TREE AID

Fundraising Manager – Individual Giving
Job description

Role: Fundraising Manager – Individual Giving
Location: Bristol, UK. Currently 1 day a week in Bristol office, option to work remotely for
4 days.
Duration: Permanent contract
Working hours: Full time, 35 hours a week
Salary: £46,853 per annum + competitive holiday + pension (6% employer
contribution)
Responsible to: Head of Fundraising
Responsible for: Fundraising Officer, Database Administrator, Fundraising Assistant

Overall aim:

To develop and oversee the delivery of our Individual Giving, community and legacy
fundraising strategy, to grow our unrestricted income and maximise supporter
retention.

Key objectives

•  Strategy and Budget Implementation: Develop annual plans and deliver the

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strategy to raise unrestricted income from individual supporters.
IG Campaign Development: Work with the Fundraising Officer and Digital
Marketing Manager to plan and oversee the execution of individual giving
campaigns to raise unrestricted income from existing and new supporters.
Legacy, In-Memory and Community Fundraising: Plan and oversee the
execution of legacy, in-memory and community marketing campaigns to
warm and cold supporters, working closely with the Fundraising Officer who will
deliver them.

•  Supporter Care & donation processing: Ensure excellent delivery of Supporter
Care for our donors, ensuring effective communication and stewardship,
efficient reconciliation of donations, management of financial systems for
donation processing and development of donations pages on the Tree Aid
website.

•  Compliance with regulations: Keep up to date and ensure individual giving

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activity complies with regulations.
Team Supervision: Supervise Individuals Fundraising Officer, Database Officer
and Fundraising Assistant

Key tasks:

•  Strategy and Budget Implementation:

o  Work with Fundraising & Communications management team to

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contribute to and deliver the fundraising and communications strategy.
In consultation with Head of Fundraising, develop annual plans and
execute the strategy to raise unrestricted income from individual
supporters.

o  Manage the “Individuals Workplan” document, working with the Head

of Fundraising to ensure the plan is a reflection of budget, and
subsequent reforecasts, and that this is implemented within the IG team.

o  Produce monthly reports against budget and campaign reports to
monitor performance, using data to optimise and drive continuous
improvement.
IG Campaign Development:

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o  Work with the Fundraising Officer to plan and execute individual giving
campaigns to existing and new audiences across various channels
including direct mail, email, and traditional acquisition channels to raise
unrestricted income.

o  Produce key messages and set overall objectives for campaigns.
o  Oversee delivery of campaigns and provide feedback on copy and

design.

o  Work with Digital Marketing Manager to set overall campaign objectives

for digital fundraising campaigns, monitor campaign performance and
strive for continuous improvement.
Legacy, In-Memory and Community Fundraising:

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o  Plan and oversee the execution of legacy marketing campaigns in line

with budget to warm and cold supporters.

o  Plan and oversee the execution of in memory campaigns in line with

budget to warm and cold supporters.

o  Plan and oversee the execution of community fundraising campaigns.

•  Supporter Care:

o  Ensure excellent delivery of Supporter Care for our donors, ensuring

effective donation processing, thanking and stewardship.

o  Oversee an effective and results-focussed Welcome Programme and

Warm Supporter Journey.

o  Supervision of reconciliation process (delegated to Database

Administrator) and working closely with the finance team to ensure
financial reconciliation.

o  Management of financial systems for donation processing

(Elovate/Committed Giving for existing Regular Givers (RGs), Stripe for
new RGs and CGs)

o  Working with Communications Manager to develop donations pages

for Tree Aid website

•  Compliance with regulations:

o  Keep up to date with regulations including the Fundraising Code of

Practice.

o  Ensure individual giving activity complies with regulations, particularly in

relation to Supporter Care.

o  Ensure team compliance with complaints policy and accurate reporting

of complaints.

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Team Supervision:

o  Supervise Individuals Fundraising Officer, Database Officer and

Fundraising Assistant

o  Management of the weekly Individual Giving team planning meetings

to ensure effective implementation of plans within the team.

Job description and person specification

Job title: UK Programme Officer

Location: Hybrid, with at least one day a week in the office in Bristol

Duration: Full time, Permanent

Working hours: full time, 35 hours a week, flexible hours possible

Salary: £32,165 + competitive holiday + pension

Start date: as soon as possible

Responsible to: Programme Manager

Overall aim:

As Programme Officer you will support the Programme Manager, Head of Programme
Management and colleagues across Tree Aid’s Anglophone portfolio in Africa in
monitoring donor contracts and compliance with donor requirements; timely project
delivery and budget utilisation; adherence to the charity’s policies and standards.

Key objectives:

•  Backstopping Tree Aid programmes – work closely with in-country team to

ensure projects are adequately resourced and delivering agreed targets within
budget.

•  Monitoring and Reporting - Reports are prepared to a high quality within the
deadlines set by the donor, and have gone through the necessary internal
reviews

•  Knowledge Management - Ensuring Tree Aid systematically learns from successes
and challenges and that best practice for project and resource management is
upheld.

•  Financial Support and Resource Mobilisation – Preparing and submitting invoices

on-time to ensure that Tree Aid projects have healthy cash flow.

Key roles/ tasks:

PROJECT BACKSTOPPING

-  Carry out regular calls with in-country programme staff to update on progress,

escalating any concerns with your manager in weekly check-ins

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Support the team to ensure the budgets are used effectively and efficiently,
reforecasting where necessary

-  Produce/support development of partner contracts.
-  Build capacity of colleagues in Ethiopia and Ghana on digital tools for project

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management.
Support review of ToRs, contracts, deliverables, reports relating to Agroforestry,
natural resource management, entrepreneurship and forest-governance.

-  Participate in field trips to Ethiopia and Ghana as required

MONITORING AND REPORTING

-  Work alongside MEL team to establish clear MEL plans for each project and

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support the in-country teams to deliver to these.
Take a lead in the management of the reporting cycle for Tree Aid’s
anglophone portfolio. Ensuring that the reports are prepared to a high quality
within the deadlines set by the donor and have gone through the necessary
internal reviews.

-  Participate in internal quarterly review meetings.
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KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION

-  Ensure all the important project documents are on SharePoint and support

colleagues to do likewise.

-  Make use of MS tools to ensure that there is good understanding across the team

of the critical actions and deadlines.

-  Play a critical role in the systematic and automatic capturing of lessons learned
-  Participate in building capacity of in-country colleagues for use of internal tools.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT & RESOURCE MOBILISATION

-  Ensure that each project has an up-to-date claims and invoice tracker
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Submit invoices to donors according to the schedule and or milestones being
met.
Submit Budget Change requests to donors, with support from Programme
Manager and Finance colleagues.

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-  Work with Finance colleagues to ensure that financial reports are accurate and

submitted on time.

LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

-  Participate in an annual appraisal to reflect on personal progress and set new

development goals

-  Benefit from Tree Aid’s support in exploring growth opportunities and pursuing

your professional development interests

-  Option to participate in weekly French classes.

Person specification:

E = Essential criteria

D = Desirable criteria

Personal qualities

•  A commitment to Tree Aid's values (E)
•  Able to work as part of a cross-cultural team particularly with staff for whom

English is not their first language (E)

•  Able to work flexibly and be adaptable (E)
•  Shows Initiative, and can work with minimum supervision (E)

Experience

•  Minimum 3 years’ experience of project management ideally in an international

development / environmental organisation (E)
•  Experience of budgeting and donor reporting (D)
•  Experience of database management (D)

Skills/Knowledge

•  Excellent organisational skills, ability to work quickly and efficiently with high levels

of precision and prioritise a busy workload (E)

•  Ability to thrive in cross-cultural teams, working effectively with colleagues and
partners for whom English may not be a first language, with enthusiasm for
building capacity where relevant (E)

•  Strong IT proficiency, particularly in Excel (E)
•  Excellent writing skills, with high attention to detail and a track record of

producing high-quality donor reports (E)

•  Understanding of Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks in the International

Development context (D)

•  Comfortable with preparing and managing financial reports (D)
•  Enthusiastic and comfortable to travel to West Africa (1-3 times per year) (D)

Qualifications

•  Educated to Degree level in a field related to International Development,

Environmental studies, social sciences (E)

•  Masters in a field related to International Development, Environmental studies,

social sciences (D)

JOB DESCRIPTION & PERSON SPECIFICATION

Job Title: Head of Programme Funding (Maternity Cover)

Reporting to: Director of Programme

Location: Bristol, UK (Open to remote)

Type of Contract: 12-month (Fixed term contract)

Salary: £60,878 per annum

Purpose: Manages the work of Tree Aid to maximise and manage restricted income from
Institutions, corporates, trusts and foundations.

Key Objectives:

•  To actively develop and manage the institutional, corporate, trust and foundation

funding portfolio, producing regular progress reports for the Director of Programmes.

•  To lead preparation and submission of project documents
•  To support Country Directors/Managers to engage proactively and strategically with key

donors in country.

•  To train and support Tree Aid teams in proposal development, donor compliance and

reporting.

•  Manage properly all the reporting staff.
•  Fulfill all duties and responsibilities assigned to the members of the Head of Unit

Responsibilities:

Actively develop and manage the institutional, corporate, trust and foundation funding
portfolio, producing regular progress reports for the Director of Programmes. (30% of
time).

