Technical Carbon Markets Consultant

Outsized; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

A consulting firm specializing in climate finance is seeking a consultant to provide expert support for carbon market initiatives. The role requires 5-10 years of relevant experience and demands 1-2 days of work per week, primarily remote with some occasional site engagements. Responsibilities include project assessment, regulatory reviews, financial modeling, and stakeholder engagement. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical and communication skills. Applications should be made through the provided apply button, as direct outreach will not be considered.

Qualifications

• 5 - 10 years’ relevant experience in carbon markets, climate finance, or project finance.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills with the ability to communicate complex information clearly.
• Collaborative and proactive approach, comfortable engaging with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct due diligence on identified projects and assess commercial viability.
• Review applicable national and international regulatory requirements.
• Advise on project implementation feasibility and key milestones.
• Develop or review financial models for carbon credit generation.
• Support sourcing and validation of projects for financial instruments.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Our client is looking for a consultant to provide expert, on-demand technical, financial, commercial, and regulatory support to the companies Carbon Markets initiatives. The consultant will assess project opportunities, review and develop financial models, evaluate agreements, prepare inputs for IC and Board approval, and advise on practical delivery considerations. The consultant may also support targeted pipeline generation where required to inform specific financial instruments and portfolio structuring efforts.

This is a 6-month renewable retainer requiring approximately 1–2 days of work per week, with flexible deployment based on project needs, and performed remotely with occasional in-person workshops or site visits as required.

Responsibilities - Required

A. Project Assessment & Risk Analysis

• Conduct due diligence on identified projects, including
• Review of technical design, additionality, permanence, leakage, legal alignment, robust MRV and co-benefits
• Assessment of commercial viability and scalability
• Identification of key technical, regulatory, commercial, and counterparty risks with mitigation recommendations
• Provide a holistic viability view, integrating technical, financial, regulatory, and delivery considerations

B. Regulatory & Policy Reviews

• Assess applicable national and international regulatory requirements (Article 6 approvals, host country authorisations, benefit-sharing frameworks, registry requirements
• Advise on likely timelines, sequencing, and key dependencies for regulatory approvals
• Identify potential policy risks (e.g. moratoria, rule changes) and recommend engagement strategies with DNAs and government stakeholders

C. Delivery Pathway & Dependencies

• Advise on the ease and feasibility of actual project implementation, including
• Key milestones (project registration, validation, verification, credit issuances
• Dependencies such as land tenure, community agreements, or offtake commitments
• Realistic delivery timelines and critical path items
• Flag bottlenecks that could delay credit issuance or revenue realisation, allowing for more accurate financial modelling

D. Financial Modelling & Analysis

• Develop or review project and portfolio financial models, ensuring:
• Realistic forecasts of carbon credit generation and issuance schedules
• Market-aligned assumptions for prices, costs, discount rates, and verification cycles
• Sensitivity and scenario analyses to inform structuring and risk assessment
• Aggregate project data into portfolio-level models where needed for financial instrument design

Key Responsibilities - Nice to have

E. Funding Options & Structuring Advisory

• Analyse funding requirements for each project stage (feasibility, development, construction, operations) and recommend appropriate instruments (grants, concessional finance, guarantees, equity,debt).
• Advise on structuring solutions such as results-based finance, carbon revenue securitisation, carbon-linked bonds, and blended finance stacks.
• Map potential sources of capital — including local financial institutions (banks, pension funds, insurers), development finance institutions, impact investors, and corporates.
• Recommend strategies to de-risk participation of local capital (e.g. first-loss tranches, partial credit guarantees, revenue floors).
• Identify opportunities to leverage carbon revenues to unlock additional climate finance (green bonds, adaptation-linked instruments).
• Provide input on aligning financing structures with host country climate strategies, benefit-sharing frameworks, and NDC commitments

F. Review of Technical, Legal & Commercial Agreements

• Review ERPAs, benefit-sharing agreements, term sheets, and partnership agreements.
• Ensure alignment between contractual terms, financial assumptions, and delivery milestones.
• Highlight gaps, risks, and negotiation point

G. Investment Committee (IC) & Board

• Support, prepare and input into IC/Board papers and presentations, including risk matrices, sensitivities, and delivery timelines
• Join IC meetings as a subject-matter expert where required.
• Ensure materials are decision-ready and highlight key risks and mitigations clearly

H. Market & Strategic

• Advisory, provide insights on pricing benchmarks, methodology updates, and regulatory trends.
• Recommend adjustments to structuring approaches or project prioritisation based on market shifts.
• Provide insights on emerging climate finance opportunities

I. Targeted Pipeline Generation (Where Required)

• Required)Support sourcing and validation of projects required to anchor specific financial instruments.
• Apply eligibility criteria to select projects with the right scale, credit type, geography, and risk profile.
• Provide gap analysis where pipeline volume or credit profile does not meet instrument design requirements

General Attributes

• 5 - 10 years’ relevant experience in carbon markets, climate finance, or project finance.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills with ability to communicate complex information clearly.
• Collaborative and proactive approach, comfortable engaging with multiple stakeholders.

Please apply via the Apply button on this post. Direct outreach on LinkedIn or email won’t be considered an application