Senior Carbon Business Developer

About Climate Neutral Group and Anthesis Group

Climate Neutral Group (CNG) is a fast-growing organization with a clear purpose: to enhance the Net Zero journey to combat climate change. Since its foundation in 2002, Climate Neutral Group has been stimulating organizations in Climate-Neutral entrepreneurship: from A to Zero CO2 emissions. CNG recently merged with Anthesis Group.

CNG helps organizations to get insight in their CO2 emissions, to reduce their emissions and to offset their residual emissions and to substantiate their climate neutral claims through our Climate Neutral Certification Program. Climate Neutral Group has grown strongly in recent years. More information can be found at: www.climateneutralgroup.com/en

In 2022 Climate Neutral Group became part of Anthesis, the sustainability activator!

Proud to be a B Corp, we seek to make a significant contribution to a world which is more resilient and productive. We do this by working with cities, corporates, investors and other organisations to drive sustainable performance. We develop financially driven sustainability strategies, underpinned by technical expertise and delivered by innovative collaborative teams across the world. The company combines the reach of big professional services groups with the deep expertise of boutiques.

Anthesis has clients across industry sectors from corporate multinationals such as Reckitt Benckiser, Cisco, Tesco, The North Face and Target, and also supports early-stage companies through Anthesis Ventures. The company brings together 1100+ experts operating in 42 countries around the world and has offices in Andorra, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Middle East, the Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the US.

At Anthesis we value both the wellbeing and the professional development of our people by doing our best to make Anthesis a great place to work. Our identity, values, and the quality of our work are vested in our people and we want you to thrive, develop and succeed here.

As an equal opportunity’s employer, we value diversity in our workforce and make our decisions based on skills and experience – the only thing that differentiates you is your talent and the value you bring. We understand that diverse ideas breed extraordinary results by inspiring our thinking, challenging our solutions and enhancing our culture. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability.

Summary of role:

Purpose and impact driven, based on business economical principles! This drives the Climate Neutral Group and this role is central to our mission.

In the role as Senior Carbon Business Developer you will be responsible for originating, structuring and negotiating deals within the carbon offset and EAC (Energy Attribute Certificate) portfolio for the Climate Neutral Group (CNG).

You will manage a diverse set of external relationships with project developers, trading companies and brokers, and other parties active in the voluntary carbon market. You will find and negotiate the best carbon credits deals in the market, leveraging your network, analytical skills and negotiating skills. You will be responsible for the financial structuring of investments into new projects and support the process to find new strategic or financial partners for CNG’s project development activities. You will liaise with the CNG sales team to structure winning proposals for our end-clients. You will expand the international sales via Anthesis’ international offsetting team. You will actively scan the market for wholesale customers who are interested in buying part of our high-impact project portfolio and for possible tenders in which we can participate. You will further develop the EAC business within CNG/ Anthesis, actively originating opportunities with end-clients.

You will be part of the project portfolio team. This team manages the whole carbon and EAC portfolio of CNG/Anthesis and ensures that we have high-quality projects and a diversified mix of carbon credits and EACs available for our end-clients.

Your skillset includes a high level of commercial acumen, (senior) relationship management and optimization capability.  You have high analytical skills that you use to assess market opportunities. You use your relationship and negotiation skills to maximize the value of each transaction. Sound business judgement, strong initiative and well-defined organizational skills will provide results which will generate significant career growth opportunities within our organization.

The Senior Carbon Business Developer (m/f) reports to the Head of Carbon Trading and Portfolio and is part of the international offsetting team.

Key requirements:

• University level of thinking
• Entrepreneurial and proactive mindset, willingness to take initiative
• Demonstrated belief in and commitment to climate change mitigation and broader sustainability objectives
• Minimum 7-10 years of commercial experience, preferably in a origination, brokerage or trading role or in a business development role
• Strong track record in generating new business opportunities, closing deals and meeting customer needs
• Excellent analytical skills including high level of numeracy and financial literacy
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, clients and team members
• Experience working on complex offers to clients
• Legal and contract management skills are a plus
• Thorough understanding of carbon products and markets
• Excellent written and oral command of English. Fluency in Dutch and/or Spanish are advantageous
• Experience working in multi-cultural, international teams is an advantage
• National, or holder of a valid required work visa in The Netherlands

Your benefits:

The CNG team consists of colleagues who, based on their intrinsic motivation and expertise, are committed to reducing the climate problem. With this passionate and result-oriented team, we know how to create an inspiring, dynamic and challenging working environment. An environment in which you can continue to develop as a person and as a professional.

As a certified B-corp, CNG pays employees competitively to the market. Salary is one component of CNG’s total compensation package which also includes:

• Employee retirement plan
• Funds to support professional development
• Possibility to purchase additional vacation days
• Flexible working hours and (partly) working from home
• MS Surface computer and mobile phone
• An informal working atmosphere, periodic knowledge sessions and company outings.