Rainforest Builder – Carbon Project Analyst Full time, permanent position based in London, UK Note new closing date: 21st Nov 2024 About Rainforest Builder Rainforest Builder is an integrated nature tech company focused on the restoration of tropical forests at landscape scale.
We are on a mission to restore a million hectares of rainforest in Africa, sequestering hundreds of millions of tonnes of CO2, restoring native biodiversity, and delivering equitable economic growth to our host communities.
We are working to combine forestry industry know-how with the latest restoration science, AI and technology to deliver the highest-quality carbon and biodiversity credits.
We source, finance, and operate tropical forest restoration projects for some of the world's largest investors.
Our first two countries of operation are Ghana and Sierra Leone.
What makes us different: Science-focused – we are investing heavily to build globally-leading knowledge on rainforest restoration, from R&D in species selection and silvicultural methodologies, to applying advanced analytics to projecting carbon and biodiversity outcomes.
Embedding the latest science in our work allows us to drive continuous improvements in the quality of the projects that we execute.
Biodiversity at our core – we specialise in restoring degraded land to indigenous tropical forest ecosystems, using only native species, ensuring not only large-scale carbon sequestration but the restoration of biodiversity too.
We measure, quantify, and verify our biodiversity impact alongside carbon.
Positive community impact – we focus on landscape-scale restoration with the highest standards of direct community engagement, working to professionalise the sector and deliver inclusive economic growth to our host communities.
Fully integrated approach – we execute and manage projects directly with our own specialist restoration forestry teams on the ground, ensuring that we can guarantee the continued quality and integrity of a project.
We do not believe that long-term, large-scale restoration projects can be outsourced.
Your Role As a Carbon Project Analyst at Rainforest Builder, you will play a key role in developing, documenting and monitoring large-scale forest restoration projects.
We are looking for someone who is excited to contribute to the collection, analysis and interpretation of high quality data products to support the delivery of tropical forest restoration at unprecedented scale.
You will work with colleagues across Rainforest Builder's science and operations teams, managing data flows and producing analytical outputs to support our project development, restoration science, data analysis and monitoring workflows.
You will contribute to the development of RB codebases in R/Python for data processing, and produce high quality data visualisations and reports for both internal and external audiences.
You will also contribute to producing the documentation required for the validation and verification of our projects by external standards bodies (e.g.
Verra / CCB).
Within the role you will develop the technical and quantitative skills needed to support large-scale project development for carbon-based reforestation schemes.
You will learn from our globally leading team with experts across restoration science, data science, GIS and planning, carbon asset development, large-scale tropical forestry operations, ESG, market development, and financing.
Your Key Responsibilities • Contributing to project design and certification documentation for new projects end-to-end, leading to successful submission, verification and validation of projects under best-in-class methodologies and standards (both established and new), and which exceed existing regulatory requirements • Data cleaning: work with a wide range of structured and unstructured data to build clean, tidy, and well-documented data products, including GIS datasets.
• Producing high quality data visualisations and reports for communicating insights internally and externally • Contributing to the development and maintenance of RB codebase for data processing and analytics • Supporting decision-making around new project development, including conducting rapid desk-based studies to inform project design in new areas • Taking on a variety of roles related to carbon project development as determined by the needs of a fast-growing company in a new industry To Apply To apply, please send us your resume and either a 3 minute video or 800 word cover letter explaining your interest in the role, and how your experience and skillset make you a good fit.
Please send your application to James Gilroy, Chief Scientist at ****** to apply for the role.
Essential requirements • Graduate-level qualification (or equivalent experience) in computer science, environmental science, or other quantitative science.
• Strongly self-motivated, proactive and adaptable – and above all intellectually curious • Exemplary data analysis and visualisation skills, with an ability to synthesise large amounts of information and present analyses and data products in a clear and structured way • Experienced user of QGIS, ArcGIS or similar platforms for spatial data manipulation and presentation • Exemplary written communication skills and ability to contribute to the writing of project technical documentation for validation and verification purposes • Fluency in English (proficiency in additional languages commonly spoken in tropical West Africa is advantageous).
• Strong teamwork skills and proven track record in delivering data-based projects on tight schedules Desirable requirements • Skilled user of R and/or Python for spatial data analysis and presentation • Excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills, with the ability to collaborate closely on data tasks and present findings to a generalist audience.
• Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and research environment.
• Demonstrated interest in ecosystem restoration, carbon markets, and/or decarbonisation Benefits for UK-based employees Competitive salary, with 25 days paid holiday per year, plus bank holidays Dedicated professional development allowance and wellness allowances Generous parental leave and workplace nursery scheme