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Implement the restricted income Strategy and annual Action Plan; including liaising
closely with country teams to develop national funding plans within country strategies.
 Identify and manage relationships with a portfolio of donors including institutional
donors, corporates, trusts and foundations, which may fund Tree Aid’s programme.

•  With Senior Management, plan and coordinate donor engagement activities and

maintain communications.

•  Represent Tree Aid in Institutional funding related groups and networks.
•  Monitor and track the progress of all identified funding opportunities ensuring that
relevant teams are alerted to potential opportunities and requirements; and the
processes for proceeding are followed.

•  Maintain oversight of funding pipeline tools working with the UK and country teams and

submit monthly progress reports to Senior Management Team and staff.

•  Ensure that feedback and learning from project bids - both successful and unsuccessful -

is shared across the organisation and is used to inform future programme design.

•  Contribute to the donor reporting and ensure that the match funding reports are done in

time and meet the quality standards

Lead preparation and submission of project proposals that secure funding. (30% of time).

•  Lead the internal go/non go process in collaboration with the Senior Management Team

and the West Africa regional team

•  Lead proposal development to deliver against income targets; provide guidance and
advice to project teams, establish deadlines and milestones during the process, and
carrying out proposal development workshops with country teams, drafting sections of
proposals, and coordinating inputs. Ensure submissions meet quality standards and are
in accordance to donor guidance and templates. Ensure that Tree Aid’s procedures and
processes are respected.

•  Work with the Programme team in the UK and Africa to identify and track emerging

funding opportunities.

•  Manage associate consultant contributions to proposal development as required.
•  Propose and implement process improvements to strengthen Tree Aid’s ability to grow

its restricted income.

Support Country Directors/Managers to engage proactively and strategically with key
donors in country. (10% of time)

•  Support Country Directors and their team to prioritise and target in- country donors

including by supporting the development of in-country donor mapping

•  Accompany and support country Directors/Managers to target and promote Tree Aid

effectively and provide training when needed.
Integrate in-country donor feedback into annual work plans.

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Support and train Tree Aid teams in proposal development and grant management. (10%
of time)

•  Provide clear and concise guidance for Programme team in donor reporting and

compliance requirements for each project proposal and successfully secured contract,
supporting in and contract negotiation processes.

•  Develop and implement training for Programme team in good practice in proposal

development and grant management.

•  Provide ongoing mentoring and support to Country managers/Directors and their teams.

To line manage and support the reporting staff (10% of time).

•  To performance manage the two Programme Funding Officers Trusts and other

reporting staff, supervise them and manage prioritisation and delivery of their work.
•  To regularly appraise Programme staff, ensuring the development of work plans and

objectives as well as professional development and support country managers to target
and promote Tree Aid effectively. Any other duties as required.

Contribute to carbon finance partnership

•  Represent Tree Aid in carbon finance opportunities and partnerships
•  Coordinate the development of carbon finance projects
•  Maintain communication and relationship with carbon finance partners
•  Follow the carbon market and advise the Management/Programme team about the risks

and opportunities

Fulfill all duties and responsibilities assigned to the members of the Head of Unit

•  Support the strategic development of the organisation
•  Attend the regular Head of Unit meetings and the Senior Leadership meetings
•  Represent their units and communicate key Head of Unit discussions to relevant staff.
•  Foster cross-department collaboration and contribute to resolve interdepartmental

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topics collaboratively and proactively
Identify risks and opportunities within their areas of responsibility that have
organisation-wide implications.

•  Contribute to facilitating the information flow between the Senior Management team

and the rest of the Tree Aid staff

•  Contribute to improve systems, procedures and policies

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Experience / Skills.

•  Knowledge of International Development issues that impact on Tree Aid’s programmes.
•  Knowledge about Voluntary Carbon market
•  Demonstrated knowledge of European and other Institutional donors, trusts and

foundations with a successful track record of fundraising from Institutional donors.

•  At least 5 years' experience in the not-for-profit sector.
•  Excellent written, analytical, research and proof-reading skills
•  High level of computer literacy (MS Word, Excel and power point), experience of using a

database.

•  At least 3 years' experience at manager level in fundraising and project management

roles.

•  Financial acumen and the ability to interpret and analyse budgets and financial reports
•  Demonstrated success of restricted fundraising income generation
•  Demonstrated success of managing project development process including multiple

stakeholders, several countries and a 6 figures budget.

•  Excellent working knowledge of French and (written and spoken)

Competencies

•  Very good interpersonal and communication skills, outgoing manner, able to establish
relationships with a variety of people and to be confident dealing with people in senior
positions.

•  Ability to manage oneself with minimum supervision.
•  Ability to manage several projects development and reports writing at the same time,

with sometimes short deadlines

•  Planning and decision-making, delivers on commitments and ability to make clear,

informed and timely decisions appropriate to the role.

•  Creativity and innovation: seeks out, develops and successfully implements new ideas,

builds on proven approaches and learns from ongoing work to improve it.

Other

•  Commitment to Tree Aid's aims, values and objectives
•  Adaptable, prepared to travel to meetings, conferences and training etc. in UK, and

undertake work trips to programme countries

TREE AID MALI
BP : 724, Bamako, Sotuba ACI près de la corniche du Fleuve Niger
Web site : www.treeaid.org
Accord cadre N° 001584 du 14 Juin 2019

                        DESCRIPTION DU POSTE
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Titre du poste :

Finance Manager (Gestionnaire financier) pour le projet
gouvernance locale des ressources naturelles au mali de
projet

Objectif général :

Objectifs :

Le/la gestionnaire financier de projets a pour objectif la gestion
financière des projets et des partenaires de mise en œuvre,
conformément au plan d'opérations du projet et en relation
avec le programme d'activités

1. Assurer la Planification financière
2. Appuyer à la Programmation et organisation
3. veiller à la Gestion du budget
4. Contribuer à La Gestion d’équipe
5. Aider aux renforcements de capacité

Supérieur hiérarchique :  Directeur Pays Tree Aid

Temps de travail :

Emploi à plein temps

Lieu de travail :                              Bureau Tree Aid à Bamako avec des déplacement sur terrain

Type d’emploi:                     Emploi à temps plein avec contrat à durée déterminée de 02 ans

renouvelable sous réserve des performances et de la disponibilité
des fonds

Travaillant sous la supervision du Directeur Pays de Tree Aid Mali et l’appui technique du Responsable
Régional des Finances et Administration de Tree Aid Afrique de l’Ouest, en collaboration avec tout le
personnel de Tree Aid Afrique de l’Ouest et du Royaume Uni, les principales tâches et responsabilités
du Finance Manager du projet sont les suivantes :

Principales tâches et responsabilités :

1. Planification financière

•  Préparer  et  superviser  la  planification  financière  du programme/projet  qui prévoit les

dépenses /budget, les investissements à long terme et les flux de trésorerie.

•  Réaliser une analyse coûts-avantages des projets, afin d'identifier les flux de trésorerie

selon le budget.

•  Établir des projections financières, Préparer les demandes de décaissement, Planifiez des

mesures d'urgence et faire un bon suivi.

2. Organisation et Programming

•  Contribuer à la conception des projets, la programmation annuelle et le suivi évaluation ;
•  Planifier et gérer les échéances des projets/ programme ;
•  Travailler  en  corrélation  avec  les  membres  de  l'équipe  pour  mettre  en  œuvre  les
calendriers des projets et veiller à ce que l'équipe respecte les étapes tout au long du
cycle de vie du projet ;

•  Prévenir  les  retards  et  s'assurer  que  les  livrables  sont  achevés  conformément  au

calendrier du projet.

3. Gestion du budget

•  Forecasting & budgétisation des projets /programme;
•  Gérer les revenus et les dépenses pour aider à prendre des décisions éclairées sur les
opportunités émergentes et les domaines d'amélioration ;
•  Appuyer à l’Analyser les suivis budgétaires pour aider les équipes à mener à bien le
projet, et à superviser les performances financières ;
•  Contribuer à l’efficacité et les performances globales des rapports financiers.

4. Leadership d'équipe
 Coordonner les différentes activités et motiver les assistants financiers des projets pour
qu'ils mènent à bien les suivis en tenant compte des délais internes et externes,
•  Travailler avec des équipes interfonctionnelles,
•  Collaborer avec les partenaires de mise en œuvre pour motiver les livrables.

5. Renforcement de capacités

•  Rechercher des méthodes pour améliorer l'efficacité et les performances globales  des

partenaires de mise en œuvre,
Formation sur les procédures et politiques de Tree Aid.

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6. Autres taches
     Aider à la gestion de conformité /contrôle interne, audits du projet /programme,
•  Appui à la gestion administrative, logistique, et passation de marche,
•  Toutes autres taches connexes confier par la hiérarchie.

Principales parties prenantes

   Coordinateurs de projet
   Équipe de direction pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest
   Partenaires mis en œuvre
   Équipe financière du Royaume-Uni

   L'équipe des programmes du Royaume-Uni

Spécification Candidat

Profil

•  Master, notamment en économie, gestion d'entreprise, comptabilité et finance (BAC+4)

Expériences

•  Minimum de 5 ans d'expérience professionnelle pertinente
•  Expérience des ONG
•  Compétence avérée de la gestion des équipes

Compétences

•  Compétences en matière de communication : être capable de communiquer de manière
approfondie avec les cadres et les membres de l'équipe dans différents services et de
justifier des transactions financières complexes.

