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This position may be based in any country where TNC has an established entity, taking into consideration legal restrictions, such as non-national ratios and immigration processing times.
Who We Are
The mission of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is to conserve the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we develop innovative, on-the-ground solutions to the world’s toughest environmental challenges so that people and nature can thrive. Our work is guided by our values, which include a commitment to diversity and respect for people, communities, and cultures. From a rewarding mission to career development and flexible schedules, there are many reasons to love life #insideTNC. Want to know more? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube to hear stories from staff or visit Glassdoor .
One of TNC’s primary goals is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that employees around the globe have a sense of belonging and feel that their unique contributions are valued. We know we’ll only achieve our mission by hiring and engaging a diverse staff that reflects the communities in which we work. Recognizing that people bring talent and skills that have been developed outside the scope of a job, we take a holistic approach to recruitment that considers life experience in addition to the professional requirements listed in our postings. Please apply – we’d love to hear from you. To quote a popular saying at TNC, “you’ll join for the mission, and you’ll stay for the people.”
What We Can Achieve Together
Want to help address climate change? Our Global Carbon Markets Team is a dynamic, diverse group of people driving innovative, high-quality projects around the world to address climate change, conserve biodiversity, and improve livelihoods. We support a flexible work schedule and offer many options for learning and growth. This is an exceptional career opportunity for a highly motivated, capable individual interested in joining the world’s leading conservation organization!
The Carbon Finance Associate will be a member of TNC’s Impact Finance and Markets Division, working within the Conservancy’s Global Carbon Markets team and closely with conservation business units on project finance activities for Natural Climate Solutions (NCS). They will increase the overall quality of our NCS carbon project portfolio with support for financial modeling, ensuring equitable benefit sharing arrangements, and coordination with impact investment opportunities. The Carbon Finance Associate will work with other TNC staff, as well as external actors as applicable, to help drive the implementation of TNC’s Global Carbon Market’s Strategy.
Responsibilities & Scope
- Develop financial models and financial viability assessments for NCS carbon projects and support the Global Carbon Market’s technical team with feasibility studies and project design documentation.
- Develop tools for TNC business units and project partners to streamline collection of key financial model inputs and assumptions across NCS project types.
- Support the development of equitable benefit sharing arrangements at the project level, including the design of fair and inclusive profit-sharing mechanisms, community compensation and incentive payment schemes, and financial planning for long-term sustainable livelihood transition.
- Stay up to date on carbon markets trends, including carbon credit prices and emerging offtake and investment opportunities for NCS projects.
- Travel and work flexible hours, as needed.
- Act independently within broad program goals to prioritize tasks in the absence of specific instructions and exercise independent judgment to identify and solve problems.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU
Are you looking for work you can believe in? At TNC we strive to embody a philosophy of ‘Work You Can Believe In’, where you feel like you are making a difference every day. Our division plays a critical role in helping TNC achieve our 2030 Goals and addressing climate change. The Global Carbon Markets Team is expanding our reach across new geographies, and this position will be vital to increasing our capacity to analyze new carbon projects across the Conservancy.
The ideal candidate should have exceptional communication and collaboration skills, strong financial modelling skills, and knowledge of global carbon markets. They will be working on a global team with colleagues in the United States, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific. Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, across many different cultures, will be key to success in this position. In this position you will help TNC support field teams, influence global carbon markets, and drive needed innovations in the rapidly growing carbon markets!
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration or related field and 4 years' related experience or equivalent combination.
- A genuine interest in carbon markets and carbon project development.
- Experience in project finance, with advanced financial modelling skills.
- Strong critical thinking, research, and analysis skills, including a proven ability to assess a large set of opportunities and distill complex issues into strategic decisions, structured frameworks, and cohesive action plans.
- Fluency in English and excellent written and oral communication skills.
Desired Qualifications
- Commitment to the mission and values of The Nature Conservancy, although no prior experience in conservation is required.
- Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.
- Familiarity and knowledge related to carbon market standards (e.g., Climate Community and Biodiversity Standard, Plan Vivo, Verified Carbon Standard) and experience working on NCS carbon project development.
What We Bring
Since 1951, TNC has been doing work you can believe in. Through grassroots action, we have grown from a small non-profit into one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff and partners, we impact conservation around the world!
TNC offers competitive and comprehensive benefits packages tailored to the individual countries where we work. These may include health care benefits, retirement benefits, parental leave, paid time off, life insurance, and disability coverage as well as an employee assistance program and other life and well-being benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our Culture Tab on nature.org/careers.
We’re proud to offer a flexible work environment that supports the health and well-being of the people we employ.
Additional Job Information
Over the last three decades, we have partnered with governments, academics, organizations, corporations and Indigenous Peoples and local communities to address biodiversity loss and climate change impacts to our oceans. Our efforts are firmly rooted in people, collaboratively innovating solutions to climate and biodiversity crises that will also advance the aspirations of the people who depend on natural systems and resources.
This position may be based in any country where TNC has an established entity, taking into consideration legal restrictions, such as non-national ratios and immigration processing times.
SALARY INFORMATION
For U.S.-based applicants only, the starting pay range for a candidate selected for this position is generally within the range of $ 80,0000 - $105,000 for annual base salary and is based on location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience. This range only applies to candidates whose country of employment is the USA. For all other applicants pay ranges will not be tied to the above pay range, will be based on location, will be in local currency, will be based on the local labor market, and will fall within a range based on factors including qualifications, specific skills, and experience.
APPLY NOW
To apply for job ID 55672, submit your materials online by using the Apply Now button at https://careers.nature.org/ . Need help applying? Visit our recruitment page or contact applyhelp@tnc.org .
Our recruiting process is a rolling interview process to ensure we engage applicants in a timely manner. This means we review applications in the order in which they are received. Once a strong candidate pool is identified, the role will be unposted. The timeline may vary depending on the expressed interest in the role, so we highly encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.
The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to diversity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of diverse backgrounds, beliefs and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
TNC is committed to offering accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please send a note to applyhelp@tnc.org with Request for Accommodation in the subject line.
An attractive salary and benefits package is part of TNC’s value proposition to our employees. TNC strives to provide competitive pay and bases salaries on the geographic location of the role committing to being equitable across groups and providing hiring salary ranges when possible.
Since we support flexible and remote work for our employees, many positions have a flexible location within countries where we’re registered as a Non-government Organization and established as an employer. This may mean we’re unable to provide a hiring salary range in the posting for some of our positions. However, candidates invited to be part of our interview process will be provided their location specific range upon request.
