Carbon Portfolio Offering & Procurement Specialist
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:
In this role, you will be part of our Carbon Portfolio Offering & Procurement team, which focuses on meeting the growing demand for climate action (for example, financing emission reduction projects) and optimizing the portfolio of carbon credits. You will be responsible for preparing carbon credit proposals and providing additional support to key account managers and business developers (for example, in depth project specific responses to client questions).
You will also lead regional Carbon Procurement for the Latin America region. You will provide guidance and direction to the regional team, to ensure they effectively execute our global Projects & Markets strategy within the region. You will develop business with project developers, retailers, intermediaries and wholesale companies active in carbon markets.
Main tasks & responsibilities:
You will support the key account management team regarding carbon project portfolios for their leads and clients.
Support optimization of South Pole’s carbon offset portfolio.
Coordinate with other members of the Carbon Portfolio Offering team globally and with colleagues in other carbon portfolio funcion.
Develop knowledge of company-wide procedures and processes.
Closely follow voluntary carbon market developments and support the team in gathering market intelligence.
Originate, structure and close new deals in carbon credits with project owners, retailers, intermediaries, trading and wholesale companies
Create a strategic and compelling portfolio of carbon projects for meeting the demand of our broad set of corporate and public sector clientsCollaborate with Key Account Managers to understand the clients’ needs for certificates and provide market-related feedback
Support role for project marketing team to collect key data from project documents to translate into project marketing assets
Requirements:
Essential -
You have at least a University degree in a relevant field (e.g. Environmental Management, Sustainability) or a broader field with evidence of a focus on environmental or sustainability issues (e.g. Engineering, Business/Management/Finance).
You have at least one year of relevant work experience in portfolio management, consulting or similar areas.
You have intermediate IT skills, especially regarding CRM, Excel and/or Google Sheets and excellent analytical skills (intermediate level of numeracy and financial literacy)
Outstanding interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills to partner effectively with key internal and external stakeholders
Comfortable operating globally in a fast-paced high-growth international environment
Fluent in Spanish and English
Desirable -
Experience in carbon markets
Proficiency in Portuguese
Broad understanding of global sustainability issues
Experience working with a multicultural and ethnically diverse global company
What we offer:
At South Pole, we care about our employees as much as we care about the planet. South Pole is not just an employer, we are a Team. South Pole does not just offer people a job, we offer you a career. By joining our team, you will find strong purpose and deep meaning in everything you do. You will have the chance to make a real difference for our clients and for the planet, working alongside a passionate team of like-minded colleagues, while building your knowledge/skills and developing your career in a fun, dynamic, international and fast-growing organisation.
We’re a planet of 7.5 billion unique and different people. We all have a contribution to make; South Pole is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status or disability. Our recruitment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
- Department
- Climate Portfolio Management
- Locations
- Medellin
Medellin
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Work-life balance
From flexible working hours to flexible workplace (home office), with above-average vacation allowances, we strive to make the work and family life puzzle an easy one for our employees.
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Flexible Vacation Benefits
Options to buy up to 5 extra days of time off.
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Life Insurance
Available to all employees across the world.
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Care for your Wellbeing
Access to mental, physical and financial wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program (TELUS Health).
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Parental leave
Should any of our employees need to take time off the Iceberg as a result of a new addition to their household, we are happy to be able to offer competitive Paid Parental leave to support them during this time.
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Compassionate Leave
Sometimes life is unpredictable, and when unfortunate events occur, we want to give you peace of mind so you feel fully supported during this time.
What makes us unique
At South Pole, we are first and foremost a purpose-driven Company. People join us because they believe in our mission and want to be part of a community that fights together for our shared values and beliefs. But that is not the only reason why working at South Pole is such a rewarding experience.
- We know that our vision to help create a greener world is both bold and challenging. To achieve it, we settle for nothing less than the absolute best. We form a Community that is stronger than the sum of its parts.
- Entrepreneurial at heart. It’s not just our founders who are entrepreneurs. We actively promote an innovative mindset at all levels of the organisation, where each and every employee is encouraged to challenge the status quo and empowered to make decisions.
- Growing employees in a growing company. With a team of smart, passionate and engaged colleagues, as well as increasing demand from our clients, opportunities to learn, develop our skills and grow our careers are endless.
- All for one, and one for all! Above all other things, what truly drives our dedication and commitment to our purpose is our colleagues. We learn from each other and grow together. Because that is who Penguins are.
About South Pole
Our story began in Zurich, with 5 friends* in 2002. They had a belief and a vision to shape and change the future of the world through climate empowerment, education and projects with their non-profit organisation; MyClimate. These ‘social entrepreneurs’ went on to pioneer climate change with the introduction of South Pole in 2006*. More than 20 years on, with the support of some of the most passionate and talented entrepreneurs around them, who are empowered to all play their part and with their founding belief in aligning purpose with passion, people and profit, they have created South Pole, an organisation that has gone onto positively impact the lives of over 20 million people across the world through its projects, saving over 20,000 km2 of forests from deforestation.
*Patrick Bürgi, Thomas Camerata, Renat Heuberger, Ingo Puhl, and Christoph Sutter
*2006 Joined by Marco Hirsbrunner and Christoph Grobel
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