Project Officer
Project Officer
Based in Tingo Maria or Juanjui, Peru
Full time position, local contract
Starting date: May 2025
PUR Description
PUR is a global, impact-focused B-Corp specializing in the development of environmental restoration projects, known as 'nature-based solutions' (NbS). Since 2008, we have been helping the world’s largest organizations meet their ESG targets, reduce their environmental footprint, and regenerate the ecosystems they depend on across complex supply chains. Having developed over 45 projects in more than 30 countries, PUR is recognized as both a pioneer and leader in a sector that is now at the forefront of global efforts to address the ongoing climate and biodiversity crisis.
At the heart of our mission is a commitment to fostering and operationalizing insetting strategies—interventions by companies within their own value chains designed to reduce GHG emissions while creating positive impacts for communities, landscapes, and ecosystems. By championing this insetting approach, we aim to create a holistic range of benefits that extend beyond ecological restoration, encompassing social and economic dimensions through enhanced agricultural yields and resilience to climate change-induced stresses, among others.
One of the distinctive features of our work is our ability to tailor projects to the specific needs of different regions and communities. By recognizing the unique characteristics of each ecosystem and the cultural context of the communities involved, we ensure our initiatives are contextually relevant and have a meaningful and sustainable impact. All our projects are developed in close collaboration with local actors, including cooperatives, NGOs, governments, and corporations.
Today, we employ 200 staff across 16 countries with key offices in Paris (HQ) and Toronto.
www.pur.co
Industry Description
PUR operates within the dynamic and rapidly evolving sector of environmental consultancy services and nature-based solutions markets. These markets are closely linked with the voluntary carbon markets (VCM) when NbS projects produce carbon credits that can be traded on the VCM. The NbS market has recently gained traction as society recognizes the invaluable services provided by nature and the need to preserve, restore, and harness these services to mitigate and adapt to environmental challenges. To be considered a nature-based solution, projects must effectively address real societal challenges and offer strong environmental, economic, and social benefits for local communities.
Market KPIs:
If combined with deep decarbonization efforts, NbS projects could provide up to 30% of the mitigation needed to limit global warming to 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels by 2030 (World Economic Forum, 2023)
NbS project credits make up the largest volumes of carbon credits available in the VCM (voluntary carbon markets ) with $9bn invested between 2020 and 2022 (Sylvera, 2023)
In 2021, the VCM was estimated to be worth $2 billion, four times its 2020 value. By 2030, the market is expected to reach $10 to $40 billion (BCG, 2022).
5,307 companies have set science-based targets - a 4.2x increase since 2022 – and a significant driver of demand within the NbS and VCM markets (SBTi, 2024)
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES
The main role of a Project Officer at PUR is to coordinate and monitor launched projects with the objective to drive positive impact in the projects’ landscape, coordinating PUR teams and external partners to leverage technical expertise, field knowledge and data insights.
S/he is responsible for the subprojects’ successful roll out, i.e. meeting quantitative and qualitative targets in time while ensuring that the project budget is respected, until the end of the project. S/he works hand in hand with Project and Data team members, KAMs and Specialists.
The Project Officer’s main responsibilities are:
Project management (coordinate, supervise and monitor)
Stakeholders management (Engage and train)
Internal coordination & reporting during the project implementation
Team management & administration for implementing partners
S/he supports other teams in 3 main areas:
Project design (validation of retro planning, financial and human resources)
Reporting to internal and external audiences
Representing PUR’s operational expertise in external events when needed
(meetings, webinars, conferences)
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
The main individual responsibilities will be, but not limited to:
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES :
Project Management
Coordinate and manage the project’s quantitative & qualitative targets and the chronogram to meet them.
Train field partners on reporting and monitoring tools needed to execute the project and measure project impacts.
Implement a quality control plan: ensure regular contract verification from the desk and in the field according to the continuous verification protocols
Review and validate project deliverables before approving technical and financial reports.
Contribute to the Adaptive Management process by leveraging data analysis and feedback from internal & external stakeholders (clients, partners, farmers). Contribute to challenge and adjust the project design annually using your technical expertise and your operational experience, to enhance the project’s permanence.
Monitor budgets to enable informed decision-making and keep control on costs.
Contribute to the development of communication and marketing content.
Coordinate and monitor the implementation of data collection with local partners and local teams, providing training when necessary.
Internal coordination & reporting
Ensure that the subproject data is validated in time and that qualitative reports are available to enable the timely reporting to internal & external stakeholders
Coordinate the local partner’s team and PUR teams (Data, KAMs, Carbon, Specialists, Controlling, etc.) to ensure the successful roll-out of the project
Provide feedback to managers, team members and other colleagues to improve proceedings and enhance collaboration
Stakeholders Management
Contribute to the negotiation of contracts signed with the implementing partners, with the support and review of the PM and Legal team
Supervise & work with local partners (cooperatives, associations, farmers, implementing partners
Organize regular meetings with the partners, leveraging data analysis and insights, to co-build adaptive management plans and enable agile decision-making
Train the implementing partners’ teams on PUR methodologies, and provide timely feedback to implementing partners to improve project proceedings
Organize consultation and information-sharing events with local stakeholders (incl. FPIC process)
Administration
Monitor the financial cashflows of local partners.
Communicate to the finance team if there is any delay.
Accountable for own use of the company tools (ex. Timesheets, ERP, etc.), providing guidance and validating timesheets, expense reports, letters of mission, etc.
Use own expertise to provide feedback for tool improvement
Bachelor or higher education in Natural Resource Management, Agronomy, Forestry, Agroforestry, Rural Development or equivalent
Solid understanding of coffee and cocoa agricultural supply chains, including the diversity of local stakeholders and context-specific socio-ecological challenges
At least 05 years of experience in the management of community-driven Nature-based Solutions projects, incl. minimum 2 years of specific experience in the coffee and or cacao sector or reforestation in the Peruvian Amazon.
Knowledge and experience of community work with coffee and cacao organisations and reforestation activities in Perú.
Ease with data collection and data management tools
Knowledge of carbon certification requirements for afforestation/reforestation projects is an asset.
Excellent organisational skills
Capacity to prioritise and agility to re-prioritise
Understanding of team structures to suggest the most efficient collaboration schemes
Adaptive management skills, able to make decisions based on project and data insights
Takes responsibility for own actions and decisions
High level of autonomy and reliability
Strong leadership, influencing skills and communication skills (incl. active listening)
Team management (internal staff and external teams)
Ability to build trust with a variety of stakeholders (communities, local authorities, cooperatives, PUR teams)
Solution driven
Reporting skills (writing reports, analysis documents, proposals, an others)
Languages: Spanish (fluent), English (intermediate).
Mobility to travel and permanent field visits
Availability to reside in Juanjui (San Martin) or Tingo Maria (Huanuco)
A legal right to work in Peru
At PUR, we strive to build inclusive teams and an equitable workplace where our employees feel respected, supported, and empowered. As a global company operating across six continents, we recognize that diversity in the workplace is essential to achieving our mission.
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, race, gender, colour, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other aspect that makes them unique.
PUR is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you require accommodation or consideration throughout the interview process, let us know, and we will do our best to support you.