Carbon Technical Officer

BURN MANUFACTURING • Full-time • Nairobi, Nairobi • 2w ago

About the role
Burn is looking for a Carbon Technical Officer who will support the development, review, and delivery of high-quality carbon documentation, ensuring compliance with global standards and timely project certification and credit issuance. This role plays a key part in strengthening MRV processes, maintaining data quality, and driving continuous improvement across BURN’s carbon operations through technical expertise and cross-functional collaboration.

Duties and Responsibilities

Preparation of the final drafts and or reviews of all carbon reports (including but not limited to design documentation including but not limited to VPA DDs, PoA DDs & stand alone Project Design Documents), Monitoring Reports, Stakeholder Consultation reports (Design Consultation and Local Stakeholder Reports), Emissions Reductions Calculations Files). The CTO shall either develop these documents as assigned by the Senior Carbon Technical Manager or conduct a detailed review after first level drafting has been completed by the Junior CTO. The CTO shall all carbon reports on time to the Senior Carbon Technical manager as per the timelines stipulated in BURN’s carbon portfolio calendar.
Review the timelines prepared by the Junior CTO for the completion of all field activities (Baseline and Monitoring Surveys), ensuring complete alignment with target dates against target issuance timelines ensuring sufficient time allocation for VVB audits, carbon report preparation and carbon registry review timelines (carbon registries here include the Gold Standard and VERRA but may expand as BURN portfolio expands). The CTOs assessment of the Junior CTO timelines shall be presented to the Senior Carbon Technical Manager and the Head of Carbon Operations prior to commencement of project activities.
Review and preparation of Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Control and Quality Assurance plans and strategies for all carbon reporting and technical aspects of carbon processes (including but not limited to sampling protocols, KPT protocols, survey questionnaires, survey methods, SDG impact measurements) to be implemented by the Carbon Operations Project Management teams. The CTO shall work closely with the Carbon Operations Quality Assurance Officer, the Senior Carbon Technical Manager in the development of the SOPs and support inter-linked departments in BURN (including but not limited to the Commercial Team, Business Intelligence department, Customer Experience department, Monitoring, Reporting & Verification department, Carbon Operations Project Management team, and the Junior Carbon Technical Officers)
Review all supporting documentation required for each phase of the project lifecycle prior to validation, verification, or carbon registry reviews. The CTO, working closely with the Junior CTO and the Carbon Operations Quality Assurance Officer, shall ensure that all supporting documents are organized and saved on BURN’s data storage platforms (specifically “SharePoint”) and ensure that each of the documents meet the requirements specified by the project methodology, carbon registry requirements and BURN’s developed SOPs.
Review and prepare checklists for field activities and carbon reporting, working closely with the Carbon Operations Quality Assurance Officer and the Senior Carbon Technical Manager to meet the departments’ objective of standardized carbon reports and reducing the timelines required for validation, verification, Design & Performance Reviews, registration and issuance.
Twice monthly, conduct training and capacity building within the Carbon Operations Department to ensure compliance with carbon standard requirements from BURN, and make sure the carbon project Management team is following the requirements of the standards based on the SOPs developed. The capacity building sessions will serve to reiterate the SOP development processes and provide regular updates to the Carbon Operations team on new rules and requirements from the carbon registries.
Provide First level responses to all reviews from BURN to either VVBs and/or the carbon registries in each stage of the project certification cycle from listing through issuance. The CTO shall also be required to maintain and review the register of feedback received from all previous and on-going VVB audits (validation and verification) and carbon registry reviews (including but not limited to Design Reviews, Performance Reviews, Registration and Issuance reviews) to ensure that BURN carbon technical SOPs are updated to account all pertinent information from the previously stated reviews and audits.
Provide weekly updates (or any frequency set by the Senior Carbon technical Manager) on the status of the Projects – quality, risk assessment, reporting – in a clear concise manner.
Review, refining, and updating of all BURN Carbon data collection questionnaires in line with the standard requirements and in a way to maximize opportunities for Carbon Credit Generation
Identify and manage the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that face BURN’s projects from Standards or Markets where BURN operates and come up with strategic plans to de-risk any aspects that would affect the issuance of credits on time, on the scope, and budget.
Manage, coordinate, and take lead in any design changes to existing PoAs
Manage ad hoc communications with Standards (e.g., VERRA/GS) for topics such as but not limited to technical changes to methodology rules, deviation requests, clarification requests, and relationship building with the standards (e.g. finance, technical reviewers, etc.) VBS as needed.
Carrying out specific one-off special carbon assignments falling outside the scope of existing JD
Keep up to date on all Standard (GS/VERRA/CDM, etc) updates and always make sure BURN is ahead of any strategic and required changes in how projects are run.
Carrying out specific one-off special carbon assignments falling outside the scope of existing JD

Skills and Experience

Data accuracy
Attention to detail.
Mastery of Gold Standard cookstove methodologies.
Mastery of Gold Standard metered methodologies.
Track record in end-to-end certification (design documentation through issuance).
Experience managing junior analysts or staff.
Excellence in wri en documenta on.
Motivation and willingness to work in fast paced environment.
Positive attitude and ability to work within team structure.
Minimum 3 years carbon asset development experience.

Qualified Female Candidates encouraged to Apply

BURN does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training, or any other fees).