•  Connaissance  approfondie  de  l'analyse  financière  :  le  candidat  doit  avoir  une

connaissance approfondie de la gestion financière.

•  Compétences  interpersonnelles  :  Le  candidat  devra  entrer  en  contact  avec  un  grand
nombre de personnes au sein de différents services. Il devra donc faire preuve d'une
grande capacité d'affirmation de soi et d'un sens aigu des relations interpersonnelles.
•  Coordination de l'équipe : Coordination avec l'équipe financière de projet et les autres

équipes.

Forte maîtrise des technologies de l'information

•  Orienté vers le détail
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•  Bilingue anglais-français
     Orienté vers les solutions, proactif et ambitieux

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La connaissance de la réglementation applicable aux donateurs est vivement souhaitée.

•  Expérience  approfondie  de  la  préparation  du  budget,  de  l'analyse  du  budget  et  des

dépenses et de la comptabilité

•  Gestion de projet

Engagements

• Aux valeurs et aux objectifs de TREE AID.
• Au respect de la mission et des valeurs de TREE AID
• A la tradition de soutien aux communautés bénéficiaires

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE

        COUNTRY PROGRAMME MANAGER (GHANA)

ORGANISATION:
REPORTING TO
KEY
RELATIONSHIPS

RESPONSIBLE FOR
PURPOSE

LOCATION

TREE AID Ghana
Country Director, TREE AID Ghana
Country Finance officer (TAGH), Head of Programme Implementation(WA),
Head  Programme  Design  (WA),  Regional  Communication  &  Advocacy
Officer
All projects implementation and reporting in Ghana
Ensure  successful  delivery  of  TREE  AID’s  Ghana  Projects,  monitoring
evaluation and reporting with an added role of building
Strong relationships with strategic partners.
Tamale, Ghana with periodic visits to the Country office in Accra frequent
visits to all project locations in Ghana and occasional visits to other countries
covered by Tree Aid

TYPE OF CONTRACT  One year renewable with a probation of 03 months, subject to performance

and funding availability.

a)  Support to develop the Ghana Programme in line with TREE AID operational plan, project

pipeline and institutional fund-raising action plan

•  Support the Ghana Country Director to produce and update in-country institutional fund-raising
plan,  build  knowledge  of  relevant  national  policies,  strategic  initiatives  and  specific  funding
opportunities linked to these

•  Support to develop and maintain institutional relationships and broad organisational partnerships
based  on mutual  interest or  particular  shared objectives with  in-country  offices  of  current  and
potential,
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o  Associate, network and consortium partners

Institutional donors

•  Contribute to design of new projects and development of funding proposals for new projects in

Ghana

•  Contribute  to  in-  country  fund-raising  initiatives  in  collaboration  with  the  Country  Director  of

Ghana.

•  Co-ordinate and monitor implementation of all TREE AID project activities in Ghana
•  Work  closely  with  team  to  establish  the  most  efficient  allocation  of  specific  roles  and
responsibilities for all TREE AID projects in Ghana so that projects are delivered on time and on
budget

•  Responsible  for  efficient  use  of  local  resources  and  expertise  within  the  operational  zones  of
projects  and to  make  good  use  of  local  resources  and  expertise  shared with TREE  AID Country
Director to support the country programme

•  Work in synergy with other TREE AID country programmes to achieve TREE AID’s overall strategic

objectives

•  Establish  an  appropriate  planning  and  monitoring  framework  to  ensure  the  regular  follow  up,
monitoring and assessment of the projects achievements in Ghana, reporting to your line manager
(the Country Director) regularly.

•  Coordinate lesson learning from monitoring and evaluation of the TREE AID programme in Ghana
ensuring  impact  and  sustainability  are  achieved  and  that  best  practice  and  policy  insights  are
shared with the Country Director who may also share with Regional and UK management.

COUNTRY PROGRAMME MANAGER (GHANA)
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•  Responsibilities  as  Technical  Leader,  managing  directly  all  project  activities  in  Ghana  in

consultation with your line manager (the Country Director).
b)  Monitor  contractual  and  reporting  relationships  with  local  delivery  partners-within  the

limits of TREE AID financial regulations

•  Ensure  relationship  building  with  Ghana  implementing  partners  ensuring  that  partners  are

delivering and reporting to standards set within the TREE AID partnership agreements

•  Work  with  finance  and  resources  teams,  project  officers  (if  allowed)  to  ensure  technical  and
financial  information  is  up  to  date,  partner  grants  are  made,  variances  are  identified  and
recommendations for action made and report to the Country Director.

•  Assess capacity of any potential new project partners and make recommendations to the Country

Director

•  Ensuring there is shared learning with Ghana partner organisations
•  Directing  development  of  new  partnership  agreements /contracts  and  ongoing  contact  and

support for current delivery partners in consultation with the Country Director.
c)  Support Manage projects finance

•  Ensure annual budget for each project forecast is developed and agreed with your line manager

for managing projects implementation.

•  Ensure  management  accounts  are  reviewed  on  a  monthly  basis  and  variances  assessed  and

reported to your line manager.

•  Ensure that all TREE AID financial regulations and procedures are adhered to accordingly
•  Represent TREE AID at meetings upon consultation with your line manager.

d)  Support Manage projects team

•  Ensuring job plans and contracts of regular and short term employees are  in place and regular

reviews undertaken

•  Ensure that technical staff / employees performances are managed and supported in delivering

their job plans

•  Review  and  appraise  the  technical  staff  half  yearly  and  annually  with  recommendations  for

Country Director’s actions.
e)  Supporting information and communication needs

•  Work  with  in-country  fund  raising  team  and  the  UK  fund-raising  and  communications  team  to

share information about programme specific projects and programme impact

•  Support your line manager in sharing of Ghana programme information with West Africa hub.

COUNTRY PROGRAMME MANAGER (GHANA)
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JOB SPECIFICATION

a)  Essential

Education/Qualification
•  Minimum  Master’s  degree  in  sciences/rural  development  studies,  forestry,  environment  or

agriculture economics, or other related discipline.

•  Additional extensive training and experience in at least one of the areas of TREE AID thematic work:
forestry economics, agroforestry, sustainable natural resources management, food security and
nutrition, rural enterprises and entrepreneurship.

Relevant Work Experience and Skills

•  Progressive experience of programme management of at least 8 years including 5 years in the
NGO sector in Ghana with a proven track record as a senior manager and leader, including
experience in developing and implementing strategic plans.
•  Proven experience in proposal development and inception
•  Proven experience on monitoring and evaluation and projects follow up and support
•  Proven experience as representative of an NGO and managing partner relationships
•  Proven  experience  of  working  autonomously  and  remotely  from  support  teams  in  start-up

stage of programmes

•  Good financial management skills
•  Experience in liaising with government officials and a variety of donors
•  A strong commitment to the vision, mission, objectives and values of Tree Aid
•  High level of initiative, motivation, commitment and professionalism
•  Well established  and  practiced organizational and  planning  skills;  and  extensive  knowledge
including  using  project  planning  and
and  experience  of  project  cycle  management
management key tools (e.g. Logical Framework analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation plan, etc.).
•  The ability and resilience to cope with multiple internal and external demands together with

proven experience in managing change in complex environments

•  Excellent verbal, analytical, organizational and written skills.
•  Strong interpersonal and inter-cultural communication skills.
•  Commitment to international and humanitarian NGO practices
•  Demonstrated ability to undertake high-level representation and advocacy.
•  Ability to handle a large workload, work smartly, independently and with limited supervision
•  Computer  Literate  and  Proficient  in  Microsoft  Office  including  Microsoft  Word,  Excel,  and

Outlook, teams, PowerPoint, spreadsheet, etc.

•  Ability to use any data analysis software with experience in RHOMIS, and other data capturing

tools, data processing a d storage.
•  A valid driving  and riding licences

Legal

•  Applicants must have full legal rights to live and work in Ghana, including the capacity to sign

bank and other formal documents on behalf of TREE AID Ghana.

b)  Desirable
•  Expertise  in  rural  enterprise  development  –  value  chains,  credit,  cooperative/farmer

association development, etc.

•  Developed  ability  of  raising  the  profile  of  an  organization,  strategically  networking  with
government  agencies,  donors  and  other  international  agencies,  and  using  the  media  as
appropriate.

•  Knowledge of development context in West Africa countries
•  knowledge and experience of working in other West African countries
•  Familiarity  with  and  commitment  to  a  gender  approach  to  development  and  participatory

methodologies

•  Working knowledge of French would be highly advantageous

COUNTRY PROGRAMME MANAGER (GHANA)
| Job description  & Person Specification

Fundraising Manager – Individual Giving
Job description

Role: Fundraising Manager – Individual Giving
Location: Bristol, UK. Currently 1 day a week in Bristol office, option to work remotely for
4 days.
Duration: Permanent contract
Working hours: Full time, 35 hours a week
Salary: £46,853 per annum + competitive holiday + pension (6% employer
contribution)
Responsible to: Head of Fundraising
Responsible for: Fundraising Officer, Database Administrator, Fundraising Assistant

Overall aim:

To develop and oversee the delivery of our Individual Giving, community and legacy
fundraising strategy, to grow our unrestricted income and maximise supporter
retention.

