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Title | Associate Project Director, Guatemala Forestry Enterprises Project - TREES Program |
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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.
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