Carbon Project Manager

Datafin It Recruitment; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for a Carbon Project Manager in Pretoria to help incentivize farmers to transition to Regenerative Agriculture. The role involves leading carbon credit projects, conducting research, and ensuring collaboration among teams. A suitable candidate should hold a relevant degree, have strong Excel skills, and a passion for the environment. The compensation package is negotiable.

Qualifications

• Good foundational knowledge of statistics and ability to understand complicated calculations or models.
• Passion for Regenerative Agriculture and/or nature.
• Ability to lead effectively and adapt where necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of carbon credit projects.
• Ensure team cohesion towards high‑quality agricultural carbon projects.
• Perform research and feasibility studies for potential project opportunities.
• Manage project processes, including reporting and registry communications.

Skills

Organisational skills

Research

Understanding environmental functions

Excel proficiency

Report writing

Education

Degree in Environmental Sciences, Ecology, Agriculture, Management, Business

Job description

DataFin was established in

We pride ourselves on the fact that we have established relationships with industry leaders and a vast majority of our business is repeat business.

Duties & Responsibilities

Environment

JOIN a dynamic AgriTech Start-Up seeking a Carbon Project Manager to help in its mission to help and incentivize farmers to transition to Regenerative Agriculture.

Through ground‑breaking technology, they help farmers navigate the complex regulatory and quantification requirements to reward them with carbon credit revenues as an incentive for good land stewardship.

Your role will entail leading the development of carbon credit projects, ensuring cross‑team collaboration towards a unified goal of high‑quality projects while managing efforts with registries, Auditors and ratings agencies.

Applicants will require a Degree that assists in organisational skills, research and / or understanding environmental functions (e.g. Environmental Sciences, Ecology, Agriculture, Management, Business, etc., with good foundational knowledge of statistics and quickly understand complicated calculations or models.

You also need strong Excel and report writing skills.

• Ensure team cohesion towards a unified and clear goal of developing high‑quality agricultural carbon projects.
• Take the lead on their yet‑to‑be‑registered South African Grazing Project.
• Assist in thought‑leadership on other carbon projects such as a CarbonCrop programme.
• Perform research and feasibility studies for potential project opportunities.
• Contribute to the strategic direction of projects through deep research and critical thinking on registries, methodologies, Auditor selection, legalities, implementation partners, monitoring strategies, communications, structure, etc.
• Manage project processes, including reporting, registry communications, carbon audits, ratings, etc.
• Research new carbon markets and existing market dynamics.
• Contribute to the direction of technology development, particularly those technologies which aid project monitoring efforts.
• Help assemble a top‑talent team for new carbon projects.
• Source new opportunities for carbon project development globally.

Requirements

• A Degree in Environmental Sciences, Ecology, Agriculture, Management, Business, etc. that assists in organisational skills, research and understanding environmental functions.
• Good foundational knowledge of statistics and ability to understand complicated calculations or models.
• Strong Excel and report writing skills.
• Passion for Regenerative Agriculture and/or nature.
• Ability to lead effectively, developing strategy and vision, communicating the vision, motivating people towards that vision and adapting where necessary.
• Comfortable spending many hours behind a laptop.

OnlySA Citizens will be considered for this role.

If you are not in the mentioned location of any of the jobs, please note your relocation plans in all applications for jobs and correspondence.

Package & Remuneration

Negotiable