Climate Project Specialist/Senior Specialist, Sustainable Technologies at South Pole
Job summary:
- As a Project Manager, you will lead the development of carbon projects and consulting assignments in Africa, authoring and overseeing essential documentation to meet quality standards.
- Your responsibilities include planning and managing project schedules and budgets, supporting field activities, providing technical inputs for business development, and ensuring compliance with internal procedures.
- Essential skills include 3-5+ years of experience in carbon project development, strong organisational abilities and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Proficiency in French is an asset.
Main tasks & responsibilities:
- Act as the project manager for carbon projects and/or consultancies. This includes but is not limited to :
- Conduct technical assessments for feasibility studies, develop baseline and project scenarios, estimate ex ante emission reductions.
- Author and oversee the preparation of Project Design Documents (PDDs), Monitoring Reports (MRs), and other essential supporting documentation, ensuring all deliverables meet South Pole’s quality standards and client expectations.
- Lead projects through audit, validation, verification and issuance processes under standards such as Verra and Gold Standard or other internationally recognized standards.
- Plan and manage schedules, budgets and invoicing.
- Support partners in the design and implementation of field activities.
- Provide technical inputs for business development efforts
- Serve as a primary contact, fostering strong relationships with internal team members, project owners, clients, and validation and verification bodies.
- Ensure compliance with internal procedures for project and consultancy management.
- Maintain and update project information and proposals in the project management tool, ensuring all relevant documents are readily accessible on the institutional drive.
Requirements:
Essential –
- Proven experience (3-5 years +) in the development of carbon projects preferably with well-known standards such as Gold Standard and Verra , experience in African Carbon Market is an asset
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, ability to work under little supervision on diverse assignments, ability to manage targets and priorities and develop own goals
- Bachelors/Masters in any of the following fields: Sustainable development, Engineering, Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Data Analysis
- Fluency in Microsoft Office
- National or holder of a valid work visa in the country of application.
Desirable –
- Active knowledge of voluntary and compliance carbon markets, understanding of general market trends
- Proficiency in French is an asset