Project manager forestation

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- Start date: As soon as possible

- Place of work: Brazzaville (Congo) with field trips

Purpose of the Project

The forestation project envisages 40,000 hectares of a new forest by planting acacia mangium, which has excellent growth capacity and performance in carbon sequestration, along with a plant nursery. This is a 30-year renewable concession, with an investment time of approximately 15 years for the 40,000 hectares. The project will follow VCU (Verified Carbon Units) standards.

Duties:

• Manage relations with Aither (an environmental consulting company for drafting documents and certification of the project and carbon credits)
• Draft and submit the Project Idea Note.
• Draft and submit the Project Design Document.
• Accredit the project with third-party authorities.
• Issue credits.
• Manage relations with ODW (Congolese environmental consulting company assisting in drafting the environmental and social impact study).
• Manage day-to-day relations with ProNar (government body that monitors forestation projects) and the public authority in the country, supported by ODW.
• Manage day-to-day relations with Verra (verification body that certifies forestation projects and issues credits), supported by Aither.
• Plan the field activities that the Client will develop.
• Be responsible for the planting process.
• Monitor and safeguard the process.
• Supervise the activities of the operational structure that the Client will put in place, led by a chief plant nurseryman (operational).
• Follow the materials procurement process (seeds, soil, pots, tables, irrigation, etc.) based on the specifications of PIN/PDD/....
• Monitor investment budgets and progress of activities.
• Set up a plant nursery.
• Cultivate seedlings before planting in the plot.
• The implementation strategy envisages a plant nursery, centrally located in the village in Ngabe district.

Requirements

• Degree in agroforestry sciences or environmental engineering.
• Experience in carbon sequestration or alternatively experience in socio-environmental impact studies and project certification with international bodies.
• Experience in sub-Saharan Africa and in particular interfacing with public authorities in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Experience in afforestation/reforestation/red++ projects.
• Languages: Fluent in French (written and spoken) and English.