12 days ago
Full-time
Senior
#reforestation#carboncapture#biodiversity
Project Development Specialist (m/f/x)
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Intro
The Project Development Specialist at KAYA will play a crucial role in coordinating and ensuring the adherence of landscape-scale conservation and restoration projects to certification standards. This role involves working closely with scientific staff and colleagues in different countries, focusing on forests, agriculture, and grasslands. The specialist will also be responsible for project planning, documentation, and financial planning, with periodic travel to project sites for monitoring and evaluation.
Tasks
- Steer feasibility assessments and baseline studies of forestry, agriculture, and grassland projects
- Write project concepts and idea notes based on inputs from colleagues
- Ensure adherence to selected scientific methodologies
- Act as focal point to certification standards
- Coordinate public consultation process
- Support planning and scheduling of project operations
- Manage documentation process through project lifecycle
- Coordinate third-party validation and verification process
- Assist in building project financial plans
Requirements
- Strong understanding of certification standards
- Deep knowledge of AFOLU methodologies
- Over 5 years of project management experience
- Willingness to live and work in Berlin
- Full-time commitment
- Willingness to travel overseas, especially to sub-Saharan Africa
- Openness to co-creating structures and culture
- Professional references
- Fluency in English, desired languages: French, Portuguese, Spanish
- Education in agricultural, forestry, or landscape management
- Knowledge of AFOLU regulations in sub-Saharan African countries
Benefits
- Purpose-driven work for the planet and people
- Global exposure through international work
- Part of an organization in its foundational phase
- Experience life in Berlin
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