Key objectives

•  Strategy and Budget Implementation: Develop annual plans and deliver the

•

•

strategy to raise unrestricted income from individual supporters.
IG Campaign Development: Work with the Fundraising Officer and Digital
Marketing Manager to plan and oversee the execution of individual giving
campaigns to raise unrestricted income from existing and new supporters.
Legacy, In-Memory and Community Fundraising: Plan and oversee the
execution of legacy, in-memory and community marketing campaigns to
warm and cold supporters, working closely with the Fundraising Officer who will
deliver them.

•  Supporter Care & donation processing: Ensure excellent delivery of Supporter
Care for our donors, ensuring effective communication and stewardship,
efficient reconciliation of donations, management of financial systems for
donation processing and development of donations pages on the Tree Aid
website.

•  Compliance with regulations: Keep up to date and ensure individual giving

•

activity complies with regulations.
Team Supervision: Supervise Individuals Fundraising Officer, Database Officer
and Fundraising Assistant

Key tasks:

•  Strategy and Budget Implementation:

o  Work with Fundraising & Communications management team to

o

contribute to and deliver the fundraising and communications strategy.
In consultation with Head of Fundraising, develop annual plans and
execute the strategy to raise unrestricted income from individual
supporters.

o  Manage the “Individuals Workplan” document, working with the Head

of Fundraising to ensure the plan is a reflection of budget, and
subsequent reforecasts, and that this is implemented within the IG team.

o  Produce monthly reports against budget and campaign reports to
monitor performance, using data to optimise and drive continuous
improvement.
IG Campaign Development:

•

o  Work with the Fundraising Officer to plan and execute individual giving
campaigns to existing and new audiences across various channels
including direct mail, email, and traditional acquisition channels to raise
unrestricted income.

o  Produce key messages and set overall objectives for campaigns.
o  Oversee delivery of campaigns and provide feedback on copy and

design.

o  Work with Digital Marketing Manager to set overall campaign objectives
for digital fundraising campaigns, monitor campaign performance and
strive for continuous improvement.
Legacy, In-Memory and Community Fundraising:

•

o  Plan and oversee the execution of legacy marketing campaigns in line

with budget to warm and cold supporters.

o  Plan and oversee the execution of in memory campaigns in line with

budget to warm and cold supporters.

o  Plan and oversee the execution of community fundraising campaigns.

•  Supporter Care:

o  Ensure excellent delivery of Supporter Care for our donors, ensuring

effective donation processing, thanking and stewardship.

o  Oversee an effective and results-focussed Welcome Programme and

Warm Supporter Journey.

o  Supervision of reconciliation process (delegated to Database

Administrator) and working closely with the finance team to ensure
financial reconciliation.

o  Management of financial systems for donation processing

(Elovate/Committed Giving for existing Regular Givers (RGs), Stripe for
new RGs and CGs)

o  Working with Communications Manager to develop donations pages

for Tree Aid website

•  Compliance with regulations:

o  Keep up to date with regulations including the Fundraising Code of

Practice.

o  Ensure individual giving activity complies with regulations, particularly in

relation to Supporter Care.

o  Ensure team compliance with complaints policy and accurate reporting

of complaints.

•

Team Supervision:

o  Supervise Individuals Fundraising Officer, Database Officer and

Fundraising Assistant

o  Management of the weekly Individual Giving team planning meetings

to ensure effective implementation of plans within the team.

Person Specification

E = essential criteria

D = desirable criteria

Personal qualities

•  A passion for fundraising with a results-oriented outlook (E)
•  Able to show initiative, work flexibly and be adaptable (E)
•  A commitment to Tree Aid’s values (E)
•  Professional and proactive approach to work (E)

Experience

•  Minimum 3 years’ experience of developing and implementing Individual

Giving fundraising campaigns (E)

•  1 years’ experience of people management, the ability to motivate teams and

work effectively with colleagues at all levels of an organisation (E)

•  Experience working in an international development/environmental charity

setting (D)

•  Experience of database management (D)

Skills/knowledge

•  Excellent project management skills and time management skills and ability to

delegate effectively (E)

•  Solid financial literacy, including experience in budget development and

management (E)

•  Strong analytical skills and proven track-record of using data to inform strategic

planning (E)

•  Excellent writing skills and the ability to provide effective constructive feedback

(E)

Job description and person specification

Job title: Corporate Fundraising Manager

Location: Bristol UK. Option to work remotely up to 4 days a week.

Duration: Permanent

Working hours: full time, 35 hours a week

Salary: £46,853 per annum + competitive holiday + pension (6% employer
contribution)

Start date: 8th December, or as soon as possible thereafter

Responsible to: Head of Fundraising

Responsible for: occasional volunteers

Overall aim:

Working closely with the Head of Fundraising to develop plans and implement the
programme for fundraising from existing and prospective corporate supporters.

Key objectives:

1.  Develop and implement corporate fundraising plans and budgets in line with

organisation budget.

2.  Maintain  and  develop  relationships  with  existing  portfolio  of  corporate

supporters

3.  Develop and implement effective donor recruitment activities to grow Tree

Aid’s portfolio of corporate partnerships

4.  Work with Fundraising & Communications management team to contribute
and deliver the fundraising and communications strategy, and organisation-
wide planning.

Key roles/ tasks:

1

Planning and budgeting (20%)

•  Strategy and planning:

1

o  Develop annual plans and deliver the corporate fundraising strategy
to engage supporters and raise unrestricted income from new and
existing corporate supporters.

o  Manage the Corporate Workplan, working with the Head of
Fundraising to ensure the plan is a reflection of budget, and
subsequent reforecasts, and that this is implemented successfully
throughout the year.

•  Budgeting: working with the Head of Fundraising, produce annual budget

and subsequent reforecasts in line with organisational budgets and strategy.

•  Report against monthly, quarterly and annual targets, providing analysis and

identifying variances and strategies to address where needed.

•  Set up systems and processes to support effective and efficient fundraising.
•  Undertake research and analysis to support effective fundraising.
•  Recruit and manage suppliers to deliver good quality and value for money.
•  Keep up to date with fundraising best practise, policy and relevant legislation

and ensure these are reflected in Tree Aid’s approaches.

2  Donor recruitment and retention (75%)

•  Maintain and develop the existing portfolio of corporate supporters by

providing excellent account management and delivering regular, effective
communications.

•  Seek added value where possible from existing relationships, looking for

opportunities to diversify partnerships and boost engagement from staff and
customers of partnered organisations.

•  Develop and implement effective donor recruitment activities to grow Tree

Aid’s portfolio of corporate partnerships.

•  Deliver effective communications to prospective corporate supporters by

phone, face to face and email.

•  Work closely with the Programmes team to keep fully informed about Tree
Aid’s work in Africa and Finance Team to ensure effective collaboration in
respect of fundraising income, expenditure and budgets.

3

Team collaboration (5%)

•  Work with Fundraising & Communications management team to contribute to
and deliver the fundraising and communications strategy and organisational
wide planning.

•  Work with the Fundraising Assistant to delegate tasks to support with
corporate fundraising (this is not a line management relationship).

•  Contribute to other areas of Tree Aid fundraising as appropriate.
•  Represent Tree Aid to supporters and other audiences.

Key Success Factors

2

•

Targets and key performance indicators met including growth in corporate
income and retention of existing partners.
•  Potential for corporate income maximised

Person specification:

E = Essential criteria

D = Desirable criteria

Personal qualities

•  A passion for fundraising with a results-oriented outlook (E)
•  Able to show initiative, work flexibly and be adaptable (E)
•  Excellent, confident and persuasive communication skills and ability to

develop relationships to achieve results (E)

•  Alignment with and commitment to Tree Aid’s values (E)
•  Professional and proactive approach to work (E)
•  A passion for, and commitment to, international development and to issues

affecting rural communities in dryland Africa (E)

Experience

•  2 years’ experience in a senior corporate fundraising role, or similar (E)
•  Experience working in an international development/environmental charity

setting (D)

•  Experience of database management (D)
•  Experience of managing relationships and meeting/and exceeding ambitious

targets (E)

Skills/knowledge

•  Solid financial literacy, including experience in budget development and

management (E)

•  Strong analytical skills and proven track-record of using data to inform

strategic planning (E)
•  Excellent writing skills (E)
•  Excellent organisational skills, demonstrating the ability to manage priorities

and deadlines (E)

•  Proficient in all Microsoft Office programmes including Word, Excel and
Teams, plus experience of using databases, preferably Raisers Edge (E)

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Job description

Role: Fundraising Manager – Individual Giving (Maternity cover)
Location: Bristol, UK. Currently 1 day a week in Bristol office, option to work remotely for
4 days.
Duration: 12-month (Fixed term contract)
Working hours: Full time, 35 hours a week
Salary: £46,853 per annum + competitive holiday + pension
Responsible to: Head of Fundraising
Responsible for: Fundraising Officer, Database Administrator, Fundraising Assistant

Overall aim:

To develop and oversee the delivery of our Individual Giving, community and legacy
fundraising strategy, to grow our unrestricted income and maximise supporter
retention.

Key objectives

•  Strategy and Budget Implementation: Develop annual plans and deliver the

•

strategy to raise unrestricted income from individual supporters.
IG Campaign Development: Work with the Fundraising Officer and Digital
Marketing Manager to plan and oversee the execution of individual giving
campaigns to raise unrestricted income from existing and new supporters.

