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Winrock International is a mission-driven, nonprofit, field-based organization dedicated to delivering sustainable solutions to complex social and environmental

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Registry Officer - Registry Manager

Winrock International

Winrock International is a mission-driven, nonprofit, field-based organization dedicated to delivering sustainable solutions to complex social and environmental

Manager3 days ago

Title: Registry Officer/Registry Manager, depending on experience Location: U.S. Remote or hybrid settings with offices in Arlington, VA or Little Rock, AR Job Description: U.S. Remote or hybrid settings with offices in Arlington, VA or Little Rock, AR POSITION DETAILS Position Description: Implementing next generation carbon credit registries Position Title: Registry Officer or Registry Manager, depending on experience Location: U.S. remote or hybrid setting with offices in Arlington, VA and Little Rock, AR Department: Environmental Resources Trust (ERT) - ACR Reports To: Director, Registry Operations GENERAL The Environmental Resources Trust (ERT) is a wholly owned nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International and was founded in 1996 to offer trusted solutions to environmental markets to catalyze transformational climate impacts. ERT ensures the integrity of environmental assets, including carbon credits, by developing science-based, peer reviewed accounting standards, overseeing independent third-party verification of emission reductions and carbon removals and providing transparency throughout the process including the issuance, transactions, and retirement of serialized offset credits on public registry systems. ERT operates three carbon crediting programs: ACR is an internationally recognized carbon crediting program that operates in global compliance and voluntary carbon markets. ACR was the first private greenhouse gas registry in the world and brings three decades of unparalleled experience and innovation to is operation as an independent carbon credit standards body and registry. ACR is also an approved Offset Project Registry for the California and Washington State Cap-and-Invest Programs (administered by the California Air Resources Board, or CARB and the Washington State Department of Ecology, or Ecology, respectively). The Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) was established in 2018 as the first market-based initiative to incentivize the protection and restoration of tropical forests at scale, also known as jurisdictional REDD+. ART is the leading global carbon market initiative for jurisdictional REDD+, ensuring the social and environmental integrity of climate results from protecting and restoring forests at scale. ART’s growing pipeline of participating jurisdictions currently includes over two dozen governments on five continents covering over 1 billion acres – 25% of the world’s tropical forests. ERT is also developing the Standard for the Transformation of the Electric Power Sector (STEPS), a first of a kind sectoral carbon crediting standard to incentivize steeper and more rapid electric sector decarbonization. ACR and ART are approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to supply emission reduction and removals credits to airlines for use towards their obligations under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) pilot phase (complete), phase 1 (2024-2026) and phase 2 (2027-2029). The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has assessed ACR and ART against the Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) and approved both as a CCP-Eligible programs. Both also have an MoU with Singapore to supply credits for use towards national carbon tax obligations and are positioned for roles in new compliance offset markets and under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, as well as increased prominence in the global voluntary carbon market. POSITION SUMMARY The Registry Officer or Registry Manager (depending on experience) will join the Registry Operations team soon after the launch ACR and ART on a re-envisioned registry platform with a new registry technology service provider, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). At this juncture the team is developing support resources and supporting staff and partners in their use of our registries as well as working with ICE to enhance functionality and features as part of a phased deployment to deliver a quantum leap forward in infrastructure to enable the scaling and integration of global carbon markets. This is an operations and client services role contributing to all aspects of registry services management. The position will engage daily with ACR’s critical registry platform infrastructure and will support the technical team members and registry participants in their use of the system infrastructure and functionality developments. This includes, but is not limited to, carbon credit issuance process, onboarding of new registry participants, and maintaining accurate registry data and billing services. The Registry Officer or Registry Manager will develop a strong functional understanding of relevant aspects of the ACR Standard, California and Washington regulations, and CORSIA and ICVCM requirements to ensure that projects move through the registry process efficiently, while upholding our program policies, regulatory compliance, technical rigor, quality and transparency. They will contribute to the maintenance and development of operational processes ensuring the integrity of the carbon credits issued and transacted. The successful candidate may also support registry platform infrastructure related to the ART and STEPS programs as needed. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Support staff and stakeholders use of the registries during GHG project listing, validation/verification, and credit issuance and transaction processes. - Review project data and documents submitted to the ACR registry for accuracy and completeness prior to credit issuance. - Assess new registry participant applications, including conducting know your customer (KYC) and providing onboarding assistance. - Represent the organization and constructively engage with partners to directly support ACR’s success in all markets, including answering registry participant, stakeholder, and market participant questions. - Track relevant program developments, including publication of new methodologies and approval of new Validation/Verification Bodies to ensure the registries’ functionality is in alignment. - Think creatively and practically about opportunities to improve registry service and standard operating procedures. - Maintain and update ACR policy and template documents for use by ACR users and staff. - Contribute to the development of analyses, reports, presentations, and outreach materials to support program operations and strategic business development opportunities for the registries to connect to emerging carbon markets and platforms. - A Technical Officer will learn, test, troubleshoot, and teach the functionality of the registry systems. A Technical Manager will additionally draft and/or review system specifications for infrastructure enhancements. - A Technical Officer will support, and a Technical Manager will provide leadership in engagement with its registry service providers on behalf of ACR, ART and STEPS. Participate in regularly scheduled meetings to track development needs and outcomes. Communicate as needed with the registry service providers to address any issues or questions that arise. - A Technical Officer will contribute to, and a Technical Manager will provide leadership in the ongoing management of registry datasets. - A Technical Manager will mentor more junior staff. - Complete other tasks as assigned. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS Education: Bachelor’s degree required. Degrees in Business Administration, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Information Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Environmental Sciences/Policy, GHG Accounting, or related field preferred. Experience: Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience is required for a Technical Officer. Minimum of 6 years of relevant work experience is required for a Technical Manager. Additional years of experience and experience in environmental markets are preferred. Relevant experience includes environmental markets, customer support, database management, and systems organization. Computer/Technical Skills: Proficiency in the full MS Office suite is required. Experience developing software requirement specifications and conducting user acceptance testing is preferred. Experience with data analytics platforms such as Tableau is a plus. Communication Skills: Strong speaking and written English communication skills are required. Presentation skills are an asset. Fluency in one or more additional languages is an asset. Position-Specific Skills: - Strong organizational, analytical, and systems thinking skills and a willingness to learn on the job. - Demonstrated project management ability, including effectively managing workflow for multiple tasks and partners, tracking and meeting deadlines, and reporting progress. - Detail oriented with the ability to meticulously review and provide substantive feedback on datasets and documents. - Demonstration of high level of client service, including thorough and timely responses to partner inquiries. - Impeccable integrity and trustworthiness, and a diplomatic approach to problem solving. - Ability to work well in teams and independently and consistently interact with others in a professional, courteous, and tactful manner, maintain a positive attitude, and work effectively in a team setting. OTHER Commitment to mission and interest in market-based approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions required. Candidate must be comfortable working in a flexible, high-paced environment. Must have work authorization in the United States. Sponsorship for this role is not available.  Must be available to travel domestically 1-3 times per year for short-term assignments. Typical office environment with continual sitting or standing required. The pay range for this role is $65,000 - $115,000 per year and determined based on the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's experience, specialized knowledge and skills, internal equity, and current market conditions.

