Carbon Project Development Coordination - Specialist, LATAM

South Pole is an energetic, global company offering comprehensive sustainability solutions and services. With offices spanning all continents across the globe, we strive to create a sustainable society and economy that positively impacts our climate, ecosystems and developing communities. With our solutions, we inspire and enable our customers to create value from sustainability-related activities.

Our Portfolio Management team oversees and develops business for the sale and trading of carbon credits and Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). By working collaboratively with both our internal Sales and Projects teams, we play a crucial role in balancing the demand and supply of certificates, in order to best match the needs of our clients with our sourcing capabilities. If you are a smart, ambitious and dynamic sustainability professional with a strong passion to make a real difference in the fight against climate change, the below position may be right for you!

Job summary:

 The Project Development Coordination - Specialist is responsible for supporting the coordination between PMs and Carbon standards/registries to process carbon projects through all development stages until credit issuance. The Specialist will also be tasked with supporting the team in providing a high-level regional view of issuance timelines and challenges to the rest of the Portfolio team.

Main tasks & responsibilities: 

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• Facilitate coordination with carbon standards for project development stages from registration to credit issuance
  
• Submit necessary reports for project registration, validation, and verification
  
• Coordinate project review milestones
  
• Arrange Issuance as requested by Registry teams
  
• Manage and approve invoice payments to standards, including development and issuance fees, in collaboration with Accounting
  
• Act as the key liaison between carbon standards and South Pole's project portfolio team concerning carbon project development
  
• Support accounting and legal challenges as needed.
  
• Serve as the internal point of contact for project issuance information
  
• Conduct ad-hoc follow-ups on specific projects regarding issuances
  
• Participate in monthly calls with Project Developers and Project Account Managers, be an intermediary for market demands, future sales, critical projects and issuances, regional challenges, policy updates, and technical developments
  
• Keep the Offering team informed on the rules for pre-sale of credits to manage risk based on data
  
• Assist with the development and upkeep of the team's guidebook
  

Requirements:

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• 0-2 years of experience in the carbon market or climate change
  
• Ability to speak and write in English and Spanish
  
• Adept at adapting to an emerging team with evolving tasks and priorities
  
• Ability to communicate ideas and information effectively within a team environment.
  
• Exposed to collaborating with global teams across various regions and time zones in an international role
  
• Familiarity with the carbon project development process (preferred)
  
• Familiarity with legal terminology and accounting principles (preferred)
  
• Experience working with third-party carbon standards such as Cercarbono, ProClima, Gold Standard, Verra, and CDM (preferred)
  
• Understanding commercial carbon transactions (preferred
  

What we offer:

At South Pole, we care about our employees as much as we care about the planet. South Pole is not just an employer, we are a Team. South Pole does not just offer people a job, we offer you a career. By joining our team, you will find strong purpose and deep meaning in everything you do. You will have the chance to make a real difference for our clients and for the planet, working alongside a passionate team of like-minded colleagues, while building your knowledge/skills and developing your career in a fun, dynamic, international and fast-growing organisation. 

We’re a planet of 7.5 billion unique and different people. We all have a contribution to make; South Pole is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status or disability. Our recruitment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.