(Associate) Consultant, Climate Policy, Finance and Carbon Market

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 Project Development team is at the forefront of developing and managing climate mitigation activities. By working closely with project owners and developers as well as their local communities, we manage the complete registration, verification and evaluation of carbon projects to enable the issuance of emission-reduction certificates, in line with official carbon standards. 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:

South Pole is looking for an (associate) consultant to play a key role in international consultancy mandates, assignments and proposals. South Pole’s Climate Policy, Finance and Carbon Market team sits in the Climate Projects business line and provides advice on international, regional and national climate policies, carbon market governance and regulations and carbon monetisation efforts, including methodology innovation. The team works on public and private consultancy assignments for clients. It also provides policy insights and market intelligence to various teams within South Pole

In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality consultancy assignments and support in developing proposals related to climate policy, voluntary carbon standards, Article 6 policy framework, and monetisation strategies, among others. You will focus in particular on assignments relating to market governance and methodology development. 

Main tasks & responsibilities:

• Support existing and new methodology development assignments while also evaluating new areas, project types and technologies for which methodology development may be feasible, as per South Pole Strategy
• Support technical content for proposals and support advisory assignments for corporate and public sector clients on topics such as carbon market instruments, Article 6, carbon monetisation strategies, etc
• Contribute to product development for the company’s offering on sourcing, methodology development and developing Article 6 mitigation activities in coordination with other business lines
• Contribute to knowledge-sharing activities and expand skills and knowledge linked to the topics and services offered by South Pole
• Contribute to the development of South Pole’s thought leadership activities, services, products, marketing materials and offerings

Requirements:

Essential -

• University degree, ideally at a Master’s level or higher, in a sustainability-related field
• Relevant knowledge of international climate policy and carbon markets, including the voluntary carbon market and compliance markets 
• Experience in the development of carbon projects or audit or methodology development under various voluntary carbon standards such as CDM, Verified Carbon Standard, Gold Standard, Global Carbon Council, etc
• Relevant work experience working in the field of climate change or sustainability
• Excellent project management skills, from both a technical and administrative standpoint, and proven ability to guide project teams in a multi-cultural and multi-geography context
• Excellent writing skills, with proven expertise in creating and reviewing high-quality written documents (proposals and deliverables)
• Autonomous and proactive, yet strong ability to work collaboratively
• Excellent prioritisation and time management skills
• Excellent working knowledge of all Google Suite applications and MS products (Word, Excel)
• Excellent oral and written skills in English

Desirable -

• Experience in the development of methodology under a carbon standard
• Knowledge of upcoming technologies in the carbon market such as CCS, CCUS, green hydrogen, etc
• Experience in stakeholder and client management 

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.