AFOLU Senior Project Manager (m/f/d)

Your responsibilities

Role Overview:

You will play a key role in delivering high-quality AFOLU carbon projects that contribute to climate mitigation and sustainable land use. Working at the intersection of science, project management, and stakeholder collaboration, you will take ownership of complex projects from early development through to carbon credit issuance - while continuously strengthening quality, integrity, and impact. 
Key Responsibilites: 

• You manage the development and implementation of AFOLU carbon projects, including afforestation, reforestation, and improved forest management.
• You conduct feasibility studies, baseline assessments, and carbon impact analyses to evaluate project viability.
• You prepare and maintain Project Design Documents (PDDs) in line with Verra VCS, Gold Standard, and/or CAR methodologies, with a primary focus on Verra VCS and Gold Standard.
• You coordinate validation and verification processes with Validation & Verification Bodies (VVBs) and other third-party auditors.
• You manage project timelines, budgets, milestones, and deliverables across multiple concurrent projects.
• You design, implement, and oversee Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems, including carbon accounting and additionality assessments.
• You coordinate with local communities, landowners, government authorities, and project partners to ensure effective stakeholder engagement and compliance.
• You ensure compliance with environmental and social safeguards and support stakeholder consultation and benefit-sharing processes.
• You support the continuous improvement of project quality and carbon credit integrity in line with evolving standards, regulations, and best practices.

Your profile

• You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Forestry, Environmental Science, Agriculture, Climate Science, or a related field.
• You have at least 5 years of professional experience in AFOLU carbon project development and management.
• You have a proven track record of delivering carbon projects from early-stage development through to credit issuance.
• You have hands-on experience with at least one carbon standard (Verra VCS, Gold Standard, or Climate Action Reserve).
• You demonstrate a strong understanding of carbon markets and greenhouse gas accounting methodologies in the AFOLU sector.
• You have experience with MRV systems, validation, and verification processes.
• You have working knowledge of GIS tools, remote sensing, and field-based monitoring approaches.
• You bring strong project management skills and can manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• You communicate fluently in English and are experienced in engaging diverse stakeholder groups.

What we offer

• The opportunity to apply deep expertise to high-impact climate and nature projects with real, measurable outcomes.
• A purpose-driven role in a mission-oriented organization committed to long-term sustainability and integrity.
• High degree of autonomy and ownership within your area of expertise, with trust in senior judgment.
• The chance to shape and refine approaches, methodologies and solutions in a growing, entrepreneurial environment.
• Close collaboration with a dedicated, international team driven by shared values and ambition.
• A culture that values substance over hierarchy, and thoughtful, well-grounded decision-making.
• Flexible working arrangements that support focus, balance and wellbeing.

OUR MISSION:

We let values GROW:

• we grow well financed, managed and monitored forests and ecosystems
• we grow long-term alliances with project stakeholders and clients
• we grow financial mechanisms and payment for ecosystem services to scale and improve projects
• we grow transparency and traceability through robust carbon standards, digital solutions, and earth observation technologie
• we grow the competency of our team by trainings, education and onboarding world leading experts  

We create positive impact on our CLIMATE: 

• we partner with implementation organizations, international investors and development banks to develop the most robust climate projects  
• we help industry clients to account and manage their greenhouse emissions  
• we monitor, report and verify impact and results of performance indicators  
• we create climate solutions that are based on scientific research  
• we initiate transformation to fight climate change and to achieve carbon targets

We take ACTION:

• we mobilize finance for ecosystem services and develop new integrated value chains together with local stakeholders  
• we use nature to build robust and proven carbon sinks by applying internationally recognized carbon standards and methodologies  
• we turn carbon reduction plans into concrete action, and projects  
• we think new ways and combine proven nature-based solutions with innovative financial mechanisms and state-of-the-art technology  
• we unlock new climate action project types and promote developing of new methodologies for carbon sinks