Soils Sector Lead - BeZero Carbon

About Us:

BeZero Carbon is a global ratings agency for the Voluntary Carbon Market. Our carbon credit ratings allow all market participants to price and manage risk. BeZero’s carbon ratings and research tools support buyers, intermediaries, investors, and carbon project developers.

Founded in April 2020, our team combines climatic and earth sciences, sell-side financial research, earth observation, machine learning, data and technology, engineering, and public policy expertise. Our head office is in London, and our people work from five continents.

https://bezerocarbon.com/

Job Description:

BeZero is looking for an exceptional candidate to join our carbon credit ratings team as the Scientist leading our soils/agriculture sector. The ideal candidate would have both an educational and professional background in soil and/or agriculture, ideally with experience in regenerative agriculture in the private sector.

We are looking for a driven, creative and intellectually curious individual excited by the prospect of working at an innovative start-up aiming to rethink the frameworks within which credits from such projects as assessed for quality.

The role will lead the soils sector and manage a team of three analysts. The role will focus on conducting ratings with a focus on agriculture-based activities, with a particular focus on agriculture-based activities. It will also be the senior technical voice on soils carbon, and provide analytical oversight of work and ratings delivered within the sector by the analyst team. The successful candidate will be expected to drive analytical development, BeZero’s research and develop sector & sub-sector expertise to lead analysis of carbon projects. 

Responsibilities:

• Manage the soils analyst team, providing both analytical leadership and helping them to develop in their careers.

• Deliver content and analytical innovation for our Soil Carbon team.

• Lead the analysis of carbon projects in the sector.

• Expand and develop our ratings and analytical models for the sector

• Write research reports on market trends and dynamics.

• Attend conferences and events representing BeZero Carbon. Interacting with internal and external stakeholders.

• Work towards monthly targets through delivery of ratings, reviews and content.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Have both an educational and professional background in soil and/or agriculture, ideally with experience in regenerative agriculture in the private sector. Ideally with experience working on US soils/agriculture.

• Have an academic background in environmental and/or natural sciences with applied experience on regenerative agriculture.

• Have experience managing a small team.

• Have strong written and spoken communication skills.

• Have a strong research background and analytical skills.

• Be comfortable speaking to high-level clients and external stakeholders.

• Have a strong understanding of the voluntary carbon market and the risks offset projects face.

What we’ll offer:

Salary: $120,000-155,000 base + Equity

• Competitive salary and equity in a rapidly growing VC-backed start-up through share options.

• 25 days leave (with additional time off between Christmas and New Year, and for your birthday).

• Benefits package covering private medical insurance, dental, critical illness cover, income protection, life assurance, medical cash plan and cycle to work scheme.

• Health and wellness cash allowance.

• Enhanced parental leave.

• The opportunity to work remotely.

• Regular social events.

• Nomad working over the summer, allowing you to work from another country.

We value diversity at BeZero Carbon. We need a team that brings different perspectives and backgrounds together to build the tools needed to make the voluntary carbon market transparent. We are therefore committed to not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, age, or disability.