Senior Advisor – Ecosystem Services Markets & Finance
Forest Stewardship Council™
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Develop and implement FSC’s Ecosystem Services (Verified Impact) financing strategy.
- Secure funding from multilateral/bilateral donors, foundations, governments, corporates, and other innovative finance mechanisms (green bonds, blended finance, impact investors).
- Prepare high-quality proposals and partnership concepts.
- Build strong relationships with donors, investors, corporates and financial institutions.
- Identify and develop opportunities for PES and other natural capital market instruments.
- Support business cases and pricing models for FSC-verified ecosystem services.
- Co-design investment-ready projects with private-sector actors.
- Contribute to scalable financial mechanisms linking verified forest impacts with climate & biodiversity finance.
- Collaborate with Regional Leads, Network Partners, Investment & Partnerships, and Marketing to ensure aligned global action.
- Provide technical support to regional and national offices on fundraising and partnerships.
- Share market insights and coordinate cross-regional learning.
- Monitor global trends in ecosystem services markets.
- Create tools, guidance, and training for the FSC network.
- Document and discriminate success stories and lessons from pilots and partnerships.
- Support communication efforts to highlight FSC’s impact and market relevance.
Requirements
- Master’s degree or higher in Environmental Economics, Sustainable Finance, Business, Forestry, Natural Resource Management, or related fields.
- Proven resource mobilization, fundraising, or partnership experience in international NGOs, development agencies, or sustainability organizations.
- Expertise in sustainable finance, natural capital markets, biodiversity/climate investment.
- Experience with ecosystem services markets, PES, or conservation finance.
- Strong track record building partnerships with corporates and financial institutions.
- Successful history securing multi-year funding.
- Experience working with multi-stakeholder and cross-regional teams.
- Familiarity with FSC or similar certification systems is a plus.
- Strategic, analytical, and business development mindset.
- Exceptional communication, proposal writing, and negotiation abilities.
- Leadership in partnership building and cross-team coordination.
- Fluency in English (Spanish or French is an asset).
- Ability to work effectively in a global, multicultural environment.
Benefits
- Benefit from cross-cultural collaboration and networking opportunities by being part of FSC global community of 400+ forest stewards.
- Benefit from work-life balance.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
sustainable financenatural capital marketsecosystem services marketsPESconservation financeresource mobilizationfundraisingproposal writingbusiness developmentfinancial mechanisms
Soft skills
communicationnegotiationleadershippartnership buildinganalytical mindsetstrategic thinkingcross-team coordinationrelationship buildingcollaborationmulticultural effectiveness
Certifications
Master’s degree in Environmental EconomicsMaster’s degree in Sustainable FinanceMaster’s degree in BusinessMaster’s degree in ForestryMaster’s degree in Natural Resource Management