Program Officer, Agriculture Innovation

Title:ProgramOfficer, AgricultureInnovation

Location:Remote -Worldwide (with significant overlap with U.S.business hours)

The Opportunity.

VerraseeksaProgram Officer toactivelyengage stakeholdersinadopting and usingourAgricultural Land Management (ALM)andLivestockSystems (LS)methodologiesunder the VCS Program.This role focusesondevelopingandsupporting project proponents’practical application ofimprovedALMand LSactivities,supportingdevelopment of new andrevisionsofexistingmethodologies, andcreating alignment withemergingVCS ProgramupdatesandotherVerraprograms, such astheScope 3 Standard Program,SDVIStaanditsNatureFramework.

The Role.

The successful applicant willbe responsible forwork thatfocuses on three key areas including the following tasks with a strong technical focus onALMandLSand the use ofinnovative technologiesfor quantification and monitoring of reductions and removals, and implementation ofdigitalMRV:

Stakeholder support and capacity building for project proponents and VVBs(45%)

• Responding to stakeholder questions about VCS ALMand LSmethodologiesincluding supporting the Market & Client Relations team

• Supporting developmentof informational resources,such asFAQs and instructional webinars, to explain how to use the ALMand LSmethodologies and related modules and tools

• Presentingon webinars andto stakeholdergroupstoprovidetechnical guidanceonmethodologyuse

• SupportingVerra’sRegional Engagementteamto provide country/region-specifictrainingand support

Methodology development and technical supportfor VCSproject certification(35%)

• Addressing public comments and independent reviewer feedback as well as comments from internal review onVCSmethodologies under Sectoral Scope 15. Agriculture(ALM and LS)

• Provide technical input and support further development ofexisting ALMand LSmethodologies, with strong focus onsoil organic carbon stocks changes and GHG emission reductions (N2O and CH4) in grasslands andlivestocksystems

• Provide technical inputand support coordinationofthe development of newALM and LSmethodologies and tools

Digitization and DMRV support led by the Technology Solutions Department(20%)

• Supportingdigitization of VM0042, v2.2 and v3.0 by testing and signing-off corresponding beta-versions of themethodology

• Engagingin discussions and collaborations to develop and deploy DMRV for ALMand LSprojects within the VCS

Our Team.

You willjoina team that works closely and collaboratively tosolveproblems, iterate, and implementimprovements toagriculturalmethodologiesto support the scaling up of improved ALM projects in theVCSProgram.

• Verrans come from diverse locations and backgrounds; our staffincludesformercarbon market experts, project developers, consultants, climate negotiators, researchers, auditors, and more.

• We are committed to driving finance at scale to projects and programs that advance climate action and sustainable development through high-quality standards and programs.

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