Job description
About us
Acting to combat climate change is one of the world’s most pressing challenges. Climate Friendly was founded in 2003 as a profit-for-purpose business. Our growing team is passionate about active land management, and we are focused on finding economically viable solutions to maximise our impact on climate change.
We are one of Australia’s largest and most experienced carbon farming project developers. This includes more than 160 projects with farmers, plantation managers, agribusiness, and Indigenous groups on carbon farming projects.
Climate Friendly has delivered over 20Mt in carbon abatement as at the end of 2020. Our immediate mission is to establish partnerships, by 2025, that will store or reduce 150Mt of CO2-e, while repairing nature and supporting reconciliation. Join our team and you will be helping to build A productive, sustainable land sector that contributes to a zero net emissions & nature positive Australia by 2050
We have a genuinely friendly and supportive culture where everyone has a voice and opportunity to help shape our future and to fulfil our purpose.
The role
As Section Head of our Rangelands Project Management team, you will manage a small team of Project Managers to drive project management & client engagement outcomes for existing and new carbon farming projects. Key responsibilities include:
- Meeting agreed targets for new carbon project Registrations
- Keeping teams engaged, informed and on task as most work remotely.
- Presenting carbon farming opportunities to land managers and the broader industry.
- Regular travel to support the team, engage with rural communities and develop projects.
- Work with Climate Friendly’s internal service teams to assess eligibility, quantify carbon potential, develop project implementation plans and collate data for project registration, project audit and continued project management.
- Solving problems for clients through investigating issues, evaluating options, and communicating solutions to clients.
- Developing and reviewing farm management plans to ensure carbon projects are being managed in line with method requirements.
- Maintaining records in our customer relationship management system
- Creating and updating projects in Asana
- Completing basic/intermediate QGIS mapping tasks as necessary
- Leading the Rangelands Project Management team, including; recruiting, managing, leading, training and coaching team members to extend individual skills and achieve overall team and personal development objectives.
- Translating business Unit KPIs into KPIs for the section,
- Developing, implementing, and monitoring best practices that meet the sections objectives.
- Monitoring section budget and daily operations, identifying risks and addressing potential roadblocks.
- Developing systems and processes to streamline carbon project management to facilitate sustainable portfolio.
- Working with internal communication team and the ACCU trading team to ensure products are marketed and promoted effectively for optimal financial return for clients.
- Developing and managing key relationships that support rural land manager engagement.
- Maintaining strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including clients, industry regulators, government departments, Aboriginal Corporations, and other partner organisations
- Motivating the team through creating and maintaining a positive culture where team members live our values
About you
- Qualifications/lived experience in fields related to Natural Resources/Environmental Science or Agriculture, customer engagement and securing service agreements.
- Experience leading and managing remote teams.
- An understanding of sustainable land management strategies and the Agricultural sector, with the ability to communicate key principles with a wide variety of stakeholders.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with proven ability to build effective relationships across business units.
- Ability to work on multiple priorities and tasks is essential.
- A strong interest in environmental and public good outcomes.
- Capacity to travel for fieldwork, and experience working/travelling in regional and rural locations.
- Understanding of the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) Act and the suite of revegetation methods would be considered very beneficial, but not necessary.
- Comfort with Microsoft suite, CRM systems. Basic/intermediate skills in mapping systems like QGIS and/or willingness and capacity to quickly upskill in this space is desirable.
- You will be required to become an authorised representative under Climate Friendly’s Australian Financial Service License and undertake mandatory financial training each year.
Climate Friendly encourages people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from different cultural backgrounds and people with disabilities.
Why join our team?
Our goal is to be seen as an organisation that supports wholeness, lifestyle and wellbeing whilst rewarding individual and collective performance. In addition to competitive salary and transparent career progression opportunities, our benefits include:
- Work with purpose, contributing to a productive, sustainable land sector that contributes to a zero net emissions and nature positive Australia by 2050
- A fully hybrid workplace – work to your own rhythm and balance connection and productivity
- A supportive and inclusive environment that promotes diversity
- 2 all staff events a year to connect with your friends and colleagues
- Christmas holiday – 3 days of additional leave each year
- Floating public holidays
- Gender neutral paid parental leave
- 2 days each year for training / development / study leave
- Home office setup and refresh allowance
- Company performance bonus and shared equity