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Job ID: 1ETM026
Manager – Agroforestry and Planning
Meghalaya, India

About Us

Earthtree is the Indian company that develops agroforestry projects  – rapidly scaling up climate action with real and measurable social and environmental benefits. In India, Earthtree grows new forests, supporting regenerative horticulture and agriculture projects that can restore ecosystems that bring back biodiversity and support farmers with new sources of revenue. We support communities to help their land regeneration goals and engage with farmers, and landholders to help them achieve their land productivity goals.

Who and what are we looking for?

We’re looking for an experienced Manager – Agroforestry and Planning to support our Meghalaya tree planting project. You will be supporting the Director of Operation, overseeing and taking part in activities on the ground, and supporting the tasks of setting up nurseries, planting sites and tracking project activities. The candidate is expected to have strong technical skills in conservation and sustainable land-use management and/or sustainable agriculture, and have a strong proven track record in managing large-scale sustainable development or conservation projects, with requisite nursery, operational, project, grant and financial management skills. Strong leadership and people management skills are essential to the role to ensure a professional and motivated team that delivers effectively against project aims, objectives and timelines. You will excel in working across a diverse and dispersed team of technical specialists building positive relationships. In particular you will establish good working relationships with relevant Government functionaries and institutions, community leaders and other stakeholders.

This position is based in Meghalaya with regular travel to project areas and outside the state as required. In return, the role offers the opportunity to work within a ground-breaking and entrepreneurial organisation, at the forefront of global conservation.

Main tasks & responsibilities:

• Coordinate all aspects of seed and tree cutting collection, growing, planting, and maintenance to deliver a high survival rate, close to 90% of all trees.
• Support the collection of required seeds and tree cuttings of all required species across multiple sites in Meghalaya. 
• Manage a variety of small distributed nurseries across the region, visiting each nursery to ensure quality assurance, guide and give clear direction to nursery operators – and ensure that they use the Seed and Nursery Operations Manual (currently 10 pages) that you will review, update and ensure compliance with.
• Develop and manage the new nurseries on-site at the reforestation / agroforestry sites, that will grow millions of trees over the next five years. You will be working with the Director of Operation – Agroforestry and Planning to develop a strategy and implementation plan to help deliver this task.
• Coordinate with all relevant organisations, co-ops, and any government entities and indigenous people to secure their cooperation and involvement in the tree-planting project. 
• Support with the Land and Baseline Survey, for Nursery/Planting related activities and support with the Project Design Document, ensure the collection of photos and GPS coordinates of all trees that will supply seeds and tree cuttings for our nurseries.
• Follow company policies and procedures that you will read and familiarise yourself with in order to be able to follow and adhere to them.
• Attend Project meetings with a larger team as and when required/needed. 
• Report on the work on the ground periodically, document and maintain dated records of all essential activities associated with the project. 
• Aid in monitoring, reporting and verification activities.  

Requirements:

• A Bachelor or Masters Degree in forestry/ forest science or related discipline and more than two years of related work experience in northeast India (Preferred) or similar work across the country. 
• You will have 2 years experience in nursery management, and a minimum of 2 years of reforestation or agroforestry experience.
• Excellent communication skills. Fluent in English. Knowledge of the local language Khasi will be a plus. 
• Ability to work independently, with experience in nurseries and/or forest planting in tropical and mountainous regions and regions of high precipitation.
• Adaptability to a new work environment and staying and working with local communities. 
• A valid driver’s licence as well as an acceptable driving record.
• Willingness to lead fieldwork, interact with communities and record data in steep, rugged terrain and inclement weather.
• Experience using Excel or Google spreadsheet for forestry/Nursery data is required along with use of other softwares for data collection and collation. 
• Working knowledge of QGIS or ArcGIS with some prior work experience in forestry and related data management will be advantageous.
• Supervisory experience. Excellent Internal (within organisation and team) and external (with government and community stakeholders) communication skills. 
• Good understanding of MRV systems in forestry and plantation works. 

Desirable:

• Experience working with Indigenous stakeholders, landowners, NGOs, including negotiating landowner and land title agreements
• Able to travel to project sites and stay sometimes at local accommodation closer to the project site. 
• Strong quantitative skills, with the ability to use data and metrics to draw conclusions and inform decisions
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Experience of working internationally in varied cultures and countries.
• Experience of communicating to a diverse range of audiences.  
• Experience designing and presenting strategies, plans, processes, metrics, and information in a clear and comprehensible manner.
• Ability to remain calm and focused in stressful or complex situations.
• Good knowledge of data analysis and key performance indicators.
• Experience working with virtual teams in fast growing companies. 

Working at Earthtree

• This role is full-time with flexible hours.
• Relocation assistance.
• Join a fast growing business with a great opportunity to quickly grow your career. 
• Join the offices in Shillong, Meghalaya, India and help us positively impact climate, biodiversity and communities in India and globally. 
• We support some remote work but are moving to about half time in offices to encourage in-person collaboration and teamwork.
• We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability. We ensure every applicant gets an equal chance of success.

Other benefits

• Learning and development: We are on a constant learning journey and you will receive an annual learning and development budget to help you with this.
• Attractive leave policy,
• Hybrid work policy.