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Job Title

Project Director (PD)

Terms

Full time
Preferred start date December 1, 2022

Workingconditions

Hybrid (Office & in the Field)

Benefits

Competitive salary & other benefits, and a learning environment

About us:Frequent travel to project sites and other office locations.

Conservation International is an environmental organization that has worked in Suriname for the last
30 years, and 35 years internationally, combining fieldwork with innovations in science, policy, andfinance, we’ve helped protect more than 6 million square kilometers (2.3 million square miles) ofland and sea across more than 70 countries. Conservation International Suriname was established
as a foundation under Surinamese law on 29 December 1992 and officially registered on 18 January
1993. In the last 30 years Conservation International-Suriname has worked to spur on green
development in the country and in the region.
VISION: Suriname is the greenest country in the world forever with a prosperous and happy population.
MISSION: To preserve Suriname’s rich biodiversity and ecosystems for the wellbeing of our current
and future generations.
The Project Director provides overall leadership management and general technical direction of all
projects within Communities & Forest Conservation (CFC), ensuring an integrated vision among different
components and stakeholders, and a focus on achieving the results defined in the donor agreement.

About the role:

The Project Director serves as the main point of contact for government relations, donor relations andprivate sector outreach, as well as all other counterparts and implementing partners.
S/He oversees and ensures high quality project management, impact reporting, proactive new businessdevelopment and strategic growth, identifies challenges and risks related to program implementation in atimely manner and suggests appropriate adjustments

Key Roles and Responsibilities• Provide strategic direction, vision, resource management, supervision & advisory support to CFC teamto ensure accountability for project technical, financial, and operational excellence.
Responsibilities • Guarantee the efficient and effective use of the resources to reach the desired results of the project,monitoring the work plans (plans include general project monitoring, carbon, biodiversity, andsocioeconomics plans), budgets, and finances in accordance with the procedures of the donor.
• Support project validation under VERRA´s Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and ensures thatproject´s implementation activities are reducing emissions and produce verified carbon units(VCUs) and meets all VCS requirements regarding future verifications by VERRA.
• Oversee the completion of all technical requirements, including project results and deliverables,developing solutions to keep deliverables on track and motivates staff, partners, and consultants.
• Direct and oversee grant implementation, ensuring that all strategic objectives are met throughproper design, staffing, implementation, and quality assurance.
• Identify challenges and risks associated with the timely implementation of activities and suggests
appropriate adjustments to activities.
This job posting summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact
tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any
way to represent a contract of employment.

Protecting Nature, We All Rely on For Food, Fresh Water and Livelihoods!

Candidaterequirements• Master’s degree in environmental sciences or another equivalent qualification with a minimum of 5years of experience.
• At least 5 (five) years of work experience implementing similar programs with demonstrated strong
management skills (experience with FSC standard is a plus).
• At least five (5) years of management experience, including direct supervision of professionals,consultancy, support staff and assembling teams working on multi-faceted development programs.
• Proven leadership in the administration of similar activities with skills in strategic planning,management, supervision, and budgeting.
• Experience and knowledge of relevant donor regulations, policies, and procedures with demonstrated
success managing international projects of similar scope and scale (fundraising experience is a plus).
• Basic knowledge on climate change mitigation and international carbon finance (advanced knowledgeof greenhouse gas inventories and VERRA standards is a plus).
• Proven ability to engage and collaborate effectively and establish strong working relationships withlocal communities (IPLCs), senior representatives of national and local government, the private sector
and civil society• Demonstrated abilities to implement projects with rigorous timelines and deliverables and to trackprogram quality through donor approved monitoring and evaluation systems.
• Superior interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills; excellent demonstrated interpersonal and negotiation
skills.
• Experience managing required programmatic and financial reporting requirements. Experience withM&E is a plus.
• Demonstrated commitment to gender equity.
• Ability and willingness to travel as required.
• Demonstrated skills in building and maintaining relationships with governments, donors, stakeholders,local organizations, and partners.
To apply for this position, please submit a resume and cover letter at the latest by November 14, 2022, toCI Suriname, Kromme Elleboogstraat 20, Paramaribo or email to ci-suriname@conservation.org –Subject “Applying for PD”