Program Officer, Agriculture Innovation

About Verra.At Verra, we've created a culture of flexibility + autonomy. You'll be able to work with remote teams from diverse countries and industries. Wherever possible, we aim to find mutually agreeable solutions for international hiring.Verra is a global leader helping to tackle the world’s most intractable environmental and social challenges. As a mission-driven non-profit organization, Verra is committed to helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve livelihoods and protect natural resources across the private and public sectors. We support climate action and sustainable development with standards, tools and programs that credibly, transparently and robustly assess environmental and social impacts and enable funding for sustaining and scaling up projects that verifiably deliver these benefits. We work in any arena where we see a need for clear standards, a role for market-based mechanisms, and an opportunity to generate significant environmental and social value.Verra manages a portfolio of standards, including the: Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) -- the world’s leading carbon crediting program, with more than 2000 registered projects in 80 countries, and accounting for two-thirds of all voluntary carbon market transaction volume.Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard (SD VISta) -- a flexible framework for assessing and reporting on the sustainable development benefits of project-based activities.Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards -- to identify projects that simultaneously address climate change, support local communities and smallholders, and conserve biodiversity.Plastic Waste Reduction Program -- to enable robust impact assessment of new or scaled-up waste recovery and recycling projects around the globe.Title:ProgramOfficer, AgricultureInnovationLocation:Remote -Worldwide (with significant overlap with U.S.business hours)The Opportunity.VerraseeksaProgram Officer toactivelyengage stakeholdersinadopting and usingourAgricultural Land Management (ALM)andLivestockSystems (LS)methodologiesunder the VCS Program.This role focusesondevelopingandsupporting project proponents’practical application ofimprovedALMand LSactivities,supportingdevelopment of new andrevisionsofexistingmethodologies, andcreating alignment withemergingVCS ProgramupdatesandotherVerraprograms, such astheScope 3 Standard Program,SDVIStaanditsNatureFramework.The Role.The successful applicant willbe responsible forwork thatfocuses on three key areas including the following tasks with a strong technical focus onALMandLSand the use ofinnovative technologiesfor quantification and monitoring of reductions and removals, and implementation ofdigitalMRV:Stakeholder support and capacity building for project proponents and VVBs(45%)Responding to stakeholder questions about VCS ALMand LSmethodologiesincluding supporting the Market & Client Relations team Supporting developmentof informational resources,such asFAQs and instructional webinars, to explain how to use the ALMand LSmethodologies and related modules and tools Presentingon webinars andto stakeholdergroupstoprovidetechnical guidanceonmethodologyuseSupportingVerra’sRegional Engagementteamto provide country/region-specifictrainingand supportMethodology development and technical supportfor VCSproject certification(35%)Addressing public comments and independent reviewer feedback as well as comments from internal review onVCSmethodologies under Sectoral Scope 15. Agriculture(ALM and LS)Provide technical input and support further development ofexisting ALMand LSmethodologies, with strong focus onsoil organic carbon stocks changes and GHG emission reductions (N2O and CH4) in grasslands andlivestocksystemsProvide technical inputand support coordinationofthe development of newALM and LSmethodologies and toolsDigitization and DMRV support led by the Technology Solutions Department(20%)Supportingdigitization of VM0042, v2.2 and v3.0 by testing and signing-off corresponding beta-versions of themethodologyEngagingin discussions and collaborations to develop and deploy DMRV for ALMand LSprojects within the VCSOur Team.You willjoina team that works closely and collaboratively tosolveproblems, iterate, and implementimprovements toagriculturalmethodologiesto support the scaling up of improved ALM projects in theVCSProgram.Verrans come from diverse locations and backgrounds; our staffincludesformercarbon market experts, project developers, consultants, climate negotiators, researchers, auditors, and more.We are committed to driving finance at scale to projects and programs that advance climate action and sustainable development through high-quality standards and programs. WhatWe’reLooking For.At least three years ofexperience inGHG accountingin agriculture and livestock production systemsAB.S. leveldegree inagronomy,animal,or environmentalsciences, or similar, with a preference for M.S.Strongunderstanding ofsoilcarbonand GHG measurement,monitoringand modeling,remote sensing,and