Verra is hiring a
Job Title: Director, Forest Management Program Development and Innovation
Location: Remote - Worldwide (with significant overlap with US business hours)
Reports To: Senior Director, Forest Carbon Program Development and Innovation
Verra is a global leader helping to tackle the world’s most intractable environmental and social challenges. As a mission-driven non-profit organization, Verra is committed to helping reduce and remove greenhouse gas emissions, improve livelihoods, and protect natural resources across the private and public sectors. We support climate action and sustainable development with standards, tools, and programs that credibly, transparently, and robustly assess environmental and social impacts and enable funding for sustaining and scaling up projects that verifiably deliver these benefits. We work in any arena where we see a need for clear standards, a role for market-based mechanisms, and an opportunity to generate significant environmental and social value. Verra manages a portfolio of programs, including the:
Verra seeks a leader for our forest management activities in the global north, particularly those related to afforestation, reforestation and revegetation, and improved forest management.
A day with Verra’s Program Development & Innovation Department (PDID) might include…
Specific functions you will be responsible for leading…
You bring with you…
12+ years overall experience, with at least 8 years focused on the forest carbon space, preferably in afforestation, reforestation and revegetation and improved forest management.
Deep understanding of climate change mitigation, GHG accounting, forest reference level estimation, MRV design, forest carbon methodologies, standards, and crediting programs.
Excellent team and project management skills; including outstanding organizational skills.
Superior writing ability.
Standards experience would be a plus.
Ability to prioritize and work under tight deadlines.
Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining strong working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; fluency in English is essential.
In this role, you will grow and expand your expertise by…
You will join an inclusive team...
Compensation at Verra
Verra pays employees competitively in the market to help us attract and retain top talent. Pay is based on several factors, including market location, and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We recognize employees who go beyond expected performance with salary increases and/or promotions, but the bar for earning those rewards is high.
For this position, the salary range is between $107.899 - $155,621 USD. The compensation band is based on a U.S. base salary range and shares the min and max base salary for the position. This position is eligible for remote work.
The final compensation offered will be contingent upon role, level, and location. Our Talent team can share the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
We will recognize employees who go beyond expected performance with salary increases and/or promotions, but the bar for earning those rewards is high.
Salary is one component of Verra’s total compensation package which also includes:
Health, vision and dental care, and life insurance;
Verra contributions to each employee’s retirement plan;
Verra contributions as required by national labor laws in countries where staff are located;
Paid Time Off (PTO), comprising 22-30 days plus ten floating holidays, sabbatical after five years of service, and other leave allowances; and
Funds to support professional development.
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Verra provides equal opportunity for all job applicants and employees and is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination. We conduct our recruitment and hiring without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetics, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.