KARRIERE MIT WIRKUNG

Ihre Aufgaben

Role Overview:

 
Key Responsibilites: 

• You manage the development and implementation of AFOLU carbon projects, including afforestation, reforestation, and improved forest management.
• You conduct feasibility studies, baseline assessments, and carbon impact analyses to evaluate project viability.
• You prepare and maintain Project Design Documents (PDDs) in line with Verra VCS, Gold Standard, and/or CAR methodologies, with a primary focus on Verra VCS and Gold Standard.
• You coordinate validation and verification processes with Validation & Verification Bodies (VVBs) and other third-party auditors.
• You manage project timelines, budgets, milestones, and deliverables across multiple concurrent projects.
• You design, implement, and oversee Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems, including carbon accounting and additionality assessments.
• You coordinate with local communities, landowners, government authorities, and project partners to ensure effective stakeholder engagement and compliance.
• You ensure compliance with environmental and social safeguards and support stakeholder consultation and benefit-sharing processes.
• You support the continuous improvement of project quality and carbon credit integrity in line with evolving standards, regulations, and best practices.

Ihr Profil

• You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Forestry, Environmental Science, Agriculture, Climate Science, or a related field.
• You have at least 5 years of professional experience in AFOLU carbon project development and management.
• You have a proven track record of delivering carbon projects from early-stage development through to credit issuance.
• You have hands-on experience with at least one carbon standard (Verra VCS, Gold Standard, or Climate Action Reserve).
• You demonstrate a strong understanding of carbon markets and greenhouse gas accounting methodologies in the AFOLU sector.
• You have experience with MRV systems, validation, and verification processes.
• You have working knowledge of GIS tools, remote sensing, and field-based monitoring approaches.
• You bring strong project management skills and can manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• You communicate fluently in English and are experienced in engaging diverse stakeholder groups.

Was wir anbieten

• The opportunity to apply deep expertise to high-impact climate and nature projects with real, measurable outcomes.
• A purpose-driven role in a mission-oriented organization committed to long-term sustainability and integrity.
• High degree of autonomy and ownership within your area of expertise, with trust in senior judgment.
• The chance to shape and refine approaches, methodologies and solutions in a growing, entrepreneurial environment.
• Close collaboration with a dedicated, international team driven by shared values and ambition.
• A culture that values substance over hierarchy, and thoughtful, well-grounded decision-making.
• Flexible working arrangements that support focus, balance and wellbeing.

UNSERE MISSION:

• we grow well financed, managed and monitored forests and ecosystems
• we grow long-term alliances with project stakeholders and clients
• we grow financial mechanisms and payment for ecosystem services to scale and improve projects
• we grow transparency and traceability through robust carbon standards, digital solutions, and earth observation technologie
• we grow the competency of our team by trainings, education and onboarding world leading experts  

• we partner with implementation organizations, international investors and development banks to develop the most robust climate projects  
• we help industry clients to account and manage their greenhouse emissions  
• we monitor, report and verify impact and results of performance indicators  
• we create climate solutions that are based on scientific research  
• we initiate transformation to fight climate change and to achieve carbon targets

• we mobilize finance for ecosystem services and develop new integrated value chains together with local stakeholders  
• we use nature to build robust and proven carbon sinks by applying internationally recognized carbon standards and methodologies  
• we turn carbon reduction plans into concrete action, and projects  
• we think new ways and combine proven nature-based solutions with innovative financial mechanisms and state-of-the-art technology  
• we unlock new climate action project types and promote developing of new methodologies for carbon sinks