JOB DETAILS:
Who we are
Kijani Forestry is a social enterprise striving to become the world's largest, most effective, and
most impactful tree planting company. We are purposefully built to scale Nature-Based

Solutions to address the changing climate and extreme poverty. Our models provide

significant and valuable benefits to tens of thousands of smallholder farmers while giving
attractive financial returns to investors.

What you do
• Support strategic decision making: Support the CEO and the Board in high-level strategy.
• Drive a culture of high performance: help embed the processes, practices, and reinforcement
to drive a high performance culture.
• Oversee daily operations and manage key performance measures: Manage day to day

operations, implement processes to improve operational performance, and provide regular
reports for the CEO and the leadership team.
• CEO support: Act as a key advisor and support to the CEO allowing the CEO to focus on high-
level strategic initiatives, external relationships, and overall vision.

• Financial oversight: Manage budgeting, forecasting and cashflows, and ensuring the financial
health and sustainability of the organization.
• Risk management: Identify potential risks and develop strategies to mitigate them.
Direct enabling operational functions: Oversee finance, HR, legal, etc.

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or a related field required
• A Master’s Degree or MBA strongly preferred
• Professional certifications, such as Project Management Professional (PMP) or Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 10 years of executive experience
• In-depth understanding of the industry including risk management and compliance.
• In-depth understanding of accounting principles including budgeting, balance sheets, income statements, cash flow, and capital planning management
• Demonstrated strategic leadership ability