hummingbirds is an independent Nature-based Solutions (NbS) project developer founded in 2022. We aim at filling a gap in the booming ecosystem of the voluntary carbon market to build bridges between large corporate finance resources and experienced field project developers through capacity building and carbon finance mainly on greenfield projects.
To tackle the climate and biodiversity loss crisis, conservation of last chance ecosystem is key and fosters a lot of our attention. We also look closely at forestry restoration projects, sustainable forestry and agriculture, blue carbon, wetlands/peatlands and improved cooking solutions to reduce the pressure on forests.
Your main contribution will be to support hummingbirds’ Nature-based Solutions portfolio development to ensure effective expertise and monitoring on the biodiversity and social impacts. You will work closely with the Impact Officer, as well cross-functionally with all regional Project Managers and the senior management team comprised of the Project Directors, Carbon department, Finance department and the CEO.
Your will report to the Impact Officer who will be you tutor.
As an impact analyst in apprenticeship, you will have the opportunity to contribute to:
• Contribute to the improvement of the ESG management system of the company: i) Support B Corp certification process and the Mission Committee work, ii) Strengthen the gap analysis between the requirements of carbon and co-benefits standards with international best practices (IFC performance standards, World Bank Environmental and Social Framework, UN Guiding Principles), iii) Support company’s improvement and feed the impact reporting matrix for investors, buyers and local project assistance (extra-financial key performance indicators)
• Support projects’ assessment, design and development: i) Enhance co-benefits inclusion: biodiversity, stakeholders and local communities’ engagement, sustainable development goals monitoring, ii) Support projects due diligence on ESG topics (compliance, Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), grievance mechanism, environmental considerations, etc.): desk-top work and conduct site visits and travel to project locations as and when required
• NbS market intelligence: building a network and database to keep up with latest updates on ESG policies, climate change, biodiversity conservation, human rights
• Advocacy possibly during events and communication for the company when required
• Support the team on other relevant tasks (e.g. preparing presentations, consolidating data, summarizing information, etc.)
REQUIREMENTS
The ideal candidate is either currently enrolled in a Master’s degree in sustainable development, ecology, environmental science or related fields with passion for biodiversity, impact and social issues, or you have recently graduated with a related background.
In both cases, the candidate should be eligible to a French “Contrat de professionnalisation”. The requirements are:
• Young people aged up to 25 years
• Jobseekers aged 26 and over registered with Pôle Emploi,
• Recipients of certain minimum social benefits (RSA, ASS, AAH) or former holders of subsidized contracts (CUI)
The candidate will demonstrate the following skills:
• Knowledge and understanding of ESG standards and key performance indicators
• Environmental associated knowledge
• A field experience with community-led operations would be a plus
• Attracted by a young company with a “start-up” spirit
• Autonomy, pro-activity and eagerness to learn transdisciplinary topics
• Time management, organizational skills and great reliability
• Team player and multicultural sensitivity
• Fluency in English is an absolute need, plus Spanish, French and/or Portuguese.
Interested candidates should send their application (CV + Letter of interest) to jobs@hummingbirds.eu with the subject being “Impact analyst apprenticeship – March 2024”. Applications will be processed on an ongoing basis.
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