•  Legacy, In-Memory and Community Fundraising: Plan and oversee the

execution of legacy, in-memory and community marketing campaigns to
warm and cold supporters, working closely with the Fundraising Officer who will
deliver them.

•  Supporter Care & donation processing: Ensure excellent delivery of Supporter
Care for our donors, ensuring effective communication and stewardship,
efficient reconciliation of donations, management of financial systems for
donation processing and development of donations pages on the Tree Aid
website.

•  Compliance with regulations: Keep up to date and ensure individual giving

•

activity complies with regulations.
Team Supervision: Supervise Individuals Fundraising Officer, Database Officer
and Fundraising Assistants

Key tasks:

•  Strategy and Budget Implementation:

o  Work with Fundraising & Communications management team to

o

contribute to and deliver the fundraising and communications strategy.
In consultation with Head of Fundraising, develop annual plans and
execute the strategy to raise unrestricted income from individual
supporters.

o  Manage the “Individuals Workplan” document, working with the Head

of Fundraising to ensure the plan is a reflection of budget, and
subsequent reforecasts, and that this is implemented within the IG team.

o  Produce monthly reports against budget and campaign reports to
monitor performance, using data to optimise and drive continuous
improvement.
IG Campaign Development:

•

o  Work with the Fundraising Officer to plan and execute individual giving
campaigns to existing and new audiences across various channels
including direct mail, email, and traditional acquisition channels to raise
unrestricted income.

o  Produce key messages and set overall objectives for campaigns.
o  Oversee delivery of campaigns and provide feedback on copy and

design.

o  Work with Digital Marketing Manager to set overall campaign objectives
for digital fundraising campaigns, monitor campaign performance and
strive for continuous improvement.
•  Legacy, In-Memory and Community Fundraising:

o  Plan and oversee the execution of legacy marketing campaigns in line

with budget to warm and cold supporters.

o  Plan and oversee the execution of in memory campaigns in line with

budget to warm and cold supporters.

o  Plan and oversee the execution of community fundraising campaigns.

•  Supporter Care:

o  Ensure excellent delivery of Supporter Care for our donors, ensuring

effective donation processing, thanking and stewardship.

o  Oversee an effective and results-focussed Welcome Programme and

Warm Supporter Journey.

o  Supervision of reconciliation process (delegated to Database

Administrator) and working closely with the finance team to ensure
financial reconciliation.

o  Management of financial systems for donation processing

(Elovate/Committed Giving for existing Regular Givers (RGs), Stripe for
new RGs and CGs)

o  Working with Communications Manager to develop donations pages

for Tree Aid website

•  Compliance with regulations:

o  Keep up to date with regulations including the Fundraising Code of

Practice.

o  Ensure individual giving activity complies with regulations, particularly in

relation to Supporter Care.

o  Ensure team compliance with complaints policy and accurate reporting

of complaints.

•

Team Supervision:

o  Supervise Individuals Fundraising Officer, Database Officer and

Fundraising Assistant

o  Management of the weekly Individual Giving team planning meetings

to ensure effective implementation of plans within the team.

Person Specification

E = essential criteria

D = desirable criteria

Personal qualities

•  A passion for fundraising with a results-oriented outlook (E)
•  Able to show initiative, work flexibly and be adaptable (E)
•  A commitment to Tree Aid’s values (E)
•  Professional and proactive approach to work (E)

Experience

•  Minimum 3 years’ experience of developing and implementing Individual

Giving fundraising campaigns (E)

•  1 years’ experience of people management, the ability to motivate teams and

work effectively with colleagues at all levels of an organisation (E)

•  Experience working in an international development/environmental charity

setting (D)

•  Experience of database management (D)

Skills/knowledge

•  Excellent project management skills and time management skills and ability to

delegate effectively (E)

•  Solid financial literacy, including experience in budget development and

management (E)

•  Strong analytical skills and proven track-record of using data to inform strategic

planning (E)

•  Excellent writing skills and the ability to provide effective constructive feedback

(E)

Job description

Job title: Fundraising Officer
Location: Bristol, UK
Duration: 12-month (Fixed term contract)
Working hours: Full time, 35 hours a week
Responsible to: Fundraising Manager

Overall aim:
To secure and maintain support from existing and new Individual Giving supporters,
legacy pledgers and community fundraisers by implementing a range of tools
including direct mailing, adverts, inserts, telephone campaigns and digital
acquisition tools.

Key objectives:

•
•

To raise unrestricted income from individual supporters.
Implement and manage Individuals, Community and Legacy campaigns
using print and online methods, strengthening Tree Aid’s supporter base.

Key roles/ tasks:

Supporter Fundraising and Marketing Activities

•  Project management and delivery of IG campaigns for retention, acquisition,

legacy, in-memory and community across all channels

•  Working closely with the Individuals Fundraising Manager to ensure the

delivery of the IG workplan, and working with the Fundraising Administrator
and Assistant to delegate day to day tasks. Workplan delivery tasks for Officer
include, but not limited to:

o  Researching case studies to use for campaigns
o  Writing copy for all campaigns and incorporating feedback from IG

Manager

o  Briefing designer and managing feedback
o  Campaign planning and budgeting meeting with Digital Marketing

Manager

o  Creating digital ads in Canva
o  Creating email campaigns on Mailchimp with support from Fundraising

Administrator

o  Approving the use of a supplier and assigning the job
o  Writing data brief for Database Officer for each campaign
o  Working closely with Comms Officer to develop donation pages on TA

website.

o  Briefing supporter care team for thanking and processing

•

Implementation of the donor journey and communications, working closely
with the IG Manager to ensure effectiveness and working closely with the FR
Administrator to deliver this, with the aim of increasing donor retention and
improving the donor experience.

•  Responsibility for range of fundraising materials, delegating updates to the

Fundraising Administrator where appropriate.

Data & analysis to support fundraising and planning

•  Contribute to maintaining and developing the supporter database for

fundraising.

•  Contribute to development of fundraising plans and campaigns, including

developing plans and activities for recruiting and retaining donors.

•  Production of post campaign report for all campaigns.
•  Provide data and analysis on fundraising campaigns to assist with planning
and budget setting, plus researching of costs and income projections.

•  Carry out internal and external fundraising research.
•  Utilise Raisers Edge effectively.

High standards of supporter care

•  Deliver high standards of supporter care, including responding to donor

correspondence and queries

•  Be familiar with the work of Tree Aid and be able to communicate this to

enquirers and donors to inspire them to give

•  Maintain effective paper and electronic filing systems

Other tasks as agreed with manager

•  Provide occasional back-up and cover to team/department staff as

appropriate.

•  Contribute to effective team working and suggest improvements for more

effective and efficient ways of working.

•  Carry out any other duties within the scope, spirit and purpose of the post as

requested by your line manager.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

•  Knowledge and understanding of direct marketing and/or fundraising using a

variety of channels (phone, email, online, print, inserts)

•  Experience of project managing marketing campaigns to agreed targets,

deadlines & budgets (donor recruitment campaigns an advantage)
•  Experience of production and/or fulfilment of communications materials
•  Experience of using fundraising CRMs (Raisers Edge NXT preferred)
•  Experience of undertaking research and reporting findings

Skills

•  Excellent planning and project management skills
•  Able to plan and prioritise work
•  Good written communications skills and high standard of English
•  Good editing and copy writing skills
•  Ability to analyse data and produce reports
•  High level of attention to detail

Personal qualities

•  A passion for fundraising with a results-oriented outlook
•  Able to show initiative, work flexibly and be adaptable
•  A commitment to Tree Aid’s values

Job description and person specification

Job title: Programme Funding Officer

Location: Office (Bristol, UK) at least 1 day each week, option to work remotely for
remaining days.

Duration: 12 months

Working hours: Full time, 35 hours a week

Salary: £32,165 + competitive holiday + pension

Start date: ASAP

Responsible to: Programme Funding Manager

Overall aim:

•

To  secure  and  maximise  restricted  income  from  institutional  donors,  trusts,
foundations, and corporates across all Tree Aid countries of operation. You will
work closely with the Programme Funding Manager and another Programme
Funding Officer to implement and manage our programme funding strategy.

Key objectives:

•
•
•
•
•

To support the development of compelling proposals
To build strong relationships with donors
To contribute to securing match funding
To identify new prospect donors
To support the development of donor reports

Key roles/ tasks:

1. Proposal development and grant management (70%)

•  Support  the  Programme  Funding  Manager  in  coordinating,  developing,  and
submitting high-quality and compelling concept notes and proposals, ensuring
full compliance with donor guidelines.

•  Assist the Programme Funding Manager with reviewing and editing narrative

sections, logframes, budgets, and other supporting documents.

•  Work closely with teams across the organisation, including UK Programmes and
Finance teams and in-country project teams to develop new concept notes
and proposals.

•  Generate  new  restricted  income  to  expand  and  strengthen  Tree  Aid’s

programme portfolio.

•  Support  the  preparation  of  donor  reports  and  project  updates  as  part  of

effective donor liaison and communication.

•  Deliver  excellent  donor  stewardship  to  build,  maintain,  and  grow  strong,

rewarding relationships with a diverse range of funders.

1

•  Contribute to wider organisational fundraising efforts as required.
•  Maintain an up-to-date understanding of Tree Aid’s programme work in Africa,

including projects, core costs, and strategic priorities.

