Senior Carbon Project Assistant
2025-05-06T09:41:17+00:00
Global Green Growth Institute
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Kigali
Kigali
00000
Rwanda
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Admin & Office
2025-05-20T17:00:00+00:00
Rwanda
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POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior Carbon Project Assistant must be a national and will be based in Kigali, Rwanda to support the implementation of the Rwanda Article 6 Readiness project activities. The successful candidate will be reporting to the Carbon Project Senior Officer.
The Senior Carbon Project Assistant will provide comprehensive operational support to the Carbon Project Senior Officer and Rwanda team to ensure successful delivery of Rwanda Article 6 Readiness Project.
PURPOSE
- Support implementation of the Rwanda Article 6 Readiness Project in close coordination with the GGGI Rwanda Country Team (based in Kigali), the Carbon Pricing Unit (based in Seoul) and relevant government and private sector project stakeholders.
- Contribute to the completion of and follow-up activities to the Article 6 Readiness Project in Rwanda.
- Provide operational support in the design, preparation and implementation of training, workshops, focus group discussions, and consultation meetings related to project.
- Support the prioritization, longlisting and shortlisting of potential mitigation activities for Article 6 implementation in Rwanda, and the structuring of selected activities.
ENGAGEMENT
- Support the Senior Officer to identify opportunities and risks during the project implementation.
- Work closely with GGGI Carbon Pricing Unit at GGGI HQ and GGGI Rwanda to understand the local context
- Participate in GGGI-wide events to create awareness about the GGGI Rwanda Country Program and Carbon Pricing Unit and their activities.
DELIVERY
- Ensure the documentation of experiences and best practices and facilitate their dissemination across relevant sectors in Rwanda and GGGI.
- Provide operational support for the planning and delivery of capacity-building events that introduce key Article 6 concepts and options to key government and other stakeholders.
- Provide operational support to key agreements between government, private sector and other international partners.
- Provide operational support for key project workshops and meetings with key stakeholders in Rwanda.
- Support consultant engagement under the project to ensure high quality and timely delivery of the outputs.
- Support the preparation of periodic reporting to GGGI HQ (including monthly reporting) and Readiness Facility Committee.
REQUIREMENTS
QUALIFICATIONS
- A bachelor’s degree in a relevant area, such as Economics, Finance, Business Administration, Environmental Engineering, or other related disciplines. An advanced degree in these fields is considered an asset.
- Work experience in the field of climate change mitigation programs and/or carbon markets, including but not limited to MRV, CDM, REDD+, VCS/Gold Standard and/or GHG inventories, sectoral data and statistics is desirable.
- Experience designing and delivering capacity training/workshops is desirable.
- An excellent command of spoken and written English.
- Preferred two years of work experience in climate finance, green investment and other relevant fields.
- Demonstrated experience in the design, structuring, promotion and/or implementation of mitigation policies or projects is required; preferably in the transportation, building, mining, energy, buildings, manufacturing and/or waste sectors. Projects can be with public or private funding.
FUNCTIONAL
- Strategic thinker and solutions-oriented, with good ability to multitask and work in a matrix environment.
- Able to review, synthesize information and produce high quality reports.
- Able to establish priorities in a time-sensitive environment and meet deadlines with strong attention to detail.
- Able to absorb and understand technical information and relay it to others.
- Detail-oriented striving for quality and consistency in all outputs and communications.
- Output-oriented, demonstrating creativity, innovation and an entrepreneurial drive.
- Problem solver, able to find and implement solutions
- Highly organized and able to effectively and efficiently multi-task and prioritize.
- Excellent communication (both written and oral) and facilitation skills.
- Comfortable working both in a team and independently.
CORPORATE
- Understand and actively support GGGI’s mission, vision and values.
- Promote an organizational culture of trust, transparency, respect and partnership.
- Excel at problem solving, asking questions and seeking support when needed, sharing easily information and knowledge with others both internally as externally.
- Manage emotions and stress positively, build rapport and resolve conflict easily.
- Strong ability to work independently and/or remotely, while maintaining productivity
PURPOSE Support implementation of the Rwanda Article 6 Readiness Project in close coordination with the GGGI Rwanda Country Team (based in Kigali), the Carbon Pricing Unit (based in Seoul) and relevant government and private sector project stakeholders. Contribute to the completion of and follow-up activities to the Article 6 Readiness Project in Rwanda. Provide operational support in the design, preparation and implementation of training, workshops, focus group discussions, and consultation meetings related to project. Support the prioritization, longlisting and shortlisting of potential mitigation activities for Article 6 implementation in Rwanda, and the structuring of selected activities. ENGAGEMENT Support the Senior Officer to identify opportunities and risks during the project implementation. Work closely with GGGI Carbon Pricing Unit at GGGI HQ and GGGI Rwanda to understand the local context Participate in GGGI-wide events to create awareness about the GGGI Rwanda Country Program and Carbon Pricing Unit and their activities. DELIVERY Ensure the documentation of experiences and best practices and facilitate their dissemination across relevant sectors in Rwanda and GGGI. Provide operational support for the planning and delivery of capacity-building events that introduce key Article 6 concepts and options to key government and other stakeholders. Provide operational support to key agreements between government, private sector and other international partners. Provide operational support for key project workshops and meetings with key stakeholders in Rwanda. Support consultant engagement under the project to ensure high quality and timely delivery of the outputs. Support the preparation of periodic reporting to GGGI HQ (including monthly reporting) and Readiness Facility Committee.
