Senior Program Coordinator, Carbon Finance

Position Summary

Through science, policy, fieldwork, and the Asia-Pacific (AP) Carbon Team, serves as Conservation International’s regional hub for Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) carbon development, working across the Nature Finance Group and the Asia, Indonesia, and Pacific Field Management Units (FMUs) to originate, de‑risk, advance, and support a pipeline of high‑integrity NCS projects and jurisdictional programs. The team provides early‑stage financing through the NCS Technical Assistance Facility (TAF), delivers analytical and technical support, strengthens alignment with host‑country systems, and supports project development and implementation in close partnership with FMUs.

The team also engages across evolving market pathways—both voluntary and emerging regulated frameworks—to position CI’s carbon supply for future market opportunities in the region.

The Senior Program Coordinator supports the effective execution of Conservation International’s Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) and related programmatic work across the Asia‑Pacific region. The role serves as a central coordination and delivery‑support function, ensuring that grants, contracts, and associated work streams progress smoothly from approval through execution, reporting, and close‑out. Working closely with the AP Carbon Team, Field Management Units, and CI finance, legal, and procurement counterparts, the Senior Program Coordinator manages internal processes, timelines, documentation, and communications related to TAF‑supported and other program‑delivery activities.

While this position does not replace or duplicate CI’s formal operations functions, it plays a critical internal role in maintaining process discipline, compliance, and continuity so that technical and project leads can focus on substantive project development and implementation.

• Act as a coordination and follow‑through point for AP Carbon program‑delivery activities, helping ensure that agreed actions move smoothly from approval into execution and completion.
• Maintain visibility across active TAF‑supported work and related program activities by tracking key milestones, dependencies, and handoffs, and flagging issues early when timelines, inputs, or responsibilities are at risk.
• Support clear internal communication by helping teams understand upcoming requirements, process steps, and expectations, and by reinforcing shared timelines and deliverables across projects and grants.
• Communicate externally to grantees and partners about progress in reviewing deliverables and milestones.
• Lead external communication with grantees and partners about project progress and milestones for delivery and payment of grant funds.
• Contribute to the refinement and continuous improvement of TAF and AP Carbon program‑delivery workflows, templates, and internal guidance.
• Support the development and use of tracking tools or systems that improve visibility and coordination across supported activities.
• Identify recurring bottlenecks or risks and propose practical process improvements.

• Track approved budgets and expenditures for AP Carbon program‑delivery activities in coordination with CI operations and finance teams, and provide guidance to team members on use of charge codes for timesheets and expenditures.
• Support internal forecasting of budget balances, monitor variances in allocation and balances, and provide reporting related to funded work.
• Act as a key focal point for working with CI’s operations and finance teams to support management of the AP Carbon team’s time and level of effort across work streams.
• Flag budget or expenditure issues early and coordinate with finance and project leads to address them.

• Work closely with project and technical leads to align grant‑supported activities with project development and delivery needs.
• Support preparation and coordination of scopes of work, deliverables, and timelines to ensure they are clear, realistic, and internally aligned.
• Help maintain…