•  Support  the  Programme  Funding  Manager  to  strengthen  in-country  teams’

capacity for project and proposal development.

•  Provide  additional  support  to  the  Programme  Funding  team  on  funding

applications when needed.

2. Planning, research and best practice (20%)

•  Work  with  the  Programme  Funding  Manager  to  develop  and  implement
fundraising  strategies  and  plans  aimed  at  increasing  Tree  Aid’s  restricted
income.

•  Research  and  identify  new  institutional  funding  opportunities  aligned  with
organisational priorities, and communicate these prospects to UK and country
teams.

•  Maintain  and  update  funding  pipeline  tools,  ensuring  accurate  records  of
opportunities,  proposal  development  stages,  submissions,  and  donor
engagements.

•  Coordinate  the  collection  and  dissemination  of  learning  from  proposal
development processes to ensure continuous improvement and inform future
project design.

3. Team and cross-organisational working (10%)

•  Participate in cross-team initiatives, particularly those related to fundraising and

financial targets.

•  Contribute to planning and knowledge sharing.
•  Propose and implement process improvements to strengthen Tree Aids ability

to grow its restricted income.

•  Any other duties as required by the Programme Funding Manager or Director

of Operations.

•  Participate in cross-team initiatives, particularly those linked to fundraising,

resource mobilisation, and financial targets.

•  Contribute to planning, coordination, and knowledge-sharing processes.
•  Propose and implement process improvements to strengthen Tree Aid’s ability

to grow restricted income.

•  Carry out any other duties as required by the Programme Funding Manager.

Person specification:

E = Essential criteria

D = Desirable criteria

Qualifications/knowledge

•  Educated to degree level or equivalent (E)

2

•  Fundraising knowledge and experience, particularly in working with institutional

donors (E)

•  Excellent written and spoken French skills (E)
•  An  understanding  of  international  development,  project  planning  and

implementation (D)

Personal qualities

•  A commitment to Tree Aid’s values (E)
•  A  confident  and  excellent  networker  with  ability  to  engage  and  develop

relationships with external and internal contacts (E)

•  Able  to work  as part  of  a cross-cultural  team  particularly with staff for whom

English is not their first language (E)

•  Solutions focused (E)
•  Able to organise and prioritise work and meet deadlines (E)
•  Strong attention to detail (E)
•  Flexibility and ability to multi-task to ensure deadlines are met (E)

Fundraising

•  Experience of successful fundraising from institutional donors (E)
•  Excellent  writing  skills,  including  experience  of  writing  successful  donor

proposals and reports (E)

•  Experience of donor stewardship (D)

Skills/Knowledge

•  Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to transform complex

information into compelling cases for support (E).

•  Excellent oral communication and presentation skills, with the ability to build

effective relationships at different levels (E).

•  Strong numeracy skills and experience reviewing budgets and financial

reports (E).

•  Strong analytical skills, with the ability to synthesise complex information (E).
•  Excellent IT skills, including proficiency in Word, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint

(E).

•  Experience using a database as a relationship management tool (D).
•  Experience developing fundraising or marketing plans (D).
•  Familiarity with fundraising best practice and relevant legislation, including

GDPR (D).

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Job description and person specification

Job title: Programme Funding Officer

Location: Office (Bristol, UK) at least 1 day each week, option to work remotely for
remaining days.

Contract type: Permanent

Working hours: Full time, 35 hours a week

Salary: £32,165 + competitive holiday + pension

Start date: ASAP

Responsible to: Programme Funding Manager

Overall aim:

•

To  secure  and  maximise  restricted  income  from  institutional  donors,  trusts,
foundations, and corporates across all Tree Aid countries of operation. You will
work closely with the Programme Funding Manager and another Programme
Funding Officer to implement and manage our programme funding strategy.

Key objectives:

•
•
•
•
•

To support the development of compelling proposals
To build strong relationships with donors
To contribute to securing match funding
To identify new prospect donors
To support the development of donor reports

Key roles/ tasks:

1. Proposal development and grant management (70%)

•  Support  the  Programme  Funding  Manager  in  coordinating,  developing,  and
submitting high-quality and compelling concept notes and proposals, ensuring
full compliance with donor guidelines.

•  Assist the Programme Funding Manager with reviewing and editing narrative

sections, logframes, budgets, and other supporting documents.

•  Work closely with teams across the organisation, including UK Programmes and
Finance teams and in-country project teams to develop new concept notes
and proposals.

•  Generate  new  restricted  income  to  expand  and  strengthen  Tree  Aid’s

programme portfolio.

•  Support  the  preparation  of  donor  reports  and  project  updates  as  part  of

effective donor liaison and communication.

•  Deliver  excellent  donor  stewardship  to  build,  maintain,  and  grow  strong,

rewarding relationships with a diverse range of funders.

1

•  Contribute to wider organisational fundraising efforts as required.
•  Maintain an up-to-date understanding of Tree Aid’s programme work in Africa,

including projects, core costs, and strategic priorities.

•  Support  the  Programme  Funding  Manager  to  strengthen  in-country  teams’

capacity for project and proposal development.

•  Provide  additional  support  to  the  Programme  Funding  team  on  funding

applications when needed.

2. Planning, research and best practice (20%)

•  Work  with  the  Programme  Funding  Manager  to  develop  and  implement
fundraising  strategies  and  plans  aimed  at  increasing  Tree  Aid’s  restricted
income.

•  Research  and  identify  new  institutional  funding  opportunities  aligned  with
organisational priorities, and communicate these prospects to UK and country
teams.

•  Maintain  and  update  funding  pipeline  tools,  ensuring  accurate  records  of
opportunities,  proposal  development  stages,  submissions,  and  donor
engagements.

•  Coordinate  the  collection  and  dissemination  of  learning  from  proposal
development processes to ensure continuous improvement and inform future
project design.

3. Team and cross-organisational working (10%)

•  Participate in cross-team initiatives, particularly those related to fundraising and

financial targets.

•  Contribute to planning and knowledge sharing.
•  Propose and implement process improvements to strengthen Tree Aids ability

to grow its restricted income.

•  Any other duties as required by the Programme Funding Manager or Director

of Operations.

•  Participate in cross-team initiatives, particularly those linked to fundraising,

resource mobilisation, and financial targets.

•  Contribute to planning, coordination, and knowledge-sharing processes.
•  Propose and implement process improvements to strengthen Tree Aid’s ability

to grow restricted income.

•  Carry out any other duties as required by the Programme Funding Manager.

Person specification:

E = Essential criteria

D = Desirable criteria

Qualifications/knowledge

•  Educated to degree level or equivalent (E)

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•  Fundraising knowledge and experience, particularly in working with institutional

donors (E)

•  Excellent written and spoken French skills (E)
•  An  understanding  of  international  development,  project  planning  and

implementation (D)

Personal qualities

•  A commitment to Tree Aid’s values (E)
•  A  confident  and  excellent  networker  with  ability  to  engage  and  develop

relationships with external and internal contacts (E)

•  Able to work as part of a cross-cultural team particularly with staff for whom

English is not their first language (E)

•  Solutions focused (E)
•  Able to organise and prioritise work and meet deadlines (E)
•  Strong attention to detail (E)
•  Flexibility and ability to multi-task to ensure deadlines are met (E)

Fundraising

•  Experience of successful fundraising from institutional donors (E)
•  Excellent  writing  skills,  including  experience  of  writing  successful  donor

proposals and reports (E)

•  Experience of donor stewardship (D)

Skills/Knowledge

•  Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to transform complex

information into compelling cases for support (E).

•  Excellent oral communication and presentation skills, with the ability to build

effective relationships at different levels (E).

•  Strong numeracy skills and experience reviewing budgets and financial

reports (E).

•  Strong analytical skills, with the ability to synthesise complex information (E).
•  Excellent IT skills, including proficiency in Word, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint

(E).

•  Experience using a database as a relationship management tool (D).
•  Experience developing fundraising or marketing plans (D).
•  Familiarity with fundraising best practice and relevant legislation, including

GDPR (D).

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title
Line Manager
Location
Flexibility
Type of Contract:
Salary:

Purpose of the Role:

Nature-based solutions (NbS) & Carbon Manager
Head of Programme Quality and Advocacy
Bristol, United Kingdom (Negotiable), occasional overseas travel
Office-based with potential for home working
FTE
£46,853 per annum

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Tree Aid for a Nature-based Solutions (NbS) & Carbon Manager.
Building on two years of pioneering work, this role enters a pivotal new phase as Tree Aid consolidates
and scales its NbS and carbon portfolio across the drylands of Africa.

Tree Aid is recognised as a global leader in community-centred forest carbon, having become the first
organisation worldwide to register an afforestation, reforestation and revegetation (ARR) project under
Verra’s VM0047 methodology. With multiple new projects in the pipeline, the organisation is now
focused on scaling high-integrity, rights-based carbon programming that delivers measurable climate,
biodiversity and livelihood outcomes.

