Project Manager (Carbon Project Delivery)

Join Climate Impact Partners as a Project Manager for ARR carbon projects in Kenya and the Philippines. In this role, you will lead project delivery, coordinate partners, and drive tangible climate impact. You will act as the central coordination point between in-country teams, implementation partners, and HQ functions, ensuring high-quality project delivery and effective cross-functional collaboration. You will also contribute to strengthening project management approaches across the wider portfolio.

• Act as the central coordination point between in-country teams, implementation partners, and HQ functions to drive high-quality project delivery.
• Track and manage project milestones, budgets, timelines, deliverables, and project documentation to ensure strong project governance.
• Provide training and coaching in Project Management capabilities to In-Country Project Managers and associated teams, and facilitate sharing of learnings across projects.
• This role requires an experienced and highly organised project manager with strong carbon project delivery experience, excellent relationship management skills, and the ability to coordinate effectively across technical, commercial, operational, and finance functions
• Strong large scale project management experience, ideally within NBS Carbon Projects, forestry, food security, conservation, or international development
• Experience working with implementation partners, NGOs, community-based organisations, or field delivery teams
• Experience managing budgets, reporting processes, operational tracking, and project administration
• Experience managing or supporting complex field-based project delivery in emerging markets, working cross culturally
• Understanding of ARR projects and/or nature-based carbon project delivery, including at a least basic understanding of CCB/VCS requirements
• Experience working in emerging markets in NBS Carbon Projects and across different cultural and operational contexts is highly desirable
• Ability to work independently while coordinating effectively across teams
• Strong stakeholder and relationship management skills
• Strong written reporting and documentation skills
• Comfortable working in dynamic and evolving operational environments
• Financial and administrative management capability
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and workstreams simultaneously
• Strong communication and coordination skills across remote and cross-cultural teams
• Excellent project management and organisational skills, with strong attention to detail
• Strong strategic thinking, with ability to link field/operational decisions to overall project outcomes and client/funder priorities
• Collaborative and adaptable, able to work effectively both autonomously and across cross-functional and cross-cultural teams
• Proactive and solutions-oriented, able to identify gaps or challenges early and develop practical, effective solutions
• Highly organised, self-motivated, and delivery focused, with the ability to independently manage priorities and drive projects forward with limited oversight
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability, with a willingness to work hard and take initiative to ensure successful project delivery
• Strong communication, relationship management, and operational judgement skills, with the ability to navigate complex stakeholder and partner environments