Winrock International

Vice President

• Collaborate with the ERT President & CEO to refine and communicate the organization’s vision and goals.
• Develop and lead the implementation of ERT’s strategic and business plans, as aligned with the organization’s mission and values, including staffing and retention and business models to ensure financial stability.
• Identify strategic partnerships and innovations, product and service offerings, and other new business and funding opportunities that will further the organization’s mission.
• Cultivate and sustain a productive and mutually supportive relationship with the ERT Board and Winrock Board and senior management.
• Lead the development of policy and technical positions to ensure high integrity carbon markets working with internal colleagues and through engagement with strategic partners. Engage with government officials and policymakers to shape rules to advance markets.
• Bring visibility to ERT’s thought leadership through participation in policy and technical forums in target markets and build consensus among diverse stakeholders around key policy positions.
• Monitor policy developments and technological advancements to lead the continued growth and innovation of ERT’s crediting programs while ensuring integrity of the issued credits for integration into compliance markets. This includes following supply (credit integrity) and demand-side (claims) policy developments in key markets such as US subnational jurisdictions, ICAO, Article 6, EU, Singapore, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, Japan and across Africa through engagement with IETA, G7/G20 carbon markets platform, the Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets, VCM+ and others. Policy and technical topics include managing non-permanence risk, digital MRV, financial market infrastructure, the legal nature of carbon credits and scaled up crediting approaches.
• Provide leadership in the public dialogue on carbon markets and serve as an effective spokesperson to advance the role of international carbon markets and cooperation by providing input on the implementation of state, national and international climate policy and carbon market strategies.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with ERT clients, relevant governments and government agencies, industry groups, environmental NGOs, IPLC organizations, corporate business leaders, and academic institutions to work collaboratively in support of carbon markets. Constructively engage with the UNFCCC and relevant governments for Article 6 transactions including for the International Civil Aviation Organization’s CORSIA.
• Coordinate with the Director of Communications on communications opportunities including the development of analyses, presentations and outreach materials; the design, delivery and participation in targeted events, conferences, workshops and webinars; and by ensuring a sustained media presence through publications, press releases and social media.
• Contribute to the creation of reports for regulatory bodies including CARB, Ecology, ICAO and ICVCM.

Vice President, Environmental Resources Trust

Director

• The Associate Director, USG Portfolio is responsible for driving competitive pipeline growth and overseeing technical proposal development primarily for federal opportunities and occasionally other competitive ODA funding.
• Lead intelligence gathering, opportunity qualification, partner coordination, and proposal management to position Winrock competitively in restricted funding competitions.
• Continuously monitor and expand the opportunity pipeline by tracking government and ODA funding forecasts and funding bills.
• Conduct market intelligence research including competitor analysis, funding trends, and client priorities.
• Qualify opportunities based on strategic fit, win probability, and resource requirements.
• Maintain pipeline tracking systems in Costpoint and Salesforce.
• Prepare business case justifications and resource plans for each prioritized pursuit.
• Coordinate go/no-go decision-making processes with portfolio leadership and executive team.
• Ensure early positioning for upcoming competitive solicitations through pre-RFP intelligence gathering.
• Work with proposal managers for end-to-end proposal development for complex RFPs, RFAs, and competitive solicitations.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews to ensure technical compliance with solicitation requirements.
• Ensure adherence to Winrock's standard operating procedures and donor compliance requirements.
• Engage with government and ODA client representatives during pre-solicitation and procurement phases.
• Attend industry days, conferences, and networking events to gather intelligence and build relationships.
• Coordinate with program staff to prepare for client meetings and capability presentations.
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with prime contractors, subcontractors, and implementing partners.
• Create capability statements, past performance summaries, and marketing materials for competitive positioning.
• Collaborate with communications team on social media and thought leadership content.
• Maintain accurate records in Costpoint and Salesforce related to pipeline, proposals, and client relationships.
• Conduct after-action reviews and capture lessons learned from won and lost bids.
• Share competitive intelligence and best practices across program teams.
• Foster cross-program collaboration on joint pursuits and shared opportunities.

Associate Director, USG Portfolio

Manager

• Perform routine and increasingly complex GHG emissions reduction and removal project reviews accurately, efficiently, independently, and according to regulatory deadlines (where required), seeking input from colleagues and leadership as needed.
• Provide accurate, consistent, and coherent technical support to external stakeholders (e.g., project developers, validation and verification bodies, regulators) on matters that come up as part of project implementation, verification, and review, seeking input from colleagues and leadership as needed.
• Provide basic support to external stakeholders on routine use of the registry, seeking input from or escalating to registry staff as needed.
• Develop and/or maintain institutional systems for project record keeping, regulatory guidance tracking, and sector-specific technological advancements.
• Attend site visits and perform audits, as assigned.
• Perform technical and policy analysis, as assigned.
• Support and contribute to technical team and ACR objectives appropriate to level of experience and expertise in coordination with leadership, as assigned.
• Represent ACR externally (e.g., working groups, conference presentations), as assigned.
• Complete other tasks as assigned.

Vice President, Environmental Resources Trust

Associate Director, USG Portfolio

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