Chief Carbon Officer

Are you a senior carbon expert looking to use your skills to build and lead a team with one of the fastest-growing companies in the carbon marketplace?

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With a boots-on-the-ground approach, our client is a purpose-driven organisation focused on bringing excellence to the development and operation of carbon projects while producing high-quality carbon offset credits.

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The firm focuses on emerging markets and on project types that seek the greatest opportunities for scale and positive impact. It is for this reason that the team is looking to bring on board an experienced and well-networked executive to lead the Global Carbon team and play a key role in lifting and shaping the carbon market.

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Reporting directly to the CEO, The Chief Carbon officer will be leading and managing the Global Carbon Team; a team of technical professionals, who will filter, design, and develop ultra-high quality carbon offset project activities.

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You will be responsible for the technical carbon assessment, design, and development work for voluntary carbon projects in accordance with applicable carbon market registry standards.

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This position will require frequent travel to project sites globally.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Building, leading, and motivating a world-class team of technical carbon specialists.

• Deep understanding of the technical requirements of third-party carbon market standards and methodologies.

• Oversee the end-to-end technical assessment and carbon asset development work associated with delivering on high-quality emerging market voluntary carbon projects, including the carbon modelling and Project Documentation process, ideally across Nature Based Solutions (NBS) and other project types such as household devices and methane projects.

• Innovate and drive improvements in the carbon markets and efficiencies for scaling carbon project development opportunities.

• Thoughtful leader, ability not only to run a world-class technical carbon team but also to interface with communities, the market, stakeholders, senior government officials, technology platforms, and implementation partners.

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Who are you and what you bring:

• You have at least 20 years of experience in the carbon markets.

• Significant experience managing teams and serving leadership roles in international organisations.

• Experience in technical carbon assessment, design, and development work for voluntary carbon projects and a deep understanding of carbon markets.

• Having a deep understanding of inherent risks and related mitigants of carbon projects, particularly pertaining to technical carbon issues and related (eg FPIC) requirements.

• Keen awareness of existing and emerging technologies to scale carbon project opportunities, as well as other trends in carbon offset markets.

• Demonstrated capacity for being an industry leader with the passion and drive to excel in technical carbon work.

• High level of integrity and passion for developing projects that have significant co-benefits for communities, biodiversity, and the environment.

• Fluency in English is required; additional language skills would be advantageous.

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Please note: This role is a remote role.

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This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a passionate interdisciplinary team of leading experts in the carbon marketplace while creating a tangible and large-scale impact on climate, communities, and biodiversity.

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For more information, please apply directly or get in touch with Julene Aedo via julene.aedo@acre.com.