Strategic thinker and solutions-oriented, with good ability to multitask and work in a matrix environment. Able to review, synthesize information and produce high quality reports. Able to establish priorities in a time-sensitive environment and meet deadlines with strong attention to detail. Able to absorb and understand technical information and relay it to others. Detail-oriented striving for quality and consistency in all outputs and communications. Output-oriented, demonstrating creativity, innovation and an entrepreneurial drive. Problem solver, able to find and implement solutions Highly organized and able to effectively and efficiently multi-task and prioritize. Excellent communication (both written and oral) and facilitation skills. Comfortable working both in a team and independently.
A bachelor’s degree in a relevant area, such as Economics, Finance, Business Administration, Environmental Engineering, or other related disciplines. An advanced degree in these fields is considered an asset. Work experience in the field of climate change mitigation programs and/or carbon markets, including but not limited to MRV, CDM, REDD+, VCS/Gold Standard and/or GHG inventories, sectoral data and statistics is desirable. Experience designing and delivering capacity training/workshops is desirable. An excellent command of spoken and written English. Preferred two years of work experience in climate finance, green investment and other relevant fields. Demonstrated experience in the design, structuring, promotion and/or implementation of mitigation policies or projects is required; preferably in the transportation, building, mining, energy, buildings, manufacturing and/or waste sectors. Projects can be with public or private funding
JOB-6819d93d28285
Vacancy title:
Senior Carbon Project Assistant
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Category: Admin & Office]
Jobs at:
Global Green Growth Institute
Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, May 20 2025
Duty Station:
Kigali | Kigali | Rwanda
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, May 6 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior Carbon Project Assistant must be a national and will be based in Kigali, Rwanda to support the implementation of the Rwanda Article 6 Readiness project activities. The successful candidate will be reporting to the Carbon Project Senior Officer.
The Senior Carbon Project Assistant will provide comprehensive operational support to the Carbon Project Senior Officer and Rwanda team to ensure successful delivery of Rwanda Article 6 Readiness Project.
PURPOSE
- Support implementation of the Rwanda Article 6 Readiness Project in close coordination with the GGGI Rwanda Country Team (based in Kigali), the Carbon Pricing Unit (based in Seoul) and relevant government and private sector project stakeholders.
- Contribute to the completion of and follow-up activities to the Article 6 Readiness Project in Rwanda.
- Provide operational support in the design, preparation and implementation of training, workshops, focus group discussions, and consultation meetings related to project.
- Support the prioritization, longlisting and shortlisting of potential mitigation activities for Article 6 implementation in Rwanda, and the structuring of selected activities.
ENGAGEMENT
- Support the Senior Officer to identify opportunities and risks during the project implementation.
- Work closely with GGGI Carbon Pricing Unit at GGGI HQ and GGGI Rwanda to understand the local context
- Participate in GGGI-wide events to create awareness about the GGGI Rwanda Country Program and Carbon Pricing Unit and their activities.
DELIVERY
- Ensure the documentation of experiences and best practices and facilitate their dissemination across relevant sectors in Rwanda and GGGI.
- Provide operational support for the planning and delivery of capacity-building events that introduce key Article 6 concepts and options to key government and other stakeholders.
- Provide operational support to key agreements between government, private sector and other international partners.
- Provide operational support for key project workshops and meetings with key stakeholders in Rwanda.
- Support consultant engagement under the project to ensure high quality and timely delivery of the outputs.
- Support the preparation of periodic reporting to GGGI HQ (including monthly reporting) and Readiness Facility Committee.
REQUIREMENTS
QUALIFICATIONS
- A bachelor’s degree in a relevant area, such as Economics, Finance, Business Administration, Environmental Engineering, or other related disciplines. An advanced degree in these fields is considered an asset.
- Work experience in the field of climate change mitigation programs and/or carbon markets, including but not limited to MRV, CDM, REDD+, VCS/Gold Standard and/or GHG inventories, sectoral data and statistics is desirable.
- Experience designing and delivering capacity training/workshops is desirable.
- An excellent command of spoken and written English.
- Preferred two years of work experience in climate finance, green investment and other relevant fields.
- Demonstrated experience in the design, structuring, promotion and/or implementation of mitigation policies or projects is required; preferably in the transportation, building, mining, energy, buildings, manufacturing and/or waste sectors. Projects can be with public or private funding.
FUNCTIONAL
- Strategic thinker and solutions-oriented, with good ability to multitask and work in a matrix environment.
- Able to review, synthesize information and produce high quality reports.
- Able to establish priorities in a time-sensitive environment and meet deadlines with strong attention to detail.
- Able to absorb and understand technical information and relay it to others.
- Detail-oriented striving for quality and consistency in all outputs and communications.
- Output-oriented, demonstrating creativity, innovation and an entrepreneurial drive.
- Problem solver, able to find and implement solutions
- Highly organized and able to effectively and efficiently multi-task and prioritize.
- Excellent communication (both written and oral) and facilitation skills.
- Comfortable working both in a team and independently.
CORPORATE
- Understand and actively support GGGI’s mission, vision and values.
- Promote an organizational culture of trust, transparency, respect and partnership.
- Excel at problem solving, asking questions and seeking support when needed, sharing easily information and knowledge with others both internally as externally.
- Manage emotions and stress positively, build rapport and resolve conflict easily.
- Strong ability to work independently and/or remotely, while maintaining productivity
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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