Company Profile

We are a global company applying our successful model of landscape restoration and associated nature based solutions in order to contribute to three of the world’s most critical environmental problems: the need for effective solutions to mitigate global climate change; holistic restoration of the world’s most degraded landscapes; and a growing population that requires sustainable alternatives for consumer products and markets that still contribute to deforestation and deforestation driven emissions.

With six carbon financed nature based solutions projects under operation on the African continent, and a pipeline of additional reforestation projects under way, EcoPlanet and its subsidiaries represent the largest developer of carbon removals in Africa.

Although we are a US company, our operational headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya from where we oversee the operational and financial management of our in-country teams in Ghana, South Africa, and Rwanda as well as our Central American and Southeast Asian subsidiaries.

Job Description

We have spent the last decade building the framework for bamboo to be a solution to achieve the above and are poised to scale and are committed to planting over 500,000 bamboo clumps in Ghana in 2022. The Operations Manager supports the General Manager in operational planning and execution of plantation development and management. This role will be involved in local logistics, procurement, infrastructure development and management of permanent maintenance teams. This position reports to the General Manager.

Location: Rural - Based on the Farm in the Ashanti Region, with Agogo being the Closest Town

RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Plantation Operations

• Assist with plantation planning such as plantation layout, road designs, labour and management housing locations.
• Responsible for securing strategies to meet labour requirements including designing and executing key infrastructure projects such as temporary labor camps, security facilities and management housing.
• Overseeing infrastructure projects such as road development and providing logistical and procurement support for such projects.
• Manage full-time maintenance staff teams, including training, operational planning and reporting on operational progress.
• Assist with the development and management of adequate security facilities and response teams to address local concerns, including fire management.
• Adherence to forest management plans and input into their development, including adaptive management and annual updates based off contextual field experience and lessons learnt.
• Composition of annual operational plans and budgets, ensuring that these are implemented.
• Adherence to EcoPlanet Bamboo’s culture of strong environmental and social impact, and management of all operations in line with Company Standard Operating Procedures and Environmental Health & Safety Procedures as well as FSC principals.

Administration

• Manage local logistics and procurement as required by the project.
• Adhere to plantation management plans, SOPs, training programs and other operational documentation as required.
• Management and reporting of field data.

Community & the Environment

• Work with the EHS & Community Liaison Officer to manage interactions with key communities. This includes working within Company mechanisms for conflict resolution and attending meetings arranged by the Community Development Liaison between the community and the company.
• Ensure the protection of indigenous flora and fauna and maintain a strong environmentally friendly presence by abiding by and enforcing the Company’s Conservation Areas.

Required Skills or Experience

• A postgraduate degree in agriculture or forestry
• 5+ years’ experience managing forestry or agriculture operations, including managing large teams of unskilled workers.
• A desire to be working hands on in the field – rain or shine
• Driving license, with clean driving record
• Good writing ability and communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment as part of a multi-national Company
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, specifically Word and Excel
• Experience with Microforest a plus
• Experience with FSC standards a plus
• Experience with GIS and Remote sensing a plus
• Experience working in West Africa a plus