This role offers a rare opportunity to strengthen technical leadership, influence market practice and help
shape the future of equitable carbon finance at a critical moment in the global response to climate
breakdown

We are recruiting a confident and experienced professional to take forward and deepen this work,
supporting the development and implementation of high-impact, community-based NbS projects,
particularly afforestation, reforestation and revegetation (ARR), across Tree Aid’s countries of
intervention (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Senegal). The role will lead the quantification
of carbon sequestration benefits across an established and growing project portfolio, including the
associated measurement, reporting and verification processes, translating Tree Aid’s forest restoration
activities into registered, high-integrity carbon removal projects. The postholder will identify, develop and
manage carbon estimation models, working closely with partners to deploy these at scale across regions.
This requires confidence in working with data at multiple spatial and temporal scales, navigating varying
levels of uncertainty, and analysing forest growth and yield models to generate robust estimates of
environmental commodities and credit potential.

The successful candidate will also have opportunities to work directly with investors, contribute to the
marketing, trading and sale of resulting carbon credits, as well as to shaping how climate finance and
carbon markets are mobilised and channelled in the most equitable and sustainable ways to support
inclusive economic growth for host communities. Working closely with Tree Aid’s Advocacy Team, the
role will contribute technical expertise to international influencing efforts and support the organisation’s

ambition to deliver lasting change across the drylands of Africa.

Tree Aid welcomes applications from candidates with varying levels of experience and anticipates that the
role will offer significant scope for professional growth, including exposure to investment underwriting,
investment management and investor engagement and portfolio-scale carbon strategy, as Tree Aid’s NbS
and carbon work continues to mature.

Key responsibilities

NbS Project Development, Carbon Quantification and Implementation (70 %):

•  Provide technical leadership and backstopping for NbS projects across the full project life cycle,
from early concept and feasibility through implementation, monitoring and credit issuance.

•  Work closely with in-country project development, restoration and forestry teams to support

robust NbS project design, assess technical and financial feasibility, and evaluate potential social,
environmental and sustainable development impacts.

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Lead pre-feasibility and feasibility-stage carbon analyses, including forest growth and yield
modelling, to generate realistic long-term projections of forest carbon sequestration potential
alongside high-integrity social and environmental co-benefits.

Lead the application and ongoing operationalisation of recognised carbon standards and
methodologies, particularly Verra methodologies relevant to afforestation, reforestation and
revegetation (including VM0047), ensuring methodological compliance and technical integrity
across the project portfolio.

•  Use a full suite of spatial (GIS), database, spreadsheet, programming and analytical tools (e.g. R

and/or Python for scripting and modelling), to process, calculate, analyse and quality-control raw
and finalised forest carbon and activity data.

•  Design, analyse and interpret forest inventory and related datasets using standard sampling
protocols and software, maintaining workflows that allow dynamic re-calibration of growth
curves and models using field-collected data.

•  Establish, manage and continuously improve data systems for Measurement, Reporting and

Verification (MRV), and integrate newly developed systems with Tree Aid’s existing organisational
data management platforms.

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Lead and oversee the integration of drone-based data collection and analysis to support land
suitability assessments, forest monitoring and participatory mapping at project level.

•  Drive continued technical progression in Tree Aid’s adoption of emerging tools and technologies,
including land-cover classification algorithms, remote sensing products and AI-based object
detection models.

•  Support and raise understanding across internal and external stakeholders in data requirements

and management required for robust quantification in carbon projects and programs.

•  Develop and maintain an informed understanding of relevant regulatory frameworks in project

countries, as well as evolving trends in voluntary and compliance carbon markets related to
nature-based carbon removal

•  Stay up to date with emerging methodologies, tools and remote-sensing innovations across third-

party certification standards that influence carbon, ecosystem services and environmental
commodity markets.

Technical Advice, Capacity Building and Learning (20%):

•  Provide technical advice, mentoring and oversight across country programmes and partner

organisations to train, supervise and strengthen the technical capacity of staff and collaborators.

•  Facilitate the systematic sharing of lessons learned and best practice, and contribute to creating
an organisational culture that supports innovation, continuous improvement and adaptive
learning.

•  Support Tree Aid’s advocacy work by providing technical inputs that inform and influence

international policy processes and sustainable investment mechanisms relevant to nature-based
solutions.

Representation (10%)

•  Act as a recognised technical authority for Tree Aid in the fields of nature-based solutions, forest

restoration and carbon finance.

•  Represent Tree Aid in relevant national and international fora, including engagements related to
sustainable finance and investment for NbS, and in UK, UN and multilateral policy and advocacy
processes as required.

•  Undertake any other duties commensurate with the role, as directed by the Line Manager.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

•  A strong commitment to international development and to addressing the challenges

(E)

faced by rural smallholder farmers in dryland Africa.

•  Clear alignment with Tree Aid’s vision, mission and values, and a demonstrated

(E)

commitment to working within a values-driven organisation.

•  A global outlook combined with cultural sensitivity, with the ability to work effectively

(E)

across ethnic, religious, linguistic and geopolitical contexts.

•  A proactive, solutions-oriented and positive approach to problem-solving.

•  Proven ability to rapidly grasp complex technical and strategic issues and communicate

them clearly and concisely to management and non-technical audiences.

(E)

(E)

•  Ability to thrive in a medium-sized, dynamic, growing organisation demonstrating

(E)

autonomy in driving own work while contributing to the development of organisational
approaches and ways of working.

Experience

•  Academic or professional experience in the design and delivery of nature-based
solutions (NbS) projects, including coordinating activities, managing budgets and
meeting agreed timelines.

(E)

•  Experience in forest carbon modelling and quantification, including the use of forest

(E)

growth and yield models.

•  Strong scientific and technical skills in data processing, analysis and statistical

computing, including the use of Python and/or R, and database environments (e.g.
PostgreSQL/PostGIS). Experience with machine learning approaches (e.g. Random
Forest) and deep learning frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow) is an advantage.

•  Proficiency in geospatial analysis and remote-sensing tools, such as Google Earth

Engine (GEE), QGIS, or equivalent platforms.

•  Experience in the design, analysis and interpretation of forest inventory data, and in
the development or implementation of Measurement, Reporting and Verification
(MRV) plans.

•  Demonstrated understanding of carbon accounting standards and methodologies in a
technical, investment or project development context, including familiarity with Verra
methodologies relevant to ARR projects (e.g. VM0047).

•  Prior experience or exposure to carbon project development and certification

processes within voluntary or compliance carbon markets.

•  Experience providing remote technical support to country offices and partners in

developing country contexts.

•  Experience in technical report writing for funding agencies, investors and/or peer-

reviewed or grey literature publications.

(E)

(E)

(E)

(E)

(D)

(D)

(D)

•  Experience contributing to budget development, financial modelling for NbS, carbon or

(D)

environmental programmes.

•  Experience working with rural development or natural resource management

(D)

programmes in dryland Africa.

Qualifications

•  Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in forestry, forest biometrics, natural sciences, natural

(D)

resource management, environmental science, environmental data science, ecological
modelling, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

Skills/Knowledge

•  Strong research, evaluation and analytical skills.

•  High attention to detail, with the ability to develop, implement and adhere to robust

systems and processes that withstand internal and external scrutiny.

(E)

(E)

•  Demonstrated experience of fieldwork, including direct engagement with farmers and

(E)

local communities.

•  Good understanding of UK and international climate and/or environmental policy

(D)

frameworks.

•  Proficiency in managing, querying, and analysis of data within a relational database

(E)

environment.

•  Excellent written and spoken English.

•  Working knowledge of French is desirable; willingness to strengthen French language

skills in post is strongly encouraged.

•  Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multi-cultural team.

•  Excellent communication skills, including written, presentation and facilitation skills,

with both technical and non-technical audiences.

•  Self-motivated, with good organisational, planning and time-management skills

•  Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities.

•  Willingness and ability to travel and to undertake fieldwork.

(E)

(D)

(E)

(E)

(E)

(E)

(E)

Any candidate offered a job with TREE AID is required to sign TREE AID’s safeguarding policy and agree to
conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of the policy. This role requires DBS checks.

Job Description

Job title

Project Finance Manager

Location

Tree Aid, Bristol Office

Contract type

Permanent, hybrid working, 1 day per week in Bristol office with some
travel to East & West Africa

Working hours

35 hours per week

Salary

£46,853 +  benefits

Reporting to

Head of Finance & Resources

Aim

To provide effective financial control of Tree Aid’s project finances
with processing and reporting delivered on time and accurately, in
line with donor requirements.

Objectives

•  Provide the Senior Management, the Programmes Team and other
relevant staff with reliable and timely financial information and
analysis of project finances.

•  Develop project budgets, manage adequacy of cost recoveries

and support accurate and timely donor reports.

•  Provide oversight of and support to Tree Aid’s overseas entities on

finance reporting, systems, internal and external audits,
procedures and resources.

•  Support overseas teams to ensure that Tree Aid’s overseas entities
meet all donor and legal requirements and follow organisational
policies.

Main tasks

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1.1

Provide the Senior Management, the Programmes Team and other relevant staff with
reliable and timely financial information and analysis of project finances (20%)

Present regular and timely project financial management information to the
Finance & Programmes Teams and to Senior Management.

1.2

Ensure the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of donor financial reporting.

1.3

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2.1

Prepare and distribute regular monthly project budget vs actuals (BVA) reports,
reviewing variances, identifying risks and escalating concerns to ensure informed
financial decision-making and effective budget management.

Develop project budgets, manage adequacy of cost recoveries and support
accurate and timely donor reports (50%)

Support the Institutional Fundraising Team with project budget reviews, ensuring
adequate cost recovery, realistic assumptions, timely input and approval.

