Stakeholders Specialist - London, United Kingdom - Revalue Nature

Description

About

Revalueexists to deliver a fundamental stepchange in the quality andintegrity of carbon projects. We do this by rethinking projectsfrom the ground up slightly better is not good enough in order tobuild confidence in the market and deliver impact at a planetaryscale. Our world cannot afford anything less. This mission drivesus every day.

Revalue Nature has raised $10million in Series A funding to be the most innovative and trusteddeveloper for nature on the planet. This new investment was coledby Ecosystem Integrity Fund (EIF) and SJF Ventures two leadingventure firms focused on climate and impact. Join us on our journeyto supercharge the worlds leading naturebased developers reset thebar for quality in the carbon market and protect and regeneratenature at a scale that makes our eyeswater.

What wedo

Revalue supercharges the worldsleading naturebased carbon projects developers. We provide themwith the required technical support and competitive financing to gofrom the initial rapid assessment of potential project areas to thefirst carbon credits issuance and beyond. This is underpinned byour proprietary tech which creates a stepchange in accuracy speedautomation and level ofinsights.

Ourteam

Our global diverse team sitsacross all time zones and has an exceptional trackrecord ofdesigning and delivering high impact carbon projects globally. Wehave built longterm partnerships and are working in iconiclandscapes with leading players in the nature conservation andrestoration space. We offer great opportunities for our talent andwe want this to be a place that allows you to do the best work ofyour life while also focusing on balance outside ofwork.

The Stakeholders Specialistwill work with the Design team within the Portfolio Design team.This is a full timeposition.

Location:Fully remote UK preferred

Time zone:GMT2

Tasks

Whatare the key responsibilities of therole

The role will include but notbe limited to:

1. Provide leadership within theorganisation in terms of environmental and social safeguards;

2. Ensure that Revalue projects meet exceptionalstandards of environmental and social integrity;

3. Work with Revalue staff and partners to buildand maintain their capacity.

The StakeholderSpecialist will offer expertise in assessing safeguard risks anddeveloping appropriate management frameworks conducting socialimpact assessments and leading participatory consultationprocesses. They will have experience working with government bodieslocal communities international organisations and otherstakeholders in developingcountries.

Leadership andstrategy:

• Provide leadership andvision for Revalue on safeguards and relevant aspects of majormultilateral safeguard frameworks (e.g. REDD SES).
• Work with the regionalteams and project proponents to integrate relevant SDGs intoproject design.
• Developapproaches to empowering marginalised and vulnerable communities inproject design and implementation.
• Develop Revalues approachto safeguard development for our projects and programs includinghow to apply quantifiable mertrices under the CCB.
• Perform a range of planningadvisory and research functions related to designing Revaluesapproach to ensuring safeguard processes are implemented with highintegrity.
• Leverageprofessional networks to build and maintain relationships withcurrent and prospective NBS projects in the portfolio.
• Maintain positiverelationships with clients and development partners throughproactive and professional communication.
• Position Revalue to be atthe cutting edge of advancements in the field. Quality projectimplementation and oversight:
• Work with project partnersto develop community baselines and monitor approaches.
• Provide direction andadvisory support to regional staff and project partners to ensureaccountability for project excellence.
• Identify and elaborate FreePrior and Informed Consent (FPIC) consultation plans for a broadrange of stakeholders including the most vulnerable anddisenfranchised.
• Conductresearch studies to identify pressing social issues associated withdeforestation and degradation.
• Assess the social impactsof proposed NBS strategies propose mitigation approaches wherepotential negative impacts are identified and look to maximisepositive and multiplicative impacts.
• Lead quality assessment andcontrol of projects against high integrity standards by developingquality assurance and control procedures and ensuring theirimplementation.
• Maintainhigh level of rigor on analyses including close adherence to thelatest best practices and recommendations from the internationalcommunity.

Buildingthe capacity of Revalue staff andpartners:

• Build the capacity of the Revalueteam and project partners in informing designing interpreting andapplying safeguards to our projects.
• Serve asan ambassador for Revalue to a diverse range of audiencesemphasising our unique capabilities in addressing environmental andsocial issues.
• Coordinate with regional staffand project proponents to ensure cooperation on crosscutting issuesandinitiatives.

Requirements

Whatdo we expect fromyou

• Masters degree orPhD or a minimum of 7 years experience in social sciences climatechange working on safeguards in the land use sector or a relatedfield.
• At least five years of experienceworking with tropical countries with technical and/or operationalissues related to safeguards and land use or relatedissues.
• Experience in the development of AFOLUprojects and/or programs in the voluntary and/or compliance carbonmarket (e.g. VERRA) is highly desired.
• Excellent oral and written communication inEnglish and another language (preference for Swahili Spanish BahasaIndonesia Portuguese or French).
• Experience insurvey design (including sensitive information techniques).
• Strong qualitative and quantitativestatistical skills.
• Evidence of applied ethicstraining.
• Demonstrated experience in researchand public communication on social issues.
• Excellent problemsolving teamworkinterpersonal skills are required.
• Ability andwillingness to travel internationally.
• Demonstrated ability to present in front of anaudience.
• Demonstrated ability to communicatecomplex concepts to a broader audience.
• Drivenby a sense of purpose and a desire to make a tangibleimpact.
• Evidence that you can work in remoteteams are a selfdriver with a willingness to take initiative andcommitted to continuous improvement and highperformance within acomplex and fastgrowing sector.
• Excited to bepart of an international remoteworking team with a proven abilityto function effectively within diverse culturalenvironments.

Benefits

Whatdo we offer

• Sharedpurpose culture and values
• Unbeatable workflexibility and balance (global team remoteworking)
• A truly diverse team of colleaguespartners and clients
• An agile team withunrivalled experience andtrackrecord

HOW TOAPPLY

We are actively hiring andwant to hear from you Please apply by attaching your resume andanswering the following questions in adocument:

(a) How does your experience align withthe requirements in the job description (12paragraphs)

(b) Describe your key motivations forworking in this sector (1 paragraph)

(c) Providea brief example on how you applied your experience with stakeholderengagement in a tropical country (1paragraph)