Climate Change Jobs

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
Revalue Nature is excited to bring in a Biodiversity Specialist into our Science team. The Biodiversity Specialist will lead Revalue’s efforts in scaling and differentiating biodiversity in nature based project. They will be an integral part of the Science team, playing a leadership role in the team, and will also collaborate across the organization to champion Revalue’s approach to biodiversity to both internal and external stakeholders.

What You Will Do

1. Leadership And Strategy

• Lead the conceptualisation and development of Revalue’s biodiversity program under Revalues remit of rethinking carbon projects from the ground up.
• Design resilient and sustainable biodiversity components for Revalue’s AUDD and ARR projects, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and industry standards.
• Analyse potential trade-offs between carbon, stakeholder, and biodiversity considerations in project design.
• Serve as primary point of contact for engaging project proponents, commercial entities and relevant stakeholders on biodiversity-related aspects of all projects.
• Maintain positive relationships with clients and development partners through proactive and professional communication.
• Work with Revalues product labs to identify biodiversity products that provide the greatest added value to carbon credits and moving forward biodiversity credits.
• Identify and explore opportunities for Revalue to engage with the emerging biodiversity credits market, contributing to Revalue’s strategic growth objectives.

2. Quality Project Implementation And Oversight

• Collaborate with project partners to develop biodiversity baselines and monitoring approaches.
• Provide direction and advisory support to regional staff and project partners to ensure accountability for project excellence.
• Conduct research studies to identify pressing pressures on biodiversity within each project area.
• Lead quality assessment and control of projects, ensuring adherence to high integrity standards by developing quality assurance and control procedures and ensuring their implementation.
• Maintain high level of rigor in analyses, including close adherence to the latest best practices and recommendations from the international community.
• Contribute to and assist in the development of project documents and analyses on other components, particularly carbon.

3. Building The Capacity Of Revalue Staff And Partners

• Build the capacity of the Revalue team and project partners in informing, designing, interpreting and applying safeguards to our projects.
• Serve as an ambassador for Revalue to a diverse range of audiences, emphasising our unique capabilities in addressing biodiversity.
• Coordinate with regional staff and project proponents to ensure cooperation on cross-cutting issues and initiatives.
• Ability to work productively with other staff to deliver high quality and resilient carbon projects.
• Design Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for scaling biodiversity across different stages of projects lifetimes.
• Develop SOPs for working with the Data Intelligence Team to scale biodiversity products

What you bring to the role

• A PhD in a relevant field or equivalent experience, demonstrating deep expertise and commitment to your area of study.
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality projects on time, such as academic papers or conservation initiatives.
• Hands-on experience with conservation projects, particularly in tropical regions.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally up to 10% of the year, with trips lasting 1-2 weeks.
• Proficiency in GIS, R, and other geospatial or statistical software is a valuable asset.
• 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.