Selby Jennings is the foremost provider of recruitment solutions to global environmental institutions, major energy and commodity corporations and leading sustainability consultancies across Europe, the US, Asia and the Middle East.

Within the sustainable and renewables space we cover project financing, commodity financing, project development, CDM/JI development roles, exploration and engineering, and all other areas related to the wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, biomass, carbon and GHG markets.

Covering both contingency and retained recruitment services, we offer our clients an industry leading marketing driven operation, as well as a search and selection service to ensure we access the best and most relevant pool of candidates for every assignment.

Job description

My client is a leading environmental asset management firm with offices globally. They are ramping up their forestry and land use business and as a result are looking to hire an originator to source and develop projects including REDD, afforestation and deforestation.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with direct relevant experience as my client is looking for someone who can hit the ground running, without the need for any training.

Responsibilities include:

• Assessing forestry projects (reforestation, afforestation, REDD etc) to understand the potential for emission reduction or offsetting
• Overseeing the asset management, development and financing of such projects
• Working closely with forestry professionals to review progress of existing projects
• Making key strategic decisions on which projects to develop and invest in
• Frequent travel to parts of South America in order to visit project sites (especially in Brazil)
• Working with landowners of endangered forest areas in order to ensure the value of their assets are maximised and to minimise deforestation

Skills and qualifications required

• 3-5 years\' experience working in carbon asset management
• US passport, green card or other valid work permit for the US
• Fluency in Spanish or Portuguese could be an advantage
• Proven success in sourcing and managing forestry carbon projects in Latin America
• Driven and ambitious, team player
• Background in environmental economics or a related area
• High level of knowledge of UNFCCC framework, the Kyoto Protocol and the Copenhagen Accord

For more information please send a Word copy of your CV to the Environmental team on environmental@selbyjennings-solutions.com, call us on 00 44 207 019 4140, or visit www.selbyjennings-solutions.com.  No PDFs please.