Director of Climate and Restoration

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Preferred by Nature

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1994

🤝 Non-profit

🌾 Agriculture

💼 Consulting

Non-profit • Agriculture • Consulting

Preferred by Nature is an international sustainability organisation that helps businesses and land managers improve environmental and social outcomes through certification, standards, advisory services, training and due diligence tools. Working across 100+ countries and multiple commodity focus areas (timber, palm oil, cocoa, coffee, soy, rubber, cattle, and others), it operates certification programmes including the Preferred by Nature Seal, runs projects to support better land management, and provides resources and client services to guide responsible sourcing and compliance with sustainability regulations.

📋 Description

• Lead the Climate and Restoration Programme, ensuring effective service delivery and progress towards financial and impact targets • Shape organisation-wide priorities for climate and restoration, aligning services, projects and expertise across divisions and regions • Develop services and delivery approaches that respond to stakeholder needs and create meaningful environmental and social impact • Oversee systems, tools, templates and technical guidance needed for accreditation and credible service delivery • Build strategic relationships with clients, companies, NGOs, governments, donors, producers and assurance schemes • Identify and pursue business development, partnership and fundraising opportunities • Represent Preferred by Nature in conferences, technical networks, industry initiatives and other external forums • Lead and develop the team through clear priorities, capacity planning, regular feedback and professional development • Contribute to strategic planning, programme budgets, financial monitoring and reporting • Advance the Climate Impact roadmap and deliver coordinated workplans and measurable progress • Strengthen coordination across Certification, Advisory, Projects and regional teams

🎯 Requirements

• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience, including substantial experience in senior leadership, programme development, stakeholder engagement and climate or restoration services • Deep knowledge of climate mitigation, carbon markets, ecosystem restoration and related policy, market and regulatory developments • Proven ability to set strategic direction and lead complex initiatives across multiple teams and stakeholder groups • Ability to build alignment and deliver results in an international organisation where colleagues work across different functions and reporting lines • Experience developing strategic partnerships and identifying opportunities that support organisational impact and growth • Professional credibility in the climate, carbon, restoration or wider sustainability sector, including experience representing an organisation in senior external forums • Understanding of business development and fundraising, with experience contributing to budgets and financial management • Ability to lead and develop people, support teams through change and encourage collaboration, learning and accountability • Entrepreneurial approach with practical judgement and focus on measurable results • Commitment to positive environmental and social impact • Experience across carbon project validation and verification, ecosystem restoration, and organisational or product carbon footprints would be advantageous but is not required • Experience connecting assurance services, advisory work and project delivery within a shared organisational strategy would be advantageous but is not required

🏖️ Benefits

• Global work culture • High degree of flexibility – remote work, work from home • An in-depth onboarding and professional training • Excellent opportunities for growth and professional development • Potential future international travel opportunities • A friendly, international team of colleagues, with a pleasant work environment • Start with 20 days of vacation leave per year

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