Carbon Pricing Officer

The role of the Carbon Pricing Officer is to help address the growing demand for carbon pricing and support to access Article 6 markets by GGGI members by working across the matrix of services – both to different country teams as part of a specific technical assistance package, as well as on global knowledge sharing or analysis as part of the delivery of the CTF Readiness Facility offering.
The officer will need to be able to engage with other members of CPU team, or directly with GGGI country teams at the early stage of resource mobilization, helping to shape the most appropriate offering for a country. Further to implementation, by supporting capacity building, governance frameworks/institutional strengthening and potentially project pipeline development. This would need to be executed with the use of in-house project teams and experts and/or external consultants. Where appropriate, this may then require transactional support through the CTF where appropriate mitigation activities are successfully matched with buyers through carbon trust funds.
The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and carbon trading mechanisms such as the Clean Development Mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol or voluntary carbon markets. They must be curious, quick learners and have a passion to understand the deeper detail of this emerging space. They will understand project management, and the mechanisms around engaging and managing external consultants and expert firms. Knowledge or experience of contract negotiations and/or trading will be valuable.
The Carbon Pricing Officer will be part of the Carbon Pricing Unit (CPU) team, which supports key stakeholders in GGGI’s member and partner countries to access Article 6 carbon markets. Through his / her contributions to technical assistance and project pipeline development, it is hoped that trades will be completed through the CTF; and thus developing country and emerging economy members and partners of GGGI will see an increased inflow of funding to support their green growth pathway and thus delivery of GGGI strategic outcomes.
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Delivery:
The Carbon Pricing Officer is expected to be a key technical expert in the Carbon Pricing Unit, offering support to countries directly or via GGGI project teams to enable them to access carbon trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The Carbon Pricing Officer will work closely with CPU team members, GGGI country teams, and relevant stakeholders to contribute to specific work streams including but not limited to: