Carbon Project Manager (PTA Hybrid)

About the position

ENVIRONMENT:

JOIN a dynamic AgriTech Start-Up seeking a Carbon Project Manager to help in its mission to help and incentivize farmers to transition to Regenerative Agriculture. Through ground-breaking technology, they help farmers navigate the complex regulatory and quantification requirements to reward them with carbon credit revenues as an incentive for good land stewardship. Your role will entail leading the development of carbon credit projects, ensuring cross-team collaboration towards a unified goal of high-quality projects while managing efforts with registries, Auditors and ratings agencies. Applicants will require a Degree that assists in organisational skills, research and/or understanding environmental functions (e.g. Environmental Sciences, Ecology, Agriculture, Management, Business, etc., with good foundational knowledge of statistics and quickly understand complicated calculations or models. You also need strong Excel and report writing skills.

DUTIES:

• Ensure team cohesion towards a unified and clear goal of developing high-quality agricultural carbon projects.
• Take the lead on their yet-to-be-registered South African Grazing Project.
• Assist in thought-leadership on other carbon projects such as a CarbonCrop programme.
• Perform research and feasibility studies for potential project opportunities.
• Contribute to the strategic direction of projects through deep research and critical thinking on registries, methodologies, Auditor selection, legalities, implementation partners, monitoring strategies, communications, structure, etc.
• Manage project processes, including reporting, registry communications, carbon audits, ratings, etc.
• Research new carbon markets and existing market dynamics.
• Contribute to the direction of technology development, particularly those technologies which aid project monitoring efforts.
• Help assemble a top-talent team for new carbon projects.
• Source new opportunities for carbon project development globally.

REQUIREMENTS:

• A Degree that assists in organisational skills, research and/or understanding environmental functions (e.g. Environmental Sciences, Ecology, Agriculture, Management, Business, etc.).
• A good foundational knowledge of statistics and quickly understand complicated calculations or models.
• Strong Excel and report writing skills.
• Has a passion for Regenerative Agriculture and/or nature.
• Able to lead effectively, developing a strategy and vision, communicating the vision, motivating people towards that vision and adapting where necessary.
• Comfortable spending many hours behind a laptop.

While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 10 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

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Desired Skills:

• Carbon
• Project
• Manager