Virginia + 1 moreAll locations: Virginia | Arizona
$65K - $115K / year
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Associate Director, USG Portfolio

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Winrock International is a mission-driven, nonprofit, field-based organization dedicated to delivering sustainable solutions to complex social and environmental

Director18 days ago

• The Associate Director, USG Portfolio is responsible for driving competitive pipeline growth and overseeing technical proposal development primarily for federal opportunities and occasionally other competitive ODA funding. • Lead intelligence gathering, opportunity qualification, partner coordination, and proposal management to position Winrock competitively in restricted funding competitions. • Continuously monitor and expand the opportunity pipeline by tracking government and ODA funding forecasts and funding bills. • Conduct market intelligence research including competitor analysis, funding trends, and client priorities. • Qualify opportunities based on strategic fit, win probability, and resource requirements. • Maintain pipeline tracking systems in Costpoint and Salesforce. • Prepare business case justifications and resource plans for each prioritized pursuit. • Coordinate go/no-go decision-making processes with portfolio leadership and executive team. • Ensure early positioning for upcoming competitive solicitations through pre-RFP intelligence gathering. • Work with proposal managers for end-to-end proposal development for complex RFPs, RFAs, and competitive solicitations. • Conduct quality assurance reviews to ensure technical compliance with solicitation requirements. • Ensure adherence to Winrock's standard operating procedures and donor compliance requirements. • Engage with government and ODA client representatives during pre-solicitation and procurement phases. • Attend industry days, conferences, and networking events to gather intelligence and build relationships. • Coordinate with program staff to prepare for client meetings and capability presentations. • Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with prime contractors, subcontractors, and implementing partners. • Create capability statements, past performance summaries, and marketing materials for competitive positioning. • Collaborate with communications team on social media and thought leadership content. • Maintain accurate records in Costpoint and Salesforce related to pipeline, proposals, and client relationships. • Conduct after-action reviews and capture lessons learned from won and lost bids. • Share competitive intelligence and best practices across program teams. • Foster cross-program collaboration on joint pursuits and shared opportunities.

