South Pole is an energetic, global company offering comprehensive sustainability solutions and services. With offices spanning all continents across the globe, we strive to create a sustainable society and economy that positively impacts our climate, ecosystems and developing communities. With our solutions, we inspire and enable our customers to create value from sustainability-related activities.
Scaling climate mitigation to a jurisdictional level demands deep technical expertise, robust policy analysis, and a strong understanding of global forest carbon standards. You will lead project lifecycles from screening to closure, evaluating remote sensing data and navigating methodologies under ART TREES and Verra. If you are a smart, ambitious and dynamic sustainability professional with a strong passion to make a real difference in the fight against climate change, the below position may be right for you!
Job summary:
As a global sustainability solutions provider, South Pole works with clients in public and private sectors to build solutions for a sustainable society and economy. The Compliance Market team sits in a business line responsible for sourcing carbon projects, developing them and bringing resulting certified carbon credits to market.
South Pole is looking for a Manager J-REDD+ to provide technical support to jurisdictional carbon asset development and feasibility work. The Manager will work on jurisdictional Nature-based Solutions (NbS) throughout the world in the Certificates business line, and help assess the risks and opportunities of such developments for South Pole.
The selected candidate will also provide technical guidance to Projects, Risk and Compliance Market teams, and leverage his/her vast technical expertise and network to drive business development activities. The candidate will track technical shifts and methodological developments across the market to assist in ensuring South Pole commercial bets, carbon monetization and origination decisions anticipate future market trends.
Main tasks & responsibilities:
Support the J-REDD+ (pre-)feasibility assessment, carbon asset development, certified credit monetization and advisory mandates with technical assessment, policy analysis and tracking of various jurisdictional standards and methodologies under ART TREES, Verra, Equitable Earth, etc.
Manage advisory assignments and feasibility studies from the screening, proposal stage and throughout their entire project cycle: initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure.
Track eligibility of jurisdictional REDD+ methodologies towards various buyers and use cases, with emphasis on compliance markets.
Stay updated on the latest developments in carbon markets and jurisdictional REDD+. Gather market intelligence and identify industry trends in the J-REDD+ practice, identify and understand the market players and competitors.
Maintain and continuously improve internal knowledge resources and tools.
Prepare high-quality reports, policy briefs, and presentations for diverse clients and internal/external stakeholders.
Ensure targeted information-sharing within the company and coordinate with the Projects, Risk and Portfolio teams on technical/methodological topics related to J-REDD+.
Coordinate with the South Pole GIS team and J-REDD+ programs teams in-country to identify and evaluate the remote sensing data (e.g., optical and radar satellite imagery, LiDAR, and others) most suitable for forest carbon projects and programs.
Support the digital innovation team with the integration of J-REDD+ methodologies into digital measurement, reporting, and verification (dMRV).
Coordinate with the South Pole Finance Deal Structuring team to provide important inputs in the development of long-term, life of project, financial models. Additionally, assist to identify, and assess, various commercial models for J-REDD+ project implementation for specific project/country application.
Requirements:
Essential profile requirements
A Master's degree in Forestry, Environmental Science, Geography, Biology, Ecology, Climate Policy, or a related field.
Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in NbS, J-REDD+, REDD+ projects, climate policy, carbon markets, or nature conservation, preferably from projects in Latin America, Asia or Africa.
Understanding of the principles that underpin NbS for certified carbon credit generation.
Knowledge of jurisdictional REDD+ carbon standards’ methodologies (e.g., ART TREES, Verra FCPF), tools, and procedures.
Experience using Remote Sensing and GIS (e.g., QGIS, ArcGIS) and geospatial data for forestry, environment, and land use, preferably with knowledge of FRELs and MRV.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex information to diverse audiences.
Significant overlapping work hours with either the EU or Americas are needed, to coordinate with the J-REDD+ team.
Strong analytical skills and experience with data analysis and policy evaluation.
Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-time zone, team environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as well as Google Suite applications.
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced international environment.
Desirable profile requirements
A demonstrated commitment to addressing climate change and advancing sustainable development.
On the ground experience implementing an NbS carbon project.
Experience with programming and cloud computing environments (e.g., Google Earth Engine, Python, R, or JavaScript).
Demonstrable organizational and project management skills.
Fluent in English
What we offer:
At South Pole, we care about our employees as much as we care about the planet. South Pole is not just an employer, we are a Team. South Pole does not just offer people a job, we offer you a career. By joining our team, you will find strong purpose and deep meaning in everything you do. You will have the chance to make a real difference for our clients and for the planet, working alongside a passionate team of like-minded colleagues, while building your knowledge/skills and developing your career in a fun, dynamic, international and fast-growing organisation.
We’re a planet of 7.5 billion unique and different people. We all have a contribution to make; South Pole is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status or disability. Our recruitment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
