAs, at Sendenyu or with the cooperative, under a research agreement with the village concerned. Write with a one-page proposal.

Propose a study

Volunteers

Planting seasons and festivals

Short volunteer weeks run during the monsoon planting season and the Youth Biodiversity Fest at Sendenyu. No experience needed, only a willingness to work outdoors.

Volunteer with us

Pro bono

Lend a profession

Lawyers, accountants, GIS analysts, designers, and film-makers have all given Kenono time. If you have a skill and a few hours a month, we will find where it fits.

Offer your time