About Us

Earthbanc is a climate technology company based in Stockholm that develops agroforestry, regenerative agriculture, and ecosystem restoration projects globally, which produce climate and biodiversity co-benefits. Every project we develop supports sustainable livelihoods and income generation because we see farmers and landowners as true partners. In partnership with our clients, we deliver the last mile of climate funding to scale up the implementation of nature-based solutions projects at scale. We focus on agro-commodity market linkages as a sustainable livelihood model for landholders to increase their income and earn a return.

The Role

The Project Manager roles will be supporting large-scale reforestation projects in India and Kenya, advancing strategy and helping develop and execute landscape reforestation plans in partnership with a wide variety of stakeholders including local communities; federal, state, and local governments, NGO partners, building a diverse and inclusive collaborative vision. Project Managers will be responsible for providing technical guidance and leadership in the overall planning, design, installation, and maintenance of the phases of revegetation and agro-forestry planting, soil and water conservation practices and prevention of fires with suitable firelines.

The role(s) will oversee project soil preparation and planting risk management, quality assurance and safety of the project by overseeing the development and implementation of new processes. Utilising software packages to report daily and weekly performance outcomes and ensure the reported performance numbers are integrated into digital workflows to enable reporting at the group level.

The Project Manager roles are required to be located at the projects in India and/or Kenya, and would be on rotation to ensure adequate coverage at all times (typically 6 weeks at project location, 2 weeks at home, but may fluctuate around key planting periods). We support remote work when in Australia completing a FIFO stint, and when in India/Kenya the role is full time in the office and field.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 10+ years experience in large-scale revegetation, agroforestry, forest, or tree crop project management. Applicants must possess excellent people management skills and be inspired by the idea of working in a small, ambitious team, in a fast-paced environment, implementing strategies from a ‘square one’ basis. A strong background in organisational management and virtual team leadership is required due to the globally distributed nature of the support team. Successful applicants will be an advanced user in MS Excel (or Google Sheets) and MS Word (or Google Docs), and have the skills to adapt to a variety of digital platforms used in day-to-day planning, operations and communications.

Main tasks & responsibilities:

• Actively manage and oversee project activities, including planning and implementation of soil preparation and the planting of tree and plant species from our selected nurseries, ensuring that they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Perform supervisory responsibilities by providing technical and administrative direction to project staff and contractors, whilst also being hands on and leading by example in the field.
• Ensure appropriate risk management, quality assurance and safety of the project and personnel and oversee the development and implementation of new processes.
• Ensure that workplaces have adequate personnel to deliver safety, training, and capacity building.
• Conduct site investigations and feasibility studies; field checks as needed to ensure best practices are being maintained at planting and fencing sites, to optimise field based workflows, ensure adequate communication and reporting of soil preparation, fencing, planting and watering across the different teams. 
• Report daily and weekly performance outcomes, ensuring the reported performance numbers are integrated into digital workflows to enable reporting at the group level.
• Ensure that project documentation is up to date, accurate, and compliant with internal policies and projects reporting requirements. 
• Interpret plans and tree planting designs indicating tree row spacing, solve problems at local level in the field as to proper following of tree planting designs, that have been developed by local and also Australian experts in consultation with landowners.
• Evaluate risk, including rainfall risk and impacts on watering schedule during the dry season (winter). Utilise best practice approaches to assess and mitigate risks and include new optimisation practices in project implementation, monitoring, and evaluation workflows. 
• Able to handle significant logistical complexities in large scale projects.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders, landholders / farmers, NGOs, and if required, any local government agencies.
• Communicate with colleagues via online platforms to ensure you keep moving priorities and project deliverables forward, in collaboration with local and global colleagues.

Required skills and experience:

• A minimum of 7-10+ years of progressive experience in either reforestation / revegetation / forest or tree crop projects, related fields or large infrastructure projects
• Advanced user of MS Excel or Google Sheets, MS Word or Google Docs, and ideally MS PowerPoint or Google Slides for helping to train up or upskill your team in best practices.
• Practical experience in developing or managing existing best practices in the field for soil preparation, fencing, planting and watering and creating systems from scratch.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team, as well as independently, with colleagues based in different locations and time zones around the globe.
• Own a valid driver’s licence and are capable of driving when required (local expert drivers are retained for all transports and logistics.) 
• Excellent project and time management skills that leverage digital tools where required.
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Strong prioritisation, staging, and sequencing skills that ensure critical dependencies are identified and prioritised to keep the project moving forward.
• Result-oriented work approach with the ability to work quickly from concept to the implementation of project activities in the office and field.
• In-depth knowledge of Environmental Regulations/Guidelines. 
• Working knowledge of Environmental, Health and Social Impact Assessment.