Due Diligence Manager

ABOUT US

Climate Impact Partners delivers solutions for climate action. We are carbon market specialists and a go-to partner for every stage of the net zero journey.

With over 25 years of industry experience and fuelled by a relentless drive for rapid action and results, we have made it our mission to urgently ensure a thriving future for all life on earth.

We do this by providing an end-to-end service that delivers high-quality, thoroughly vetted climate projects which reduce carbon emissions, improve health and livelihoods, and enhance biodiversity.

Together with our clients and project partners we have been responsible for the reduction or removal of more than 144 million tCO2e.

Check out our Impact Report to learn more about us and some of the work you could help us drive forward.

What sets us apart:

· Boundless, urgent ambition. We are accountable, relentless, resilient.

· Courage to innovate. We are courageous, creative, curious.

· Integrity without compromise. We are trustworthy, credible, committed.

· Empowered to serve. We are respectful, inclusive, collaborative.

THE ROLE

In this role, you will lead high-integrity due diligence across a diverse portfolio of carbon projects, manage a team of due diligence specialists, and bring market-leading insight to our clients and partners.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Due Diligence

• Manage the end-to-end due diligence process, allocating work and coordinating priorities with internal stakeholders and the Technical & Quality Director.
• Perform detailed, technical due diligence on selected projects, leading in-depth reviews of complex methodologies and projects.
• Identify, scope, and manage external specialist consultants as needed, including contracting, budget oversight, and delivery.
• Prepare and present recommendations (and pre-reads) to the DD Committee for escalated projects.
• Lead the development of in-house due diligence capabilities, tools, and templates for emerging project types and technologies.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our DD framework, templates, and communications in collaboration with the Technical & Quality Director.
• Support client-facing due diligence requests, ensuring timely, high-quality project information and participation in client meetings.
• Engage with ratings agencies and project partners to enhance ratings and demonstrate project quality.

New Standards, Methodologies, and Market Quality Initiatives

• Evaluate new project types, methodologies, and standards – across nature-based, energy, and engineered solutions – to determine their integrity, feasibility, and market alignment.
• Provide expert analysis of evolving methodologies and monitoring approaches to inform strategic decisions and ensure compliance global carbon market standards.
• Stay abreast of key quality changes in the industry (e.g. Core Carbon Principles, ABACUS, and emerging technologies), sharing insight on implications for our supply strategy and client propositions.
• Collaborate with other internal technical experts to shape company positions and responses to relevant industry developments.
• Contribute to thought leadership activities – such as webinars, podcasts, and newsletters – showcasing our technical expertise and market insights.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Qualifications & Experience

• Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in environmental science, engineering, climate policy, or a related field.
• Significant experience in carbon markets, climate technology, and/or sustainability, with a strong focus on technical due diligence, project evaluation, or carbon project development.
• Proven experience with nature-based and carbon removal technologies and methodologies (3 or more of: ARR, IFM, REDD+, biochar, DAC, BECCS, ERW, ocean[1]based solutions).
• Hands-on experience with major carbon standards, methodologies, validation/verification processes, and ratings frameworks.
• Track record managing external consultants, budgets, and delivering results in a multi-stakeholder environment.
• Experience working in emerging markets or with on-the-ground project implementation is highly desirable.
• Strong technical understanding of project development cycles and MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, & Verification).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess complex projects and methodologies.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills – able to translate technical detail for both internal stakeholders and external audiences.
• Highly organised, self-motivated, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strategic thinker with a passion for climate impact and quality in carbon markets.
• Alignment with company values of ambition, integrity, innovation, and service, with a demonstrated commitment to leveraging your role to drive positive impact and meaningful change.

Leadership Capabilities

• Building great teams, including team design and recruitment, effective team management, as well as ability to coach and mentor.
• Leading with accountability by fostering an ownership mindset, setting ambitious goals, KPIs, and utilising data-driven decision-making.
• Commerciality with excellent strategic planning skills, utilising industry knowledge and effective stakeholder management to drive outcomes.
• Focus on innovation and continuous improvement to foster a growth mindset, drive process optimisation, and add value to our business and clients.
• Exemplify our values, leading by example, recognising others who do the same and guiding our colleagues through change.

PERKS 

• Hybrid working
• 25 days paid holiday
• Private Health Insurance (we've teamed up with Vitality to offer you a wide range of perks, including free coffees, travel deals, and gym discounts)
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Bonus Scheme (subject to company and individual performance)
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Green Commute Bike Scheme
• LinkedIn Learning License & Professional Training Budgets
• Summer Fridays (start your weekend early if you've finished everything on your to-do list)
• Working from Abroad (up to 4 weeks a year)
• Global Volunteering Day
• Modern, state of the art office in Paddington, London, which is dog friendly and includes showers, a mother's feeding room, a wellness room and barista coffee bar.

Climate Impact Partners is an equal opportunities employer. Our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce, that embraces our differences, and so all aspects of employment including the decision to hire and promote, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business need. We do not discriminate on the basis of characteristics protected under federal, state, or local law. To support this, all applications are anonymised until the interview stage which means that regardless of who has applied, your characteristics are totally anonymous.