Nature-based Solutions & Carbon Manager in Bristol

Location: Bristol, United Kingdom (location is negotiable)

Hours: 35 hours per week

Application deadline: 9:00 am, Thursday 15th January 2026

Interviews: First‑round interviews held remotely week of the 19th January 2026

About Tree Aid

Tree Aid is at the forefront of high‑integrity, community‑led forest carbon. We work with people in the drylands of Africa to tackle poverty and the climate crisis by restoring land, growing trees and strengthening livelihoods. Since 1987, we have supported the planting and regeneration of over 32 million trees, working alongside more than 1.8 million people. We are now entering an ambitious new phase in our carbon journey.

About the role

This is a rare opportunity to combine deep technical work with real influence over how carbon markets and climate finance work for communities. You will lead the quantification of carbon sequestration across Tree Aid’s growing NbS portfolio, applying recognised standards and methodologies (including Verra VM0047) to translate forest restoration into high‑integrity carbon removal projects across the six countries of intervention (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Senegal). You will work across the full project lifecycle — from feasibility and modelling, through MRV systems and field data, to credit issuance. The role is highly analytical and hands‑on, involving forest growth and yield modelling, geospatial analysis, MRV system design and the use of advanced tools (e.g. Python/R, GIS, remote sensing).

Main tasks will include:

• Lead the development and delivery of high‑integrity NbS carbon projects across the full project life cycle, from early concept and feasibility through implementation, monitoring and credit issuance, ensuring robust technical, social and environmental outcomes.
• Oversee carbon quantification and modelling for forest and restoration projects, including growth and yield modelling, forest inventories and long‑term sequestration projections, under recognised standards and methodologies (notably Verra ARR methodologies, including VM0047).
• Ensure methodological rigour, data integrity and MRV excellence by designing and maintaining fit‑for‑purpose data systems, integrating field, spatial and remote‑sensing data, and applying advanced analytical tools (GIS, R/Python, databases and spreadsheets).
• Drive technical innovation and continuous improvement through the adoption of emerging tools and technologies, including remote sensing products, drone‑based data collection, land‑cover classification and AI‑enabled monitoring approaches.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and capacity building across country programmes and partner organisations, strengthening internal and external understanding of carbon quantification, data requirements and best practice in NbS project delivery.
• Represent Tree Aid as a recognised technical authority on nature‑based solutions, forest restoration and carbon finance, contributing to advocacy, sustainable finance discussions and national and international policy processes relevant to NbS and voluntary carbon markets.

Why Join Tree Aid?

• Be part of a global first in community‑centred carbon under VM0047
• Help scale innovative NbS projects across six African countries
• Work directly with investors, carbon markets and climate finance mechanisms
• Combine technical leadership with real‑world impact for rural communities
• Grow professionally through exposure to investment, portfolio management and international advocacy

About you

We are looking for a confident, motivated professional with strong technical expertise in NbS and forest carbon, and a clear commitment to international development and community‑led approaches. We welcome candidates from a range of relevant backgrounds, including forestry, environmental science, environmental data science, remote sensing, ecological modelling or carbon project development, or equivalent professional experience. You will be comfortable working with complex datasets and uncertainty, collaborating across cultures and disciplines, and operating in a dynamic organisation where you can shape both projects and strategy.

Optional benefits of working at Tree Aid

• A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 2% and we will contribute 6%)
• 33 days holiday (inc bank holidays) +1 more day per year up to 38 holiday days
• Flexible, hybrid working
• Quarterly social events
• Opportunity to take free weekly French lessons to support communication with our colleagues in West Africa

Key documents

Nature‑based Solutions & Carbon Manager - description and person specification

How to apply

To apply, please send your CV and a supporting statement setting out how you meet the person specification to recruitment@treeaid.org. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

Our approach to recruitment

We recruit with openness and transparency. We employ people on the basis of their ability to carry out the role being recruited for. We ensure that no applicant receives less favourable treatment than any other on the grounds of disability, gender, race, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, caring responsibilities or hours of work.

Our Values

• We stand together and respect the people we work for and with
• We are bold, ambitious and determined
• We are professional. We work effectively and efficiently to a high standard and are experts in our field
• We have integrity. We are honest, transparent and accountable
• We are always learning. We review and adapt to maximise our impact for the people we are helping

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Research and Project Management

Industries: Non‑profit Organizations