CEO Carbon Tanzania | April 2024

3 April 2024

Carbon TanzaniaChief Executive OfficerCarbon Tanzania

Carbon Tanzania is in the business of nature conservation. We are a business that creates value in natural resources for Tanzanians, through community-led protection and management of forests and nature. We have created an innovative model of conservation that drives revenues to communities who are taking action to protect their natural resources and which allows them to take control of their own livelihood and social development needs.

We generate value for Tanzania’s economy and its people by producing nature-based carbon credits, the sale of which enables local people to earn revenues from the protection of their landscapes. These “verified emission reductions (VERs)” allow global businesses with credible decarbonisation and nature-positive strategies to invest in a locally-led nature-based solution that delivers results for the climate, communities and biodiversity. Reaching our global climate and nature goals is impossible without protecting existing forests. Carbon Tanzania was founded by two dedicated, lifelong conservationists who have lived and worked to achieve lasting solutions to nature conservation challenges across Tanzania for the past 30 years.

The company has established itself as both a local and global leader in the voluntary carbon market, generating some of the most sought-after, high quality, nature-based carbon credits in the world. Its projects have gained international recognition, winning awards and prizes that highlight their uniqueness and contributions to changing the narrative around the role of communities in nature conservation and the need for new and innovative approaches to its funding.

We are a thought and practice leader in the sector in Tanzania, where our first-mover status has allowed us to build trust across a wide range of stakeholders, including a geographically and culturally diverse range of community partners, government and non-government actors and business leaders.

Over the past 5 years we have evolved from a Founder-driven start up business into a market-leading company with a rapidly growing team, both in our Arusha HQ and across our project sites. We are dedicated to building a company and team that reflects balance and equality in gender and diversity.

Job description

Carbon Tanzania are looking for an experienced and dedicated Chief Executive Officer who can join the company at this exciting and crucial stage of its growth and development. If you are someone who is primarily motivated by the opportunity to join, work with, and be part of the growth of an exciting young company which is an influential actor in the building and shaping of the sector in which it operates. You will ideally be motivated by the chance to be part of building a new, decarbonising global economy that puts a genuine value on nature and the efforts of those who protect and manage it.

You will work with the two Founders who remain extremely committed and involved in the company, but who have identified the need to move into more strategic and business development roles. Reporting primarily to the global Board, you will lead the current team with an effective business strategy that optimises the company’s growth and will be part of an ongoing process of team development that will require your involvement in recruitment, assessment and professional development.

You will assume responsibility for the staff, oversee team initiatives, and help make robust, data-driven corporate decisions that elevate the company’s financial and operational performance. As the senior leader at Carbon Tanzania, the chief executive officer will foster a positive, inspiring, and collaborative work environment that empowers employees to actively work toward company-wide goals.

Objectives of this role

● Be the key representative of the company in communicating important decisions to business stakeholders and the public

● Manage the company’s overall development and ensure that general operations run seamlessly as employees accomplish established goals

● Make strategic and financial decisions that determine the trajectory of the company

● Monitor budgets, resources, and procedures by working with cross-functional teams

● Create a positive company culture through strong, inspirational leadership

● Manage key stakeholders including the Board, the Founders and other external stakeholders

Responsibilities

● Develop, execute, and assess top business strategies that will propel company growth

● Collaborate with the board, senior executives, managers, and employees to identify meaningful solutions

● Serve as a main resource for managers in finance, HR and project operations.

● Adjust important procedures and policies by collaborating with HR and assessing current industry trends

Required skills and qualifications

● Expert understanding of corporate finance and business management

● Strong knowledge of financial, technical, and economic concepts

● Proven success as a senior executive managing departmental teams

● Experience of leadership and management in a start-up business environment

● Familiarity with regional regulatory compliance

● Familiarity with the Tanzanian business and regulatory environment.

● At least 5 years of experience working in a senior management role in a Tanzanian company or organisation

● Excellent communication skills

● Bachelor’s degree required in relevant sector

Preferred skills and qualifications

● Relevant certification in business administration or equivalent experience in corporate management

● Collaboration skills for establishing positive working relationships

● Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and accomplish business objectives

● Project management skills

● Experience in the Tanzanian Natural Resource Management sector

Key competencies required

● We are united – (Working together in the pursuit of common goals)

● we are agile (quick thinking, responding positively to change or lack of structure)

● We aim higher (Determination/Passion for Results)● We respect and encourage one other – (Communicating with Impact/Driving High Performance)● We champion fresh ideas through Innovation (commercial acumen, leading change)

Location

The role will be based at the company’s newly constructed modern office on the south-western side of Arusha Municipality, northern Tanzania, where Carbon Tanzania has its Headquarters, and where its office staff are all based.

Travel to the company’s field sites will be an integral part of the job, depending on the needs of the field teams, the demands of the company’s political relationships and occasional requirements to attend events, conferences and both formal and informal meetings across Tanzania and the region in general, and occasionally in other geographies.

The position will attract a competitive salary of +/- USD110,000 plus a bonus and benefits package.

Please apply with a short letter explaining why you want to become part of the Carbon Tanzania journey, attaching your CV, to info@wearelevel.com