Remote Senior Climate Markets Analyst (Article 6 & ETS)

GloJobs; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

UNOPS is seeking a Climate Change Senior Analyst, Carbon Markets for a home-based retainer role, focused on supporting Article 6 framework operationalisation, registry improvements, and domestic ETS design. The position collaborates with NDC Partnership and DFFE teams to advance carbon market policy post 2030.

The role emphasizes capacity building, stakeholder engagement, and cross‑sector coordination across national and international contexts, with Pretoria as a reference location.

Responsibilities

• Operationalisation of the Article 6 framework (including 6.2 and 6.4).
• Integration and enhancement of the Domestic Registry to support Article 6.2 and 6.4.
• Analysis and review of domestic carbon pricing policy and implementation post 2030.
• Article 6 awareness raising and capacity building for stakeholders.
• Support for the implementation of the Article 6 framework.
• Scoping of a domestic Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS - including carbon pricing policy, ETS design, legal/institutional assessment, market design (cap, allocation, offsets), international benchmarking (EU Study Tour)).

Job description

UNOPS is seeking a Climate Change Senior Analyst, Carbon Markets for a home-based retainer role, focused on supporting Article 6 framework operationalisation, registry improvements, and domestic ETS design. The position collaborates with NDC Partnership and DFFE teams to advance carbon market policy post 2030.

The role emphasizes capacity building, stakeholder engagement, and cross‑sector coordination across national and international contexts, with Pretoria as a reference location.