United States
$130K - $140K / year
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Forestry Technical Officer/Forestry Technical Manager

Winrock International

Winrock International is a mission-driven, nonprofit, field-based organization dedicated to delivering sustainable solutions to complex social and environmental

Manager34 days ago

Role Description The Forestry Technical Officer/Technical Manager (depending on experience) is a technical position within ACR providing support to the ACR Forestry Director and Managing Director as well as other colleagues within the ACR team. - Contribute to most aspects of ACR services, including performing routine and increasingly complex project reviews accurately and independently. - Develop and maintain systems for project record keeping. - Attend site visits and perform audits. - Ensure projects move through the Registry process efficiently and with appropriate attention to detail. - Provide technical support to external stakeholders, ensuring consistency and adherence to ACR, CARB, and Ecology requirements. - Possess and apply functional understanding of GHG emissions/carbon accounting principles. - Develop a detailed understanding of the ACR Standard and other ACR policies. - Demonstrate strong technical and analytical expertise, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to track and adhere to deadlines. - Willingness and ability to learn on the job and work in a flexible, fast-paced environment. Qualifications - Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Forestry, Natural Resources, GHG emissions accounting, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred. - Minimum of 3 years of relevant work or research-related experience for a Technical Officer; additional years preferred. - Minimum of 6 years of relevant work or research-related experience for a Technical Manager; additional years preferred. - Experience in, training in, and/or familiarity with fundamental forest quantification and GHG emissions/carbon accounting principles. - Prior work experience related to forest ecology, carbon markets, forest carbon measurement and monitoring, forest inventory design and statistics, silviculture, or related fields (preferred). Requirements - Proficiency in MS Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel), GIS, and SharePoint. - Strong writing skills. - Fluency in spoken and written English; fluency in one or more additional languages is an asset. - Must be available to travel 1-3 times per year for short-term assignments. - Strong technical and analytical expertise. - Excellent attention to detail. - Ability to track and adhere to deadlines and perform required reviews with speed, accuracy, and efficiency. - Ability to work well in teams and independently on multiple projects without sacrificing quality. - Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills. - Ability to meticulously review and provide substantive feedback on datasets and documents. - Ability to consistently interact with others in a professional, courteous, and tactful manner. - Strong interpersonal skills, integrity, and trustworthiness. Benefits - Salary range: $65,000 - $115,000 per year, determined based on the scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's experience, education, specialized knowledge and skills, and current market conditions. - Excellent benefits package.

United States
$65K - $115K / year
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Development Intern

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Winrock International is a mission-driven, nonprofit, field-based organization dedicated to delivering sustainable solutions to complex social and environmental

Role Description The Development Intern will support Winrock International’s Development team with donor research, data management, donor profile development, proposal support, and donor-facing communications. The internship requires a dynamic, detail-oriented individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment. We are seeking an independent, engaged self-starter who is eager to gain hands-on experience and develop in-depth knowledge of the international development field. This internship offers meaningful exposure to fundraising strategy, donor engagement, and cross-functional collaboration with portfolio and program teams, while supporting efforts to communicate Winrock’s mission and impact to external audiences. Essential Responsibilities - Donor Research & Prospect Development - Support the Development Specialist and Director of Major Gifts with research on prospective individual, foundation, and institutional donors. - Compile and synthesize information into donor profiles, prospect briefs, and portfolio materials. - Support identification of new funding opportunities aligned with Winrock’s programs and strategic priorities. - Assist with maintaining accurate and current donor and prospect records. - Data Entry & Database Support - Support the Development Specialist with maintaining donor, prospect, and engagement data in Winrock’s donor database or CRM. - Support data quality and data hygiene efforts, including reviewing records for accuracy and completeness. - Assist with preparing basic reports, lists, and tracking tools for Development team use. - Communications & Donor-Facing Materials - Support Development staff in developing clear, compelling communications to be shared with donors and prospects. - Draft, edit, and format donor-facing content such as: - Impact updates and summaries - Program and project descriptions - Briefing materials and background documents - Stewardship and acknowledgement content - Ensure communications are aligned with Winrock’s mission, voice, and branding guidelines. - Administrative & General Development Support - Provide general administrative and project support to the Development team including calendar management and meeting coordination. - Other duties as assigned by the Vice President, Development and/or the Director of Development Operations. Qualifications - Senior-level undergraduate or graduate student. - Academic focus in a field relevant to Winrock International’s work, such as geography, international relations, political science, climate, environment, food systems, agriculture, entrepreneurship, or a related discipline. Skills, Knowledge, and Experience - Required - Exceptional writing and communication skills (Writing example may be requested). - Strong analytical and research abilities. - Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines. - Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively as part of a team. - Attention to detail and ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion. - Preferred - International experience. - Familiarity with utilizing AI-assisted tools and resources. - Experience preparing communications materials such as brochures, pamphlets, reports, or presentations. - Experience writing or contributing to grant applications or proposals. - Proven commitment to pursuing a career in international development. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint).

