
51 - 200 employees
Founded 2009
🤝 Non-profit
Non-profit • Environment • Sustainability
Verra is a nonprofit organization that operates in the area of environmental and social markets. It is renowned for setting the world’s leading standards in these fields, including the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program, which is the world’s foremost voluntary greenhouse gas program. Verra's programs focus on the development and implementation of standards for climate action, sustainable development, and the reduction of plastic waste. With a substantial global impact, Verra facilitates projects that aim to combat deforestation, promote biodiversity, and advance sustainable development goals worldwide.
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51 - 200 employees
Founded 2009
🤝 Non-profit
Non-profit • Environment • Sustainability
Verra is a nonprofit organization that operates in the area of environmental and social markets. It is renowned for setting the world’s leading standards in these fields, including the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program, which is the world’s foremost voluntary greenhouse gas program. Verra's programs focus on the development and implementation of standards for climate action, sustainable development, and the reduction of plastic waste. With a substantial global impact, Verra facilitates projects that aim to combat deforestation, promote biodiversity, and advance sustainable development goals worldwide.
• Review project documents for VCS registration and verification requests • Assess project descriptions, validation reports, monitoring reports, and verification reports • Determine whether projects comply with relevant Verra Program rules • Produce project review reports documenting findings and assessment conclusions • Send project review reports to validation/verification bodies and project proponents • Review revised project documents and assess resolution of findings through up to three rounds • Apply technical expertise and professional judgment to assigned project reviews • Attend an orientation covering the project review process, checklists, scope of work, and deliverable expectations • Collaborate with Verra’s Certification review team and remote international teams • Deliver review work according to mutually agreed timelines and deadlines
• Deep technical expertise in one or more of the VM0032, VM0042, and VM0051 methodologies • Experience having worked with the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) • Experience in carbon project development, auditing, and/or standard setting • Experience in evaluating sustainable development and/or biodiversity and community issues • Ability to communicate clearly in English • Minimum commitment of 16 hours per week • No conflict of interest for each accepted review • Reliable Wi-Fi and a distraction-free workspace • Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period • Ability to perform close document review on a computer • Contractor status under a written contractor agreement • Must respond within one business day to review opportunities if wishing to undertake the work
• This engagement does not provide eligibility for Verra employee benefits, paid leave, or retirement contributions, except as required by applicable law • Payment based on deliverables rather than an employee salary • Payments made upon satisfactory receipt of deliverables and an invoice according to the stated payment schedule • Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities • Flexible and autonomous work culture • Remote collaboration with diverse teams
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