WeForest
\nWeForest 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.
\nWeForest 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.
\nWeForest 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.
\nRESPONSIBILITIES
\nProject management, coordination and monitoring & evaluation
\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Deliver on-time, and on-budget, the Katanino Forest Reserve restoration project
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oversee planning, budgeting and project implementation
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Liaise with local, district and national authorities on forest restoration and conservation as required
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Engage with forest-dependent communities and implement forest friendly livelihoods
\nEfficient and effective communication with WeForest HQ, Project staff, local communities, Forestry Department and other relevant stakeholders
\nEfficient and transparent weekly and quarterly reporting to WeForest Zambia Country Director
\nTechnical leadership
\nLead socio-economic and ecological resource assessments and monitoring in the project area.
\nCoordinate with the District Forestry Office, forest restoration activities in Katanino Forest Reserve.
\nCoordinate 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.
\nCoordinate with the JFMC, the activities of registered Cooperatives under the Katanino Forest Trust
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Advise and supervise nursery performance and tree planting\/ANR activities
\n6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Advise and supervise beekeeping, agroforestry and conservation agriculture \u00a0activities in the buffer zone
\nIn consultation with communities, Forestry Department and local\/national\/international businesses, oversee value-chain development for non-timber forest products (including beekeeping and mushroom production)
\nFacilitate the development, validation and adoption of a Forest Management Plan for Katanino
\nLead the local team to excellent programme management, performance and M&E
\nIn close collaboration with the Human Resource Manager, recruit and develop capacity of local team
\nOrganise training for farmers in crop and animal production in collaboration with Government Departments at the district level.
\nOversee the development of income generation activities for Katanino Forest Trust to support the implementation of the Forest Management Plan.
\nProgramme development
\nLead the operational development of additional forest landscape restoration projects in Masaiti District, in collaboration with technical advisers
\nIf and when required, assist in grant writing to boost the programme
\nCANDIDATE PROFILE
\nEssential:<\/p>\n
An M.Sc., or equivalent experience in, Forestry, Forest ecology and conservation, Economics, Rural development, Agro-ecology or equivalent
\nFluent in English (both speaking and writing)
\nMinimum 3 years\u2019 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 .
\nDemonstrable experience of developing livelihood value chains in collaboration with small-scale farmers, communities and business
\nExcellent in project management, coordination, training, reporting and communication skills
\nFlexible in terms of traveling and living conditions
\nExcellent team player
\nAbility to develop and manage complex budgets and financial reporting
\nExperience in developing log frames and work plans and delivering projects against milestones and targets
\nAbility to use and understand GIS
\nAll academic and professional certificates should be certified by the Zambia Qualification Authority (ZAQA)
\nA valid practising certificate from a relevant professional body<\/p>\n
Desirable:<\/p>\n
Knowledge of Lamba\/Bemba
\nTrack record with gender-sensitive participatory, governance and inclusion approaches
\nTrack record in grant applications
\nTrack record in writing scientific articles<\/p>\n
TASKS<\/p>\n
Implement best practices in day to day management of the project activities
\nDemonstrate leadership and show own initiative
\nCoordinate and assist the staff under your responsibility
\nEnsure training and extensionist services towards farmers are up to standards and timely.
\nTechnical advisor ensuring a good partnership with all stakeholders to guarantee project outputs
\nEnsure collection of quality quantitative & qualitative field data (socio-economic data, forest inventory\/vegetation survey, GPS coordinates, etc.)
\nFacilitate consultancies, project visits and other services on behalf of WeForest\/ third parties for scientific studies & analysis.
\nAppropriate and frequent reporting in full transparency and integrity, being coachable for improvement
\nNot engaging the organization legally or financially without prior authorisation of the Country Director.
\nHandling internal information and data as confidential
\nEnsure a safe working environment for WeForest Staff, local community and other stakeholders as well as the organisation\u2019s assets.<\/p>\n
Terms & Conditions
\nPosition: Full-time employee, 5 or 5.5 days per week.
\nBase: at Katanino Forest Camp, Masaiti District, Copperbelt, Zambia
\nStart date: As soon as possible, preferably by 5th of August 2025
\nPackage: Competitive package for a small organization, level 4 salary
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