•     Lead and scale a new tree planting project in Meghalaya, India including contract management, technical implementation, risk management, and communications.
•     Develop from scratch processes to optimise workflow, communication and reporting across the different teams.  
•     Supervise the development of an agroforestry project, including providing technical support and advising on project design, assessing the feasibility of projects, developing and reviewing Project Design Documents, and the validation and ongoing verification of projects within the Meghalaya region.
•     Develop and implement strategic plans including goals, objectives and performance metrics in alignment with project objectives.
•     Oversee the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluations aspects of the project.
•     Implement and coordinate the process to build infrastructures to process and sell agro-commodities.
•     Establish and maintain strong partnerships with government, civil society organisations, research institutions and other key stakeholders. Liaise and build relationships with NGOs and project owners, such as reforestation companies or NGOs, nurseries, farmers and other landholders to create working relationships to develop tree planting and agroforestry projects in Meghalaya.
•     Ensure program compliance with internal policies and external requirements
•     Manage and oversee project activities, ensuring that they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
•     Provide timely and accurate reports to the CEO and stakeholders.
•     Monitor project progress and identify areas for improvement, making recommendations for adjustments as needed.
•     Oversee staffing processes including hiring, onboarding, and payroll. Ensure effective staff performance review systems.
•     Ensure effective communication through appropriate stakeholder engagement.
•     Provide leadership, mentorship and guidance to the project team.
•     Develop and implement knowledge capture, sharing and utilisation strategies.

•     Experience working in the supply chain of agro commodities.
•     Experience working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders, carbon registries, governments and NGOs.
•     Knowledge of measuring and demonstrating the impact of carbon projects in line with external benchmarking such as SDGs, SBTs, NBS.
•     Experience of working internationally in varied cultures and countries, or in different regions in India.
•     Previous experience in or good knowledge of Meghalaya landscape and culture.
•     Experience designing and presenting strategies, plans, processes, metrics, and information in a clear and comprehensible manner.
•     Ability to remain calm and focused in stressful or complex situations.
•     Good knowledge of data analysis and key performance indicators.
•     Experience working with virtual teams in fast growing companies.

Working at Earthtree

•     This role is full-time with flexible hours.
•     Relocation assistance.
•     Join a fast growing business with a great opportunity to quickly grow your career.
•     Join the offices in Shillong, Meghalaya, India and help us positively impact climate, biodiversity and communities in India and globally.
•     We support some remote work but are moving to about half time in offices to encourage in-person collaboration and teamwork.
•     We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability. We ensure every applicant gets an equal chance of success.

Other benefits

•     Learning and development: We are on a constant learning journey and you will receive an annual learning and development budget to help you with this.
•     Attractive leave policy,
•     Hybrid work policy.