Carbon and Ecosystem Verification Manager (KENYA)

• Technically lead and backstop ecosystem restoration projects during the whole project life cycle
• Identify opportunities and conduct feasibility studies to assess the viability of new carbon emissions reduction projects, as well as on behalf of clients.
• Manage the pipeline of existing and new Carbon Development projects to ensure issuance of Carbon Credits on VERRA, Regen Registry and Gold Standard, against potential or existing contracts.
• Independently develop and write carbon project scoping and feasibility reports, project management and implementation plans, project risk management plans, carbon and co-benefit monitoring plans and reports, carbon project cost and returns spreadsheets.
• Lead and write documents that are compliant with VERRA methodology rules including Project Baseline Design and Project Design Documents, Project Information Notes, Monitoring Plans, Risk Matrices, Sampling Design, Audit design, and lead the end to end process with VVBs to provide them the required data to ensure carbon credits get issued for the projects.
• Liaising with NGOs and project owners, such as reforestation companies or NGOs, indigenous groups and other landholders to create working relationships to develop carbon emissions reduction projects.
• Provide briefs to our Team to improve the MRV App to help data collection and monitoring meet the ARR methodology requirements.
• Lead pre-feasibility carbon analysis (tree growth and yield modelling) of different projects to assess realistic long-term projections of tree growth and its carbon potential as well as delivering high-impact social and environmental co-benefits
• Use a full range of spatial (GIS), database, spreadsheet, programming and other tools to process, calculate, analyse and perform quality control on raw and finalised ecosystem restoration and carbon data
• Design and evaluate carbon data inventories and sampling protocols for estimation of carbon and other related variables
• Keep up to date on new methodologies under different third-party certification standards, tools, and remote-sensing technologies that influence carbon and ecosystem markets
• Develop understanding of relevant regulatory policies in project regions and trends in voluntary and compliance carbon markets related to nature-based carbon removal

• A Bachelor Degree, Applied Diploma or Masters in appropriate field.
• VVB Auditor ISO certification.
• A minimum of 5+ years' working in relation to carbon markets, both voluntary (VERRA & Gold Standard Methodologies) and to an extent, compliance markets.
• Excellent understanding and knowledge of Afforestation, Reforestation and Agroforestry projects.
• Work with a broad range of stakeholders including NGOs, government and landowners.
• Experience managing a team in complex and geographically diverse locations.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team, as well as independently, with colleagues based in different locations and time zones around the globe.
• Good project and time management skills.
• Experience with one of the following project management or program management software tools is mandatory: Workplace, Confluence, JIRA, Slack, Google Sheets, Google Docs.
• Ability to independently write carbon project scoping and feasibility reports, project management and implementation plans, project risk management plans, carbon and co-benefit monitoring plans and reports, carbon project cost and returns spreadsheets - many of these have existing templates and do not require 're-inventing the wheel'
• Result-oriented work approach with the ability to work quickly from concept creation to the implementation of successful campaigns.
• Eagerness to grow and learn in an evolving environment.
• Optimistic, mission-driven personality with a can-do spirit.
• Onboard yourself into Earthtree Workplace, JIRA, Confluence and MRV App - and check the posts each day and reply conscientiously with Earthtree colleagues to ensure you keep moving priorities and project deliverables forward.

• Experience working with Indigenous stakeholders, landowners, NGOs, including negotiating landowner and land title agreements.
• Able to travel to projects and spend time in the field and cooperate work with partners to survey communities, landscapes, and develop required carbon project development documentation for buyers and also registries.
• Strong quantitative skills, with the ability to use data and metrics to draw conclusions and inform decisions.
• Entrepreneurial mindset.
• The role is expected to take the initiative and be a part of defining and refining the project strategy and documentation, bringing their unique knowledge and skills to collaboration, and incorporating these into the briefs in order to create project outcomes for farmers, nature and stakeholders.
• Experience of communicating to a diverse range of audiences.

• Ability to remain calm and focused in stressful or complex situations.
• Good knowledge of data analysis and key performance indicators.
• Experience working with virtual teams in fast growing companies.

• This role is full-time with flexible hours.
• Relocation assistance.
• Join a fast growing business with a great opportunity to quickly grow your career.
• Join the offices in Eldoret or Nairobi, Kenya and help us positively impact climate, biodiversity and communities in Kenya and globally.
• We support some remote work but are moving to about half time in offices to encourage in-person collaboration and teamwork.
• We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability. We ensure every applicant gets an equal chance of success.

• Learning and development: We are on a constant learning journey and you will receive an annual learning and development budget to help you with this.
• Attractive leave policy,
• Hybrid work policy.

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