United States
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Senior Specialist, Sustainability Services

Winrock International

Winrock International is a mission-driven, nonprofit, field-based organization dedicated to delivering sustainable solutions to complex social and environmental

General67 days ago

• Leading or supporting interactions with clients, primarily in presenting updates or deliverables and conducting research to confidently answer client questions. • Contribute to and help lead projects on GHG measurement, climate mitigation/adaptation, nature-positive strategies, and climate risk analysis. • Manage projects to ensure timely delivery of high-quality outputs. Maintain regular client communications and provide consistent technical support and oversee project budgets. • Assess GHG reductions, removals, and nature-positive outcomes in agriculture to guide decarbonization strategies. • Develop knowledge products and training on climate mitigation, adaptation, and nature-based approaches aligned with industry standards. • Conduct research and prepare presentations, reports, and other communication materials. • Create decision-support tools for the measurement and monitoring of GHG emissions and ecosystem services in the land use and forestry sectors. • Working with small teams to prepare high-quality products, pitching in wherever necessary and providing guidance and leadership. • Managing technical consultants and providing technical guidance to them as necessary.

California + 8 moreAll locations: California | Colorado | District Of Columbia | New York | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin
$90K - $100K / year
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Senior Proposal Manager

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Winrock International is a mission-driven, nonprofit, field-based organization dedicated to delivering sustainable solutions to complex social and environmental

Proposal Manager93 days ago

• The Senior Proposal Manager position is an experienced and highly visible core member of the DEV team, leveraging their business development expertise as positioning and proposal manager on high priority new business opportunities across Winrock’s portfolio. • Support the strategic pursuit of donor-funded new business opportunities, fulfilling key functions in the end-to-end new business life cycle, with a primary focus on capture and proposal management of competitive, solicitation-based opportunities of significant scale and complexity, across Winrock’s sectors. • Manage proposal teams and the bid-specific processes for proposal planning, design, development, and quality control. • Contributing to the ongoing improvement of Winrock’s standard business development norms and resources, the Sr. PM will build the capacity of others fulfilling the proposal manager and/or other proposal team roles. • Ensure full coverage and execution of proposal team assignments, confirming all parties understand their responsibilities and expectations. • Participate in strategic/competitive analyses and facilitate program design and strategy activities. • Establish teaming arrangements with potential prime and sub-recipient partners. • Develop proposal management plans, ensuring creation of compliant guidance documents, outlines, and templates. • Manage proposal process and timeline, ensuring scheduling of and adherence to milestone deadlines and following up on all assignments to ensure timely progress. • Conduct quality control of all proposal components at appropriate milestones, focusing on consistency, persuasiveness, and compliance to the donor requirements. • Prepare and submit donor communications related to the opportunity. • Coordinate post-submission activities while overseeing editing, production, and submission activities, ensuring completeness and compliance checks for all final proposal content.

United States
$110K - $120K / year
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Senior Director, People and Culture

Winrock International

Winrock International is a mission-driven, nonprofit, field-based organization dedicated to delivering sustainable solutions to complex social and environmental

• Provides strategic leadership and oversight for Winrock’s global human resource systems, policies and practices in support of the organization’s business goals and strategy. • Advances a high‑performing, engaged, and globally distributed workforce by ensuring people practices are effective, compliant, and aligned with organizational values. • Serves as a trusted advisor and thought partner to the CFOO and the Executive Team, focusing on organizational risk, employee performance, engagement, and building sustainable human capacity. • Provides direct oversight and accountability for execution while leading and developing the PAC team and the HR function.

