Komaza Kenya Carbon Manager Jobs in Kenya

Komaza Kenya Carbon Manager Jobs in Kenya

Combining high-scale operations with digital intelligence, Komaza is revolutionizing African forestry - unlocking the potential for small-scale farmers to serve booming wood markets.

We’re planting commercial-grade forests at a rate of over 1.5 million trees per year, expanding our farmer base by 5,000+ – and we’re growing fast. To date, we’ve planted over 8 million trees with 25,000 farmers, making us Kenya’s largest industrial tree planter.

We hold the only sustainable blueprint for meeting Africa’s $30B wood supply crisis. Smallholder farms offer nearly limitless land and can develop a hectare of trees at a far lower cost than big plantations.

We have been recognized with numerous awards and investments, including The Climate Policy Initiative, The Nature Conservancy, Forbes, and Novastar Ventures.

About the team

The carbon function is currently embedded within our Corporate Finance & Strategy (“CF&S”) team based in Nairobi.

The CF&S team is the strategic hub of the organization and responsible for fundraising, firm strategy and - over the last two years - incubating new initiatives including the carbon program and ESG work.

The team is composed of four professionals with backgrounds in investment, finance and management consultancy, and currently has one full-time dedicated carbon resource, a Senior Carbon Manager. The team is growing and will look to add at least three new members over the next twelve months to meet its growing work demand.

As we bring on additional resources, build our capabilities and work to deliver huge innovation in the carbon space, we will continue to assess the right team structure and expect to eventually carve the carbon function out into a new distinct team.

About the role

This is a Project Manager role for Komaza’s Carbon operations which includes annual monitoring of Komaza’s carbon impact, annual verification by Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Climate Community Biodiversity (CCB) standards, marketing and sales of carbon credits.

The Carbon Manager will be primarily responsible for achieving annual carbon issuance and revenue targets through day to day management of carbon operations and interaction with the various stakeholders involved in the project.

The Carbon Manager will also work hand in hand with the Senior Carbon Manager towards development of robust systems to enable larger scale carbon operations in the future.

This role is based at our office in Nairobi, Kenya with regular travel to Kilifi, Kwale and our Central Kenya offices.

What You'll Do

Carbon Issuance Targets: lead all aspects of carbon monitoring, reporting and verification including the development of annual monitoring reports and risk reports, and coordinate with external stakeholders to move forward each step of

the verification and issuance process.

Marketing and Sales: develop high quality marketing materials and lead all aspects of the carbon credit sales process from buyers outreach to deal closing, including the design and implementation of a benefit sharing mechanism with Komaza farmers - currently in the research stage.

System Design: contribute to the development of robust systems for carbon inventory and environmental and social impact monitoring in conjunction with the Data Science team, and ensure continuous compliance of Komaza operations with the carbon standards.

Methodology Innovation: work on the development of new carbon methodologies or protocols to unlock new opportunities for Komaza’s smallholder model.

Monitoring Tech: remain on top of the latest carbon and biodiversity monitoring innovations and help develop pilots in collaboration with technical partners.

Long-Term Strategy: track market trends and make strategic recommendations to support the development of Komaza’s long term carbon sales strategy.

What You'll Bring

Between 3 to 6 years of experience in project management or consulting, with meaningful exposure to carbon project development and/or carbon financing in a global context.

Highly developed interpersonal skills, strong at managing different stakeholders and moving things forward.

Excellent writing and presentation skills, can convey complex quantitative information clearly in reports, memos, and slide decks.

Highly organized, strong attention to detail.

Experience in developing markets, working with fast-growing companies (particularly building systems for growth, and/or designing and managing M&E operations).

You are Also

A team player with a proactive and flexible work style.

Comfortable working in a startup culture that is dynamic, unstructured, and frequently changing with ambitious international expansion plans.

Passionate about leveraging carbon markets to achieve large-scale landscape restoration in partnership with smallholder farmers.

What’s in it for you?

Great vision without great people is irrelevant, Jim Collins wisely stated. If you share Komaza’s vision and want to help make it a reality, apply today! We offer a competitive remuneration package and an opportunity to further your career.

Komaza is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Komaza Kenya Carbon Manager Jobs in Kenya

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