Duties and Responsibilities
\nOwnership of BURN’s carbon (A.6.2, Electric and metered projects) portfolio health \u2014 ensuring issuance volume delivery on time, on scope, and on budget.<\/p>\n
\tAssign projects to SCTEs and SCTOs; set reporting targets and reporting functions with junior technical teams, QA\/QC, and other internal BURN customers.
\n\tWorking with the Carbon Policy and QA\/QC teams \u2014 ensure that BURN’s portfolio of projects is compliant with all methodological and industry-approved integrity benchmarks.
\n\tLead VVB contract management for the assigned project portfolio.
\n\tInformation management \u2014 working with the QA\/QC officer to manage all carbon technical documentation and access, including certified documentation; craft and provide technical responses on new methodologies, ratings agencies, press, and investor updates.
\n\tReview emergent trends in the ICVCM and forecast technical threats and opportunities in relation to BURN’s corporate interests.
\n\tOversee implementation of BURN’s capacity building and training programme.
\n\tProvide quarterly SMT reports on BURN’s portfolio health and inter-departmental initiative tracking.
\n\tLead or participate in technical workshops, methodology reviews, and industry seminars.
\n\tDevelop and update investor update decks and carbon portfolio briefing materials.
\n\tConduct onboarding programmes for senior BURN staff on carbon technical matters.
\n\tLead internal inter-departmental training.
\n\tManage inter-departmental Carbon Asset Development assignments, including but not limited to Supply deals.
\n\tResource management \u2014 provide monthly updates to the HOD \/ Director on technical staffing needs.
\n\tDevelop and maintain relationships with VVBs and GHG certification registries.
\n\tAppraisals and check-ins for immediate direct reports; oversee the appraisal structure for junior talent under the SCTE.
\n\tCarry out specific one-off special carbon assignments falling outside the scope of the existing JD, as directed by the HOD \/ Director.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Article 6.2 Bilateral Programme Leadership<\/p>\n
\tLead the full technical management of BURN’s Article 6.2 bilateral carbon programmes \u2014 currently including the KLIK Ghana EIC project under the Switzerland\u2013Ghana bilateral agreement.
\n\tServe as BURN’s primary technical liaison with Article 6.2 counterparties: FOEN (Switzerland), the Ghana Carbon Market Office (CMO), Designated National Authorities, and Gold Standard.
\n\tWork with carbon policy and government relations teams to manage the Corresponding Adjustment (CA) process \u2014 tracking the authorization, issuance, transfer, and cancellation of Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs); ensure full compliance with host country authorization requirements and bilateral agreement schedules.
\n\tMonitor UNFCCC COP Article 6.2 guidance developments and translate new requirements into updated project procedures, documentation, and reporting templates.
\n\tLead preparation and submission of Article 6.2 authorisation requests, monitoring reports, and VVB verification packages to Gold Standard, FOEN, and the respective host parties.
\n\tOversee the quarterly sampling plan submission to Focal Point \/ CMO; ensure random household selection processes comply with bilateral agreement requirements and the project MADD.
\n\tManage BURN’s registry accounts for Article 6.2 projects \u2014 project uploads, fee payments, ITMO issuance bookings, and all other registry and bilateral reporting obligations.<\/p>\n
\u00a0EIC and Metered Cookstove Technical Management<\/p>\n
\tOwn the technical interpretation and application of EIC-specific methodology requirements \u2014 including the KLIK Ghana MADD, Gold Standard GS4GG Cookstove Requirements for electric stoves, and any applicable metered or IoT-specific MRV guidance.
\n\tLead the design, quality control, and continuous improvement of IoT-based and metered MRV systems \u2014 including Nexus platform electricity consumption data (EGp,d,y), smart meter integration, data validation pipelines, and cross-checking of field-measured and platform reported electricity usage.
\n\tEnsure KOBO survey instruments (Baseline Survey, Baseline KPT, Usage Survey, Project KPT) are fully MADD-compliant, localised for each project country, and updated ahead of each quarterly survey campaign.
\n\tLead the quarterly KPT and ex-post monitoring survey cycle: stratified sampling, field quality control, statistical outlier analysis, plausibility benchmark checks, and CDM 95\/5 reliability assessments for EIC projects.
\n\tLead preparation and review of quarterly and annual monitoring reports \u2014 ensuring all monitored parameters are correctly sourced, calculated, and documented.
\n\tManage the annual desk review of overlapping carbon projects in programme countries; ensure overlap prevention measures are documented and maintained.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Verification and Registry Operations<\/p>\n
\tLead preparation of all VVB verification packages for Article 6.2 and EIC projects \u2014 monitoring reports, supporting evidence dossiers, audit trails, and structured responses to VVB queries.
\n\tTrack and document all A.6.2 certification processes and work with the carbon policy lead to ensure that all processes that are tied to host and receiving country processes are adhered to strictly.
\n\tAct as the primary technical contact during VVB audits; manage all VVB communications, FARs, and CARs through to closure.
\n\tManage BURN’s registry accounts for Article 6.2 projects \u2014 ensuring all projects are uploaded on time, fees paid, ITMO issuance bookings completed, and all bilateral reporting obligations met on schedule.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Data Quality and Cross-Functional Coordination<\/p>\n
\tDevelop, maintain, and enforce SOPs and QA\/QC plans for all Article 6.2 and EIC MRV processes. Collaborate with the Data & Analytics (DnA) team to ensure database fields, GPS records, photo archives, and reporting templates meet MADD and verification requirements \u2014 including household ID linkage, urban\/rural classification methodology, and the Nexus kWh cross-check process.
\n\tWork with the QA\/QC team to maintain the evidence archive for VVB review \u2014 including carbon waivers, customer verification call records, Kijani Lab test results (IEC 60350-2), EUA records, stove swap logs, and repair documentation.
\n\tCoordinate with Carbon Excellence and Customer Experience teams on e-waste compliance (Ghana Act 917), stove swap documentation, grievance mechanism records, Day 3 welcome call compliance, and ISO 14001 certification.
\n\tMaintain annual desk parameter updates for EIC projects \u2014 electricity emission factor (EFel,y), transmission and distribution losses (TDL), non-renewable biomass fraction (fNRB) \u2014 with version-controlled documentation.<\/p>\n
Skills and Experience<\/p>\n
\tMinimum 5 years’ experience in voluntary or compliance carbon markets, with demonstrated expertise in MRV, monitoring report preparation, and VVB verification management.
\n\tDirect, hands-on experience with Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement \u2014 including bilateral agreement frameworks, ITMO authorisation and tracking, Corresponding Adjustment processes, and DNA \/ Focal Point engagement.
\n\tStrong working knowledge of Gold Standard methodology requirements for electric or metered cookstove programmes, including GS4GG Cookstove Requirements and the Gold Standard Registry.
\n\tEnd-to-end ownership of at least 3 projects certified within the last 36 months as lead carbon technical advisor or equivalent.
\n\tAt least 1 Programme of Activities (PoA) or multi-project programme developed and certified within the last 36 months as lead technical advisor.
\n\tDemonstrable experience contracting and managing at least 2 VVB audit firms through a full validation or verification cycle, including FARs and CARs.<\/p>\n
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