KAYA Climate Solutions GmbH

Environmental Services

11-50

Angola

The Country Head will be KAYA’s leader in Angola.  They will be a sub-Entrepreneur who will help build KAYA’s portfolio of conservation and restoration projects in a landscape over more than five million hectares.  In this process, they will soon be helming a regional organisation of over fifty employees.  They will be KAYA’s ambassador in the southern African region.  They will work very closely with the Co-founders in building the organisational brand and business strategy.  From skills, they should be an environmentalist with a business acumen and experience of working in environmental markets.

## Tasks

*   Lead the organisational set-up process and thereafter account for all business operations in the country 
*   Build and the lead the Operations, Legal, Finance and Human Resource teams 
*   Maintain an overview of all the projects in the four abovementioned teams and review closely the most critical ones 
*   Identify landscapes and collate supporting information in close cooperation with the Chief Climate Officer for new project development 
*   Work with the Co-founders in ensuring smooth cooperation between Angola Office teams and the Berlin Head Office teams 
*   Be the organisation’s liaison to the government and public offices in the country for the relevant matters 
*   Ensure high standards in organisational compliance to matters of law, finance and integrity 
*   Work with the Co-founders in positioning the organisation in the region and represent it in working groups, regional conferences, associations, and among sectorial peers

## Requirements

*   Over five years of experience leading country or regional programmes in environmental work 
*   Experience of leading multiple teams while having a strong understanding of the duties of those teams 
*   Experience in financial planning and executive reporting 
*   Experience in networking and positioning at multiple levels 
*   Ability to relate with and manage relationships with government at federal and local levels 
*   Familiarity with market-based conservation and restoration programmes, like carbon market, biodiversity protection mechanisms, and commodity supply chain conservation mechanisms, is desirable. 
*   Willingness to be based in Luanda or a mutually agreed location in Angola 
*   Willingness to travel internationally, both in Africa and outside 
*   Openness to co-creating structures, processes and culture at a start-up while being patient through the developmental phase 
*   Possibility to contact former employers 
*   In addition to English fluency, working proficiency in Portuguese is a must 
*   Experience of working in southern Africa is desirable and experience of working in Angola is a plus 
*   Higher education in environment and social studies is a plus

## Benefits

*   Offer of a job with purpose 
*   Opportunity to work for the planet and people 
*   Opportunity to learn about climate change mitigation and adaptation from first-hand experience 
*   Global exposure through international colleagues and intercontinental work travel 
*   Possibility to become part of an organisation in its developmental phase 
*   Chance to experience life in Angola

We are looking forward to hear from you!

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Executive

<p>The Country Head will be KAYA’s leader in Angola.  They will be a sub-Entrepreneur who will help build KAYA’s portfolio of conservation and restoration projects in a landscape over more than five million hectares.  In this process, they will soon be helming a regional organisation of over fifty employees.  They will be KAYA’s ambassador in the southern African region.  They will work very closely with the Co-founders in building the organisational brand and business strategy.  From skills, they should be an environmentalist with a business acumen and experience of working in environmental markets.</p>
<h2 id="tasks">Tasks</h2>
<ul>
<li>Lead the organisational set-up process and thereafter account for all business operations in the country </li>
<li>Build and the lead the Operations, Legal, Finance and Human Resource teams </li>
<li>Maintain an overview of all the projects in the four abovementioned teams and review closely the most critical ones </li>
<li>Identify landscapes and collate supporting information in close cooperation with the Chief Climate Officer for new project development </li>
<li>Work with the Co-founders in ensuring smooth cooperation between Angola Office teams and the Berlin Head Office teams </li>
<li>Be the organisation’s liaison to the government and public offices in the country for the relevant matters </li>
<li>Ensure high standards in organisational compliance to matters of law, finance and integrity </li>
<li>Work with the Co-founders in positioning the organisation in the region and represent it in working groups, regional conferences, associations, and among sectorial peers</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="requirements">Requirements</h2>
<ul>
<li>Over five years of experience leading country or regional programmes in environmental work </li>
<li>Experience of leading multiple teams while having a strong understanding of the duties of those teams </li>
<li>Experience in financial planning and executive reporting </li>
<li>Experience in networking and positioning at multiple levels </li>
<li>Ability to relate with and manage relationships with government at federal and local levels </li>
<li>Familiarity with market-based conservation and restoration programmes, like carbon market, biodiversity protection mechanisms, and commodity supply chain conservation mechanisms, is desirable. </li>
<li>Willingness to be based in Luanda or a mutually agreed location in Angola </li>
<li>Willingness to travel internationally, both in Africa and outside </li>
<li>Openness to co-creating structures, processes and culture at a start-up while being patient through the developmental phase </li>
<li>Possibility to contact former employers </li>
<li>In addition to English fluency, working proficiency in Portuguese is a must </li>
<li>Experience of working in southern Africa is desirable and experience of working in Angola is a plus </li>
<li>Higher education in environment and social studies is a plus</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="benefits">Benefits</h2>
<ul>
<li>Offer of a job with purpose </li>
<li>Opportunity to work for the planet and people </li>
<li>Opportunity to learn about climate change mitigation and adaptation from first-hand experience </li>
<li>Global exposure through international colleagues and intercontinental work travel </li>
<li>Possibility to become part of an organisation in its developmental phase </li>
<li>Chance to experience life in Angola</li>
</ul>
<p>We are looking forward to hear from you!</p>


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