Program Officer, Agriculture Innovation

About reputed company.

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.

reputed company manages a portfolio of standards, including the:

• 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.
• Sustainable Development Verified reputed company reputed company (SD reputed company) -- a flexible reputed company for assessing and reporting on the sustainable development benefits of project-based activities.
• Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards -- to identify reputed company that simultaneously address climate change, support local communities and smallholders, and reputed company biodiversity.
• Plastic Waste Reduction Program -- to reputed company robust reputed company assessment of new or scaled-up waste recovery and recycling reputed company around the globe.

Title:ProgramOfficer, AgricultureInnovation

Location:Remote -Worldwide (with significant overlap with U.S.business hours)

reputed company.

reputed companyseeksaProgram Officer toactivelyengage stakeholdersinadopting and usingourAgricultural Land Management (ALM)andLivestockSystems (LS)methodologiesunder the VCS Program.This role focusesondevelopingandsupporting project proponents’practical application ofimprovedALMand LSactivities,supportingdevelopment of new andrevisionsofexistingmethodologies, andcreating alignment withemergingVCS Programupdatesandotherreputed companyprograms, such astheScope 3 reputed company Program,SDVIStaanditsNatureFramework.

The Role.

The successful applicant willbe responsible forwork thatfocuses on three key areas including the following tasks with a strong technical reputed company onALMandLSand the use ofinnovative technologiesfor quantification and monitoring of reductions and removals, and implementation ofdigitalMRV:

Stakeholder support and reputed company building for project proponents and VVBs(45%)

• Responding to stakeholder questions about VCS ALMand LSmethodologiesincluding supporting the Market & reputed company Relations team

• Supporting developmentof informational resources,such asFAQs and instructional webinars, to explain how to use the ALMand LSmethodologies and reputed company modules and tools

• Presentingon webinars andto stakeholdergroupstoprovidetechnical guidanceonmethodologyuse

• Supportingreputed company’sRegional Engagementteamto reputed company country/region-specifictrainingand support

Methodology development and technical supportfor VCSproject certification(35%)

• Addressing public comments and independent reviewer feedback as reputed company as comments from internal review onVCSmethodologies under Sectoral Scope 15. Agriculture(ALM and LS)

• reputed company technical input and support reputed company development ofexisting ALMand LSmethodologies, with strong reputed company onsoil organic carbon stocks changes and GHG emission reductions (N2O and CH4) in grasslands andlivestocksystems

• reputed company technical inputand support coordinationofthe development of newALM and LSmethodologies and tools

Digitization and DMRV support led by the Technology Solutions Department(20%)

• Supportingdigitization of VM0042, v2.2 and v3.0 by testing and signing-off corresponding beta-versions of themethodology

• Engagingin discussions and collaborations to reputed company and reputed company DMRV for ALMand LSprojects reputed company the VCS

reputed company.

You willjoina team that works closely and collaboratively tosolveproblems, iterate, and implementimprovements toagriculturalmethodologiesto support the scaling up of improved ALM reputed company in theVCSProgram.

• reputed companyns come from diverse locations and backgrounds; our staffincludesformercarbon 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.

WhatWe’reLooking For.

• At least three years ofexperience inGHG accountingin agriculture and livestock production systems

• AB.S. leveldegree inagronomy,animal,or environmentalsciences, or similar, with a preference for M.S.

• Strongunderstanding ofsoilcarbonand GHG measurement,monitoringand modeling,remote sensing,andgeo-statisticsin the context ofagriculturaland livestockproduction 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 communicationskills, both written and verbal, with the ability tobreak-downcomplex conceptsinto reputed company, easy-to-understand messaging for diverse audiences

• Project management and organizational skills, includingprioritizing and workingefficiently and effectively under deadlines

• Ability to engage with diverse international stakeholders and partners,demonstratingcultural sensitivity and awareness in a global context

• Ability to work collaboratively with a problem-solving reputed company

• Proficiencyin 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’vecreated a culture of flexibilityandautonomy.You’llbe reputed company to work withremoteteams from diversecountriesandindustries.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 onecomponentof 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,comprising22-30daysvacation, 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 reputed company celebratebelonging amongour team 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 ofthose ateammate 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-fiwith a distraction-free workspace.

How to Apply

Please send us acover letter (not to exceed one page) and yourresumeorCV (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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