Job Description

Job Title- Manager of a community based enterprise for Lantana management

Organisation- The Real Elephant Collective (TREC) based in Gudalur, Tamil Nadu

Role description: Work with a team to scale Lantana removal, working towards building a sustainable community-owned business.

. Coordinating with 4-8 local community groups across Mudumalai, Sathyamangalam, Wayanad, Bandipur and BR hills, to remove and pulverise lantana, transport/aggregate at drying yards, and sell to the biomass industry.

Woking/leading a team of local coordinators, creating monitoring systems for the costs (labour, machines etc.) and efficiency (areas of lantana cleared, volume of biomass cleared etc), while improving processes and systems.

. Creating monthly/quarterly reports, and more regular social media updates for knowledge sharing and networking the wider lantana community.

. Interacting with investors/donors and meeting any particular reporting requirements.

Qualiications/requirements: At least 5 years of relevant experience in the social enterprise/sustainable business sector.

Any relevant masters degree, though only an undergraduate degree will also be considered in exceptional cases.

Significant self motivation/drive to work independently and make things happen.

A respect and knowledge of indigenous communities and world views is required. 

About Company

All Jobs posted by: The Real Elephant Collective