Africa Projects Carbon Accreditation Manager

Background

FinanCarbon Impact (FCI) is the fund manager for the Vita Green Impact Programme (VGIP), a
ground-breaking impact investment fund which will deliver clean cookstoves, safe water and
forestation to up to four million people in Ethiopia and Eritrea. €9m initial capital already
deployed in 2023. FCI has responsibility to supervise and support project development for
approved projects funded by VGIP under a project management agreement with international
development non-profit agency Vita. FCI is also responsible to establish a registry and manage
carbon accreditation for approved projects with Gold Standard through a carbon accreditation
agreement with service provider CO2Balance. FCI then manages the marketing and sales of carbon
credits issued by Gold Standard, working with CO2Balance and other market actors.

Job Role

FCI now seeks to engage a carbon project and accreditation specialist to manage these project
development and carbon accreditation agreements. This is an exciting role bridging highly
impactful programmes in Africa with global carbon accreditation standards and markets.
Reporting to the Chairman and Board of FCI and working closely with the FCI team, the job role
will cover the following:

a) Supervision and support for Vita as Project Manager to ensure fulfilment of the Project
Management Agreement between FCI, VGIP and Vita

b) Supervision and support for Vita to ensure project-level compliance with Gold Standard
requirements and methodologies for carbon accreditation and issuance

c) Supervision and support of Vita in development of further approved projects under the VGIF,
including scaling of cookstoves and safe water, forestry or other carbon projects

d) Management of the Carbon Accreditation Agreement with CO2Balance to for effective
registration, accreditation and issuance of carbon credits

e) Manage and report on development, status, registry and pipeline of VGIF carbon assets to
support FCI fund management, audit and investor reporting

f) Coordination between Vita and CO2Balance to maximise efficiency and minimise costs while
ensuring full compliance of VGIF projects with Gold Standard methodologies

g) Coordination with Vita, CO2Balance and others to ensure timely submission of quarterly,
annual and periodic reports and information to FCI Board in relation to projects and carbon

h) Coordination with CO2Balance and other carbon partners as well as with Vita in the
development of Article Six, CORSIA or other standards so as to maximise value of VGIF carbon
assets

i) Coordination with CO2Balance and other carbon partners to explore and avail of markets and
sales opportunities for VGIF carbon assets.

j) Representation of FCI and VGIF in meetings and different fora

Profile

Knowledge and experience of Gold Standard accreditation methodologies, procedures and
registry

Experience of working with project developers and understanding of project-level
accreditation activities for cookstoves and clean water

Knowledge if wider carbon standards and understanding of unfolding developments in
international carbon standards, including Article Six, CORSIA and post CDM accreditation
requirements

Experience of representing project developers and carbon actors at international events and
fora

Values driven with passion for social and climate justice and understanding of development
contexts and cultures in Africa

Terms of Engagement

• Three-year contract, renewable by mutual consent
• 100 days per year

While remote working is possible the successful candidate would need:

• to be in Dublin one day every 4-6 weeks,
• to be in Bristol to meet with CO2Balance every quarter
• be available to visit Ethiopia/Eritrea twice each year

Remuneration

• Competitive and negotiable, approximately €500 per day plus travel expenses

Applications and CVs to be sent before 2 February 2024 to [email protected]