- Start date: As soon as possible

- Place of work: Brazzaville (Congo) with field trips

Purpose of the Project

The forestation project envisages 40'000 hectares of a new forest by planting of acacia mangium with an excellent growth capacity and performance in carbon sequestration and a plant nursery. This is a 30-year renewable concession, with an investment time of approximately 15 years for the 40,000 hectares.

The project will follow VCU (Verified Carbon Units) standards

Duties:

- Manages relations with Aither (an environmental consulting company for drafting of documents and certification of the project and carbon credits)
- Drafting and submission of the Project Idea Note.
- Drafting and submission of the Project Design Document.
- Accreditation of the project with third-party authorities.
- Issuing of credits.
- Manages relations with ODW (Congolese environmental consulting company assisting us in drafting the environmental and social impact study).
- Manages day-to-day relations with ProNar (government body that monitors forestation projects) and the public authority in the country, supported by ODW.
- Manages day-to-day relations with Verra (verification body that certifies forestation projects and issues credits), supported by Aither.
- Plans the field activities that Client will develop.

Forestation





- Responsible for planting process.
- Monitoring and safeguard process.
- Supervises the activities of the operational structure that Client will put in place, led by a chief plant nurseryman (operational).
- Follows the materials procurement process (seeds, soil, pots, tables, irrigation, etc.) based on the specifications of PIN/PDD/....
- Monitors investment budgets and progress of activities.

Plant Nursery

- Setting up a plant nursery
- Cultivation of seedlings before being planted in the plot
- The implementation strategy envisages a plant nursery, centrally located in the village in Ngabe district

Requirements

- Degree in agroforestry sciences or environmental engineering
- Experience in carbon sequestration or alternatively experience in socio-environmental impact studies and project certification with international bodies
- Experience in sub-Saharan Africa and in particular interfacing with public authorities in sub-Saharan Africa
- Experience in afforestation/reforestation/red++ projects
- Languages: French fluent written and spoken and English as well.
- Knowledge of QHSE

Settore: Agricoltura/Silvicoltura/Pesca

Ruolo: Project & Program Management

RAL:

Tipo di occupazione: Trabalho sem termo

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