Senior Carbon Projects Manager (Nature-Based Solutions)

Trees for the Future; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 86,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

TREES for the Future (TREES) seeks a senior carbon projects lead to shepherd end-to-end nature-based solutions with smallholder farmers across Africa. You will drive feasibility, validation, and verification, ensuring alignment with Verra standards and robust documentation.

You will develop SOPs, manage cross-functional teams, monitor standards updates, and cultivate partnerships with consultants, auditors, and investors to scale the carbon portfolio.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in International Development or related field.
• 10 years of experience in environmental restoration and/or sustainable farming planning.
• 5 years engaging with smallholder farmers in Africa for sustainable agriculture projects.
• 2 years developing nature-based carbon projects.
• 2 years end-to-end experience developing a Verra Project Design Document and navigating the Verra project registration process.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development, validation, and verification of nature-based carbon projects with smallholder farmers across Africa, from feasibility studies through validation, verification, and credit issuance for both voluntary and compliance markets.
• Develop, maintain, and govern SOPs, metrics, and risk-management systems for FPIC, grievance mechanisms, safeguards, and stakeholder engagement.
• Provide oversight and quality assurance for all carbon documentation, methodologies, PDDs, monitoring plans, and verification materials.
• Design and institutionalize carbon implementation standards, translating global requirements into practical field-level guidance and training.
• Monitor evolving carbon standards, methodologies, and policy frameworks, and integrate changes into project design.
• Strengthen cross-functional collaboration to scale the organization’s carbon portfolio.
• Advance systems and tools for project replication, due diligence, and investor confidence.
• Advise on MEL system enhancements to streamline data collection, verification, and reporting.
• Cultivate and manage strategic external partnerships with consultants, standard bodies, auditors and investors.
• Prepare and review carbon project materials for marketing, education, and investment due diligence.

Education

Master's degree in International Development or related field

Job description

TREES for the Future (TREES) seeks a senior carbon projects lead to shepherd end-to-end nature-based solutions with smallholder farmers across Africa. You will drive feasibility, validation, and verification, ensuring alignment with Verra standards and robust documentation.

You will develop SOPs, manage cross-functional teams, monitor standards updates, and cultivate partnerships with consultants, auditors, and investors to scale the carbon portfolio.