Carbon & Climate Lead

Removall • Full-time • Paris • 3w ago

Within the Project Development Team, the candidate’s main mission will be to lead carbon expertise within and perform carbon assessment of projects in which the company invests.

Projects assessed include nature-based solutions and high-impact community projects (mangrove restoration, reforestation, improved cookstoves, access to clean water, etc.), certified under leading carbon standards (VCS, Gold Standard, etc.).

The candidate will report directly to the Carbon Projects Director and will have the following main responsibilities:

Carbon projects assessment and technical feasibility:
- Perform technical analysis of projects and carbon feasibility studies
- Perform robust carbon forecasts and carbon risk assessment of the projects
- Conduct site visits and travel to project locations to perform on-field due diligences
- Presentation of projects carbon potential and risks during investment committee meetings
- Review key deliverables of the projects under certification process (Project Design Documents, Monitoring Reports, etc.)
- Supervise external reviews with a network of specialized carbon consultants (third party reviews)
Lead carbon expertise and capacity building:
- Serve as the primary point of contact for the team for carbon technical questions in terms of quantification of the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and eligibility of different project activities (mainly NBS), according to the methodologies approved by carbon certification standards (e.g. VM0047, VM0042, VM0033, VM0050, etc.)
- Technical support to project teams through training and development of tools for project carbon assessment (checklist, calculation sheets, others)
- Sectoral watch: follow evolutions of certification standards and methodological changes
- Understand and manage points of views from different actors (business, technical, academic, investors, public, etc..) to propose smart, practical action plans that create an alignment of all stakeholders.
- Represent occasionally Removall in external working groups, attend conferences and reinforce the company’s position as a leader helping to shape and develop the voluntary carbon markets.