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Title | Senior Program Officer |
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Job Title: Senior Program Officer Location: Washington, DC Start Date: Immediately Reports to: Methodologies Manager Position Overview The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) is looking for a Senior Program Officer to join a growing staff in our Washington, DC headquarters. The successful candidate will join the organization in a senior position within the Program Team, interacting with a diverse staff on many technical and operational aspects of the VCS Program. The Officer will be a key point of contact for Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) methodology and project developers. The Officer will frequently present concepts and findings, in settings both internal and external, as well as perform various other tasks as required by the team and wider organization. VCS and the associated VCS Program were launched in November 2007 and are now well established among the leading global greenhouse gas (GHG) standards and programs in the voluntary carbon market. Our primary objective is to bring standardization, transparency and credibility to the voluntary carbon market. Increasingly, we are generating lessons and providing inputs for compliance programs emerging worldwide and broader results-based compensation mechanisms. Job Description The Senior Program Officer will be central to the success of the Program Team’s success. Principal tasks and responsibilities will include at minimum the following:
Knowledge, Experience and Skills
Professional Qualities
Terms and Conditions A competitive salary and benefits package are available and other terms and conditions will be discussed during the application process. Applicants must be eligible to work in the US (ie, US citizen or holding current work authorization). To apply, candidates are requested to submit the following documents:
All documents must be submitted to employment@v-c-s.org by close of business 22 April 2014. |