Carbon Finance Manager

About

One Acre Fund seeks a climate finance professional to develop and maintain financial models for its agroforestry carbon programs and support fundraising and financing partnerships. The role requires a relevant academic background, advanced financial modelling and accounting capability, and at least five years of professional experience, including three years in climate finance, project finance, accounting, or a related field. It is a two-year renewable fixed-term role with a flexible location in Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia, or Tanzania. Terms of service: Fixed-Term Contract Duration: 2 Years Renewable Duty station: Flexible: Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania

How to apply

Apply online through the official advert page on One Acre Fund Careers.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and stress-test complex financial models of carbon projects, including carbon credit production, issuance volumes, operational costs, and financing structures and costs.
• Maintain program- and portfolio-level rollups for leadership to use in strategic decision-making.
• Support or conduct analysis to identify opportunities for performance improvement and financial viability.
• Build fluency and utility of financial models with program teams in order to guide operational decisions.
• Align financial forecasts with country program teams, central Finance team, and partnerships / Business Development team.
• Prepare materials for leadership calls to update senior stakeholders on fundraising progress and financial health of the carbon projects.
• Support the partnerships team in evaluating financing options and produce 3-statement financial summaries for discussion with carbon buyers and investors.
• Conduct sensitivity analysis to inform pricing strategies and risk management for carbon credit generation.
• Support Business Development team with investor due diligence.

Qualifications

• Relevant academic background in finance, economics, PES, or other relevant field.
• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling and accounting standards, with a proven ability to build dynamic models from scratch for project finance or structured finance across multiple regulatory jurisdictions.
• Understanding of the operational and financial realities of implementing high-integrity PES programs, ideally demonstrated through practical experience with the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM).
• Proven ability to build team fluency in models & identifying and summarizing practical insights from complex financial models.
• Experience setting complex multi-year budgets and managing performance to those targets.
• Strong project management skills and experience leading complex initiatives with diverse stakeholders.
• 5+ years of professional experience with 3+ years in climate finance, project finance, accounting, or a related field.
• 1+ years of professional experience in one of our countries of operation (particular focus on Kenya, Rwanda, Zambia, Malawi, and Tanzania).