Vice President - Transactions

November 10, 2024

🗽 New York – Remote

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Emergent

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Emergent is a non-profit organization that operates as a transaction platform focused on protecting tropical forests and reducing emissions through large-scale transactions of high-integrity carbon credits. It provides a credible pathway to net zero emissions by facilitating the sale of carbon credits to fund forest protection programs. Emergent serves as a bridge between tropical forest countries and the private sector, creating a marketplace that supports initiatives aimed at halting deforestation and preserving biodiversity. By leveraging the REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard, Emergent ensures the uncompromising environmental and social integrity of the carbon credits it transacts.

11 - 50 employees

🤝 Non-profit

🏪 Marketplace

📋 Description

• Structure carbon transactions, including forward purchases, pre-pay, and call options. • Serve as the market making lead by coordinating between internal Demand and Supply teams. • Develop and finalize transaction contracts, including ERPAs. • Execute transactions once ERPAs are signed, including delivery of credits and receipt of funds. • Manage risk to carbon credits portfolio. • Perform diligence function including credit checks and KYC onboarding. • Develop and execute Emergent’s strategy for use of the floor price guarantee. • Run book building process for placement of credits. • Continuous improvement of Emergent’s flow of funds arrangements. • Portfolio management including ability to understand and manipulate financial and portfolio models. • Serve as a point of contact on structuring for sovereign governments and Fortune 100 companies.

🎯 Requirements

• At least 6 years of professional experience in a transaction-based environment. • At least three years’s experience preparing and executing carbon credit transactions, ideally in the voluntary carbon markets. • Bachelor's degree required; law degree or CPA, or equivalent preferred. • Experience working with lawyers and preparing, negotiating and executing complex multi-party contracts. • Familiarity with the international climate policy framework, including UNFCCC, REDD+, Paris Agreement, etc. • Passion for the mission of Emergent • Ability to deliver consistently high levels of accuracy, efficiency and follow-through • Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills • Willingness and ability to work within a small team start-up environment • Ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial and often virtual team environment • Adept at making assessments quickly and identifying the best course of action. • Ability to operate remotely.