Climate Policy Specialist

**OFFICE LOCATION**:
Brasilia, Brasil

(Esta oportunidade está aberta para qualquer a região do Brasil)

**WHO WE ARE**:
The mission of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is to conserve the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we develop innovative, on-the-ground solutions to the world’s toughest environmental challenges so that people and nature can thrive. Our work is guided by our values, which include a commitment to diversity and respect for people, communities, and cultures. From a rewarding mission to career development and flexible schedules, there are many reasons to love life #insideTNC. Want to know more? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube to hear stories from staff or visit Glassdoor.

**WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TOGETHER**:
**Carbon Market Policies**
The role offers an opportunity for an experienced professional to explore and facilitate use of carbon markets to achieve our overall institutional goal to reduce carbon emissions and increase sequestration. We will look for solutions that not only reduce emissions and increase sequestration but also benefit biodiversity and reduce risks to people most vulnerable from a changing climate. We will do this by initiating policy dialogues with governments and other stakeholders to understand, analyze and create the enabling conditions for carbon markets, improve investment opportunities, address barriers, and improve capacity.
**Adaptation and Mitigation Policies**
Together with the Waters and Forests agendas in the External Affairs team, and the Science and Conservation teams, we will seek to influence the creation and implementation of public policies associated with Climate Adaptation and Mitigation strategies. Special focus will be given to models that strengthen the fair transition process towards zero carbon, seek competitive environmental standards, promote the implementation of socio-environmental safeguards, intertwined with speeches, acts and government actions.
**Leveraging Conservation initiatives**
Together with the TNC Iconic Places teams we will work with the public sector and key stakeholders to promote, propose, adapt, and co-develop innovative partnerships at the local, state, and federal levels to support our ambitious 2030 conservation goals in climate agenda, helping channel resources and orchestrate large scale & high impact initiatives involving public policies.

**WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU**:
Are you looking for a work you can believe in? At TNC we strive to embody a philosophy of Work that You Can Believe in where you can feel like you are making a difference every day. We’re looking for someone communicative, proactive, strategist and committed with compliance and transparency in all relations. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the ongoing mission of conservation in large scale by influencing climate policy designing and implementation in all biomes of Brazil, focused on the Cerrado, Amazon and Atlantic Forest.
Tackling Climate Change is one of The Nature Conservancy’s priorities in its Shared Conservation Agenda. The Climate Policy Specialist is responsible for the overall planning, coordination and implementation of a comprehensive climate program contributing to elevate natural climate solutions in the climate agenda and promoting the low carbon economy. The Climate Policy Specialist leads climate policy strategies including carbon markets and its regulation, and other policies related to climate agenda in Brazil.
Considering the centrality of land-use change to the climate agenda this will be the primary focus in the next years. S/he provides strategic leadership and support for the Conservancy’s conservation planning work engaging with conservation, science, policy, marketing and communication and development teams at Brazil BU, to make recommendations on overall conservation priorities for climate issues.
The Climate Policy Specialist serves as contact to government agencies, corporate sector, other conservation organizations, foundations, and the academic community. S/he may represent TNC in climate coalitions and or collaborative platforms and/or multi stakeholder collective initiatives. S/he may play a leading role in cultivation and stewardship for the program. The Climate Policy Specialist disseminates best practices, provides training and analyses to best implement organizational measures of success, and develops key partnerships with public & private organizations. S/he establishes the Conservancy as a major conservation partner within the Climate agenda in country, helps define conservation priorities, may lead, and manage team which supports and improves conservation efforts, and builds strategic policy and markets capacity in the Business Unit.
- Location: Remote, preferably in Brasilia_

**Responsibilities & Scope**:

- Maintains regular contact with local, sub-national, country, and multilateral officials, and/or corporate representatives on matters