2.2  Assist the UK Head of Finance with the development, documenting and

implementation of project budget and project financial systems and procedures.

2.3  Oversee timetables for donor financial reporting, funder invoicing, and debtor

collection, liaising with appropriate staff to ensure deadlines are met.

2.4  Coordinate data input from overseas entities’& implementing partners ensuring

smooth information flows that support project reporting, ensuring that information is
up to date and accurate.

2.5

Ensure that project financial records for all projects are reconciled to the financial
project/fund records in XLedger promptly each month.

2.6  Maintain and keep up to date project life financial records.

2.7

Ensure effective control of project partner grants, partner expenditure reporting and
integration into project finance reporting.

2.8  Act as liaison between the UK Finance, Regional Finance and Programmes teams.

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Provide oversight of and support to Tree Aid’s overseas entities on finance reporting,
systems, internal and external audits, procedures and resources (15%)

3.1  Develop and implement standardised and robust systems that are documented

and employed in overseas entities in line with Tree Aid policies and procedures, and
that these are updated as appropriate.

3.2  Develop templates based on the Group model, and train subsidiary entity staff in

their use, to produce in-country financial management (BVA) reports.

3.3

Ensure restricted funds in subsidiary entities are properly managed, restrictions
complied with, and funds reconciled.

3.4  Manage the transfer of cost recovery funds for subsidiary entities’ contracts

between funds in line with project budgets, working with country Finance Teams.

3.5  Coordinating project external audits working with overseas and UK finance team

and liaising with auditors to facilitate timely responses and closure of audit findings
to maintain compliance and accountability.

3.6

Participate in the internal audit programme.

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Support overseas teams to ensure that Tree Aid’s overseas entities meet all legal
and statutory requirements and follow organisational policies (10%)

4.1

Liaise with local finance teams and the group finance officers to maintain timely
and accurate balance sheet and bank reconciliation, ensuring they are fully up to
date and promptly investigated.

4.2  Oversee that subsidiary entities meet local reporting requirements in each country

of operation.

4.3

Ensure compliance with organisational policies and procedures by subsidiary
entities.

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Other (5%)

5.1  Coordinate closely with, and support the work of, the UK Head of Finance &

Resources on a day to day basis.

5.2  Carry out other tasks and responsibilities as directed by the Head of Finance &

Resources and Director of Finance & Resources.

Person Specification (E = essential, D = desirable)

Personal Qualities

•  Ability to demonstrate initiative, be proactive & offer a solution-oriented approach. (E)

•  Determined and committed to high quality standards. (E)

•  Ability to establish effective working relationships at all levels internally and externally.

(E)

•  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. (E)

•  Ability to prioritise work, meet deadlines and work calmly under pressure. (E)

•  Self-motivated, flexible and enthusiastic approach to work. (E)

•  A passion for, and commitment to, international development and to issues affecting

rural smallholder farmers in dryland Africa. (E)

•  Commitment to working in a values-led organisation. (E)

Experience

Good experience in accountancy/finance management, to include:

•  Working in international development in a finance role. (E)

•  Experience of Xledger or equivalent financial systems.  (E)

•  Preparing and analysing donor budgets. (E)

•  Preparing and analysing donor reports. (E)

•  Reporting and managing to tight deadlines. (E)

Qualifications

•  Completed or working towards a recognised professional accounting qualification,

e.g. ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent. (E)

Skills/Knowledge

•  Effective financial management skills. (E)

•  Ability to work in French (support is available). (D)

•  Understanding of institutional donor requirements. (E)

•  Sensitivity to cultural differences and the ability to work in a wide variety of cultural

contexts. (E)

•  Excellent organisational skills with the ability to coordinate activities. (E)

•  Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills. (E)

•  Ability and willingness to undertake routine administrative tasks. (E)

Job description and person specification template

Job title: Data Analyst (Geospatial)

Location: Bristol, UK (Hybrid working opportunities; minimum requirement one day a week in Bristol
office)

Duration: Permanent contract

Working hours: Full time, 35 hours a week

Salary: £32,165

Start date: As soon as possible

Responsible to: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Advisor

Responsible for: Occasional volunteers

Overall aim:

Tree Aid works with people in the drylands of Africa to tackle poverty and the effects of the climate
crisis by growing trees and restoring and protecting land. As part of the Great Green Wall movement,
we work in landscapes where trees are needed most, where temperatures are rising, and fertile land
is being lost at an alarming rate.

Over 36 years, we have developed a pioneering, community-led approach that puts local people at
the centre of restoring and sustaining their environment, supported with the tools, skills and resources
they need to drive lasting change.

Tree  Aid  currently  has  operations  in  6  countries:  Burkina  Faso,  Ethiopia,  Ghana,  Mali,  Niger  and
Senegal with an annual turnover of approximately £12 million.

Role Objectives:

The Data Analyst (Geo-Spatial) is a key position in the Monitoring & Evaluation team and works closely
with  the  wider  Programmes  Team  to  support  the  process  of  collecting,  analysing,  managing  and
storing of high-quality data.

The  position  is  pivotal  in  the  development  and  implementation  of  a  new  digital  Information
Management  System  (IMS)  for  the  organisation’s  Monitoring  and  Evaluation  data.  This  involves
working in partnership with a range of both internal and external stakeholders.

The position  will play  a key role in turning geospatial evidence into insight for programme quality,
landscape impact and carbon integrity.

Objectives include:

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•  Undertake Data analysis to support external reporting, donor requirements and internal

decision-making

•  Support Tree Aid visualise project data spatially through high-quality maps and geospatial

products

•  Build, maintain and further develop data pipelines to provide timely, reliable information

across the organisation

•  Evaluate, design and propose improved data collection methodologies to strengthen

monitoring systems and processes

•  Provide technical support to the Carbon and Nature-based Solutions (NbS) teams, including

geospatial analysis and data preparation

•  Work closely with the NbS and Carbon Manager to assess, interpret and quality-assure

evidence of landscape-level impact, including within carbon programmes

•  Contribute to the analysis of restoration, tree cover, land use and ecosystem change over

time using remote sensing and other geospatial techniques

•  Help Tree Aid develop its data and computing infrastructure, advise about platforms, tools

and external services

Key roles/ tasks:

Key:
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Lead on the analysing and interpretation of geo-spatial data across the organisation using a range
of GIS, remote sensing and spatial analysis tools to support monitoring, evaluation and learning
•  Produce  spatial  analyses  and  maps  to  assess  restoration,  tree  cover,  land  use  and  ecosystem

change over time at project and landscape scale

•  Develop,  maintain  and  manage  online  dashboards  and  visual  analytics  products  to  support

programme management, learning and decision-making

•  Working  with  external  developers,  design  and  maintain  digital  data  collection  tools  and
workflows,  covering  data  capture,  aggregation,  analysis  and  visualisation  for  project  indicators
and organisational Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

•  Develop  and  maintain  the  organisational  M&E  geospatial  database,  focusing  on  areas  of  land
landscape

including  tree  planting,  tree  survival,

benefiting  from  restoration  activities,
regeneration, and agroforestry systems

•  Work closely with the NbS and Carbon team to product, analyse and quality-assure geospatial

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data used for carbon programmes, including baseline development, monitoring and verification
Support landscape-level impact assessment by integrating geospatial data with field monitoring
data and other information sources
Implement and uphold good data management practices, including: data quality checks, version
control, documentation, secure storage and data governance

Additional:
•  Work  together  with  the  other  members  of  the  Monitoring  and  Evaluation  team  on  improving

technical support of all Tree Aid programmes

•  Digital Survey Creation: Using software solutions to create digital surveys to be administered via

phone/tablet by field staff
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Learn and develop new software applications with vision for integration into Tree Aid workflows
•  Any reasonable duty may be assigned that is consistent with the job and its level of responsibility

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Person specification:

E = Essential criteria

D = Desirable criteria

Qualifications/Knowledge and Experience

Essential
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Experience using Python for data analysis and visualisation, particularly in the context of spatial
data.
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Experience using SQL to query relational databases
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Experience of producing interactive maps drawing on a range of data sources
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Experience with Python and SQL programming languages for data processing and analysis
•  Experience using GIS software applications (preferably QGIS) for processing and visualising

spatial data
Experience with version control tools such as Git and GitHub

Enthusiastic and positive attitude; flexible and adaptable

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•  Working with and analysing complex data sets
•  Commitment to the vision and values of Tree Aid
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•  Ability to use own initiative, to self-manage responsibilities, and deliver tasks in a timely manner
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•  Right to live and work in the UK

Excellent MS Office including MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint
Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English)

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Desirable
Experience working with remote sensing datasets
Experience of creating digital survey forms in open-source software for collecting data and using
logical functions to limit or control questions and answers
Experience of developing and managing relational databases
Experience with: OnaData (AKUKO)
Experience with: Open Data Kit (ODK)Experience with: R programming language for data
processing and analysis.
Experience with: Google Earth EngineExperience with: Deep learning (e.g., SciPy, Pytorch,
Tensor)

Experience in the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM)

•  Understanding of Carbon dynamics and Land Restoration
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•  Ability to transfer complex algorithms between softwares and coding languages
•  Ability to scientifically defend geospatial analysis outputs
•  Working knowledge of French
•  BSc/BA in relevant discipline

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