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IMPORTANT: This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders. Other applicants need not apply.
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 Coordinator, Southeast Region, Mexico will coordinate TREES Program work in the Mexican states of Campeche and Quintana Roo. S/he will serve as Rainforest Alliance’s principle point of contact in the southeast region among relevant stakeholders – including communities, government institutions, private sector partners, civil society organizations, and consultants – ensuring successful implementation of regional work plans and the achievement of agreed goals. S/he will work closely with counterparts in the other three regions of Mexico under the supervision of the Manager, Mexico.
Responsibilties:
- Coordinate all technical field activities in the southeast region states of Campeche and Quintana Roo, maintaining partnerships with all stakeholders and serving as the main point of contact in the region;
- Assist in the elaboration/creation of operational work plans to be agreed under GEF and IDB-supported projects in coordination with project counterparts and the Manager, Mexico;
- Oversee the implementation of activities agreed in annual operational plans together with GEF project counterparts;
- Coordinate with consultants on agreement scope of work and subsequent deliverables;
- Provide technical material for regular reporting by TREES to counterparts and donor agencies;
- Assist with the planning and delivery of workshops, trainings and conferences associated with project activities in the southeast region;
- Oversee diagnostic evaluations of community forest enterprises (CFEs) in the region, identifying priorities and strategies for field activities in the context of agree project goals;
- Coordinate technical activities in key TREES thematic areas including: CFE development, production efficiency and enterprise competitiveness, improving CFE administration and business management, promoting market linkages for certified CFEs, creating national markets for certified wood, and improving biodiversity management in community production forest;
- Contribute to leverage funding from public programs in support of assisted CFEs in the Southeast region;
- Assist with developing new and innovative technical, institutional and policy approaches related to the TREES program and projects in carrying out Rainforest Alliance’s mission;
- Assist with identifying new funding opportunities and support proposal development in coordination with the Manager, Mexico; and
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in tropical forestry, environmental science, ecology; natural resource economics, rural development or related field required; Master’s degree preferred;
- 5- 7 years experience working in the Mexican forestry sector, with experience in tropical regions of Mexico with CFEs;
- Minimum 3 years experience in project management;
- Proven record in one or more of the following areas: forest management, community forestry, forest product development, forest certification, forest policy, wood and non timber forest products markets, and biodiversity conservation;
- Experience with technical and financial oversight of government-funded projects, experience with bi- or multilaterally funded projects preferred;
- Skilled in project planning, capable of managing and reporting a variety of tasks against set targets and deadlines;
- Knowledge of Mexican forest policy and key stakeholders;
- Ability to effectively work with a range of actors – from community partners, to government officials, to private sector representatives and technical specialists – in sometimes difficult and complex settings;
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team;
- Very strong verbal and written communications skills;
- Advanced English (both verbal and written communications skills);
- Strong word processing, spreadsheet and computer skills;
- Strong analytical skills and ability to adapt to multi-cultural situations; and
- Ability to travel a minimum of 35 percent of the time, nationally.
Salary:
Commensurate with experience. Competitive benefits package provided.
Notes:
Only candidates authorized to work in Mexico will be considered.
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