Forest Carbon Lead

JOB TITLE: Forest Carbon Lead – Technical/Expert

COMPASSIONATE CARBON, LLC by EDEN REFORESTATION PROJECTS

LOCATION: Remote / Asynchronous work with global team

DEPARTMENT: Project Development

REPORTS TO: Chief Operating Officer / Executive Team (CEO, COO)

REPORTS FROM: Project Development Department

POSITION STATUS: Full-Time

CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

SALARY RANGE: $85,000 – $110,000 depending on experience and/or technical certifications

COMPANY SUMMARY: Compassionate Carbon (CC) is a start-up organization launched by Eden Reforestation Projects (Eden), a mission driven organization with seventeen years of dynamic global growth and effectiveness. CC’s express purpose is to serve as an economic engine to support and expand Eden’s mission to pursue poverty alleviation through global reforestation. CC will achieve this by operating as a full-service carbon project development company for landscape scale carbon opportunities.

MISSION: Compassionate Carbon provides nature-based solutions through restoration for meeting global emissions targets.

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, the Forest Carbon Lead will be part of CC’s leadership team and will be responsible for overseeing the development of technical aspects of CC’s forest carbon project development and subsequent operation. This position will build and implement the scalable systems and essential protocols that support and deliver the required technical outcomes of a growing full-service carbon development company.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide technical leadership, oversight, and expertise for carbon project design and development including but not limited to, assessing potential sites for carbon projects, guiding restoration activities, species selection, ensuring compliance with restoration and carbon standards, and training of field teams
• Work in conjunction with the CC in-country teams to direct technical workflows ensuring that timelines and deliverables are met, and to guide the daily implementation of monitoring, reporting, and verification programs at carbon project sites
• Set in place systems to ensure the quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) of carbon project operations
• Conduct QA/QC checks to ensure that accurate completion of deliverables in accordance with methodological and standard requirements
• Oversee the development of additional monitoring tools and their deployment for biodiversity, socioeconomic, and other forms of monitoring
• Develop and organize project documentation and reporting
• Communicate complex technical concepts and analyses to diverse groups of stakeholders
• Develop and maintain knowledge of the latest greenhouse gas corporate accounting and reporting standards and methodologies such as the Verified Carbon Standard, Gold Standard, and others

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Deep knowledge of forest ecology, forest conservation, and management
• Thorough, demonstrable understanding of landscape restoration dynamics, including succession dynamics, biodiversity, and ecosystem services
• At least five years of demonstrable experience in the development process for forest carbon projects, including through REDD+, ARR, and other modalities, showing the ability to write clearly, generate reporting inputs, and think analytically
• Demonstrable communication skills, both internally, and externally, with an emphasis on communicating scientific concepts to non-scientific audiences
• Ability to use mapping and spatial analysis tools such as GIS programs, and land cover change analysis
• At least five years’ experience in developing training tools, methods, and deploying these training tools to field-based environments
• Graduate or postgraduate experience with research design, scientific writing, and monitoring against baselines

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

• Advanced degree in forestry, ecology, restoration, environmental management, or other related fields
• Considerable experience in, and willingness to travel to difficult operating environments, including in areas that are considered off-grid, sometimes for several weeks at a time
• Multilingual skills especially in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Kiswahili, Bahasa or other
• Supervisory experience of individuals and teams

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

• Proven leadership ability and supervisory experience
• Demonstrates creative thinking and problem solving
• Proven decision-making ability and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and delegate tasks and responsibilities
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage multiple projects
• Possesses clarity on global environmental work and the value of carbon projects
• Lives and leads from a clear set of personal values that are aligned with the organization
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional listening skills
• Capacity to learn and manage technical information
• Excellent organizational skills
• Proficient in Google and Microsoft workspaces and able to learn digital project management software and work within a system

WORK CONDITIONS:

• Requires computer usage and sitting for extended periods of time
• Position requires field work in project nations, air travel and participation in extended meetings, conferences, and training in the U.S., and at international events
• Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand, and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read technical information. Overall mobility is essential
• Extended or irregular work hours will be required as needed, particularly during project launches and expansions

BENEFITS:

• Full medical coverage including health, dental, and vision
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Hospital Supplementary Insurance
• 403(b) retirement options
• Flexible work schedule
• Year-end bonus is determined by Executive Team based on profitability and performance

Eden Reforestation Projects and its subsidiary Compassionate Carbon, LLC are equal opportunity employers committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

DISCLAIMER: The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.