Reforestation + Restoration Lead
Company: Compassionate Carbon Tanzania Ltd
Location: Tanzania
Application Deadline: Not specified
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Forestry, Horticulture, Botany, Environmental Sciences, Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Management, or relevant international development field; Masters Degree preferred
- At least 5 years relevant experience in hands-on forest restoration or commercial timber or tree-crop production, specifically in project management
- Practical understanding and experience with environmental restoration approaches and ecological processes
- Experience managing project operations, including planning, reporting, and compliance
Competencies
- Models the Eden Ethos demonstrating a commitment to the organization’s values, vision, and conduct standards
- Strong leadership and decision-making skills
- Strong project management skills
- Exceptional organizational and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Kiswahili
- Knowledge of best practices in large-scale landscape restoration
- Experience developing work and project plans
- Ability to develop and troubleshoot plant propagation techniques
- Knowledge of native tree species and understanding of forest ecology
- Understanding of local customary practices in natural resource management
Responsibilities
- Identify, explore, and secure restoration access to new sites throughout Tanzania
- Develop reforestation strategies considering carbon sequestration, species selection, and ecosystem diversity
- Conduct landscape assessments and stakeholder consultations
- Establish program workplans, implementation plans, and relevant budgets
- Oversee establishment and management of large-scale tree nurseries
- Ensure effective coordination of planting schedules and seed/seedling supply chain
- Represent the restoration team to internal stakeholders and external partners
- Collaborate with other organizations within the landscape to implement restoration-related programs
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with partners
- Provide leadership, guidance, and support to team members