Regional Lead, Technical, Nbs, Certificates

South Pole is an energetic, global company offering comprehensive sustainability solutions and services. With offices spanning all continents across the globe, we strive to create a sustainable society and economy that positively impacts our climate, ecosystems and developing communities. With our solutions, we inspire and enable our customers to create value from sustainability-related activities.

**Job summary**:
As part of the regional SEA Certificate team, you will oversee the timely and effective generation and delivery of emission reductions and manage the full climate project development cycle in Southeast Asia. You will support the regional climate project team and any related sourcing & commercial activities, advising project managers, working closely with senior members and coordinating with other teams (commercial, project account management, operation, portfolio, KAM, policy & strategy, etc.). You will also be expected to ensure that the projects are implemented as agreed while delivering high-quality deliverables. You will be responsible for the design and development of mitigation projects in the area of the Nature-based Solution (NbS) as well as any related GHG mitigation activity. It may include the new initiatives in environmental certificates as well. You will also deal with the complex situations and technical challenges that will require a problem-solving approach in addition to being creative, independent, resourceful and a trusted leader with functional knowledge/expertise in the GHG mitigation area and related field. Participation in business rounds, technical sessions, site visits and other relevant events will be part of this exciting role.

As a regional lead, the tasks include a technical advisory related to the NbS sector in order to drive the related business development activities of the climate project development, delivering and ensuring the high-quality of carbon credits and deliverables. This is to ensure South Pole will properly and efficiently develop every relevant opportunity to enhance positive environmental impacts.

**Main tasks & responsibilities**:

- Lead the full cycle of climate project development, certification, management including implementation of all co-benefit certificates. The focused scope covers NbS projects area.
- Maintain a good relationship with the Team Head, other Senior Leads, project owners, clients, VVBs (DOEs or auditors) and other counterparts
- Guide, train and support the climate project team members in SE Asia. Support the capacity building in growing the NbS climate project teams.
- Support the team heads and any related sourcing & commercial activities, advising project managers, working closely with senior members and coordinating with other teams (commercial, project account management, operation, portfolio, KAM, climate policy, legal team, etc.)
- Be aware of the process of negotiation and signing of ERSA or ERPA with the project owners, as well as of all the internal procedures in the internal project management tool
- Proposal/deliverable preparation and completion to the quality required by South Pole and the client
- Define and plan content and structure to support the certification of a project; work plans, work schedules, budgets, and deliverables. Provide technical reviews and Quality Checks
- Keep the team members or collaborators informed of their progress in the project and ensure that they stay within the time and budget agreed
- Update proposal/project information in the project management tool and ensure all relevant documents are accessible on the data record system at any time. Keep general information, milestones and cash flow in project management tool up to date
- Planning and development of site visits and other types of business trips/training if required
- Budget control and resource management; make use of new upcoming tool's feature to manage budget of all tasks and activities with optimum efficiency and effectiveness
- Undertake research into possible partners and collaborators for upcoming opportunities
- Gather, prepare and present information to represent South Pole at meetings as requested. Participate in formal and informal networking opportunities as requested. Share relevant contacts and information on possible opportunities with the commercial team.

**Requirements**:
Essential
- University Degree in forestry, agriculture and land use, environment and natural resource management, biology, sustainability or climate change and carbon mitigation related fields
- Minimum 5 years of work experience in Forestry, Agriculture, Sustainability, Climate Change Mitigation/Adaptation or related fields.
- Familiarity with carbon standards like VERRA, GS4GG, Plant Vivo, Social Carbon, Article 6, etc.
- Good understanding of climate change topic, GHG accounting project, carbon projects, carbon footprint, community based project and renewable energy development is essential
- Creative, independent, resourceful and a t