Environmental Sustainability

Schneider Electric
- Advisory Servicesdevelops and delivers high-impact carbon projects in the fields offorestry and blue carbon, working in close partnership with local stakeholders, technical experts, and investors. The projects aim to generate high-quality carbon credits in compliance with leading international standards, while ensuring robust, long-term implementation on the ground.
You will join the team responsible for carbon project development and portfolio management and collaborate closely with analytical, technical, and operational profiles involved across the entire project crediting cycle.
Your role:You are responsible forleading and overseeing the Forest & Blue Carbon project portfolio, ensuring overall technical quality, compliance with carbon standards (VERRA, Gold Standard, etc.), and strong performance throughout all phases of the carbon crediting cycle.
The position requiresregular field presenceand frequent travel to project sites, primarily located in emerging economies.
Your

missions:
1. Lead and supervise the project portfolioLead and supervise the full Forest & Blue Carbon project portfolio, ensuring high-quality implementation and compliance at every stage of the carbon crediting cycle.
Ensure alignment with applicable carbon standards and methodologies, including VERRA, Gold Standard, and AFOLU frameworks.2. Develop new project opportunitiesIdentify, screen, and structure new forest and blue carbon project opportunities.
Work closely with local partners, technical experts, and investors to design robust and credible projects.3. Oversee technical quality and carbon certificationOversee key technical deliverables, including carbon baselines, methodologies, Project Design Documents (PDDs), MRV plans, and monitoring reports.
Ensure smooth validation and verification processes and timely issuance of carbon credits.4. Manage Stakeholders and partnershipsManage strategic relationships with all project stakeholders, including local partners, communities, investors, public authorities, and certification bodies.
Ensure strong stakeholder engagement and effective coordination across all parties involved.5. Lead and develop the project development teamLead, coach, and support the project development team (Analysts, Officers, Leads).
Ensure performance management, skills development, and capacity building within the team.6. Ensure financial and contractual oversightReview and validate business models, budgets, financial projections, and investment requirements for each project.
Oversee contractual aspects, including support to negotiations, legal compliance, and proper structuring of project agreements.7. Contribuer à la stratégie et à la représentation externeContribute to business unit strategy, sector positioning, and external representation at industry events, conferences, and working groups.8. Ensure field follow-up and implementation qualityMaintain regular field presence to secure implementation quality, operational follow-up, and long-term stakeholder engagement at the project level.

Your profile
You have10+ years of professional experiencein carbon project development, nature-based solutions, forestry, land-use, or blue carbon initiatives.
You demonstratestrong expertise in carbon standards and methodologies, including VERRA, Gold Standard, and AFOLU frameworks, with hands‑on experience in PDD development, MRV processes, and credit issuance.
You have proven experience managingcomplex projects, ideally in emerging markets, with substantial field exposure.
You have a solid understanding oflegal and contractual frameworksrelated to carbon projects and partnerships.
You bring confirmed experience inteam leadership, working with multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
You are fluent in English, both written and spoken; additional languages are considered an asset.
Your

skills:
Ability to lead and manage complex projects across the full project lifecycle.
Strong financial acumen, including business model validation, profitability analysis, and budget management.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with investors, NGOs, local partners, and technical teams.
Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and decision‑making capabilities.
Agile, proactive, and solution‑oriented, with the ability to operate in dynamic and demanding environments.
Willingness and availability to travel frequently to project locations.
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