Managers / Stewards

Organic Lifestyle Employment Opportunity in the Andes Mountains of Southern Ecuador

We are seeking a harmonious couple (life-partners or friends) to join our team as stewards of a most unique and special place – an organic food forest, pristine watershed, and nature sanctuary. This is a rare opportunity to live and work in a breathtakingly beautiful location, surrounded by nature’s splendor.

Location: Deep in the Andes Mountains of Southern Ecuador

Site Description: Our site features an organic food forest, pristine watershed, and modest accommodations. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about organic living, permaculture, and sustainability to help us co-create a thriving ecosystem.

Duration: We require a minimum commitment of 6 months, with the potential for a multi-year contract. Ideally, we are looking for individuals who can commit to one or more years.

Responsibilities: As stewards of our site, you will be responsible for a diverse range of tasks related to the care, maintenance, and co-creation of our food forest, watershed, and nature sanctuary. This includes everything from organic gardening and orchard maintenance to maintenance and construction of structures, landscaping,soil ecology, water source management, erosion and fire prevention, dog care and training, micro-business enterprise development, culinary arts, sourcing of goods and services, site security, accounting, and record keeping.

Compensation: In exchange for your hard work and dedication, we offer a stipend, completion bonus upon fulfilling your contract term, and accommodation inclusive of all utilities and fast internet

Requisites:

• High integrity
• Energetic
• Autonomous self-starters with positive “can-do” attitude
• Passionate about organic lifestyle / permaculture / sustainability
• Capable communicator in both Spanish & English.
• Ability to legally reside within Ecuador during the duration of the contract.
• Comfortable living & working within remote mountainous areas
• Excellent physical & mental health

Skills and knowledge:

While not all skills and areas of knowledge listed below may be necessary it is beneficial that you have some or all combined with aptitude & attitude toward learning

• Organic gardening & orchard maintenance,
• Permaculture
• Bio-conventional construction methods,
• Landscaping and soil ecology
• Water source management,
• Erosion control,
• Fire prevention,
• Dog care and-training,
• Micro business-enterprise development of plant based oils and medicinals,
• Culinary,
• Sourcing of goods and services,
• Coordination of fabrication,
• Remote-site-security,
• Accounting and record keeping