Nursery Manager

About Rainforest BuilderRainforest Builder is the leading tropical forest restoration company in Africa, working to restore the unique Upper Guinean Forest. Our team is made up of some of the world's best scientists, foresters and community experts. We work with Fortune Global 500 Companies to develop and fund our projects. Rainforest Builder employs over 1,500 people today across our operations in Ghana and Sierra Leone. All of our projects are long-term (50+ years) and large-scale (100,000+ hectares).

We are fully integrated and design and execute all stages of the project lifecycle, including design, seed collection and storage, nursery management, silviculture operations, forest protection and carbon/biodiversity data collection. We develop projects under VERRA VM047 CCB standards. The RoleSierra Leone is one of our flagship operations, on a path to restore 100,000 hectares of degraded land to tropical forest by 2040. With more than 1,000 people today and led by a team of highly experienced commercial foresters and scientists, the company is seeking a passionate Nursery Manager to join our Sierra Leone team.

You will be responsible for establishing and overseeing the end-end nursery operations of the Company in Bo District, Sierra Leone. Your responsibilities will include overseeing the construction and operation of the nursery facilities to ensure continuous delivery of quality seedlings as required by the silviculture team. In such a role it is crucial the Nursery Manager is a strong communicator and leader, able to train and develop top talent and build a cohesive and motivated team. This is an exciting position with high levels of future career growth expected.

You will work closely with the Group Nursery Manager, the Chief Scientist and key external research partners to develop Rainforest Builder nursery function to further the Group’s vision to become the leading tropical forest restoration company in Africa. Responsibilities: ·      Manage: the overall nursery operations of the Company in the Sierra Leone. ·      Planning and overseeing the development, operation, output and management to produce pre-agreed species mix and volume output. ·      Development and improvement of the nurseries for efficient operation including its road access network, buildings, compound, workshops and other infrastructure.

·      Responsibility to manage the Company’s nursery function to ensure timely production of annual budgets, annual plans of operations, including planning, physical delineation of expanded nursery facilities and infrastructure with a hands-on approach Required: ·      Bachelor or Masters degree in Forestry, Horticulture or a related field or equivalent. ·      A minimum of 10 years of experience applied Nursery experience with a proven track record. ·      Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities. ·      Ability to think strategically and execute operationally. Please send your CV to hr-sl@rainforestbuilder. com. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.