Key Facts

Remote From:

Freelance

Expert & Leadership (>10 years)

English

Hard Skills

Paris Agreement Life Cycle Assessment Carbon Accounting Methods Engineering Project Management Standards Organization Technical Management Impact Assessment Carbon Accounting Stakeholder Engagement Information Technology & Computing Services Technical Leadership

Other Skills

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Quality Assurance
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Collaboration
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Communication
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Leadership
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Planning
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Time Management
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Teamwork
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Strategic Thinking
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Mentorship

Roles & Responsibilities

PhD with 5+ years of sectoral experience or a master’s degree with 8+ years in carbon markets or a related field
Expert knowledge of greenhouse gas accounting methodologies and international standards, including lifecycle assessment frameworks and Paris Agreement frameworks (e.g., Article 6.4) and GHG verification
Proven project management excellence with success in delivering complex technical initiatives on time and to quality standards
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience coordinating diverse, international teams and expert networks

Requirements:

Support the development and management of impact quantification methodologies with focus on measurement, reporting, and verification frameworks
Manage and coordinate technical working groups for methodology development and enhancement
Oversee multiple parallel methodology development processes for various carbon accounting applications
Lead and mentor technical teams in carbon accounting methodology development

Gold Standard

About Gold Standard

Gold Standard works to create a climate secure world where sustainable growth brings life-changing benefits to communities everywhere. Our role as a standard and certification body is to maximise the impact of climate and development activities. We design the strongest processes that amplify the impact of efforts to deliver clean energy and water, responsibly manage land and forests, and transform lives of the world’s poor. We then verify those outcomes, inspiring greater confidence that drives investment to accomplish even more. We were established in 2003 by WWF and other NGOs as a best practice standard to ensure projects that reduced carbon emissions under the UNs CDM also delivered on their dual mandate to foster sustainable development. Now with more than 80 NGO supporters and 1100 projects in over 70 countries, our projects have delivered billions of dollars in climate and development outcomes in local communities all around the world. Our Vision: Climate security and sustainable development for all Our Mission: To maximise the impacts of climate and development interventions by creating robust standards that lead to responsible management of the planet's resources and life-changing benefits to communities around the world. Our Values Pioneering: For over a decade, we've shown how climate finance can achieve its highest potential. We’re pushing this further, creating and integrating innovative programs to deliver impacts at a greater scale. Collaborative: To realize our ambitious vision, we will join forces with strategic partners who share our goals and values. Rigorous: We will build upon our reputation for quality and rigour with more robust measurement of outcomes and deeper impact across the Sustainable Development Goals. Transparent: We were established to bring confidence, trust and accountability to carbon markets. We will continue to take strides to improve transparency in our own processes and the broader market.

Company type: SME

Founded: 2018

Company size: 11 - 50

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Job description

Gold Standard is a civil society NGO and a standards body that promotes the best that can be achieved in climate and development projects. It was established in 2003 by WWF and other international NGOs as a best practice standard to ensure that projects which reduce carbon emissions also deliver credible, high-integrity sustainable development benefits. In close collaboration with its network of partners (civil society, governments, and private sector), Gold Standard leads several global innovation programs and supports 4000+ climate and development projects in over 100 countries worldwide.

The role is responsible for leading and overseeing the organization's methodology development function, focusing on carbon accounting and impact measurement methodologies for community, energy and carbon removal sectors. It supports the drive for innovation in measurement frameworks while ensuring alignment with Paris Agreement, international standards, impact verification requirements and best practices approaches.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

Support the development and management of impact quantification methodologies with focus on measurement, reporting, and verification frameworks.

Manage and coordinate technical working groups for methodology development and enhancement.

Oversee multiple parallel methodology development processes for various carbon accounting applications.

Lead and mentor technical teams in carbon accounting methodology development.

Identify emerging opportunities for new and innovative methodologies development and innovative technology-based solutions for standard/ methodology level adoptions.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

PhD with 5+ years sectoral experience or master’s degree with 8+ years sectoral experience in carbon markets or a related field.

Expert knowledge of greenhouse gas accounting methodologies and international standards, including lifecycle assessment frameworks, Paris Agreement frameworks (e.g., Article 6.4), GHG verification, or related environmental fields.

Excellence in project management, with proven success in handling complex technical initiatives while meeting deadlines and quality standards.

Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, particularly in managing diverse, international teams and expert networks.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

All Employees are entitled to 30 days of holiday annually, pro-rated for part-time Employees.

Remote Working Contribution for remote workers

A mission-driven organisation working at the leading edge of climate and sustainability.

Rewarding work in a dynamic non-profit environment.

A collaborative workplace within a multicultural team.

An ambitious, agile and flexible environment.

We are unable to sponsor VISAs and only candidates with the correct right to work documents will be considered.

OUR VALUES: 

Pioneering - We focus on those that have the most promise to contribute to our vision and mission, bringing them to market with the requisite planning and resources. 

Rigorous - We build on our reputation for quality and rigor with more robust measurement of outcomes, stronger safeguards and greater impact across the Sustainable Development Goals. Our objective is to make rigor simpler and more achievable at scale. 

Collaborative - We work with key partners who share our goals and complement our strengths. Our partnership strategy aims to move beyond working opportunistically as a delivery partner in favor of collaborating in long-term strategic synergy. 

Transparent - We were established to bring confidence, trust, and accountability to carbon markets. We will continue to take strides to improve transparency in our own processes, in the broader market and in non-market mechanisms.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:

Gold Standard provides equal opportunity for all job applicants and employees and is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination. We are dedicated to an inclusive culture, and we strive to create a workplace where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together.