Carbon Finance Manager (Fixed-Term)

The role

The Carbon Finance Manager will ensure agroforestry carbon programs have reliable financial modeling to support strategic decisions. This role involves building complex models, translating them into investment-grade financial statements, and supporting external fundraising and partnerships.

What you will do

• Build, maintain, and stress-test complex financial models of carbon projects
• Maintain program- and portfolio-level rollups for leadership
• Support or conduct analysis to identify opportunities for performance improvement and financial viability
• Build fluency and utility of financial models with program teams
• Align financial forecasts with country program teams, central Finance team, and partnerships / Business Development team
• Prepare materials for leadership calls to update senior stakeholders
• Support the partnerships team in evaluating financing options and produce 3-statement financial summaries
• Conduct sensitivity analysis to inform pricing strategies and risk management
• Support Business Development team with investor due diligence

Required qualifications

• Relevant academic background in finance, economics, PES, or other relevant field
• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling and accounting standards
• Proven ability to build dynamic models from scratch for project finance or structured finance across multiple regulatory jurisdictions
• Understanding of the operational and financial realities of implementing high-integrity PES programs
• Proven ability to build team fluency in models & identifying and summarizing practical insights from complex financial models
• Experience setting complex multi-year budgets and managing performance to those targets
• Strong project management skills and experience leading complex initiatives with diverse stakeholders
• 5+ years of professional experience
• 3+ years in climate finance, project finance, accounting, or a related field
• 1+ years of professional experience in one of our countries of operation (particular focus on Kenya, Rwanda, Zambia, Malawi, and Tanzania)

Nice to have

• Practical experience with the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM)

Benefits

• Health insurance
• housing
• comprehensive benefits
• weekly check-ins with your manager
• access to mentorship and training programs
• regular feedback on your performance
• career reviews every six months

Before you apply

• This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Burundi, and Nigeria

About the company

One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. They provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and other agricultural services across nine countries.