Background

The Aboriginal Carbon Foundation (AbCF) was established in 2010 as a not-for-profit company. The AbCF has a majority Aboriginal Board and staff.

AbCF supports communities and First Nations to develop high-integrity carbon and biodiversity enterprises that benefit Indigenous people and address climate change and nature restoration nationally and internationally. AbCF brings together a team with broad technical expertise and experience and a desire to achieve outcomes that promote Indigenous prosperity and tackle climate change challenges through strengths-based approaches.

AbCF openly seeks to collaborate with fellow Aboriginal organisations, carbon companies, non-government organisations (NGOs), conservation agencies, universities, and government.

The AbCF has Public Benevolent Institution (PBI) status and is a Corporate Authorised Representative of Australian Financial Services License No. 298851

About this Role

AbCF has its own week-long training course that teaches about climate change, carbon farming and verification methods.  

Graduates of the program can join a team of verifiers to conduct third-party verifications of carbon and biodiversity enterprises, using the AbCF developed Core-benefits Verification Framework.  

The AbCF is seeking a multi-skilled person with a proactive personality, to build and nurture the team of verifiers as well as manage all aspects of the training and verification events.  

This will also include, promoting the training and verification products to new clients and at public forums.  

This position will often involve juggling multiple deliverables and working with many different stakeholders that require specific strategic ways of working and communicating. This person does not need to be spoon fed and is a strategic and creative thinker, able to come up with positive alternatives and solutions to keep a project moving forward, despite any obstacles along the way.  

The best part of the job is working with Aboriginal rangers and Traditional Owners and spending time on-Country.  

Working in a small team, sharing the wins as well as the challenges is important. Things don’t always go according to plan, so being an analytical thinker is required, to figure things out.  Being a hard-working, strong communicating team player is essential for a harmonious small team environment. 

Selection criteria

• Manage all aspects of verifications such as:
  • Promoting the AbCF verification product to potential clients,
  • Coordinating verifications of environmental, social, economic and cultural core-benefits of carbon and biodiversity farming projects using the Core-benefits Verification Framework,
  • Supporting and nurturing the continuous skills-development of verifiers, and 
  • Facilitating the documentation of the process through film, visual and written reports. 
• Lead the Aboriginal Carbon Farming and Core Benefits Management training course with rangers and Traditional Owners being delivered in remote communities and regional centers. This involves seeking new opportunities for the implementation of the training course, management of all logistics, delivery and reporting of the course.
• Promote our high-integrity carbon and biodiversity services to landowners(Indigenous and non-Indigenous) and establish new enterprises that generate Australian Carbon Credit Units and Biodiversity Certificates with core-benefits.
• Give presentations and actively participate in workshops, seminars and meetings.
• Proactively scan funding opportunities and write or co-write submissions for grants and tenders.

Essential

• 5 years’ experience managing community development, land management, or environmental programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• ​Extensive experience in program management from start to finish including all the many elements in between such as: researching funding opportunities, writing applications, building relationships with funding stakeholders, working with partners to implement activities, logistics planning, delivery of activities, monitoring and documenting outcomes, reporting to donors, writing budgets and acquitting funding. 
• ​A self-starter and strong team player, with a proactive personality. 
• ​Creative thinker, able to come up with alternatives and solutions to complex problems.
• Ability to get along with all types of people as this role works with all stakeholders, such as Traditional Owners, public servants, NGO staff and corporate buyers.   
• Ability to travel regularly to remote communities and to conferences and meetings.

Desirable

• Knowledge of carbon farming and biodiversity projects.
• Tertiary qualifications.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. 

Call 0438 221 723 for more information.

Indigenous people are strongly encouraged to apply.