Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, May 28 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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Overview
We are recruiting!
Our client in Zambia is looking for a Carbon Accountant to join their team for a job vacancy within the NGO industry.
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The Carbon Accountant is an integral part of a division that is primary responsible achieving VCS and CCB verifications, pre-viability and prefeasibility studies, impact monitoring, biodiversity monitoring, geospatial analysis, and database management to keep the client at the forefront of REDD+ methodological development and implementation in Zambia and beyond.
Immediate Specific tasks of the Carbon Accountant are to:
1. Assist the Carbon Manager in reviewing and updating the current GIS and Remote Sensing protocols in line with updates to VCS/CCB standards and methodologies.
2. Supervise the Forest Monitoring Coordinator in reviewing and updating Forest Inventory protocols in line with updates to VCS/CCB standards and methodologies.
3. Perform historic deforestation analysis using open-source RADAR and multispectral imagery data in Google Earth Engine.
4. Compile Verification Monitoring Report data and information in a template prepared by the Carbon Manager.
5. Peer-review Monitoring Reports before submission to VVB.
6. Perform desk-based pre-viability studies for the client or other clients’ potential new project areas.
7. Participate in Verra webinars associated with new monitoring methodologies or updates to the current methodologies.
8. Develop pre-viability and prefeasibility study proposals, work plans, and budgets.
9. Supervise consultants leading a pre-viability or prefeasibility study.
10. Write Draft Project Design Documents for a prefeasibility study report.
11. Any other duties as assigned by the SMC

Capabilities, competencies and experience needed for the job
1. Masters or doctorate
2. Ability to work under often tight deadlines, and accept frequent change in a highly dynamic work environment
3. Frequent interaction with your team, both direct and remotely, as well as with project partners, stakeholders and community members in various international settings is required
4. World-class carbon standards skills with substantial verification knowledge
5. 5 -10 years demonstrated experience in GIS related work

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Associate Degree

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