INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION
Project Officer
Location: Paris
November 15, 2016
Contact: Lorena Frier – Junior Program Manager +33 1 55 28 98 06 (Office)
[email protected] 4, rue de la Pierre Levée - 75011 – Paris www.PURprojet.com
Job description PUR Projet: PUR Projet, founded in 2008 by Tristan Lecomte (HEC, Founder of Alter Eco, Ashoka fellow, Young Global Leader 2013) and managed by Pierric Jammes since 2010 (X02, Stanford, McKinsey), is a company specialized in providing “insetting” services to corporations and businesses, to manage, reduce, and offset their social and environmental impacts within their supply chains, products and services. PUR Projet develops high-impacts community ecosystems management projects at the core of business supply chains, mainly through agroforestry, reforestation and forest conservation, which create long-term unrivalled value shared between the company, the local communities, and society as a whole. PUR Projet is structured into two operational poles: -
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PUR Projet, based in Paris, works with PUR Projet clients to define and manage their insetting programs. The different phases of an insetting program include: impact assessment and supply chains studies, program definition, program coordination in collaboration with client’s teams, definition of monitoring frameworks, communication on the projects activities and outcomes, and development of marketing or co-financing strategies to involve final consumers or other partners. PUR Development, based in Singapore, implements on the ground the projects and supply chain activities constitutive of the programs designed for PUR Projet’ clients. The projects developers are engineers (mainly agronomists) designing and managing the projects’ activities in relationship with local teams integrated to the farmers’ organisations. PUR Development also runs the PUR Lab initiative, in charge of measuring and valuing all ecosystem, social and economic services provided by the projects.
Responsibilities: The project officer will: − Support program managers with one specific PUR Projet client (40 to 50% of his/her time): assist on deliverables, identify opportunities for project development and support new project proposals;; − Support program managers with punctual assignments : for example reporting, benchmarks, supply chain analysis, presentations, guidebooks and other deliverables;; − Proactively analyse new funding opportunities (eg: foundations, call for projects), prepare application files, follow the application process and be the first point of contact;; − Design project proposals aligned with PUR Projet commercial strategy for new or existing prospects in partnership with project developers and program managers. The project officer will report to program managers (Marie Baranger, Albéric Pottier and Camille Le Stradic) with frequent direct interactions with PUR Projet General Manager Europe (Vincent Rabaron).
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Profile: - Gap year or end-of-studies internship - Student from a top French engineering or business school or top US or UK universities - Previous internship experience as consultant in leading management consulting firms or private equity funds. Similar experience in a challenging and demanding environment will also be considered. - Desire to commit and dedicate his/her experience and energy to a unique socio-environmental business experience, driven by a strong will to contribute to the integration of climate change risks into the world economy - Attracted by SMB / start-up environment - Key skills required: autonomous, high self-requirement level, independent, proactive, dynamic - Professional fluency in French and English - Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office
Conditions Internship based in Paris office (75011) Monthly allowance: Upon profile + 50% transport + Tickets Restaurant Internship start: January 2017
Application Please send your Resume and Application letter (French or English preferred) at
[email protected] Deadline for application: January 15th (1 spot only, PUR Projet might decide on the best applicant before the offer expiration)
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Additional information on PUR Projet
Key facts
AGROFORESTRY
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37 projects developed and operated in 30 countries 7 million trees planted since 2008 and 210 million trees in conservation Between 12 and 15 million trees planned for 2016-2020 Turnover 2015: 6-7 m€
PUR Projet has developed a comprehensive expertise in insetting via agroforestry.
Agroforestry is a land use management system in which trees or shrubs are grown around or among crops or pastureland. It combines agricultural and forestry technologies to create more diverse, productive, profitable, healthy, and sustainable land-use systems.
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90 clients, among which Nestlé (Nespresso, Nescafé, Vittel, Perrier), AccorHotels, Unilever, Louis Dreyfus, COOP, Clarins, Caudalie, Vinci, Kering A team of 25 persons
Agroforestry inter-parcel model. Photo: Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Projects portfolio
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Pictures A short selection of pictures is proposed here to get a feeling of the essence of our activities and share the passion that drives us.
Organization of planting wave in Guatemala
Pierric Jammes, PUR Projet Managing Director, during a workshop with a coffee cooperative in Indonesia
Tristan Lecomte and the Sustainability Advisory Board
Nespresso
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Tristan Lecomte at PwC conference « La préservation des écosystèmes comme outil de création de valeur »
Khawndao Mahasing, Thailand regional manager during a field visit on one of Dhamma Raksa project
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