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Associate Project Director, Guatemala Forestry Enterprises Project - TREES Program

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Sectors Terrestrial / Aquatic Ecology & Conservation
Location Guatemala - America South
Town/City Guatemala City, Guatemala
Type Fixed Term and Permanent Roles
Status Full Time
Level Board & Executives
Deadline 31/07/2009
Company Name Rainforest Alliance
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Description

The Rainforest Alliance is an international nonprofit organization that works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. Based in New York City, with offices throughout the United States and worldwide, the Rainforest Alliance works with people whose livelihoods depend on the land, helping them transform the way they grow food, harvest wood and host travelers.

The Rainforest Alliance’s TREES (Training, Extension, Enterprises and Sourcing) program promotes sustainable livelihoods and protects biodiversity in forest-dependent communities. We work to enhance the competitiveness of community and indigenous forestry enterprises by building business skills, increasing efficiencies, facilitating investment in value-added processing, expanding income opportunities from wood and non-wood forest products and environmental services, and increasing access to local and global markets through Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification.

Project Summary

The Guatemala Forestry Enterprises Project is an initiative of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and RA, with the main objective of improving the competiveness of Guatemala’s small and medium certified forestry enterprises in the international market. The project will strengthen key organizations, support them in their development and growth through marketing chains, add value for timber and non timber forest products, and sell environmental services to compensate the efforts of a good forest management.

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Project Director, the Associate Project Director will be responsible for overseeing the performance monitoring and evaluation function of the Guatemala Forestry Enterprises Project. S/he will also provide technical support and guidance to ensure the deliverables/goals of the Guatemala Forestry Enterprises Project and other projects in the region are accomplished.

Responsibilities

 

  • Coordinate the execution of the Guatemala Forestry Enterprises Project’s performance monitoring and evaluation framework as outlined in the project plan;
  • Directly supervise the implementation of activities and provide technical support and guidance to the project’s social component team whose goal is to strengthen advocacy, organization and social capacities for small and medium sized enterprises;
  • Provide strategic insight and appropriate high-level support to the social component team by interfacing with government entities, NGO’s and private sector stakeholders;
  • Oversee the preparation and completion of work plans and required USAID reports;
  • Gather and analyze data from the field and present to the Project Director;
  • Interface with technical field staff and RA program staff regarding achievements of project results and ensure data quality;
  • Prepare, manage and control all expenditures, budgets and cash flow projections in coordination with the Project Administrator;
  • Ensure compliance with USAID and other donor requirements, including the delivery of reports and audits;
  • Help research and identify funding sources, proposal requirements and submission deadlines;
  • Ensure compliance with cost-share and leverage commitments in host countries; and
  • Other duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications

 

  • University Degree required; Master’s Degree in social sciences, natural resource management, or a related field preferred;
  • 8 - 10 years experience working on cultural and social issues related to natural resources management;
  • 5 - 7 years experience managing inter-disciplinary teams;
  • 3 - 5 years project management experience working with USAID or other international development agencies in Latin America;
  • Knowledge of forestry certification standards;
  • Bilingual English/Spanish with strong written and verbal communication skills in both languages;
  • Strong computer skills (MS Office and Internet); and
  • Ability and willingness to travel a minimum of 40% of the time.
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