Summary
Date Posted: Monday, December 06, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
WeForest Zambia is a local NGO that is continuously aiming for improved performance of its main aim: Successful Forest Landscape Restoration in Zambia. The Project Manager will work in a dynamic team on our objective towards increasing forest cover in Katanino Forest Reserve and Miombo woodlots in the 5km buffer zone around the Reserve as well as implementing agroforestry on smallholder farms in the buffer zone as a scalable solution for climate mitigation and adaptation, livelihood improvement and gender equitable development. The project manager will work under the direct supervision of the Country Director and will mainly be active in the field in Katanino Forest Reserve, Masaiti.
Responsibilities
Project management, coordination and monitoring & evaluation
• Deliver on-time, and on-budget, the Katanino Forest Reserve restoration project
• Oversee planning, budgeting and project implementation
• Liaise with local, district and national authorities on forest restoration and conservation as required
• Engage with forest-dependent communities and implement forest friendly livelihoods
• Efficient and effective communication with WeForest Zambia Country Director, workforce, local communities, Forestry Department and other relevant stakeholders
• Efficient and transparent weekly and quarterly reporting to Zambia Country Director

Technical leadership
• Lead socio-economic and ecological resource assessments and monitoring in the project area.
• Coordinate with the District Forestry Office, forest restoration activities in Katanino Forest Reserve.
• Coordinate with the District Forestry Office, the activities of Village Resource Management Committees (VRMCs) and the Joint Forest Management Committee (JFMC) of the Katanino Forest Trust.
• Co ordinate with the JFMC, the activities of registered Co operatives under the Katanino Forest Trust
• Advise and supervise nursery establishment and tree planting/ANR activities
• In consultation with communities, Forestry Department and local/national/international businesses, oversee value-chain development for non-timber forest products (including beekeeping and mushroom production)
• Facilitate the development, validation and adoption of a Forest Management Plan for Katanino
• In close collaboration with Zambia Country Director, recruit and develop capacity of local team
• Organise training for farmers in crop and animal production in collaboration with Government Departments at the district level.
• Oversee the development of income generation activities for Katanino Forest Trust to support the implementation of the Forest Management Plan.

Programme development
1. If and when required: assist in the development of additional forest restoration projects in Zambia

Candidate Profile
Essential:
• An M.Sc., or equivalent experience in, Forestry, Forest ecology and conservation, Economics, Rural development, Agro-ecology or equivalent
• Fluent in English (both speaking and writing)
• Minimum 3 years’ relevant experience in community-based forest restoration, management and conservation in a developing country, preferably in Sub-Saharan Africa. Experience in Joint Forest Management practices in Zambia is essential.
• 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
• Ability to develop and manage complex budgets
• Experience in developing log frames and work plans and delivering projects against milestones and targets
• Ability to use and understand GIS

Desirable:
• Knowledge of Lamba
• Track record with gender-sensitive participatory, governance and inclusion approaches
• Track record in grant applications
• Track record in writing scientific articles

Tasks
• Implement best practices in day-to-day management of the project activities
• Demonstrate leadership and show own initiative
• Coordinate and assist the staff under your responsibility
• Ensure Training and extensionist services towards farmers are up to standards and timely.
• Technical advisor ensuring a good partnership with all stakeholders to guarantee project outputs
• Ensure collection of quality quantitative & qualitative field data (socio-economic data, forest inventory/vegetation survey, GPS coordinates, etc.)
• Facilitate consultancies, project visits and other services on behalf of WeForest/ third parties for scientific studies & analysis.
• Appropriate and frequent reporting in full transparency and integrity, being coachable for improvement
• Not engaging the organization legally or financially without prior authorisation of the Country Director.
• Handling internal information and data as confidential
• Ensure a safe working environment for WeForest Staff, local community and other stakeholders as well as the organisation’s assets.

Terms And Conditions
Position: Full time (Monday-Saturday)
Hours of Work: A minimum of 8 hours per day and up to 44 hours per week. Hours will however vary depending on the project needs and flexibility is essential.
Base: Masaiti District, Zambia
Start date: As soon as possible realistically February 2022, one year contract (Negotiable) and subject to renewal for three additional years.
Package: Competitive package for a small organization (Based on experience) Assist the transportation manager to handle the overall work of the department, including but not limited to the business, information, financial employee relations, administrative related affairs

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
Send your full CV and motivation letter no later than the 22nd December 2021 to ( recruitment.zambia@weforest.org). Please refrain from applying if you do not meet the above criteria.
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 happy to go to work! Due to the anticipated high number of applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We thank you in advance for your interest.

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