The Nature Conservancy · 1 day ago
Carbon Investment Engagement Lead
Arlington, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $170K/yr
7+ years expThe Nature Conservancy is a leading environmental organization focused on protecting the lands and waters upon which all life depends. The Carbon Investment Engagement Lead will provide expertise in business, finance, and economics to secure long-term financing for carbon projects, engaging investors and managing the investment process.
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Responsibilities
Build and maintain strong relationships with investors, buyers, and strategic partners active in voluntary and compliance carbon markets to support financing and scale up of TNC’s NCS Accelerator project pipeline, leveraging prior experience as a deal lead in project finance or carbon markets
Collaborate with the Carbon Business Incubator Lead to prepare projects for investment and to evaluate project investment readiness
Analyze investor landscape to develop outreach strategy and engage investors for specific projects, clearly communicating project value propositions, development timelines, crediting potential, and impact outcomes
Lead the deal team and manage the investment process from initial screening to deal negotiation to transaction execution for any individual project
Prepare and deliver investor-facing materials, such as project briefs, technical summaries, project development documentation, and investment narratives, as needed
Collaborate with the Climate Finance team to structure investment in carbon projects
Assess offtake options and tailor opportunity to successfully close commercial offtake agreements in close collaboration with TNC’s offtake lead
Manage the internal approvals process required before a deal can be closed
Drive achievement of financial close, providing transaction support and coordinating input from legal, finance, and operations
Ensure programmatic commitments, TNC policies and procedures, financial standards, and legal requirements are met and managed for compliance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and 7 years' experience in a private sector environment, such as management consulting and investment banking, or with a leading conservation organization or government entity, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience closing investment in project finance or leading investment into carbon projects
Experience negotiating complex, $10M+ agreements
Experience leading and managing large-scale, complex projects with internal and external stakeholders
Preferred
Experience securing investment for carbon projects working with a project developer or placing capital into carbon projects with an investment firm or commercial bank
Familiarity with the voluntary carbon markets
Multi-lingual skills and/or multi-cultural experience appreciated; preference for Spanish language skills
Strong team player who can build relationships and work collaboratively across the organization and with Conservancy partners
International work experience in emerging markets desirable
Benefits
Health care benefits
Flexible spending accounts
A 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match
Parental leave
Accrued paid time off
Life insurance
Disability coverage
Employee assistance program
Other life and work well-being benefits
Company
The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy is a non-profit conservation organization that works to protect terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$120.09MKey Investors
Global Affairs CanadaBezos Earth FundNFWF
2025-11-17Grant· $7.94M
2025-10-23Grant
2025-06-09Grant
Leadership Team
Jennifer Morris
Chief Executive Officer
Matt Merrifield
CTO
Recent News
2025-12-03
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