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Manager, Peru -- TREES Program, Sustainable Forestry Division
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Sectors Terrestrial / Aquatic Ecology & Conservation
Location Peru - America South
Type Fixed Term and Permanent Roles
Status Full Time
Level Senior Level
Deadline 02/12/2011
Company Name Rainforest Alliance
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Manager, Peru -- TREES Program, Sustainable Forestry Division

 

Reports To: 
Deputy Program Director -- ICAA II/ReLEAF Projects
Type: 
Job Opportunities
Locations: 
Peru - Lima

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, and 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.

Position Summary: 

The Manager will be responsible for the overall management of the TREES program in Peru, including guidance and leadership on country-level work planning and the development of strategies to geographically expand and thematically deepen the impact of the TREES program and its contribution to achieving Rainforest Alliance’s overall mission. S/he will also be responsible for maintaining close relations with key collaborators and partners in Peru, identifying funding opportunities, and for providing direction and overall supervision to the Peru activities of the regional project “Strengthening Small and Medium-sized Forest Enterprises” funded by the Multilateral Investment Fund in Inter-American Development Bank (MIF-IDB) and the forestry components of the USAID-funded Andean Amazon Conservation Initiative (ICAA), and USAID/Department of State supported Amazonas Andina - ReLEAF project. S/he will coordinate with staff and consultants hired for these projects, with local, regional and national governments, and project partners to successfully achieve the project activities. S/he may also provide support to the TREES team operating in the adjacent Northern La Paz department, Bolivia.  S/he will supervise three staff.

Responsibilties: 
  • Provide direction and overall supervision of the country programs in Peru, with particular focus on the “Strengthening Small and Medium-sized Forest Enterprises,” ICAA, and ReLEAF projects;
  • Guide the development of strategic and operational plans at the country level and ensure achievement of targets and results defined in those plans;
  • Develop and maintain institutional relationships among Rainforest Alliance partners – government agencies, civil society stakeholders, international partners, private sector actors and donors;
  • Provide leadership on developing new technical, institutional and policy approaches to achieving project goals and results and Rainforest Alliance’s mission overall;
  • Identify opportunities for counterpart funding and support proposal development in coordination with the Rainforest Alliance development team;
  • Prepare scopes of work for and manage subgrants and/or consulting agreements;
  • Negotiate memoranda of understanding and foster strategic alliances and ensure coordination with governments, private sector and communities;
  • Prepare budgets and monitor funds use according approved work plans and financial projections;
  • Contribute annual planning, budgeting and regular reporting across prjects;
  • Oversee, coordinate and provide assistance to in-country work of regional specialists supporting small and medium-size forest enterprise development;
  • Provide support to the TREES team operating in the adjacent Northern La Paz department, Bolivia as needed;
  • Ensure timely preparation of operational reports for each project in the country; and
  • Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications: 
  • Degree in forestry, natural resource management, rural development or related field;
  • 7 - 10 years experience working in the Peruvian forestry and/or development sector;
  • 7 - 10 years experience managing programs and projects, including work planning, budgeting, reporting and staff management;
  • Minimum 5 years direct field experience working with forest-dependent communities and indigenous groups;
  • Proven record with market-lead approaches in the development and forestry verification of small and medium-sized, and community forest enterprise development, and forest policy with direct experience working in the private forestry sector a plus;
  • Proven experience in managing field projects;
  • Experience with technical and financial oversight of government, bilateral or multilateral and foundation-funded projects;
  • Knowledge of Peruvian forest policy including climate change issues related to forest management;
  • Previous experience working in IDB- and USAID-financed projects is highly desirable;
  • Ability to effectively engage a range of partners, from high-level government and private sector actors to technical specialists to community partners;
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills in Spanish; proficiency in English required;
  • Strong word processing, spreadsheet and computer skills;
  • Strong analytical skills to respond to multi-cultural situations; and
  • Ability to travel in Peru and regionally a minimum of 35 percent of the time.
Salary: 

Commensurate with experience.

Notes: 

Only candidates authorized to work in Peru will be considered.

Application: 

Send resume, cover letter and salary history to Human Resources, Rainforest Alliance, Hidalgo de Pinto 805 y Mariano Echeverría, Quito, Ecuador; Email: ecpersonnel@ra.org.

The Rainforest Alliance is an equal opportunity employer.

 
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