Regional Lead, Technical, NBS, Certificates - Bangkok

Long-term contract
Localisation Bangkok, Thailand
No remote
From 3 to 5 yrs of exp.
Posted on 03-28-2025

CO2ok (Part of South Pole)

Our mission is to empower consumers in their right to sustainable consumption. We provide insight in the carbon footprint of online purchases and provide the opportunity to offset carbon emissions.

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Main Tasks & Responsibilities

  • Lead the full cycle of climate project development, certification, management including implementation of all co-benefit certificates. The focused scope covers NbS projects area.
  • Maintain a good relationship with the Team Head, other Senior Leads, project owners, clients, validation and verification bodies (VVBs, DOEs or auditors) and other counterparts
  • Guide, train and support the climate project team members in SEA. Support the capacity building in growing the NbS climate project teams.
  • Support the team heads and any related sourcing & commercial activities, advising project managers, working closely with senior members and coordinating with other teams (commercial, project account management, operation, portfolio, KAM, climate policy, legal team, etc.)
  • Be aware of the process of negotiation and signing of ERSA or ERPA with the project owners, as well as of all the internal procedures in the internal project management tool
  • Proposal/deliverable preparation and completion to the quality required by South Pole and the client
  • Define and plan content and structure to support the certification of a project; work plans, work schedules, budgets, and deliverables. Provide technical reviews and Quality Checks
  • Keep the team members or collaborators informed of their progress in the project and ensure that they stay within the time and budget agreed
  • Update proposal/project information in the project management tool and ensure all relevant documents are accessible on the data record system at any time. Keep general information, milestones and cash flow in project management tool up to date
  • Planning and development of site visits and other types of business trips/training if required
  • Budget control and resource management; make use of new upcoming tools feature to manage budget of all tasks and activities with optimum efficiency and effectiveness
  • Undertake research into possible partners and collaborators for upcoming opportunities
  • Gather, prepare and present information to represent South Pole at meetings as requested. Participate in formal and informal networking opportunities as requested. Share relevant contacts and information on possible opportunities with the commercial team.
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Essential -

  • University Degree in forestry, agriculture and land use, environment and natural resource management, biology, sustainability or climate change and carbon mitigation related fields
  • Minimum 5 years of work experience in Forestry, Agriculture, Sustainability, Climate Change Mitigation/Adaptation or related fields.
  • Familiarity with carbon standards like VERRA, GS4GG, Art Trees, Social Carbon, Article 6, etc.
  • Good understanding of climate change topic, GHG accounting project, carbon projects, carbon footprint, community based project and renewable energy development is essential
  • Ability to work on assignments that are diverse in nature, applying company policies, processes and procedures to resolve a variety of issues/problems.
  • Creative, independent, resourceful and a trusted leader with functional knowledge/expertise of the carbon sequestration or avoidance area and related field
  • Capable in making decisions that focus on the operational aspects and take accountability for it
  • Advanced network of potential clients, collaborators or other relevant stakeholders
  • Ability to create high quality written documents (proposals and deliverables) in English and Thai
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, quantitative and qualitative analytical thinking, especially verbal and written skills in English and Thai

Desirable -

  • Hands on experience on carbon project development from initial project assessment to issuance of credits
  • Working experience on the project development and implementation in the area of forestry, agriculture and land use, natural resource management, conservation and restoration, REDD+, ARR, biodiversity, c or similar field will be a plus
  • Familiarity with GIS, remote sensing, data analysis will be a plus
  • A good network with various market participants e.g. project developers, Auditor and government agencies will be a plus
  • Fluency in English is mandatory and in other language in SEA countries is strongly preferred
  • A keen attention to details, flexible and efficient
  • Open mind and embrace all challenges.

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