Carbon Markets Policy Specialist

Skills Based on Job Description:

. At least 2 years experience from the public, private, financial or NGO sectors relating to climate change, net zero, carbon markets or similar.

. Experience with national climate policy or international climate negotiations is particularly welcomed.

. Proven responsibility for delivering reports, briefings, or other outputs.

. Experience/knowledge across various climate policy issues, with the ability to extract insights and communicate complex issues to senior-level audiences.

. Excellent English-language communication, writing and presentation skills to clearly articulate ideas and facilitate strong relations with a global team of carbon and climate research analysts, technology and operations teams.

. Other language skills of relevance to the Asia-Pacific region would be a major asset in this role.

. Demonstrable enthusiasm for addressing climate change in the corporate and financial sectors.

Job Description:

Your Team Responsibilities

We are looking for a Carbon Markets Policy Specialist to join our Carbon Markets Policy & Guidance team. The team tracks organisations and governments seeking to shape private sector responses to climate change and the development of the carbon credit market on the path to net zero. This vacancy is for a mid- to senior-level researcher to join our team and take the lead on carbon market policy research in the Asia-Pacific region.

Your Key Responsibilities

Successful candidates will have research, advisory or public policy experience relating to climate policy, carbon markets, or corporate climate strategies. This may have been gained through experience with research firms, governments, consultancy, corporate or investor sustainability teams, think tanks, NGOs, or academia. Candidates should have a strong team ethic, excellent written communications skills, and be capable of extracting insights and communicating them with clarity to senior-level audiences. Responsibilities will include:

. Analysis of national and subnational climate and carbon market policy in a range of countries, including conducting interviews and preparing country profiles.

. Tracking developments in international policy and standards relating to climate change, net zero and the voluntary carbon market.

. Qualitative and quantitative research across the policy areas covered by the team.. Thought leadership on carbon markets and climate policy, with a focus on Asia-Pacific.

. Communicating insights internally and externally, delivered to clients through client meetings and conferences, plus monthly reporting, an online platform, webinars and other research projects.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

. Undergraduate and/or post-graduate degree in Environmental Studies, Climate Change, Geography, or a related field. Post-graduate degree preferred.

. At least 2 years experience from the public, private, financial or NGO sectors relating to climate change, net zero, carbon markets or similar.

. Experience with national climate policy or international climate negotiations is particularly welcomed.

. Proven responsibility for delivering reports, briefings, or other outputs.

. Experience/knowledge across various climate policy issues, with the ability to extract insights and communicate complex issues to senior-level audiences.

. Excellent English-language communication, writing and presentation skills to clearly articulate ideas and facilitate strong relations with a global team of carbon and climate research analysts, technology and operations teams.

. Other language skills of relevance to the Asia-Pacific region would be a major asset in this role.

. Demonstrable enthusiasm for addressing climate change in the corporate and financial sectors.