Senior Manager Climate Solutions (mfd)

Forliance; Bonn; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading organization in climate solutions is seeking a Senior Manager to oversee climate-focused projects in Bonn. This role involves leading project teams, ensuring timelines and budgets are met, and driving business growth in nature-based solutions. Candidates should have at least 7 years of experience in relevant sectors and strong skills in project management and client communication. The position offers high autonomy and contribution to impactful climate projects.

Leistungen

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifikationen

• You bring significant experience (7 years) in the Nature-Based Solutions sector.
• You have commercial acumen with prior experience in preparing proposals.
• You possess excellent organizational and coordination abilities.
• You are skilled in project management with practical experience in relevant tools.
• You are fluent in English; Spanish proficiency is a strong asset.

Aufgaben

• Oversee the overall management of assigned project teams.
• Track and evaluate project progress ensuring adherence to timelines.
• Maintain consistent communication with clients and stakeholders.
• Initiate and coordinate commercial proposals and manage contracts.
• Offer technical input for large and complex mandates.
• Support continuous improvement of methodologies and internal processes.
• Represent the company in client meetings and workshops.
• Collaborate with Team Leads and Sales Managers to drive business growth.

Kenntnisse

Organizational Management

Presentation Skills

Agile

SAFe

AWS

Solution Architecture

Conflict Management

Data Management

Scrum

Team Management

Pre-sales

Management Consulting

Jobbeschreibung

Your responsibilities

Role Overview :

As a Senior Manager you will work closely with major clients who aim to develop nature based solutions. This role combines business development strategic upselling and technical advisory to ensure successful project delivery and growth of our climate action.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Ownership : Oversee the overall management of assigned project teams ensuring high-quality delivery and achievement of agreed outcomes.
• Performance Monitoring : Track and evaluate project progress ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets while resolving emerging challenges and ensuring alignment with objectives.
• Client Communication : Maintain consistent and transparent communication with clients and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Commercial Development : Initiate and coordinate commercial proposals manage contract design and contribute to the overall growth of our advisory mandates.
• Technical Expertise : Offer technical input and guidance for large and complex mandates ensuring scientific and methodological rigor.
• Innovation & Improvement : Support the continuous improvement of methodologies tools and internal processes related to Nature-Based Solutions (NBS).
• Representation : Represent FORLIANCE in client meetings workshops and relevant industry events.
• Business Growth : Collaborate closely with Team Leads and Sales Managers to identify new business opportunities drive upselling initiatives and support the growth of the NBS Advisory portfolio.

Your profile

• You bring significant experience (7 years) in the Nature-Based Solutions sector particularly in forest carbon projects in the Global South land use advisory (agriculture forestry) Food & Beverage or related sectors.
• You have commercial acumen with prior experience in preparing proposals participating in pitch meetings and supporting business development efforts.
• You possess excellent organizational and coordination abilities and you communicate confidently and clearly with clients and team members alike.
• You have proven experience managing forest carbon projects throughout their full lifecycle - from design and validation to verification and issuance - ideally within Verra and Gold Standard frameworks.
• You are skilled in project management with practical experience using relevant tools and software to ensure structure clarity and timely delivery.
• You are fluent command and writing in English (required) and Spanish proficiency would be a strong asset.

What we offer

• The opportunity to apply deep expertise to high-impact climate and nature projects with real measurable outcomes.
• A purpose-driven role in a mission-oriented organization committed to long-term sustainability and integrity.
• High degree of autonomy and ownership within your area of expertise with trust in senior judgment.
• The chance to shape and refine approaches methodologies and solutions in a growing entrepreneurial environment.
• Close collaboration with a dedicated international team driven by shared values and ambition.
• A culture that values substance over hierarchy and thoughtful well-grounded decision-making.
• Flexible working arrangements that support focus balance and wellbeing.

OUR MISSION : We let values GROW

• we grow well financed managed and monitored forests and ecosystems
• we grow long-term alliances with project stakeholders and clients
• we grow financial mechanisms and payment for ecosystem services to scale and improve projects
• we grow transparency and traceability through robust carbon standards digital solutions and earth observation technologie
• we grow the competency of our team by trainings education and onboarding world leading experts

We create positive impact on our CLIMATE

• we partner with implementation organizations international investors and development banks to develop the most robust climate projects
• we help industry clients to account and manage their greenhouse emissions
• we monitor report and verify impact and results of performance indicators
• we create climate solutions that are based on scientific research
• we initiate transformation to fight climate change and to achieve carbon targets

We take ACTION

• we mobilize finance for ecosystem services and develop new integrated value chains together with local stakeholders
• we use nature to build robust and proven carbon sinks by applying internationally recognized carbon standards and methodologies
• we turn carbon reduction plans into concrete action and projects
• we think new ways and combine proven nature-based solutions with innovative financial mechanisms and state-of-the-art technology
• we unlock new climate action project types and promote developing of new methodologies for carbon sinks

About us

FORLIANCE initiates finances creates and manages robust nature- based climate projects and integrates them into sustain-ability strategies with our clients to achieve their Net Zero Carbon targets. Together with our global partners and our 50 team members in ten countries we strive to create intact forests and ecosystems that positively impact our climate biodiversity and human well-being. We offer companies effective solutions for climate protection by developing individual climate protection strategies.

Required Experience : Senior Manager

Key Skills

Organizational Management, Presentation Skills, Agile, SAFe, AWS, Solution Architecture, Conflict Management, Data Management, Scrum, Team Management, Pre-sales, Management Consulting

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1