Candidate Profile

• PhD/Master's degree/Engineering degree in the field of environment, forestry, agriculture, conservation, sustainable development, international policies on climate change
• 10 to 15 years' experience (with a strong field experience) in the implementation and management of forest and/or agricultural carbon projects
• Understanding and knowledge of the voluntary carbon market, carbon certification standards and methodologies, as well as international frameworks (UNFCCC, FCPF...) and major international agreements (Paris Agreements, Kyoto Protocol...)
• Understanding of co-benefits management tools and certification is a plus (High Conservation Value, FPIC approach, FSC / RSPO / other commodities environmental standards, CCB standard)
• A network and reputation in this fields are an asset
• Regular international travels
• Fluent English is a must, French is recommended, Spanish or Portuguese or other regional language is a plus

Activities

Participate in the construction of the strategic vision

• Ensure technical and regulatory monitoring of the Carbon & NBS market.
• Contribute to the selection process of operations to build a balanced portfolio of activities to achieve the carbon credit production objectives.
• Ensure that deliverables are consistent with TotalEnergies and TENBS strategy.

Conduct the technical studies required for projects development and operations: carbon, forestry, agriculture, offsetting

• Lead technical development studies (prospect, preliminary/feasibility, conceptual or pre-project) on behalf of business development
• Prepare study specifications (study content, deliverables, schedule and budget)
• Coordinate activities and contributions of the various external service providers during the execution of the study
• Define and lead the comparative analyses needed to determine optimal forestry and agricultural itinerary
• Work closely with the ESG team in the development of technical itineraries
• Support TotalEnergies subsidiaries in the development studies that they carry out locally
• Participate in data-rooms and due diligence and any other formality contributing to the information gathering

Participate in production process of carbon credits for the Company

• Supervise the validation and verification audits
• Participate in the development of tools and processes for "Monitoring, Reporting & Verification" (MRV) of operations

Actively contributes to the team's activity and its growth in knowledge and skills

• Competitive intelligence around relevant topics
• Contribute to the spread of know-how and feedback

Represent the Company when necessary (technical committee, conferences, seminars)

Context & Environment

TotalEnergies aims to be a major actor in energy transition, committed to carbon neutrality as a multi-energy company. The TotalEnergies Nature Based Solutions (TENBS) team manages a portfolio of diverse operations in Africa, Latin America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Its main mission is to select, qualify, invest, and manage natural carbon sinks with partners while working on the right positioning of nature-based solutions. The goal is to create a portfolio of operations that will deliver, by 2030, an annual flow of 5 million carbon credits, certified according to the highest industry standards. TENBS has an annual investment budget of $100 million and designs and implements its operations according to a landscape approach, in collaboration with local communities.