Senior Manager, Transaction Advisory

Location Mexico Remote (Monterrey, Guadalajara or Mexico City preferred).Duration This is a 2-year fixed-term position with full benefits and the possibility of extension.

Application Instructions Please include a cover letter.

Provisional Hiring This position is contingent on an anticipated grant award with the World Bank.

EDF Forests OverviewEDF’s Forests Focus Area is one of EDF’s 8 global impact areas, whose goals rise to the level of the enormity of the climate and nature crisis. Through demonstrating proof of concept for large-scale forest conservation, engaging key Indigenous peoples and local communities forest policies and programs, and scaling access to finance for these solutions, EDF seeks to contribute global-scale contributions in support of meeting global targets to halt and reverse global forest loss by 2030 while boosting local livelihoods and forest restoration.

Protecting forests that regulate climate, preserve biodiversity, and support the livelihoods and climate adaptation of millions of people is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Recognizing the urgency, and in anticipation of a grant award with the World Bank, EDF and key partners will support jurisdictional REDD+ programming and transaction advisory, deploying a transaction-focused delivery model, grounded in direct advisory support to governments and designed to move jurisdictions from readiness to executed carbon market transactions.

Overall Function Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. ( EDF ) seeks to engage a Senior Manager to serve on a two [2] year, renewable, fixed-term contract. This individual will serve as the analytical and execution backbone of EDF's transaction advisory engagement across four LAC countries under the World Bank program to mobilize 8 and 9 figure carbon transactions to support ongoing jurisdictional scale forest protection program.

Working as a team with the Senior Director, Latin America Carbon Transaction Advisory, Senior Director of Sustainable Finance, and Program Officer.

Key Responsibilities Support the Head of Latin America Carbon Advisory in managing senior government relationships across participating countries, helping translate government priorities into clear workplans, decision points, and transaction pathways.

Develop country commercialization strategies, including market pathways, pricing recommendations, transaction structures, buyer engagement plans, and implementation roadmaps aligned with government priorities.

Lead transaction analytical support, including buyer engagement, proposal evaluation, due diligence processes, negotiation preparation, term sheet development, and transaction structuring.

Coordinate delivery across work streams, ensuring alignment among government stakeholders, implementing agencies, legal counsel, technical experts, and external advisors to maintain momentum toward transaction milestones.

Develop decision-support materials and financial analyses, including pricing models, revenue projections, benefit-sharing analyses, ministerial briefings, negotiation memoranda, and other materials required for government decision-making.

Provide ongoing market intelligence and strategic advice, tracking policy developments across voluntary and compliance carbon markets and translating market trends into actionable recommendations for participating governments.

Participate in advancing EDF’s organizational effectiveness and culture goals, so people from all backgrounds and experiences feel connected, included and empowered to address environmental and organizational challenges in ways that align with EDF values.

Qualifications Native or fully bilingual Spanish speaker with excellent written and verbal communication skills. English fluency required.

Minimum 8…