Homeoffice Forester

What we do at Revalue and why

Revalue is obsessed with one of the planet’s most critical but complex challenges: seeing nature regenerated at planetary scale.

Our mission: to design the most cutting-edge and trusted nature credits for our planet.

Solving this requires a blend of deep experience and out-of-the-box approaches. Therefore, we are bringing together a world-class team from multiple disciplines to create the unique DNA required to reimagine nature credits.

We’ve built a team of exceptional forest scientists, ecologists and conservationist, working closely with teams of machine learning and software engineers, business and marketing to tackle some of the most complex problems in nature conservation and restoration.

We are in this together for nature.

Revalue might be for you if

• You understand the urgency of the climate challenge at hand and want to beat the clock
• You care deeply about nature
• You love being outside of your comfort zone
• You want to grow and perform at a high level in order to make meaningful breakthroughs for nature
• You love a challenge - the harder it gets, the more excited you are
• You want to be surrounded by like-minded people who are sharing the journey with you

Revalue might not be for you if

• You prefer easy tasks and predictable routines. Solving unsolved problems means embracing ambiguity and frequent change.
• You like to stay in your comfort zone. We're constantly tested by new challenges and need to adapt and act swiftly. If you prefer to stick to your lane, then this isn't the environment for you.
• You're not passionate about our mission and vision. Nature is our #1 priority, ahead of fancy perks and benefits.
• You're mainly interested in working remotely. There are easier remote jobs that might suit you better.

The Role

Join Revalue's Science team as a Forester and become an integral part of our mission to scale and differentiate nature-based projects. At Revalue, we are dedicated to scale nature-based solutions to truly bring the value to forested ecosystems. Your expertise in innovative forestry practices, assessing the newest science to keep us at the cutting edge, and developing tools to streamline our project assessments will be vital in driving the success of our impactful initiatives.

What You Will Do

Leadership and strategy

• Develop Revalue’s approach to afforestation/reforestation projects and ensure that project’s are aligned with our model.
• Design and implement monitoring plans to measure carbon sequestration and other environmental benefits of afforestation and reforestation projects.
• Lead the development of frameworks to conduct effective stratification and analysis of landscapes to support project analyses.
• Advise proponents on afforestation and reforestation project plans, including site selection, species selection, planting schedules, and maintenance strategies.
• Conduct field assessments to evaluate site conditions, soil quality, and existing vegetation to inform project design.
• Assess projects ability to coordinate with nurseries for the procurement of seedlings and planting materials.
• Maintain working knowledge of ARR and AUDD VCM methodologies.
• Travel internationally. This may include field work such as leading carbon inventories or serving as technical lead of feasibility trips.
• Ensure integration of the forestry aspects of the VCS project documents with the biodiversity and social components
• Provide budgetary inputs to support project design
• Design databases and tools to more effectively assess ARR projects

Quality project implementation and oversight

• Lead and develop resources to ensure quality assessment and control of ecosystem analyses
• Support Revalue’s Data Intelligence team to conduct data analysis (both spatial and non-spatial) to assess the carbon and other ecosystem service benefits of Revalue projects.
• Maintain high level of scientific rigor on technical analyses, including close adherence to the latest best practices and recommendations from the scientific community.

Building the capacity of Revalue staff and partners

• Build the capacity of the Revalue team and project partners in informing, designing, interpreting and applying the best forestry approaches and methodologies of projects

What You Bring To The Role

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in forestry and Nature Based Solutions and GHG accounting for land use required.
• Experience in developing afforestation, reforestation and revegetation projects
• Experience in the development of AFOLU projects and/or programs in the voluntary and/or compliance carbon market (e.g. VERRA, ART).
• At least five years of experience working with tropical countries with technical and/or operational issues related to GHG accounting and land use, or related issues
• Excellent problem-solving, teamwork, interpersonal skills required.
• Demonstrated experience in research and public communication on technical issues,
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally up to 10% of the year, for 1-2 weeks at a time.
• A love of nature. We are a mission-driven company with a strong affinity for conserving and restoring natural systems. To make hard things happen, our team must put mission over ego. You find purpose not only in personal growth but also in stopping climate change and biodiversity collapse.
• An adaptive and curious mindset. As a start-up in an evolving industry, we keep our roadmap malleable and open to change in search of new opportunities for impact. You have an open mind and are comfortable pivoting as and when needed in response to new insights into our customers’ needs.
• Clear and open communication. We consider clear and thoughtful communication a fundamental skill and a strong predictor of future impact. You demonstrate this in your contribution to documentation, collaborative problem-solving, and willingness to give and receive feedback.
• Excited by distributed teams. You will be joining an international remote-working team with a proven ability to function effectively within diverse cultural environments. You're comfortable with the challenge and excited by the freedom afforded to remote teams, are a self-driver with a willingness to take initiative within a complex and fast-growing sector.

Starting date : ASAP

What We Value

• A-Players: Ensuring a team of top performers is ready to do the best work of their lives.
• Focus: Saying no more than yes to make hard things happen.
• Continuous Improvement: Striving for compounding gains through radical ownership.
• Mission Over Ego: Prioritising the mission above individual pride.

What we offer

• Shared purpose, culture and values
• Unbeatable work flexibility and balance - A truly remote first role with the option to visit our office space in London if that's what works best for you
• A diverse team of colleagues, partners and clients based all around the world
• Generously enhanced, gender-neutral parental leave policy
• Wellbeing support, including company-funded access to therapy for anyone who needs it
• Company laptop + home-office set-up allowance

Revalue Nature Ltd is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and encourages people of all ethnic & racial origins, gender identities, sexual orientations, religions & ideologies, socio-economic statuses, educational backgrounds, ages, and individuals of all abilities to apply.

Applicants must be legally authorised to work in their country of residence. Revalue is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.