Carbon Technical Officer
About the role
The overall role of a Carbon Technical Officer is to make
sure BURN generates its carbon credits on time, on the scope, and budget by
ensuring all carbon reports are prepared and submitted on time, and within the
standard Requirements
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
Qualified Female
Candidates encouraged to Apply
BURN does not
charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview,
meeting, processing, training, or any other fees).
