Location
British Columbia | Canada
Job description
EXPATRIATE POSITION BASED IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
GENERAL MANAGER - FORESTRY OPERATIONS
Tree Global is at the forefront of the fight against climate change, biodiversity loss and global inequality. We are uniquely positioned to be a market leader in Carbon Dioxide Removal through Nature-based Solutions. When successful, we will have a meaningful positive impact on the reversal of climate change, the preservation and restoration of critical ecosystems and biodiversity, and the sustainable economic development of rural communities and developing countries.
Tree Global develops, finances and implements the highest quality ecosystem restoration projects in the world. We develop deep relations with our host governments and create innovative project structures which align incentives across all stakeholders. We have the capacity, capabilities, and tenacity to develop and manage end-to-end projects from initial site assessment and selection, to producing high performance tree seedlings, to growing and maintaining forests for maximum sustainability and impact. Operating at scale, we deliver much needed infrastructure and technology in rural areas of the developing world, we create thousands of valuable jobs, and we help our host governments and communities to generate sustainable economic growth.
Responsibilities
- Leads and manages the setting up, development and sustainable management of an extensive greenfield forest carbon (ARR) reforestation project
- Leads the development and management of a sustainable project business plan – forest management and project economics
- Leads the identification and development of a project team
- Leads the development and management of sustainable positive community relations
- Supports the identification, assessment, and design of the project
- Supports the development of in country relationships with influential organizations and individuals including government, international organizations & private sector entities with specific emphasis on those that impact the project
Experience
- Minimum 12+ years senior forestry (silviculture) operations management
- Firsthand experience in setting up and developing greenfield forestry operations is desirable – including site assessments, infrastructure (nursery, roads, buildings etc) development, administration and planning, and implementation
- Congo basin forestry on site experience is desirable
- Related agriculture (tree crops) experience would also be considered
- Strong background, and belief, in sustainable community relationship development
- Has an applied science backed by financial logic approach
- Used to working in isolated and difficult work environments
- Highly proficient in use of computers, in particular use of email, Microsoft Excel and Word
Education
- Formal qualification (3+ years) in forestry / related agriculture
- A post graduate business/management qualification would be desirable
- Must be able to work in English with native and non-native English speakers
- Fluency in French is essential
Core values of Tree Global are:
- Humility – we carefully listen to our stakeholders and invest in continuous learning
- Integrity – we act fairly and honestly to achieve successful outcomes for Tree Global, our partners and our stakeholders
- Boldness – we innovate and take calculated risk to address the scale of opportunities and challenges in front of us
- Achievement – we hold ourselves individually and collectively accountable to achieve successful outcomes
- Team first – we work collaboratively internally and externally to achieve our goal
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