Senior Manager, Carbon Market Data and Analysis

Job Title:   Senior Manager, Carbon Market Data and Analysis

Location:   Remote - Worldwide (with significant overlap with US business hours)

Start Date:   Immediately

Reports to:   Chief Legal, Policy, and Markets Officer

With the rapid growth in carbon markets driving a new wave of project development, Verra is seeking a Senior Manager, Carbon Market Data and Analysis, in the Legal, Policy and Markets Department.

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 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 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 standards, including the:

• Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) – the world’s leading carbon crediting program, with more than 1800 registered projects in 80 countries that account for two-thirds of all voluntary carbon market transaction volume.

• Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard (SD VISta) – a flexible framework for assessing and reporting on the sustainable development benefits of project-based activities.

• Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards – to identify projects that simultaneously address climate change, support local communities and smallholders, and conserve biodiversity.

• Plastic Waste Reduction Program – to enable robust impact assessment of new or scaled-up waste recovery and recycling projects around the globe.

Carbon markets and climate action more generally are growing rapidly and driving ever-increasing levels of climate investment, much of it certified by Verra. At the same time, expectations for the nature and integrity of such investment are evolving and demanding new levels of sophistication and interaction with government policies and broader frameworks for climate action under the Paris Agreement. We are building Verra’s capacity to evaluate and engage with and engaging with its policy and market environment and to help foster the ongoing growth and maturation of its climate-related programs.

A day with Verra’s Legal, Policy, and Markets Department might include…

• Ensuring the relevance and quality of regular internal market intelligence briefings
• Coordinating internally to assess Verra’s needs for market and policy information and developing further systems and processes to meet these needs
• Preparing bespoke analysis of major market and policy developments to strengthen Verra’s strategy setting and decision-making
• Liaising with the communications team to strengthen Verra’s external messaging
• Convening research projects among Verra teams and external partners
• Leveraging data-led approaches to enhance the quality and efficiency of Verra’s project-related registration and issuance processes
• Liaising with external partners holding, analyzing and using market and policy related information to contribute further to transparency and understanding in the market
• Supporting future uses of carbon crediting, in particular among corporate users and country applications of the VCS Program
• Speaking at events and expert groups on behalf of Verra

Specific functions you will be responsible for leading...

• Build and manage an internal resource of carbon market intelligence of both a quantitative and qualitative nature, in relation to market developments, corporate action, country-level climate policy and multilateral initiatives.
• Enhance the useability and value of Verra’s internal data sources, including project data and registry transactions to support market analysis and data-driven approaches.
• Build distribution channels among Verra staff to keep staff informed of relevant developments and make effective use of market information and analysis
• Extending market analysis across to broader sustainable development applications of Verra’s certification programs
• Support the sharing of market information and analysis outside Verra
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop information and analysis services in support of their work areas, including communications, finance, program development and the process management of Verra’s certification programs.
• Collaborate with external institutes, thinktanks, associations and research firms to enhance the availability of market analysis to support Verra’s market impact.
• Support and coordinate research relating to Verra’s work, including developing and managing external research consultancy projects.
• Develop messaging and help respond to stakeholder and media queries.

You bring with you...

• Significant relevant professional experience focused on market analysis and research in carbon markets.
• Understanding of global developments in climate action and financing arrangements, awareness of policy and market drivers, and familiarity with key stakeholders.
• An innovative, critical thinking mentality for solving complex and interconnected challenges and proposing clearly articulated, workable solutions;
• Track record of successfully contributing to and executing strategies.
• Strong organizational skills and discipline to be able to prioritize and work efficiently and effectively under deadlines in an independent manner.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, capable of maintaining a professional approach and demeanor in high-pressure situations, and ability to work with stakeholders and partners from difference countries and cultures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Fluency in English is essential. Fluency in other languages would be an advantage.

In this role, you will grow and expand your expertise by...

• Helping to develop and implement strategies that establish a solid role for Verra’s crediting programs in voluntary and compliance carbon market settings and other financing arrangements.
• Working at the cutting edge of programs designed to drive finance towards high-impact activities that tackle the most pressing environmental and social issues of our day.
• Gaining exposure to challenges and opportunities faced by practitioners of activities aimed at reducing emissions and improving livelihoods.
• Expanding your network of professionals working on climate and sustainable development, including government officials, private-sector actors, NGOs, and others.
• Learning from a diverse group of climate and sustainable development thought leaders and other talented professionals at Verra.

You will know you are successful, if...

• You are seen as a leader and a go-to resource by your peers.
• You are seen as a reliable and capable member of the team by your manager.
• Your knowledge of carbon markets and sustainable development grows.
• You help push team deliverables across the finish line on schedule.
• Verra stakeholders express positive feedback regarding your ability to collaborate.
• Verra is able to develop and strengthen its programs and catalyze climate action.

You will join a team...

• From diverse locations and backgrounds, including climate policy and carbon market experts, project developers, consultants, climate negotiators, researchers and auditors.
• Committed to driving quality so that finance can flow at scale to projects and programs that advance climate action and sustainable development through high-quality standards and programs.
• That embodies the values Verra has established for itself, which include Teamwork, Results, Integrity, Balance, and Exploration.

Compensation at Verra

To help us attract and retain top talent, Verra pays employees competitively to the market. In return, we expect each employee to, at a minimum:

• Meet expectations in terms of work effort and performance.
• Take the initiative to build the skills and knowledge needed to do their job effectively.
• Embody Verra’s values.

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 eleven floating holidays, sabbatical after five years of service, and other leave allowances; and
• Funds to support professional development.

To apply, please send us the following:

• Cover letter (not to exceed one page)
• Resume/CV (not to exceed two pages)

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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.