Two Project Manager positions are advertised, working with Nakau on forest carbon project development and approval (focussing on forest conservation and/or forest restoration approaches) in Vanuatu, PNG and Fiji. Flexible location optional. 

Who is Nakau?

The Nakau Programme Pty Ltd (Nakau) was established in 2015 as a social purpose Australian company. We work with Indigenous Peoples and customary landowners across the Pacific Islands to develop community-owned carbon projects that support nature, people, culture and climate resilience.

We are a highly adaptive, dynamic organisation suited to people who want to work as part of a small team to make a large impact.

The Position

Nakau’s portfolio of projects is growing; as a project manager you will play a key role within the project development team managing projects from inception through to the market. The role will involve:

• working closely with local NGO and community partners in the Pacific, to oversee implementation of project development activities in the field
• using project management skills to oversee work plans, budgets, outputs etc
• providing technical advice/inputs as required
• preparing documentation for certification of projects by voluntary carbon market standards, alongside other Nakau project managers.
• Travelling domestically and overseas to deliver field work in rural/remote locations and occasionally represent Nakau at meeting/conferences etc.

These two roles are ideal for candidates with a strong commitment to indigenous rights, social justice and environmental sustainability who wants to apply their expertise within a social enterprise. 

Flexible location anywhere in Australia - ability to work from Lismore (NSW) office preferable but not required.

About you

If this job is for you, you will be excited by the challenge of collaborating with local NGO partners and customary landowners in the Pacific to develop highly technical carbon projects that finance Indigenous-owned forest conservation and restoration.

You will have worked in conservation, the environment or international development projects previously and have a mix of project management, community engagement and technical skills to offer.

Ideally you will bring to this role technical skills in one or more of the following areas: GIS analysis and mapping; ecology; carbon accounting; or social research.