Technical Lead, Sustainability Services; Palm oil and soy focus - Non-; Global

Location:
Remote, Non-US Based Only

Position

Purpose:

Winrock International is recruiting a Technical Lead in the Sustainability Services Unit with deep expertise in engaging the private sector in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction within food and agriculture. This position works with private sector clients to assess critical investments that finance emission reduction and removals within food and forest systems. The Technical Lead will be responsible for developing carbon inset guidance and leading evaluations of peatland restoration projects to mitigate corporate Scope 3 GHG emissions within palm supply chains.

Position Overview: The Technical lead interacts with clients, conducts qualitative technical analyses, and collects and analyzes quantitative data for the greenhouse gas measurement and analysis of peatland restoration projects around the world.

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• Lead project review and communications with clients to scope the quality of peatland restoration projects and address relevant technical aspects and their methodologies.
• Manage the analysis of climate projects at the intersection of agriculture, forestry, and greenhouse gas emissions, at the farm and corporate level, ensuring timely production of high-quality deliverables.
• Provide effective supervision including setting performance expectations, conducting regular performance evaluations, and providing ongoing feedback and coaching.
• Perform calculations using greenhouse gas and activity data. Support critical thinking and innovative approaches, new analyses, and new analytical methods.
• Lead the development of guidance on carbon inset approaches to peatland restoration projects within palm supply chains and contribute to critical thinking on the analyses and analytical methods related to food systems and regenerative agriculture.
• Prepare technical analysis reports, presentations, and other communication materials related to carbon accounting and project risk analysis, translating technical topics into terms that are meaningful to more diverse audiences.
• Maintain day-to-day client communications. Provide accurate, consistent, and coherent technical guidance and explanations to clients and donors.
• Provide training to counterparts/stakeholders in the use of methods and internationally accepted best practices.
• Create decision-support tools for the measurement and monitoring of GHG emissions and ecosystem services in the land use and forestry sectors.
• Develop and implement statistically sound approaches to project design and data analysis for carbon projects, including use of field data, new statistical tools, and models. Recommend and implement new approaches that strengthen Winrock International's reputation for sound science and expand the visibility of Winrock International as a leading developer of measurement and monitoring methods.
• Develop project work plans, budgets and reports, including tracking and monitoring programs as assigned to ensure they are fulfilling deliverable and performance requirements at a high quality, on time, and on budget.

Education: Bachelor's degree in agriculture or environment-related field required. Master's degree in climate change, food and environment, or a related discipline is preferred.

• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in food systems and GHG accounting for land use required. Additional years of experience are strongly preferred.
• Experience developing, mentoring, and managing teams of technical staff.
• Experience managing technical aspects of GHG accounting in the agriculture field.
• Field or research experience with forest carbon or palm production GHG accounting, land use change models, and GHG profiles of agricultural commodities from Southeast Asia preferred.
• Knowledge of monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) approaches within palm supply chains to ensure GHG reduction measurements are repeatable, scalable, and GHG protocol compliant.
• Knowledge of one or more of the additional…