Consultant Nature

Melbourne - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Anthesis is the sustainability activator. Proud to be a B Corp we seek to make a significant contribution to a world which is more resilient and productive. We do this by working with cities corporates investors and other organisations to drive sustainable performance. We develop financially driven sustainability strategies underpinned by technical expertise and delivered by innovative collaborative teams across the world.

Anthesis has clients across all industry sectors and supports some of the worlds largest multinationals such as Reckitt Cisco Tesco The North Face and Target. The company brings together 1300 experts operating in 42 countries around the world and has offices in Andorra Brazil Canada China Colombia Finland France Germany Ireland Italy the Middle East the Philippines Portugal Spain South Africa Sweden the UK and the US.

At Anthesis Group we are truly committed to putting people and our planet at the heart of all we do.

About the role:

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic consultant with strengths in ecology conservation climate and nature policy GIS and/or land-based GHG accounting to join our Nature team.

This is an opportunity to join a highly experienced leading-edge team of experts across all aspects of land conservation and sustainability.

The position can be based in either Melbourne Sydney Perth or Brisbane Australia.

We are accepting applications from all states across Australia.

We allow for flexible work arrangements and the position title and remuneration will be based on level of experience.

In this role you will be required to:

Support the implementation of nature-based ACCU Scheme and international carbon abatement projects including: opportunity and due diligence assessments and offsetting advisory and project development. Types of projects assessed include: savanna fire management human-induced regeneration environmental planting blue carbon plantation forestry and soil carbon projects
Co-benefit identification and evaluation under relevant nature frameworks and Schemes
Undertake field work and analysis to assist project advisory and due diligence
Undertake GIS analysis as well as risk and opportunity assessments to support nature and/or climate risk assessments
Prepare greenhouse gas (GHG) accounts trajectories and net zero emissions pathways to support the land-based GHG inventory component and science-based emission reduction targets in the Forestry Land use and Agriculture sector

Skills Knowledge & Expertise:

A relevant environmental engineering management ecology or environmental science degree
Previous experience and/or demonstrated knowledge of the ACCU Scheme and/or other nature/environmental credit schemes will be highly regarded
Previous experience in interpreting and reviewing environmental policy and/or legislation will be well regarded
GIS land and/or climate risk assessment skills
Land-based GHG accounting skills and experience will be highly regarded
Monitoring verification and sampling skills
Experience working in the field and remote locations
Strong data analysis statistics and interpretation skills including advanced MS Excel skills
Ability to work collaboratively within a team including client engagement
Eagerness to learn grow and challenge yourself
Ability to travel for work.

What we offer you:

Five weeks paid annual leave.
Opportunity to be mentored by leading experts in the field in a supportive learning environment
Opportunity for travel and get out in the field
We promote from within
Best in class EAP program for you and your immediate family
Flexible working hours and hybrid working environment
Exposure to diverse industries and projects within the fields of carbon energy and nature-based solutions
Positive workplace culture and a like-minded team.

Required Experience:

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