About us
Acting to combat climate change is one of the world’s most pressing challenges. Climate Friendly was founded in 2003 as a profit-for-purpose business. Our growing team is passionate about active land management, and we are focused on finding economically viable solutions to maximise our impact on climate change.
We are one of Australia’s largest and most experienced carbon farming project developers. This includes more than 160 projects with farmers, plantation managers, agribusiness, and Indigenous groups on carbon farming projects.
Climate Friendly has delivered over 20Mt in carbon abatement as at the end of 2020. Our immediate mission is to establish partnerships, by 2025, that will store or reduce 150Mt of CO2-e, while repairing nature and supporting reconciliation. Join our team and you will be helping to build A productive, sustainable land sector that contributes to a zero net emissions & nature positive Australia by 2050
We have a genuinely friendly and supportive culture where everyone has a voice and opportunity to help shape our future and to fulfil our purpose.
The role
As Carbon Project Officer provides flexible technical and compliance support across the Assurance Hub, adapting to team priorities and business needs. It ensures the integrity of carbon farming projects by contributing to due diligence, initial audits, and reporting processes in line with Climate Friendly’s governance framework and legislative requirements.
By delivering accurate assessments, supporting audits, and maintaining compliance, the position helps safeguard project credibility and operational efficiency. Its adaptive nature strengthens assurance capability and supports Climate Friendly’s mission to accelerate climate action through transparent and robust carbon project management,
This role works flexibly across teams within the Assurance Hub to support project integrity and compliance. Responsibilities include:
Due Diligence
- Delivering technical assessments of prospective carbon projects under IFM, Plantation Forestry, and Environmental Plantings methods.
- Analysing biophysical and management data to confirm eligibility, integrity, and feasibility.
- Performing spatial mapping/GIS analysis and reviewing planting designs against biodiversity legislation.
- Preparing due diligence reports and presenting findings to internal review committees.
- Coordinating project registration and supporting process improvements, including updating SOPs and templates.
- Conducting quality assurance checks throughout the due diligence process.
Initial Audits
- Managing initial audits for new projects, including scheduling auditors and preparing audit packs.
- Liaising with auditors, internal teams, and clients to meet timelines and compliance requirements.
- Submitting required documentation to the CER and ensuring accurate record-keeping.
- Assisting with ACCU crediting applications for timely issuance of credits.
Reporting
- Supporting compliance with reporting obligations under contracts and legislation.
- Reviewing ACCU issuance reports and performing quality checks on key input data.
- Responding to CER information requests.
About you
Essential
- Background in environmental science, ecology or land management, agriculture, forestry, and experience in project auditing and/or reporting, and/or due diligence processes, with relevant professional experience
- Very high-level written communication skills and exceptional attention to detail for a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Experience working in a cross functional role
- Creative and independent thinker, capable of both following highly prescriptive guidelines, but also proposing solutions when unprecedented issues arise
- Demonstrated experience in a time critical environment, working on multiple priorities in parallel, and coordinating project delivery against timelines
- Experience in managing a complex workflow with competing priorities and resourcing demands
- Experience working within quality assurance/ quality control processes
- Experience working with Microsoft suite (particularly Excel), and ideally exposure to mapping systems like QGIS and/or willingness and capacity to quickly upskill in this space
- Ability to confidently work unsupervised and as part of a team
Desirable
- Experience with carbon market projects, with previous experience specifically related to the Emissions Reduction Fund and Carbon Farming Initiative desirable
- Familiarity with abatement modelling, such as the Full Carbon Accounting Model (FullCAM) and/ or Reforestation Modelling Tool (RMT)
Climate Friendly encourages people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from different cultural backgrounds and people with disabilities.
Why join our team?
Our goal is to be seen as an organisation that supports wholeness, lifestyle and wellbeing whilst rewarding individual and collective performance. In addition to competitive salary and transparent career progression opportunities, our benefits include:
- Work with purpose, contributing to a productive, sustainable land sector that contributes to a zero net emissions and nature positive Australia by 2050
- A fully hybrid workplace – work to your own rhythm and balance connection and productivity
- A supportive and inclusive environment that promotes diversity
- 2 all staff events a year to connect with your friends and colleagues
- Christmas holiday – 3 days of additional leave each year
- Floating public holidays
- Gender neutral paid parental leave
- 2 days each year for training / development / study leave
- Home office setup and refresh allowance
- Company performance bonus and shared equity
