The Executive Secretariat of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market is seeking to appoint up to three skilled carbon market professionals to join its remote team. The role could be right for you if your profile includes one or more of the following:

• Broad knowledge and understanding of carbon markets and climate change, with experience managing climate-related processes and technical documents in a secretariat environment;

• Deep knowledge and understanding of Nature-based Solutions, forest carbon and REDD+ processes and initiatives;

• Deep knowledge and understanding of methodologies for quantifying emissions reductions and removals from the energy and waste sectors.

In this role you will provide technical expertise to support both the assessment of categories of carbon credits and carbon crediting programs against our Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) and Assessment Framework, and contribute to the process to develop future iterations of the Assessment Framework. The role involves working closely with both internal and external stakeholders to support the work of various committees and working groups by providing detailed research and analysis, along with other related tasks.

To succeed you will be a pragmatic, action-oriented team player with a deep understanding of carbon markets and assessment methodologies. You will be a self-starter and comfortable working collaboratively with partners and colleagues across multiple time zones, and possess strong client and stakeholder engagement skills. As part of a small and dynamic team you will also need to be flexible and willing to support the wider activities of the Integrity Council as required.  There is considerable opportunity to help shape this role as the Integrity Council grows, and to develop skills across a range of different areas.

You can find out more about the Integrity Council on our website: https://icvcm.org

PLEASE NOTE - this role may be closed as soon as the most suitable candidates have been identified. Please apply as soon as possible.

Key duties

Typical responsibilities will include:

• Conducting in-depth reviews of carbon crediting methodologies to assess their alignment with the Core Carbon Principles.

• Developing and delivering presentations to multi-stakeholder Experts responsible for evaluating key elements of a carbon crediting category.

• Co-ordinating with ICVCM colleagues and Experts to identify research and analysis needs.

• Drafting detailed evaluation reports to provide ICVCM Governing Board members with the information needed to take decisions on the assessment of carbon crediting programs and categories of carbon credits.

• Collaborating with ICVCM colleagues and Experts to identify and implement ongoing improvements to ICVCM’s processes for assessing carbon crediting programmes and categories of carbon credits.

• Supporting the work of the Assurance team to identify and address possible issues relating to the use of the CCP label.

This is an exciting and fast paced role and as the Integrity Council is a start-up, you must be willing to work flexibly and take on additional duties, as required.

Experience required

We are looking for candidates with extensive experience and a strong track record across each of the following areas:

• Analysing carbon credits or other climate mitigation activities against a framework (essential)

• Managing climate-related processes and technical documents in a secretariat environment (essential)

• Developing and maintaining effective cross-functional working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders (essential)

• Producing high quality reports and research papers (essential)

• Experience working in a start-up environment and in a small team (desirable)

• Experience working in an international context and/or across multi-agency project teams (desirable)

Skills, Knowledge & Attributes

We are also seeking candidates who can bring the following:

• Broad knowledge and understanding of carbon markets and climate change

• Deep knowledge and advanced understanding of methodological approaches for quantifying emission reductions and removals (in particular those related to Nature-based Solutions, or energy and waste)

• Good knowledge of IPCC methodologies

• Excellent technical understanding of mitigation options in a range of sectors

• Strong client and/or stakeholder management skills

• Ability to translate technical information for a non-technical audience

• Good interpersonal skills & relationship management

• Strong project management and organisation skills - capable of balancing competing priorities to meet deadlines

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English

• Strong independent work ethic - ability to flourish and be highly productive in a dynamic and demanding work environment as a member of a high-performing, globally distributed team

• Adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile, start-up environment

• Discretion and confidentiality  

About the Integrity Council

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) is multi-stakeholder led independent governance body. It establishes and maintains the highest standards of ethics, sustainability, and transparency for the global voluntary carbon market.

We enable a high-integrity voluntary carbon market that contributes to the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), by setting and enforcing a global benchmark for high-quality carbon credits – the Core Carbon Principles.

At the Integrity Council, we promote a positive, collaborative culture and are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace for all. We know that achieving our mission of a net zero transition is not possible without fostering a work environment in which colleagues from all backgrounds can thrive.

ICVCM is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.