Group Nature and Climate Manager

Acre is partnering with John Swire & Sons Ltd - an international conglomerate covering a diversified global portfolio of businesses in the food chain, marine, bio-fuels and industrial sectors - on a newly created Group Nature and Climate Manager role.

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John Swire & Sons Ltd have invested heavily into sustainability across its businesses to minimise their environmental impact and support global communities to thrive. They have a long-term outlook on responsible business, and this role is critical to the work currently being undertaken by the Sustainable Development team in London. You will be a self-starter end-to-end project manager who can refine, project manage and deliver a high-quality nature restoration and carbon offsetting investment strategy,

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You will be responsible for:

• Owning the development of an environmental restoration investment strategy with biodiversity co-benefits and carbon removal credits in line with long-term JS&S climate targets

• Acting as the strategy owner and main point of contact for supporting 3rd parties. Designing and executing a small number of large nature-based projects while monitoring progress against the strategy and reporting to senior stakeholders

• Monitoring and preparing reports on the progress of projects and the strategy, including biodiversity benefits and carbon credit generation.

• Building relationships with key stakeholders within JS&S and external partners to identify and progress high-impact JS&S-owned projects together with supporting developers, managers, certifiers and local stakeholders.

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Reporting directly to the Group Head of Sustainability, you will have the opportunity to take the lead on defining a biodiversity and carbon-offsetting investment strategy within a world-renowned private firm. You will be sourcing, developing and reporting on major international projects to help the company towards its ambitious climate goals, focusing on nature-based solutions leading to environmental and social benefits.

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You will already have:

• Thorough professional network in the space and 4+ years of experience working with nature-based projects or similar.

• Comprehensive working knowledge of carbon offsetting and biodiversity, including relevant certification methodologies, regulatory considerations and financial fundamentals

• Good knowledge of Ecology, either professionally or academically

• End-to-end project management experience, including planning, communication and financial analysis.

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This role is based in London, and you will need to be in the office 3 days a week.

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If you are a sustainability project manager with the experience that John Swire & Sons Ltd. are seeking, please apply or contact Shaqeeb Hussain at shaqeeb.hussain@acre.com if you have questions.