Africa Carbon Projects and Accreditation Manager

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. 

FCI now seeks to engage a mid/senior level 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

- 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 

- 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

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

FCI does not have a website but Vita the implementing agent in Africa has a website that describes the Fund     www.vitagreenimpactfund.com