Local Project Coordinator – Gender Outcomes, Jurisdictional REDD+ Program

🔥 48 minutes ago

🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo – Remote

💵 $25k - $35k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👷‍♀️ Project Manager

🗣️🇫🇷 French Required

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Terra Global Capital, LLC.

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2006

💼 Consulting

🍽️ Food & Beverage

Consulting • Food & Beverage • Environment

Terra Global Capital, LLC is a company focused on connecting financial capital to social and environmental capital through nature-based climate solutions. The company is engaged in activities like environmental advisory, climate smart agriculture, and jurisdictional REDD+/sustainable landscapes. They work on emissions reduction development, conservation finance, and commercialization transaction and risk advisory. Terra Global Capital operates various programs and projects worldwide aimed at empowering communities and nurturing sustainable landscapes, including REDD+ projects in places like Malawi, Tanzania, Myanmar, and others. As a Green Climate Fund Accredited Entity, Terra Global Capital provides technical expertise and climate-related private sector finance to support governments, communities, and local partners.

📋 Description

• Coordinate technical engagement with Local Community Forest Concessions (CFCLs) • Oversee and support implementation partners in designing gender-focused activities, collecting field data, and implementing activities meeting W+ Standard requirements • Coordinate Terra Global’s international team, implementation partners, and project participants in Équateur Province • Coordinate field activities with local partners, communities, and government stakeholders to deliver project activities on schedule and under budget • Lead participatory community and partner consultations and integrate feedback into project plans, Theory of Change documentation, and project deliverables • Facilitate inclusive sessions enabling meaningful participation by women and under-represented groups • Document field activities and engagement processes, including FPIC • Support baseline data collection for gender outcomes • Serve as the day-to-day contact between Terra Global and local partners • Assess and communicate risks, delays, and partner needs • Coordinate weekly calls and meetings and support communication practices • Contribute to technical reports, including the W+ Standard Project Description Document • Support fiscal management and procurement for the Équateur Province W+ Pilot • Support translation for the international team in French, local languages, and English • Maintain timely information and data flow from the field to Terra Global’s international team • Engage provincial and national governments and identify focal points • Provide gender-specific expertise for gender-sensitive initiatives and women’s empowerment outcomes • Lead collection, organization, storage, and reporting of monitoring data • Maintain accurate records of activities, participants, site visits, and meetings • Prepare regular progress and field reports for Terra Global and grant reporting • Support the associated jurisdictional REDD+ Program through deliverables, fieldwork, and information sharing

🎯 Requirements

• DRC national, based in Équateur Province, with knowledge of forest management and ability to travel frequently to remote rural areas • Minimum 5 years of work experience in program management and monitoring, including coordination of multiple partners and activities, natural resource management and/or REDD+ projects • Expertise in gender and/or community development work in DRC or a similar context • Fluency in Lingala, French and English • Proficiency with MS Office programs, especially Excel and Word • Experience drafting progress and monitoring reports • Familiarity with mobile-based monitoring tools and smartphone applications for field data collection, such as Kobo, SMART, or Survey123 • Experience in capacity building, facilitation, and promoting adoption of tools and practices at community level • Demonstrated success building relationships with government institutions, community organizations, and local stakeholders • Ability to work independently and self-manage deadlines and deliverables • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, especially across cultures • Access to regular electricity and internet • Ability to travel extensively throughout the province and spend 1–2 weeks per month in the field • Valid driver’s license and access to a suitable vehicle or motorbike for fieldwork • Strong interpersonal, facilitation, active-listening, organizational, adaptability, initiative, diplomacy, and problem-solving skills • Commitment to confidentiality, safeguarding, inclusion, and ethical conduct

🏖️ Benefits

• Compensation based on local rates for similar positions • Travel costs reimbursed per Terra’s travel policies

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