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About Forest Carbon
Forest Carbon restores degraded wetland forests. Our company is a premium restoration project developer in Southeast Asia that delivers benefits for local communities, biodiversity, and investors through a proven business model.
Forest Carbon's team brings a track record of success and a decade of experience, from mapping wetlands and assessing below-ground carbon storage, to hiring local workers and obtaining community support. Forest Carbon relies on this technical expertise and a growing pipeline of project opportunities to secure millions in private-sector investment for threatened ecosystems.
Forest Carbon's Sumatra Merang Peatland Project is now a proven business model for large-scale restoration, with more than 5 million euros in investment capital raised. Sales secured from major global brands support restoration efforts on more than 22,000 hectares, which reduces the risk of fire, strengthens the rural economy and creates jobs, and delivers returns for investors and partners. This type of environmental and social performance is integrated into every level of Forest Carbon's operations and management systems.
Position Overview
The candidate will report directly to the Operational Director and assist on a diverse set of responsibilities relating to project and general management for the company's forest conservation and restoration projects. Forest Carbon has increased its hectares under management by 10-fold in the past year, and each project has a unique timeframe, deliverables, and work plan.
The Operations Project Manager will focus on the achievement of deadlines, milestones, and deliverables in collaboration with other teams. As well, the PM will be involved in facilitating FC's upcoming growth, allowing the company to scale rapidly and successfully across all departments. Furthermore, the PM will carry the responsibility for executing their individual administrative responsibilities in close collaboration with the Operations Director and COO.
No industry knowledge is required. However, we do expect significant experience in project management practice in a fast-paced, "start-up" environment, as well as a pro-active and flexible attitude towards learning and taking on new responsibilities.
The role will focus on project management, general administration and communication as well as supporting the Operations Director in strategic analyses and achieving organizational excellence under rapid growth.
SCOPE OF WORK
- Support management on a range of strategic, administrative and organizational tasks.
- Quality development of documents according to internal and external requirements. Writing, research, and copy editing where needed.
- Cross-coordination with other managers to support project management objectives.
- Assist with project management process improvements across the company by improving on current systems or developing new systems where needed.
- Periodic progress reporting to Operational Director on the achievements and obstacles faced by project teams.
- Task tracking, reporting, and managing dependencies in collaboration with the technical unit to ensure the timely delivery of projects.
- Anticipate future bottlenecks/roadblocks and provide solutions or recommendations to the Operational Director on project needs to improve project delivery.
- Perform such other duties as may be assigned across FC projects.
QUALIFICATIONS - At least five years of project management experience in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience using project management software e.g. Asana, Slack, etc. and able to innovate and start new channels, projects where needed.
- Track record of working successfully in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Experience in delivering projects on time and to the highest quality standards.
- Ability to work with minimum supervision and proactively improve processes.
- Experience in creating strategy decks, SOP's, and other communication materials of board meeting quality.
- Highly proficient in Excel (and Google Sheets)
- Highly proficient in Powerpoint (and Google Slides)
- Good interpersonal, organizational, and written/verbal communication skills (in English and Indonesian).
- Demonstrated personal accountability, problem solver, team player, and attention to detail.
- Preference is given to those with fluency in both Bahasa Indonesia and English.
- Technical certification in project management practices a plus– IE PMD PRO, Agile, etc.
Forest Carbon is seeking a motivated leader that can lead a variety of operations and project management functions. A veritable Swiss Army Knife, the Operations Project Manager is directly responsible for implementing efforts to scale up the company and support the launch of new projects.
