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Join an established environmental non-profit organization and help contribute to solving climate change, one of
the most complex and challenging issues of our generation.
This position, based in Portland, Oregon, is responsible for providing ongoing technical expertise in the forestry
and agriculture sectors, and overseeing The Climate Trust’s growing greenhouse gas emission reduction
project portfolio. The position requires an individual with strong technical and analytical capabilities,
interpersonal skills, and project evaluation expertise. This is a highly technical position and individuals with a
natural science background in forestry, ecology, and\or agricultural soils are strongly encouraged to apply.
We provide a competitive salary, exceptional benefits and a collegial work environment.
Major Responsibilities
Evaluate forest carbon and agricultural sequestration projects including eligibility assessment, forest
carbon modeling and quantification, protocol requirements, and project viability.
Ensure contract compliance by tracking progress towards milestones and ongoing performance
Develop monitoring and verification plans that meet applicable standards and work with project
developers to implement approved monitoring and verification procedures.
Prepare technical analysis, and project evaluations as directed to support acquisition efforts and\or
advisory services contracts.
Cultivate and maintain relationships with a broad range of stakeholders including technical experts,
registry staff, verifiers, and project developers in multiple sectors.
Assist with other duties as assigned such as protocol method development and interpretation, proposal
writing, organizational strategy input, presentation support, and other general tasks.
Required Qualifications
A bachelor’s or master’s degree (preferred) in natural sciences and 3 to 6 years of forestry, agricultural
soils, or carbon market related experience.
High degree of comfort with new technical concepts, and ability to assess project risks against future
uncertainties
Knowledge of carbon project methodology development, project evaluation, monitoring and verification,
and emerging climate change policies
Experience working under pressure and adapting to changing priorities
Strong writing and research skills with an ability to translate technical concepts into written deliverables
that are accessible to non-technical audiences.The Climate Trust
Position Description
Personal Attributes and The Climate Trust Principles
Personal Attributes
Self motivated and organized leader that easily filters and recognizes opportunities and turns
opportunities into value for the organization
Teamwork orientation and positive outlook that encourages optimism for growth plans in a highly dynamic
and changing environment
Ability to act short-term and think long-term in a way that results in meeting immediate goals while
planting seeds of success for meeting future longer term goals
The Climate Trust Mission and Principles
The Climate Trust’s mission is to provide expertise, financing, and inspiration to accelerate innovative climate
solutions that endure.
We believe that our vision and mission can only be accomplished by vigorously pursuing the following
principles that guide what we do, why we do it, and how we do it.
Collective action. We develop productive partnerships with public, private, and nonprofit organizations,
and their stakeholders, that serve as models and that generate lessons learned to inform policy and
market development.
Integrity. We uphold the highest levels of integrity and quality in our work, business transactions, and
partnerships.
Innovation. We strive to find, develop, and promote new services, technologies, and processes to
accelerate climate solutions, which require us to manage higher levels of risk.
Service. We are passionate about providing excellent service to our partners, our communities, and our
planet that result in meaningful, quantifiable, and enduring impacts.
Stewardship. We are responsible stewards of precious global resources—natural, financial, and
human—for the benefit of current and future generations.
Sustainability. We promote environmental, economic, and social sustainability, beginning with our own
actions.
To Apply
Please submit a cover letter and your resume to jobs@climatetrust.org. This position is open
until filled.
Please note: Due to the volume of submissions, The Climate Trust may be unable to respond
personally to all applicants. We will notify you if you have been selected for an interview.
Thank you for your interest in this position and in The Climate Trust.
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