California + 8 moreAll locations: California | Colorado | District Of Columbia | New York | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin
$175K - $187K / year
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Senior Director, People and Culture

Winrock International

Winrock International is a mission-driven, nonprofit, field-based organization dedicated to delivering sustainable solutions to complex social and environmental

Senior Director, People & Culture POSITION TITLE: Senior Director, People & Culture LOCATION: Remote, East or Central Time Zone DEPARTMENT: People and Culture (PAC) REPORTS TO: Chief Financial and Operations Officer (CFOO) Location: Remote, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington DC, Wisconsin will be considered. Working hours are EST/CST. Winrock International is a recognized leader in the U.S. and globally, providing solutions to some of the world’s most complex social and agricultural challenges. Our mission is to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources. It is central not only to what we do, but how we do it. Overview: The Senior Director, People and Culture provides strategic leadership and oversight for Winrock’s global human resource systems, policies and practices in support of the organization’s business goals and strategy. The role advances a high‑performing, engaged, and globally distributed workforce by ensuring people practices are effective, compliant, and aligned with organizational values. Serving as a trusted advisor and thought partner to the CFOO and the Executive Team, the Senior Director works closely with leadership, managers, and project teams to focus on organizational risk, strengthen employee performance and engagement, and build sustainable human capacity across projects, regions, and the enterprise. The People & Culture unit at Winrock is a lean team, and this role is both strategic and operational in nature. The Senior Director is expected to be a hands‑on leader and doer, who provides direct oversight and accountability for execution while leading and developing the PAC team as well as the HR function throughout global projects. Major Responsibilities: HR Operations, Infrastructure & Global Practice - Lead the design, implementation, and continued improvement of Winrock’s global People & Culture systems, policies, procedures, and practices. - Ensure effective and compliant adaptation and application of people practices across projects, countries, and regions, including during project design and proposal development. - Oversee and set the standards for efficient and effective global HR operational workflows, including onboarding, development, promotion, training, and separations. - Provide strategic leadership, supervision, and development of the People & Culture team, fostering strong collaboration, clear accountability, and high professional standards. - Establish metrics to evaluate HR effectiveness and inform continuous improvement. People Strategy, Performance & Culture - Partner with leaders to strengthen performance management practices, including KPI measurements, career development, corrective feedback, and fair corrective processes. - Support employee engagement initiatives and feedback mechanisms that enhance performance, retention, and organizational effectiveness. - Serve as a senior advisor to leaders on complex people matters, workforce challenges, organizational change, and culture‑building efforts. Compliance, Risk & Employee Relations - Serve as a strategic partner to the Executive Team in managing institutional risk related to staffing, workforce structure, and people practices. - Provide guidance on employee relations issues, including grievances, investigations, disciplinary actions, and terminations, ensuring fairness, consistency, and sound judgment. - Maintain and apply strong working knowledge of U.S. Government contracting and employment requirements and local labor laws in countries of operation. - Oversee personnel records management, payroll coordination with Finance, and completion of required federal, state, and donor reporting. Compensation, Systems & Workforce Capacity - Provide leadership and direction to the compensation and benefits function, ensuring practices are competitive, equitable, compliant, and financially sustainable, including oversight of outsourced vendors and consultants as applicable. - Support and manage recruitment efforts for assigned roles and initiatives, as needed. - Oversee delivery of human capital data, analytics, and reporting to inform workforce planning, decision‑making, and employee engagement. - Build HR partner capacity and right‑sized people infrastructure across projects, regions, and countries. - Provide strategic and operational leadership for all HRIS and people systems, including the HRIS, applicant tracking system (ATS), and related platforms, with accountability for data integrity, reporting, and controls. Position Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree and 12 years of progressive HR experience with a minimum of 3 years in a team or project leader or manager role or equivalent education and experience. - Experience working in a donor‑funded or international development environment; exposure to U.S. Government‑funded projects strongly preferred. - Demonstrated success leading HR functions across multiple locations in a global context. - Proven ability to support senior leaders, influence decision‑making, and build strong working relationships. - Broad expertise in employee relations, engagement, employment law, compensation, organizational development, and learning. - Strong collaborator with the ability to work effectively across cultures, countries, and organizational units. - Some international and domestic travel may be required. - Exceptional judgment, problem‑solving, and conflict management skills. - Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines in a fast‑paced environment. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - English fluency required. This position has a salary range of $175,000 – $187,000, commensurate with experience and location. Winrock offers an excellent benefits package. This role will be fully remote, however, only employees residing in: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington DC, Wisconsin will be considered. Working hours are EST/CT. Winrock is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by law. At Winrock we have a clear mission: Empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources through unwavering dedication to accountability, equity, innovation, integrity and transformation.

