Job Purpose
A Forester is a professional responsible for
conducting technical forestry work, collecting forest data, and ensuring the
health and management of forested lands.
Location:–
Karawa
Kilelelengwani
Majoreni
Ozi
anga
Key Duties And Responsibilities
Lead and oversee day-to-day operations of the
planting team, nursery team and motivate them to do their work efficiently.
Ensure that the headcount at the planting, propagules
collection and nursery teams are commensurate with the set daily activities and
targets.
Work with Assistant Chief Forester (ACF) to establish
large scale mangrove nursery.
This includes choosing species, developing timelines
for propagules/seeds collection, propagation, and planting based on seasonal
weather patterns at the Coast.
Assist the nursery and planting teams in
troubleshooting mangroves propagation, germination, and survival issues in
nursery beds and planting sites.
Assist to develop propagule collection and planting
work rosters, delegate duties and noting cases of absenteeism and reporting to
ACF.
Scout for mangrove forest blocks with mature propagules and guide the
propagules collection team to those blocks so as to maintain surplus of
propagules collection to meet the daily targets.
Oversee and record daily planting updates including
species, total propagules/seedlings planted, photos of the planting activity.
Work with ACF to coordinate transportation and
on-time delivery of propagules to other sites lackingthe propagules and
coordinate their planting schedule.
Oversee the security of planted mangroves in the
field and ensure any issues of propagules uprooting and/or harvesting of mature
mangroves are addressed immediately.
Any other duty as assigned by the Supervisor.
Working Conditions
The jobholder is required to work normal working
hours in an office/ field environment with occasional long working hours and
sometimes working over the weekends. At times may be called upon to address
emergency situations.
Technical Skills
Proficient in MS Office
Have good analytical Skills
Strong personality with avid resilience and open to
feedback
Ability to work under high pressure environment
Good organization and planning skills
Good interpersonal skills
Excellent communication skills
Coaching and mentorship skills
Ability to work with minimum supervision
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor Degree in Forestry
Experience in Mangrove ecosystem
Experience
A desired experience in Mangrove
How To Apply
Remuneration: Competitive
Package
Conditions: preferably residents of the above
counties
If interested, send CVs to recruitment@earthlungsreforestation.org
ALL APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SENT ON OR BEFORE
12th JULY, 2024, AT 5.00 PM EAST AFRICAN TIME.
