Policy Lead, Forest Carbon Markets - FCLP (home based)

• Provide policy expertise and guidance to support FCLP members' ambitions and commitments related to Forest Carbon Markets.
• Coordinate member engagement and collaboration across the FCLP membership, ensuring clarity of roles and effective delivery of collective priorities.
• Support the coordination of the JREDD+ Coalition, fostering partnerships with key stakeholders to advance shared objectives.
• Coordinate FCLP participation in major events and global convenings, ensuring meaningful representation of priorities and contributions.

This role directly supports global efforts to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030, contributing to climate change mitigation and sustainable development through high-integrity forest carbon markets.

• Advanced university degree (master's or equivalent) preferably in environment, policy, law, international relations, economics or related fields with a minimum of five years of relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrable experience working on REDD+, land-use governance, carbon rights, land tenure, benefit-sharing, or related legal, policy or institutional issues in tropical forest country contexts.
• Strong understanding of the policy, legal, institutional and implementation issues affecting high-integrity forest carbon markets, particularly jurisdictional REDD+ and results-based finance.
• Excellent written communication skills and experience drafting high-level documents; experience working with government systems across developed and developing country contexts.

Home-based remote work with global travel opportunities. Compensation and benefits are not specified in the posting.

The Forest & Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP) is a voluntary partnership of countries launched at COP27 to accelerate progress to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030 while delivering sustainable development and promoting inclusive rural transformation.