Project Designer - Resilient Landscapes

1.       Design projects: 

• Based on business, scientific and technical inputs, formulate project designs with an optimized risk-impact ratio and with a duly documented financial and impact case.
  

2.       Support project implementation: 

• When mandated, support the successful implementation of invested projects, seeking to adapt design in a spirit of permanent data-driven improvement and seizing opportunities of bringing new science when available.
  

3.       Support RL’s contribution to CIFOR-ICRAF’s strategy: 

• In particular, but not limited to the positioning of CIFOR-ICRAF in Carbon Markets. Propose operational ways to implement and empower CIFOR-ICRAF’s mission while leveraging private finance.
  

4.       Knowledge asset watch: 

• Keep up-to-date with CIFOR-ICRAF’s work that is relevant to impact investment, translate CIFOR-ICRAF’s knowledge assets into actionable elements of project design and maintain a network of actionable contacts inside the organization and its scientific and operational partners.
  

5.       Other Responsibilities: 

• Proactively bring up relevant points of awareness in emerging science or emerging topics for the larger RL team
  
• Participate to key events as needed
  
• Support RL team.
  

Requirements

• Degree in Agronomy, Forestry, ecology or an equivalent academic background, oriented towards landscape operations
  
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience designing and implementing rural development projects
  
• At least 10 years in direct exposure to development projects with a strong nature component
  
• Track record of direct interaction with businesses AND scientific organizations, resulting in familiarity with concepts and jargons of both
  
• Autonomy, self-motivation, capacity to work remotely with a global team
  
• Strong human values and capacity to propose solutions in a complex environment and under conflicting agendas.