Carbon solutions specialist
our team develops and implements innovative carbon solutions to combat climate change. We protect, restore, and improve management of ecosystems worldwide. The carbon finance unit invests in high-quality carbon projects that reduce deforestation and conserve natural systems.
the senior carbon technical manager will support due diligence, development, and delivery of a carbon portfolio of ncs site- and jurisdictional-scale initiatives. This involves assessing early-stage pipeline opportunities, conducting project scoping, feasibility, and due diligence, performing field visits, and moving priority opportunities to full-scale development.
key responsibilities include:
* assessing projected carbon outcomes from emissions reductions and removals models to ensure targets are achievable given context and carbon crediting requirements.
* conducting desktop and field-level due diligence of ncs project and jurisdictional opportunities.
* developing and maintaining relationships with project partners, consultants, and investors to enhance collaboration and partnership initiatives.
* providing technical assessment and comment on carbon market standards and methodology reviews.
* supporting the development of carbon and gis tools, frameworks, and templates to streamline data gathering, analysis, and narrative elements of feasibility assessments, due diligence reports, project documents, and monitoring reports.
requirements
qualifications include:
* bachelor's degree in forest management, ecology, natural resource management, climate science, or related fields.
* 5 to 7 years of experience working on the technical development or due diligence of ncs projects.
* demonstrated experience with application of ncs carbon accounting approaches and methodologies.
benefits
this is a full-time position requiring frequent travel within the latin america region (and globally) for approximately ~30% of the person's time. The role includes project and budget planning and management, tracking and reporting on deliverables and project status.
working conditions
work will be performed in a typical office environment, with potential for work from a home office. Flexibility in work schedule is required to accommodate time differences between offices in multiple time zones.