Naturebased Solutions Investments Associate

Company Overview

Founded in 2006, Terra Global is a womanfounded, womanrun company and small business of 41 team members globally located from its headquarters in California, USA to Nairobi, Kenya. Since its founding more than 18 years ago, Terra Global has been dedicated to attracting private sector capital to what is now called “Naturebased Solutions” (NbS). Terra Global has two unique, complementary business lines, 1) Climate Finance Investment Management and 2) Greenhouse Gas (GHG) and Natural Resource Management Technical Advisory. The Climate Finance Investment Management Team builds the investment readiness of NbS projects and programs, deploys climate finance investment capital, and provides ongoing support to build Investees’ business management capacity to deliver financial and impact returns. The GHG and Natural Resource Management Technical Team supports local partners and Investees in implementing activities ontheground, leveraging participatory local monitoring, and performing the work under the GHG and impact market standards to generate highquality, multiplebenefit verified emission reductions and removals (VERRs). Having worked in over 40 countries, Terra Global has designed and supported the implementation and financing of NbS projects from the local to national scale.

Position Responsibilities

The NBS Portfolio Manager will support the analyze bankability of NbS Projects and Programs in developing countries, contribute to the Investment Readiness process, support the management of a portfolio of NbS Projects.

Support the Development Bankability of NbS Projects

Evaluate projects that have been screened by the sourcing team and develop carbon eligibility assessments including:

• Evaluate and document local laws and land tenure
• Collect, analyze, and validate data required to build detailed project budgets
• Prepare investment models and analysis financial returns
• Develop institutional arrangements for investment
• Evaluate risks of VERRs reversals
• Work with target investees to provide climate finance training and get their inputs into the process
• Act as project manager, working with technical team project manager, to deliver Carbon Eligibility Assessments

• Support Building Investment Readiness

  • Support process with investees to build Investment Readiness including but not limited to:
    • Investees policies and procedures
    • Benefits allocation
    • Community engagement
    • Feedback, Grievance ad Redress
    • • Contribute to investment due diligence
      • Support preparation investment memos for the Investment Committee
      • Support proposal preparation of noninvestment funds on behalf of target investee to increase bankability

      • PostInvestment

        • Support portfolio manager in overseeing active investment
        • Prepare and delivery business training and monitoring support to building capacity of investee groups
        • Support the monitorinng and delivery of business plans by investee project and companies
        • Support the timely preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual project activity monitoring, financial and ESG reports

        • Essential Skills and Qualifications

          This remote position is for either an Associate depending on experience. Associates require 25 years related experience

          Require Skills and Experience

          • Experience in the design, development and implementation of naturebased projects and programs in developing countries
          • Excellent excel modeling skills
          • Fluent Spanish speaker
          • Experience in building NbS project implementation budgets
          • Proficient in assessing the financial viability and business models of NbS projects
          • Demonstrated experience in managing investments andor credit lines for NbS, agriculture andor forestry projects
          • Knowledge of NbS emission reduction market standards and processes for generating verified emission reductions
          • Demonstrated experience in managing projects with a diverse set of partners to deliver on finance, social and environmental returns
          • Demonstrated experience in the performance monitoring for projects and proposal development for complementary funding sources
          • Cultural fit with Terra’s mission and the team
          • Strong oral and written communication skills in English, required second language Spanish or French
          • A selfstarter with proven ability to work independently but also in a multidisciplinary remote team setting
          • Compensation for US or EU based staff will range from USD $50,000 to USD 75,000 depending on experience and the cost of living of your home office location.