Carbon Technical Officer
Duties and
Responsibilities:
- First-level
Draft and review of
all carbon reports and submit them on
time to the Carbon Technical manager as per the
annual calendar prepared by the Carbon Technical Manager
- Prepare
a Project Level annual Gantt chart that
is a more detailed version and at the project level clearly showing what
happens when and by whom. They will be responsible to ensure all tasks are
done on time and within the correct scope.
- First
Level Draft of clear Standard
Operating Procedures and Quality control and Quality
Assurance plans and strategies for All reporting and
technical aspects of carbon processes, to be implemented by the Project
Management teams and all support departments in BURN (Commercial Team,
Business Intelligence department, Carbon Project Management team, and
Carbon Technical Officers)
- First
Level Review, and draft where required, all Carbon reports and support
documents –
e.g., but not limited to VPA DD, Monitoring reports, Local Stakeholder
consultation reports, and all related Support documents, and submit them
to the Carbon Consultant on time and in scope
- Responsible
for drafting and preparing robust operating procedures and systems to ensure all carbon
reports and their supporting documents are saved on BURN’s SharePoint and
uploaded on the Sustaincert app on time and in the correct level of quality
- Run
all Training and capacity building to ensure compliance with carbon standard
requirements from BURN, and make sure the carbon project Management team
is following the requirements of the standards based on the SOPs developed
- Provide
First level responses to
all reviews from BURN to either VVBs and/or the Standards in each stage of
Project reviews e.g., but not limited to Preliminary review in GS or
Listing in VERRA.
- First-level
preparation of all Ex-ante and Ex-post ER
calculations for BURN cookstove projects, including
ensuring all Projects hit the maximum ER generation per stove possible
- Provide
weekly updates (or any frequency set by the Carbon technical Manager) on
the status of the Projects – quality, risk assessment, reporting – in a
clear concise manner.
- Lead
and coordinate all
reviews from BURN to either VVBs and/or the Standards in each stage of
Project reviews e.g., Preliminary review in GS or Listing in VERRA. The
Carbon Technical Manager ensures that all feedback is provided on time and
in scope in conjunction with the Carbon Consultant
- First
Level drafting, refining, and updating of all BURN Carbon data collection questionnaires in
line with the standard requirements and in a way to maximize opportunities
for Carbon Credit Generation
- Identify
and Manage the Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, and Threats that face BURN’s projects
from Standards or Markets where BURN operates and come up with strategic
plans to de-risk any aspects that would affect the issuance of credits on
time, on the scope, and budget
- Manage,
coordinate, and take lead in any Design
changes to existing POAs
- Manage Ad hoc communications with
Standards (e.g., VERRA/GS) for topics such as but not
limited to technical changes to methodology rules, deviation requests,
clarification requests, and relationship building with the standards (e.g.
finance, technical reviewers, etc.) VBS as needed
- Carrying
out specific one-off special carbon assignments falling outside the scope
of existing JD
- Keep
up to date on all Standard (GS/VERRA/CDM, etc) updates and always make
sure BURN is ahead of any strategic and required changes in how projects
are run
- Carrying
out specific one-off special carbon assignments falling outside the scope
of existing JD
Skills and Experience:
- 3+
Years’ experience in Carbon Standards Project Document preparation in gold
standard or VERRA (CDM experience is desired)
- 3+
Years’ experience in Emission reductions calculations
- 3+
years of experience in Project Management
- 3+
years of experience in Managing Carbon Audits and responding to Standard
(VERRA/CDM/GS) comments.
- Proven
track record in Quality control and Quality Assurance experience in carbon
Projects
- Strong
communication skills in both written and spoken English language.
- Certification
in Microsoft Programmes – MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint
- Excellent
graphical presentation and reporting skills.
- Enthusiastic,
motivated, and a desire to ‘Get things done.
- Proven
track record demonstrating excellent time management skills.
How to Apply
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