Relationship Manager

Are you passionate about creating impact and improving the livelihoods of communities while benefiting the environment?

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We are working with a social enterprise, with 18 years' experience in project development of community-powered carbon programs in areas of sustainable agriculture, social forestry, mangrove restoration, clean cooking, rural energy access, and waste management. They are searching for a Relationship Manager to be based in Southeast Asia, ideally Bangkok.

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These programs are focused on people collectives who are at the forefront of the climate crisis and are aimed at enabling livelihoods and adaptation at scale. Their work encompasses over 7+ million rural households and approximately 3-5 million hectares of agricultural land & forest areas across 15+ countries in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Acting as a liaison between the business and operational vertical heads, internally, and project partners

• Building trusted relationships with project partners to ensure timely delivery of project deadlines

• Monitoring and growing project operations within the approved scope

• Ensuring timely commencement, completion and reporting of project activities

• Learning and understanding the nuances of client needs and ensuring product fit

• Problem solving where required

• Organising meetings and regular follow-ups with on-ground partners and clients

• Reporting information back to vertical heads as well as clients and investors

• Any other project related assistance as the partners may require

• Ensuring company ESG guidelines are followed and monitored at project level

• Travelling to project sites on a regular basis to ensure approved SOPs are followed
  

The Program Relations team acts as the liaison between business and operational verticals within the organisation, the on-ground project service delivery partners, technical teams and investors and clients. It is a crucial team in the organisation, responsible for being the one point of contact for projects being developed as well as ongoing projects - for external stakeholders as well as teams within the organisation. The team is in an expansion phase.

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Key Requirements:

• Dedicated work experience in a relevant, client-facing or reporting role

• Experience in working with teams and on-ground partners from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds

• Knowledge of regional languages would be highly advantageous

• Ability to travel to remote locations

• Strong experience in the sustainability and international development sector

• Leadership capabilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Self-motivated and result oriented

• Ability to multitask and organise

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If this position speaks to you, please apply directly.