United States
$175K - $187K / year
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Senior Manager, Beyond Carbon Benefits Certification

Winrock International

Winrock International is a mission-driven, nonprofit, field-based organization dedicated to delivering sustainable solutions to complex social and environmental

Manager101 days ago

• Lead the final steps of the development process for the BCB Certification in collaboration with the ART staff and ART Board to ensure BCB is applicable across jurisdictions, practical to use, rigorous in outcomes and aligned with international frameworks (e.g. biodiversity) and corporate ESG reporting. • Manage the implementation of the BCB Certification including developing reporting templates for jurisdictions and verifiers, developing materials for and providing training to stakeholders, and providing verifier oversight. • Support the development of website and social media content for the BCB Certification as well as newsletters and blog posts, and compelling print collateral and press releases to ensure engagement with existing and new ART Participants for the Certification. • Present to internal and external audiences on the BCB Certification to raise awareness and support broad market acceptance and uptake.

United States
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Senior Manager, Beyond Carbon Benefits Certification

Winrock International

Winrock International is a mission-driven, nonprofit, field-based organization dedicated to delivering sustainable solutions to complex social and environmental

Manager108 days ago

Position Title: Senior Manager, Beyond Carbon Benefits Certification location: Remote (US Location preferred) BUSINESS UNIT: Environmental Resources Trust / ART REPORTS TO: Managing Director, ART POSITION SUMMARY The Senior Manager, Beyond Carbon Benefits Certification, is a key position within the ART team responsible for coordinating the finalization and execution of ART’s Beyond Carbon Benefits (BCB) Certification alongside ART’s existing carbon credit Standard. This position will liaise with other teams within ART to complete the Certification’s development process, launch, and implementation, responding to stakeholder demand for certified co-benefits reporting across an array of environmental, economic, social and biodiversity benefits. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Lead the final steps of the development process for the BCB Certification in collaboration with the ART staff and ART Board to ensure BCB is applicable across jurisdictions, practical to use, rigorous in outcomes and aligned with international frameworks (e.g. biodiversity) and corporate ESG reporting. - Manage the implementation of the BCB Certification including - developing reporting templates for jurisdictions and verifiers, - developing materials for and providing training to stakeholders, and - providing verifier oversight. - Support the development of website and social media content for the BCB Certification as well as newsletters and blog posts, and compelling print collateral and press releases to ensure engagement with existing and new ART Participants for the Certification. - Present to internal and external audiences on the BCB Certification to raise awareness and support broad market acceptance and uptake. QUALIFICATIONS AND BACKGROUND Education: Degree in Environmental Sciences or related field. Experience: The candidate must have at least 10 years of experience in the development and implementation of climate, sustainability, and/or social standards / certifications, knowledge of climate and sustainability markets and policy, strong understanding of jurisdictional REDD+ and an extensive network with key stakeholders including governments, verifiers, NGOs, Indigenous Peoples and Local Community organizations, and the carbon market industry in general. Knowledge of corporate ESG reporting frameworks desired. Skills: - Strong writing, editing and speaking / presentation skills; an eye for detail - The ability to articulate complex concepts and tailor messaging to multiple audiences with varying degrees of technical knowledge - Demonstrated project management skills, with the ability to oversee contractors / consultants as well as to work independently, be persistent, and juggle multiple, sometimes competing priorities - Ability to consistently interact with others in a professional, courteous, and tactful manner, maintain a positive attitude and good working relationships, and work effectively in a team setting. - Strong interpersonal skills, impeccable integrity and trustworthiness, sense of humor, and diplomatic approach to problem solving. - Fluency in spoken and written English and either Spanish, Portuguese, or French is required. Fluency in additional languages is an asset. Other: Must be available to travel for short-term assignments. Commitment to Winrock’s mission and interest in market-based approaches to reducing GHG emissions required. Winrock offers competitive pay and an excellent benefits package. Winrock is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by law. At Winrock we have a clear mission: Empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources through unwavering dedication to accountability, equity, innovation, integrity and transformation.

United States

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