Project Manager
2025-07-02T20:51:53+00:00
WeForest Zambia
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FULL_TIME
Katanino Forest Reserve, Masaiti
Masaiti
10101
Zambia
Nonprofit, and NGO
Management
2025-07-18T17:00:00+00:00
Zambia
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WeForest is a fast-growing international non-profit organisation headquartered in Belgium and with current projects in Brazil, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi, Senegal and Zambia. The mission of the organisation is to advance innovative, scalable and lasting solutions to restore forest and landscapes for climate, people and planet. We promote scientific evidence for the ways in which forests contribute to climate change mitigation, beyond their impacts as stocks of carbon, by increasing water availability, enhancing local biodiversity conservation and rural livelihood and resilience.
WeForest has been working with the Katanino Forest Trust to implement improved forest management practices in the Forest Reserve and to catalyse green economic development with communities living in the buffer zone. This project is now transitioning into a monitoring and evaluation phase. The Project Manager is an important role responsible for managing this transition, ensuring that lessons are captured, and that local institutions can sustainably take over activities.
WeForest intends to scale-up our programming in Masaiti District, and has conducted some early stage project scoping on an exciting opportunity to build on the lessons learnt from the Katanino Project. The Project Manager would provide leadership on this new project development.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Project management, coordination and monitoring & evaluation
1. Deliver on-time, and on-budget, the Katanino Forest Reserve restoration project
2. Oversee planning, budgeting and project implementation
3. Liaise with local, district and national authorities on forest restoration and conservation as required
4. Engage with forest-dependent communities and implement forest friendly livelihoods
Efficient and effective communication with WeForest HQ, Project staff, local communities, Forestry Department and other relevant stakeholders
Efficient and transparent weekly and quarterly reporting to WeForest 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.
Coordinate with the JFMC, the activities of registered Cooperatives under the Katanino Forest Trust
5. Advise and supervise nursery performance and tree planting/ANR activities
6. Advise and supervise beekeeping, agroforestry and conservation agriculture activities in the buffer zone
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
Lead the local team to excellent programme management, performance and M&E
In close collaboration with the Human Resource Manager, 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
Lead the operational development of additional forest landscape restoration projects in Masaiti District, in collaboration with technical advisers
If and when required, assist in grant writing to boost the programme
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 Collaborative Partnership Management will be an added advantage .
- Demonstrable experience of developing livelihood value chains in collaboration with small-scale farmers, communities and business
- Excellent in project 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 and financial reporting
- Experience in developing log frames and work plans and delivering projects against milestones and targets
- Ability to use and understand GIS
- All academic and professional certificates should be certified by the Zambia Qualification Authority (ZAQA)
- A valid practising certificate from a relevant professional body
Desirable:
- Knowledge of Lamba/Bemba
- 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 & Conditions
Position: Full-time employee, 5 or 5.5 days per week.
Base: at Katanino Forest Camp, Masaiti District, Copperbelt, Zambia
Start date: As soon as possible, preferably by 5th of August 2025
Package: Competitive package for a small organization, level 4 salary
Project management, coordination and monitoring & evaluation 1. Deliver on-time, and on-budget, the Katanino Forest Reserve restoration project 2. Oversee planning, budgeting and project implementation 3. Liaise with local, district and national authorities on forest restoration and conservation as required 4. Engage with forest-dependent communities and implement forest friendly livelihoods Efficient and effective communication with WeForest HQ, Project staff, local communities, Forestry Department and other relevant stakeholders Efficient and transparent weekly and quarterly reporting to WeForest 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. Coordinate with the JFMC, the activities of registered Cooperatives under the Katanino Forest Trust 5. Advise and supervise nursery performance and tree planting/ANR activities 6. Advise and supervise beekeeping, agroforestry and conservation agriculture activities in the buffer zone 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 Lead the local team to excellent programme management, performance and M&E In close collaboration with the Human Resource Manager, 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 Lead the operational development of additional forest landscape restoration projects in Masaiti District, in collaboration with technical advisers If and when required, assist in grant writing to boost the programme CANDIDATE PROFILE
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 Collaborative Partnership Management will be an added advantage . Demonstrable experience of developing livelihood value chains in collaboration with small-scale farmers, communities and business Excellent in project 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 and financial reporting Experience in developing log frames and work plans and delivering projects against milestones and targets Ability to use and understand GIS All academic and professional certificates should be certified by the Zambia Qualification Authority (ZAQA) A valid practising certificate from a relevant professional body
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Vacancy title:
Project Manager
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Management]
Jobs at:
WeForest Zambia
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, July 18 2025
Duty Station:
Katanino Forest Reserve, Masaiti | Masaiti | Zambia
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 2 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
WeForest is a fast-growing international non-profit organisation headquartered in Belgium and with current projects in Brazil, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi, Senegal and Zambia. The mission of the organisation is to advance innovative, scalable and lasting solutions to restore forest and landscapes for climate, people and planet. We promote scientific evidence for the ways in which forests contribute to climate change mitigation, beyond their impacts as stocks of carbon, by increasing water availability, enhancing local biodiversity conservation and rural livelihood and resilience.
WeForest has been working with the Katanino Forest Trust to implement improved forest management practices in the Forest Reserve and to catalyse green economic development with communities living in the buffer zone. This project is now transitioning into a monitoring and evaluation phase. The Project Manager is an important role responsible for managing this transition, ensuring that lessons are captured, and that local institutions can sustainably take over activities.
WeForest intends to scale-up our programming in Masaiti District, and has conducted some early stage project scoping on an exciting opportunity to build on the lessons learnt from the Katanino Project. The Project Manager would provide leadership on this new project development.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Project management, coordination and monitoring & evaluation
1. Deliver on-time, and on-budget, the Katanino Forest Reserve restoration project
2. Oversee planning, budgeting and project implementation
3. Liaise with local, district and national authorities on forest restoration and conservation as required
4. Engage with forest-dependent communities and implement forest friendly livelihoods
Efficient and effective communication with WeForest HQ, Project staff, local communities, Forestry Department and other relevant stakeholders
Efficient and transparent weekly and quarterly reporting to WeForest 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.
Coordinate with the JFMC, the activities of registered Cooperatives under the Katanino Forest Trust
5. Advise and supervise nursery performance and tree planting/ANR activities
6. Advise and supervise beekeeping, agroforestry and conservation agriculture activities in the buffer zone
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
Lead the local team to excellent programme management, performance and M&E
In close collaboration with the Human Resource Manager, 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
Lead the operational development of additional forest landscape restoration projects in Masaiti District, in collaboration with technical advisers
If and when required, assist in grant writing to boost the programme
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 Collaborative Partnership Management will be an added advantage .
- Demonstrable experience of developing livelihood value chains in collaboration with small-scale farmers, communities and business
- Excellent in project 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 and financial reporting
- Experience in developing log frames and work plans and delivering projects against milestones and targets
- Ability to use and understand GIS
- All academic and professional certificates should be certified by the Zambia Qualification Authority (ZAQA)
- A valid practising certificate from a relevant professional body
Desirable:
- Knowledge of Lamba/Bemba
- 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 & Conditions
Position: Full-time employee, 5 or 5.5 days per week.
Base: at Katanino Forest Camp, Masaiti District, Copperbelt, Zambia
Start date: As soon as possible, preferably by 5th of August 2025
Package: Competitive package for a small organization, level 4 salary
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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