Equitable Carbon Markets Specialist, Article 6 Catalyst

YOUR POSITION WITH TNC

TNC Asia Pacific is building a pipeline of high-integrity Nature Based Solutions and carbon projects to be supported by a new Singapore-based team. We are investing in feasibility assessments and transaction readiness to originate and accelerate high-quality nature-based carbon projects in Asia Pacific and beyond, including a particular focus on Article 6-aligned nature-based projects in countries with Singapore implementation agreements.

The Equitable Carbon Markets Specialist ensures that carbon markets deliver fair and inclusive benefits for Indigenous People and Local Communities (IPLCs), advancing climate and social justice. This role will apply best-practice social safeguards to TNC's Article 6 Catalyst (A6C)- a new program of work designed to help countries access high-integrity carbon financeunder the Paris Agreement. The Accelerator aims to strengthen enabling environments, build institutional capacity, and catalyze investment in nature-based mitigation aligned with Article 6 principles. The Specialist also supports other priority nature-based solutions projects within Asia-Pacific as appropriate.

The role is a 3-year fixed term to be based in Singapore. There is no sponsorship for relocation or support for immigration or visa processes.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Equitable Carbon Market Specialist serves as the Article 6 Catalyst's lead advisor on social integrity in carbon projects, ensuring projects meet best-practice standards for rights, participation, and fairness. They lead the design and implementation of community engagementstrategies, governance structures, benefit-sharing models, frameworks and tools, and grievance mechanisms that empower communities and uphold Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). They track and/or assess market standards, governmental policies and decisions, and the practices of other stakeholders concerning social aspects of carbon projects. Therole also advises on risk management and safeguards, ensuring equitable outcomes alongside climate impact.

As well as serving as the main technical resource for equitable outcomes, the Specialist supports management of critical partners, fundraising efforts, communications and monitoring. They advise TNC communications, marketing and philanthropic staff on the social impacts of carbon market projects and help ensure that TNCs internal and external communicationsaccurately reflect the strategy and conservation goals.

The role reports to the Associate Director for Climate Strategy, Asia-Pacific, with day-to-day supervision through the A6C Project Manager in Singapore, in alignment with an agreed teamstructure. This role will collaborate with both TNC staff globally and partner organizations to bring promising ideas to fruition, helping to address the triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and equitable development.

RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE

The Equitable Carbon Markets Specialist will be an authority on IPLC dimensions of Nature based carbon projects providing oversight, guidance and support to projects to meet and maintain required social standards and safeguards. They will:

. Social Safeguards & Governance: Ensure projects comply with internal and external social standards (e.g., TNC Human Rights Principles, Voluntary Carbon Market standards), implement and monitor robust safeguards.

. Community Engagement: Design and oversee FPIC processes, consultation plans, and culturally appropriate engagement strategies.

. Benefit Sharing & Grievance Mechanisms: Develop governance structures and benefit-sharing models that deliver fair and equitable outcomes establish grievance mechanismsaligned with best practice.

. Training and Communication: Deliver training and tools to strengthen social integrity in carbon projects for TNC teams and partners. Deliver communication materials for community consultation processes.

. Policy & Legal Analysis: Analyze legal and policy frameworks on tenure, governance, and resource rights to inform project design.

. Data & Monitoring: Guide social data collection and analysis monitor to ensure adaptive management, capture of metrics and continuous improvement.

. Thought Leadership: Undertake research, provide recommendations and share learnings to advance TNC's agenda for equitable carbon markets globally as well as intersectionalissues including human wellbeing and resilience/ adaptation concepts.

. Stakeholder Engagement: Manage relationships with IPLCs, NGOs, governments, and private sector partners to co-design solutions. Communicate effectively with external partners and stakeholders with responsibility for working with substantial project and organizational risks.

. Risk Management: Identify and mitigate social risks ensure adherence to TNC safeguards andhigh-integrity standards.

. Communications: Advise internal and external communications teams to accurately reflect social outcomes and community benefits.

. Judgement: Act independently and exercise independent judgment to identify and solve problems. Demonstrate sensitivity and integrity when working across complex challenges.

. May involve domestic and international travel of 20% or more.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

. Bachelor's degree in community conservation, natural resource management, internationaldevelopment or related field, and 4 years of related experience, or equivalentcombination.

. Experience applying social safeguards and rights-based approaches to complex carbon projects or strategic initiatives at different stages of development (including project planning, initiation,implementation, monitoring, and closing) in an unstructured environment.

. Experience researching, critically analyzing,and evaluating information from divergent sources and synthesizing intoactionable recommendations for strategy and action.

. Experience writing and editing promotional and informational material.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

. Deep understanding of community-based natural resource management and rights-based conservation approaches.

. Experience achieving and maintaining FPIC in communities on conservation issues.

. Knowledge of carbon market standards and their social requirements (e.g. Climate Community and Biodiversity Standard, Plan Vivo, Verified Carbon Standard).

. Ability to navigate complex social dynamics and deliver practical solutions that uphold integrity.

. Experience in partnership development with NGOs, community groups, and government agencies.

. Strong collaboration skills, political savvy, and ability to work in a matrixed organization.

. Multilingual skills and multi-cultural experience are appreciated.

. Written and verbal fluency in English, as proposals need to be prepared and presented at both national and international levels.

This description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this job.