Stakeholders Specialist

About

Revalue exists to deliver a fundamental stepchange in the quality and integrity of carbon projects. We do this by rethinking projects from the ground up slightly better is not good enough in order to build confidence in the market and deliver impact at a planetary scale. Our world cannot afford anything less. This mission drives us every day.

Revalue Nature has raised $10 million in Series A funding to be the most innovative and trusted developer for nature on the planet. This new investment was coled by Ecosystem Integrity Fund (EIF) and SJF Ventures two leading venture firms focused on climate and impact. Join us on our journey to supercharge the worlds leading naturebased developers reset the bar for quality in the carbon market and protect and regenerate nature at a scale that makes our eyes water.

What we do

Revalue supercharges the worlds leading naturebased carbon projects developers. We provide them with the required technical support and competitive financing to go from the initial rapid assessment of potential project areas to the first carbon credits issuance and beyond. This is underpinned by our proprietary tech which creates a stepchange in accuracy speed automation and level of insights.

Our team

Our global diverse team sits across all time zones and has an exceptional trackrecord of designing and delivering high impact carbon projects globally. We have built longterm partnerships and are working in iconic landscapes with leading players in the nature conservation and restoration space. We offer great opportunities for our talent and we want this to be a place that allows you to do the best work of your life while also focusing on balance outside of work.

The Stakeholders Specialist will work with the Design team within the Portfolio Design team. This is a full time position.

Location: Fully remote UK preferred

Time zone: GMT2

Tasks

What are the key responsibilities of the role

The role will include but not be limited to:

1. Provide leadership within the organisation in terms of environmental and social safeguards;

2. Ensure that Revalue projects meet exceptional standards of environmental and social integrity;

3. Work with Revalue staff and partners to build and maintain their capacity.

The Stakeholder Specialist will offer expertise in assessing safeguard risks and developing appropriate management frameworks conducting social impact assessments and leading participatory consultation processes. They will have experience working with government bodies local communities international organisations and other stakeholders in developing countries.

Leadership and strategy:

• Provide leadership and vision for Revalue on safeguards and relevant aspects of major multilateral safeguard frameworks (e.g. REDD SES).

• Work with the regional teams and project proponents to integrate relevant SDGs into project design.

• Develop approaches to empowering marginalised and vulnerable communities in project design and implementation.

• Develop Revalues approach to safeguard development for our projects and programs including how to apply quantifiable mertrices under the CCB.

• Perform a range of planning advisory and research functions related to designing Revalues approach to ensuring safeguard processes are implemented with high integrity.

• Leverage professional networks to build and maintain relationships with current and prospective NBS projects in the portfolio.

• Maintain positive relationships with clients and development partners through proactive and professional communication.

• Position Revalue to be at the cutting edge of advancements in the field.

  Quality project implementation and oversight:

• Work with project partners to develop community baselines and monitor approaches.

• Provide direction and advisory support to regional staff and project partners to ensure accountability for project excellence.

• Identify and elaborate Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) consultation plans for a broad range of stakeholders including the most vulnerable and disenfranchised.

• Conduct research studies to identify pressing social issues associated with deforestation and degradation.

• Assess the social impacts of proposed NBS strategies propose mitigation approaches where potential negative impacts are identified and look to maximise positive and multiplicative impacts.

• Lead quality assessment and control of projects against high integrity standards by developing quality assurance and control procedures and ensuring their implementation.

• Maintain high level of rigor on analyses including close adherence to the latest best practices and recommendations from the international community.

Building the capacity of Revalue staff and partners:

• Build the capacity of the Revalue team and project partners in informing designing interpreting and applying safeguards to our projects.
• Serve as an ambassador for Revalue to a diverse range of audiences emphasising our unique capabilities in addressing environmental and social issues.
• Coordinate with regional staff and project proponents to ensure cooperation on crosscutting issues and initiatives.

Requirements

What do we expect from you

• Masters degree or PhD or a minimum of 7 years experience in social sciences climate change working on safeguards in the land use sector or a related field.
• At least five years of experience working with tropical countries with technical and/or operational issues related to safeguards and land use or related issues.
• Experience in the development of AFOLU projects and/or programs in the voluntary and/or compliance carbon market (e.g. VERRA) is highly desired.
• Excellent oral and written communication in English and another language (preference for Swahili Spanish Bahasa Indonesia Portuguese or French).
• Experience in survey design (including sensitive information techniques).
• Strong qualitative and quantitative statistical skills.
• Evidence of applied ethics training.
• Demonstrated experience in research and public communication on social issues.
• Excellent problemsolving teamwork interpersonal skills are required.
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally.
• Demonstrated ability to present in front of an audience.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex concepts to a broader audience.
• Driven by a sense of purpose and a desire to make a tangible impact.
• Evidence that you can work in remote teams are a selfdriver with a willingness to take initiative and committed to continuous improvement and highperformance within a complex and fastgrowing sector.
• Excited to be part of an international remoteworking team with a proven ability to function effectively within diverse cultural environments.

Benefits

What do we offer

• Shared purpose culture and values
• Unbeatable work flexibility and balance (global team remote working)
• A truly diverse team of colleagues partners and clients
• An agile team with unrivalled experience and trackrecord

HOW TO APPLY

We are actively hiring and want to hear from you! Please apply by attaching your resume and answering the following questions in a document:

(a) How does your experience align with the requirements in the job description (12 paragraphs)

(b) Describe your key motivations for working in this sector (1 paragraph)

(c) Provide a brief example on how you applied your experience with stakeholder engagement in a tropical country (1 paragraph)