Manager, Policy - ART Secretariat

Manager, Policy - ART Secretariat

Winrock International

Arlington, VA, United States

POSITION SUMMARY

The Manager, Policy is an important role within ART contributing to the strategic positioning of the ART program as well as serving as a liaison to external stakeholders and supporting the Associate Directors of Policy as well as the Managing Director. This individual will help ensure ART continues to represent the highest environmental and social integrity by facilitating appropriate accreditations and recognitions, developing engaging outreach trainings and materials, and supporting the development of strong relationships with stakeholders.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop a deep understanding of all ART program requirements including both the technical and safeguards requirements in TREES;
• Support ART’s accreditation applications and ongoing reporting requirements;
• Review and provide substantive feedback on TREES documents submitted for Secretariat review under ART;
• Assist in the oversight of ART validation and verification bodies including during audit processes and document reviews;
• Support and/or take a leading role in the development of and updates to ART Standards, templates, guidance documents, tools and other program documents;
• Further ART’s role in the market through engagement with organizations conducting offset market quality analyses or evaluations;
• Work with the ART Policy team to implement the Stakeholder engagement strategy;
• Develop articles, thought pieces, workshops and other communications regarding ART and jurisdictional REDD+ with a particular focus on community involvement, scaling of activities and nesting of subnational programs;
• Assist with development of summary materials for the ART Board and present on technical topics as appropriate.

QUALIFICATIONS AND BACKGROUND

Education:

• Advanced degree in Forestry, Natural Resources Management, Carbon Accounting, Economics or related field.

Experience:

• The preferred candidate will have 5-10 years of experience working in the carbon market, REDD+, or international forest carbon industry. The candidate must have strong familiarity with carbon markets and REDD+ or forest carbon accounting and quantification methods. Previous work experience with an ENGO or government is preferred.

Skills:

• Deep understanding of the voluntary carbon market industry and the requirements of key jurisdictional and project offset programs;
• Deep knowledge and understanding of voluntary and regulated carbon markets including CORSIA and the Paris Agreement and the relative positioning of ART across markets;
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required. Fluency in one or more additional languages is an asset, especially Spanish, Portuguese, or French;
• Ability to manage project operations and workflow effectively, to track and meet deadlines for multiple tasks;
• Strong interpersonal skills, impeccable integrity and trustworthiness, sense of humor, and diplomatic approach to problem solving;
• Ability to consistently interact with others in a professional, courteous, and tactful manner, maintain a positive attitude and good working relationships, and work effectively in a team setting;
• Ability to work independently for timely completion of quality deliverables;
• Strong technical and analytical skills;
• Strong speaking, presentation and written communication skills.

Other:

Must be available to travel for short-term assignments. Commitment to Winrock’s mission and interest in market-based approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions required. Candidate must be comfortable working in a flexible, high-paced environment and able to work well in teams and also independently.

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