Carbon Credits Expert Job Vacancy in Nairobi, Kenya

Career Opportunity: Carbon Credits Expert – Clean Cooking Project

Industry: Manufacturing

Reports to: Project Manager

Location: Nairobi

Our client in Manufacturing Industry is seeking to recruit a Carbon Credits Expert for their Clean Cooking Project.

The successful candidate will support the HQ regarding the clean cooking project on field activities set-up (stakeholder engagement, suppliers identification and contracts award, cookstoves distribution and monitoring) and Coordinate daily operations of the project, such as communities and local authorities engagement, stakeholders’ relation management, stakeholder public consultation set-up, suppliers identification for cookstoves distribution and households training, service agreement preparation with the cookstoves distributor, cookstoves distribution and monitoring.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Plan, organize and run the baseline analysis on field regarding the farmers’ cooking habits
  • Plan, organize and run stakeholders’ consultation with local communities and authorities
  • Identify possible entities able to distribute the cookstoves and perform the monitoring activities, supporting the contracts award process
  • Plan, organize and manage external contractors in charge of the cookstoves’ distribution and monitoring
  • Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions
  • Lead implementation of HSE aspects in the operations

Main Internal Interfaces:

  • HQ project development team
  • HSE
  • Finance and business planning
  • HR

Main External Interfaces:

  • Training and monitoring contractors
  • Logistics contractors
  • Local authorities

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor degree in Engineering or Business Management
  • 5 years as project manager or similar position
  • Fluent knowledge of English and local language
  • Previous work experience in carbon credits market
  • Adequate knowledge of the International Carbon Registry VERRA
  • Familiarity with the clean cooking topic
  • Managerial experience
  • Be knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, inventory
  • Computer literacy
  • Ability to create accountability and to lead by example
  • Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills

Required Personal Capabilities:

  • Knowledge and know-how: Analysis, Problem Solving, Results orientation
  • Teamwork: Communication skills, Negotiation skills, Networking, Teamwork, Team leadership
  • Passion – Setting an example: Positive attitude, Energy, Self-efficacy, Resilience
  • Courage to change: Openness, Flexibility/lateral thinking, Long term vision, Decision-making, Initiative

How to Apply

Apply at Flexi Personnel ATS or recruit@flexi-personnel.com latest by 28th June 2022.

Indicate Carbon Credits Expert on the email subject for easier retrieval and placement.

NB: Flexi Personnel does not charge candidates for job placement.