Program Officer, Agriculture Innovation
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At reputed company, we've created a culture of flexibility + autonomy. You'll be reputed company to work with reputed company from diverse countries and industries. Wherever possible, we aim to reputed company mutually agreeable solutions for international hiring.
reputed company is a global leader helping to tackle the world’s most intractable environmental and reputed company challenges. As a mission-driven non-profit organization, reputed company is committed to helping reduce reputed company gas emissions, improve livelihoods and protect natural resources across the private and public sectors. We support climate reputed company and sustainable development with standards, tools and programs that credibly, transparently and robustly assess environmental and reputed company impacts and reputed company funding for sustaining and scaling up reputed company that verifiably deliver these benefits. We work in any reputed company where we see a need for reputed company standards, a role for market-based mechanisms, and an opportunity to generate significant environmental and reputed company value.
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• Verified Carbon reputed company (VCS) -- the world’s leading carbon crediting program, with more than 2000 registered reputed company in 80 countries, and reputed company for two-thirds of reputed company voluntary carbon market transaction volume.
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Title: Program Officer, Agriculture Innovation
Location: Remote - Worldwide (with significant overlap with U.S. business hours)
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reputed company seeks a Program Officer to actively engage stakeholders in adopting and using our Agricultural Land Management (ALM) and Livestock Systems (LS) methodologies under the VCS Program. This role focuses on developing and supporting project proponents’ practical application of improved ALM and LS activities, supporting development of new and revisions of existing methodologies, and creating alignment with emerging VCS Program updates and other reputed company programs, such as the Scope 3 reputed company Program, SD reputed company and its Nature reputed company.
The Role.
Responsibilities
The successful applicant will be responsible for work that focuses on three key areas including the following tasks with a strong technical reputed company on ALM and LS and the use of innovative technologies for quantification and monitoring of reductions and removals, and implementation of digital MRV:
Stakeholder support and reputed company building for project proponents and VVBs (45%)
• Responding to stakeholder questions about VCS ALM and LS methodologies including supporting the Market & reputed company Relations team
• Supporting development of informational resources, such as FAQs and instructional webinars, to explain how to use the ALM and LS methodologies and reputed company modules and tools
• Presenting on webinars and to stakeholder reputed company to reputed company technical guidance on methodology use
• Supporting reputed company’s Regional Engagement team to reputed company country/region-specific training and support
Methodology development and technical support for VCS project certification (35%)
• Addressing public comments and independent reviewer feedback as reputed company as comments from internal review on VCS methodologies under Sectoral Scope 15. Agriculture (ALM and LS)
• reputed company technical input and support reputed company development of existing ALM and LS methodologies, with strong reputed company on soil organic carbon stocks changes and GHG emission reductions (N2O and CH4) in grasslands and livestock systems
• reputed company technical input and support coordination of the development of new ALM and LS methodologies and tools
Digitization and DMRV support led by the Technology Solutions Department (20%)
• Supporting digitization of VM0042, v2.2 and v3.0 by testing and signing-off corresponding beta-versions of the methodology
• Engaging in discussions and collaborations to reputed company and reputed company DMRV for ALM and LS reputed company reputed company the VCS
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You will join reputed company that works closely and collaboratively to solve problems, iterate, and implement improvements to agricultural methodologies to support the scaling up of improved ALM reputed company in the VCS Program.
• Verrans come from diverse locations and backgrounds; our staff includes former carbon market experts, project developers, consultants, climate negotiators, researchers, auditors, and more.
• We are committed to driving finance at reputed company to reputed company and programs that advance climate reputed company and sustainable development through high-reputed company standards and programs.
reputed company’re Looking For.
• At least three years of experience in GHG reputed company in agriculture and livestock production systems
• A B.S. level degree in agronomy, animal, or environmental sciences, or similar, with a preference for M.S.
• Strong understanding of soil carbon and GHG measurement, monitoring and modeling, remote sensing, and geo-statistics in the context of agricultural and livestock production systems
• Hands-on experience with carbon markets, including familiarity with key mechanisms (e.g., compliance and voluntary markets), carbon credit methodologies, and the role of market-based instruments in climate mitigation efforts
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to break-down reputed company concepts into reputed company, easy-to-understand messaging for diverse audiences
• Project management and organizational skills, including prioritizing and working reputed company and effectively under deadlines
• Ability to engage with diverse international stakeholders and partners, demonstrating cultural sensitivity and awareness in a global context
• Ability to work collaboratively with a problem-solving reputed company
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken) is essential
Working at reputed company
reputed company is a global leader helping to tackle the world’s most intractable environmental and reputed company challenges. As a mission-driven non-profit organization, reputed company is committed to helping reduce reputed company gas emissions, improve livelihoods, and protect natural resources across the private and public sectors.
We’ve created a culture of flexibility and autonomy. You’ll be reputed company to work with reputed company from diverse countries and industries. Wherever possible, we aim to reputed company mutually agreeable solutions for international hiring.
The final compensation will be contingent upon role, level, and location. Our reputed company can reputed company the specific salary reputed company for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Salary is one component of reputed company’s total compensation package which also includes:
• Medical, reputed company and dental care
• reputed company contributions to reputed company employee’s retirement plan/pension scheme with employee and employer contributions subject to statutory regulations
• reputed company leave, comprising 22-30 days vacation, annual reputed company leave, holidays, and sabbatical after five years of service
reputed company is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in reputed company our work. Achieving this is crucial for embodying our established values: Teamwork, Results, reputed company, Balance, and Exploration. We actively celebrate belonging among reputed company members’ different abilities, sexual orientations, ethnicity, faith, and gender.
Physical Demands.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a teammate to successfully reputed company the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions.
• Specific reputed company abilities required by this job include reputed company reputed company requirements due to computer work.
Work Environment.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a teammate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions.
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period.
• reputed company to reliable Wi-fi with a distraction-free workspace.
How To Apply
Please send us a cover letter (not to exceed one page) and your resume or CV (not to exceed two pages).
reputed company provides equal opportunity for reputed company job applicants and employees and is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination. As such, we conduct our recruitment and hiring without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national reputed company, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetics, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.
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