Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Nursery & Agroforestry Coordinator
Overview
WeForest is a fast growing international non-profit association with headquarters in Belgium and legal entities in France, USA, Ethiopia and Zambia. Our aim is to demonstrate, through the restoration of entire regions, that well planned tree planting and reforestation can be the solutions to today’s biggest challenge: climate change. Promoting Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR), implementing holistic projects and creating a movement of likeminded organisations, we are rapidly scaling. We are therefore urgently looking for an experienced profile to further capacitate our Zambian team, to help drive the Katanino project to full landscape size while maintaining the highest standards.
WeForest Zambia is a company limited by Guarantee that is continuously aiming for improved performance of its main aim: Successful Forest Landscape Restoration in Zambia. The Nursery and Agroforestry Coordinator will work in a dynamic team on our objective towards increasing forest cover in the 5km buffer zone around the Katanino Forest Reserve through forestry and agroforestry development on smallholder farms as a scalable solution for climate mitigation and adaptation, livelihood improvement and gender equitable development. The Plant nursery and Agroforestry Coordinator will work under the direct supervision of the Project manager and will mainly be active in the nursery at the forest camp, Katanino Forest Reserve, Masaiti district.

Responsibilities
Plant nursery management, coordination and out planting
• Deliver on-time, and on-budget, the nursery Agroforestry quota and seedling targets.
• Oversee the planning and coordinate the nursery team to grow good quality tree seedlings
• Provide extension services in out planting of nursery trees on smallholder farms
• Provide extension services in pest, weed and disease management of nursery trees to small holder farmers.
• Engage/train forest-dependent communities and implement forest friendly livelihoods
• Culturally sensitive and effective communication with local communities, Forestry Department and other relevant stakeholders
• Efficient and transparent weekly and quarterly reporting to the Project Manager
• Support field staff in school outreach programmes on tree planting, nursery management and agroforestry
• Support field staff in farmer trainings in agroforestry, compost making and nursery management
• Technical leadership
• Implement best practices in nursery management and staff coaching
• Minimise seedling and consumable loss by avoiding diseases, drought, erosion and termite damage to seedlings.
• Demonstrate leadership and show own initiative, not being hesitant to “get your hands dirty”
• Provide and disseminate knowledge within the organization on growing seedlings at scale in a cost-efficient manner.

Essential:
• A diploma or B.Sc., or equivalent experience in, Forestry, Agroforestry, Agriculture or equivalent
• Fluent in English and Bemba(both speaking and writing)
• Minimum 3 years’ relevant experience in nursery coordination and management
• Proven experience in growing and planting trees at scale
• Demonstrable experience of developing livelihood value chains in collaboration with small-scale farmers, communities and business
• Excellent management, coordination, training, reporting and communication skills
• Flexible in terms of traveling and living conditions
• Excellent team player
Desirable:
• Knowledge of Lamba
• Track record with gender-sensitive participatory, governance and inclusion approaches

TASKS
• Implement best practices in nursery management and coordination
• Coordinate and train the staff under your responsibility
• Provide timely budgets for nursery inputs and be responsible for budgeting
• Ensure collection of quantitative & qualitative data (germination rate, seedling survival, precipitation data,…)
• Facilitate nursery visits and other services on behalf of WeForest/ third parties.
• Appropriate and frequent reporting in full transparency and integrity, being coachable for improvement
• Support training of farmers in tree planting and survival
• Support tree planting and other relevant field activities (e.g. ring weeding etc.)
• Handle internal information and data as confidential
• Ensure a safe working environment for nursery staff, local community workers and other stakeholders.
• Ensure good care of organisation’s assets at the nursery, presenting a clean, green and environmentally-friendly nursery.

Terms & Conditions
Position: Full-time employee, 6 days/week. Initially for one year, envisioned for an additional 2 years.
Base: at Katanino Forest Camp, Masaiti District, Copperbelt, Zambia
Start date: As soon as possible, preferably by 1st of April 2022
Package: Competitive package for a small organization, level 2b salary

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
Please send applications to recruitment.zambia@weforest.org with your CV, a motivation letter, and 2 recent references by April 1st 2022.
Make sure to mention the job title in the subject of the email, and to indicate where you saw the job post. In your motivation letter, we’d love to read about what makes you interested to work with WeForest Zambia and what you love about growing trees. Due to the anticipated high number of applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We thank you

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