Carbon Project Manager

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🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote

💵 $80k - $110k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

👷‍♀️ Project Manager

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The Nature Conservancy

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1951

💼 Consulting

✈️ Travel

🤲 Charity

Consulting • Travel • Charity

The Nature Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. Operating in over 80 countries and territories, it addresses critical issues like climate change and biodiversity loss through strategic conservation efforts. The organization focuses on protecting vital ecosystems such as forests, oceans, and freshwater resources, while actively engaging communities and influencing environmental policies. Through various initiatives, The Nature Conservancy aims to ensure a sustainable and thriving planet for future generations.

📋 Description

• Lead and manage a portfolio of developing carbon projects through the Project Design phase and across the project lifecycle • Define project scope, schedules, budgets, work plans, roles, milestones, risks, and dependencies • Coordinate NCSA Technical, Social, Finance, and Business Incubator teams and regional Business Unit partners • Monitor project progress, identify and resolve issues, conduct corrective action, and escalate when needed • Lead administrative and contracting processes and coordinate project documentation across sub-teams • Prepare stakeholder-specific reporting, project updates, decision summaries, takeaways, and action items • Ensure program commitments, TNC policies, financial standards, and legal requirements are met • Support development of carbon project development documents, validation readiness, and business, operational, and financial capabilities for outside capital • Coordinate Business Incubator cohort programming, including facilitators, speakers, and mentors • Support Business Incubator approach, curriculum, tooling, cohort delivery, scaling, and continuous improvement • Create systems for capturing lessons learned and feedback to inform program design • Maintain Business Incubator data management and project tracking systems • Monitor budgets, portfolio KPIs, project-level spend, and quarterly reporting • Identify external trends, market opportunities, and collaboration prospects for the Business Incubator portfolio

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years’ related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience • At least 2 years of project management experience, or 1 year acting as a project lead on a complex, multi-stakeholder project • Experience managing and tracking multiple concurrent projects across varied teams • Experience working with cross-functional staff • Strong communication and presentation skills, including translating complex information for varied audiences • Experience managing scheduling and financial aspects of small to large projects ranging from short to long term • Familiarity with business model development, social enterprises, or investment readiness frameworks, ideally from a carbon finance perspective • Multi-lingual skills and cross-cultural experience preferred; Spanish or Swahili proficiency preferred • Experience working with global projects or in emerging markets • Project management certification such as PMP or equivalent, or completed project management training, preferred • Experience applying project management tools and methodologies • Experience in program or curriculum development, capacity building, business incubation/acceleration, or entrepreneurship support • Track record implementing strategic program goals across complex, multi-stakeholder environments • Experience in carbon markets, climate finance, natural climate solutions, or conservation finance • Successful completion of The Nature Conservancy’s background screening process • For U.S.-based applicants, employment is subject to applicable U.S. requirements; the role may otherwise be based in a country where TNC has an established entity

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive, comprehensive benefits package • Health care benefits • Flexible spending accounts • 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match • Parental leave • Accrued paid time off • Life insurance • Disability coverage • Employee assistance program • Other life and work well-being benefits • Flexible work environment • Career development • Flexible schedules