Carbon Specialist

2 months ago

Australia Indufor Group Full time
About the Role

Indufor Group, a leading natural resources and forest industry consulting service provider, is seeking a highly skilled Carbon Specialist to join our Helsinki team. As a Carbon Specialist, you will play a crucial role in providing technical expertise and inputs for client projects in the forest carbon sector.

Main Responsibilities
  • Provide technical guidance and support for client projects related to forest carbon stocks and sequestration.
  • Develop compelling technical proposals, project reports, and client-facing presentations.
  • Manage client projects related to forest-based carbon abatement and other nature-based solutions.
  • Support sales and business development in the fields of natural resources management, sustainable supply chains, and forest industry.
  • Participate in growing our portfolio of projects and clients while providing guidance to junior staff on technical elements related to forest carbon.
Key Competencies
  • M.Sc. studies in forestry or other relevant fields related to natural resources management.
  • Preceding relevant work experience (3 years and above preferred).
  • Fluency in English.
  • Solid understanding of material flows in forest ecosystems.
  • Understanding of compliance and voluntary carbon markets and willingness to specialize further in selected aspects related to them.
  • Excellent problem-solving and analysis skills.
  • Strong work ethic.
  • Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment with a 'Can Do' attitude and a hands-on mentality.
  • Willingness to travel.
Additional Beneficial Skills
  • Knowledge of voluntary carbon markets and emerging quality initiatives to regulate them.
  • Knowledge of forest-related methodologies applied under major voluntary carbon market certification systems and exposure to their practical implementation.
  • Knowledge of compliance carbon markets/emission trading systems.
  • Knowledge of EU regulation in the LULUCF sector, especially related to forest carbon and biodiversity.
  • Experience in the GHG protocol.
  • Experience in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) assessments.
  • Statistical software experience.
  • Consulting experience with excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Working knowledge of one other language, e.g., Spanish, Portuguese, or French.

International experience is also considered an asset for the candidates.