South Pole is an energetic, global company offering comprehensive sustainability solutions and services.
With offices spanning all continents across the globe, we strive to create a sustainable society and economy that positively impacts our climate, ecosystems and developing communities.
With our solutions, we inspire and enable our customers to create value from sustainability-related activities.
Job summary: In this role, you will be part of our Carbon Portfolio Offering & Procurement team, which focuses on meeting the growing demand for climate action (for example, financing emission reduction projects) and optimizing the portfolio of carbon credits.
You will be responsible for preparing carbon credit proposals and providing additional support to key account managers and business developers (for example, in depth project specific responses to client questions).
You will also lead regional Carbon Procurement for the Latin America region.
You will provide guidance and direction to the regional team, to ensure they effectively execute our global Projects & Markets strategy within the region.
You will develop business with project developers, retailers, intermediaries and wholesale companies active in carbon markets.
Main tasks & responsibilities: You will support the key account management team regarding carbon project portfolios for their leads and clients.
Support optimization of South Pole's carbon offset portfolio.
Coordinate with other members of the Carbon Portfolio Offering team globally and with colleagues in other carbon portfolio funcion.
Develop knowledge of company-wide procedures and processes.
Closely follow voluntary carbon market developments and support the team in gathering market intelligence.
Originate, structure and close new deals in carbon credits with project owners, retailers, intermediaries, trading and wholesale companies Create a strategic and compelling portfolio of carbon projects for meeting the demand of our broad set of corporate and public sector clientsCollaborate with Key Account Managers to understand the clients' needs for certificates and provide market-related feedback Support role for project marketing team to collect key data from project documents to translate into project marketing assets Requirements: Essential - You have at least a University degree in a relevant field (e.g.
Environmental Management, Sustainability) or a broader field with evidence of a focus on environmental or sustainability issues (e.g.
Engineering, Business/Management/Finance).
You have at least one year of relevant work experience in portfolio management, consulting or similar areas.
You have intermediate IT skills, especially regarding CRM, Excel and/or Google Sheets and excellent analytical skills (intermediate level of numeracy and financial literacy) Outstanding interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills to partner effectively with key internal and external stakeholders Comfortable operating globally in a fast-paced high-growth international environment Fluent in Spanish and English Desirable - Experience in carbon markets Proficiency in Portuguese Broad understanding of global sustainability issues Experience working with a multicultural and ethnically diverse global company What we offer: At South Pole, we care about our employees as much as we care about the planet.
South Pole is not just an employer, we are a Team.
South Pole does not just offer people a job, we offer you a career.
By joining our team, you will find strong purpose and deep meaning in everything you do.
You will have the chance to make a real difference for our clients and for the planet, working alongside a passionate team of like-minded colleagues, while building your knowledge/skills and developing your career in a fun, dynamic, international and fast-growing organisation.
We're a planet of 7.5 billion unique and different people.
We all have a contribution to make; South Pole is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status or disability.
Our recruitment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.