Project Coordinator

Chestnut Carbon, is a nature-based solutions company committed to developing high-quality voluntary carbon offset projects as well as supporting the long-term conservation of American forests and empowering stewardship among family forest owners.

We seek to…

·       Conserve standing forests in woodlands throughout America.

·       Support the private forest owners who undertake these conservation efforts.

These goals are rooted in the understanding that intact forests offer a variety of benefits, magnifying in impact over time, and bear great value worth protecting.

Chestnut Carbon was founded and backed by Kimmeridge, a US-based private equity firm with offices in New York and Denver

Chestnut Carbon has an afforestation project called the Chestnut Sustainable Restoration Project that reforests land in the Southeast United States with native hardwoods and softwoods. The Project Coordinator will specifically work on this project (Restore), providing administrative support to the larger Restore project and team.  This is an entry level position that reports to the Project Manager and works closely with other individuals and teams to ensure the highest standards are met.

• Provide administrative support with managing project timelines and deliverable deadlines
• Support in updating and maintaining administrative software (e.g. Salesforce, Jira) to ensure accurate project data.
• Assistance in creating and maintaining the organization of an internal documentation system.  
• Assist with editing and maintaining documents, procedures, and data for our stakeholder and community engagement program. 
• Communicate with other team members to ensure workflows and deliverables are being pushed forward effectively.  
• Assist in providing support to finishing up deliverables (e.g. editing, creating graphs and light graphical design) and/or organization of deliverables to ensure consistency. 
• Learn about the larger carbon market and be able to provide insights in the field. 
• Support with internal data and administrative projects, as assigned 

• Undergraduate degree in environmental studies or related field. 
• Familiarity with forest carbon project verifications and the voluntary carbon market. 
• Previous Salesforce and/or Jira experience is a plus, aptitude to explore and master new computer programs is necessary. 
• Strong communication skills, including both oral and written. 
• Strong organizational and planning skills, as well as a high-level attention to detail.
• Strong time-management and self-management skills and can take direction and work independently to reach identified goals on a set timeline. 
• Can maintain a high level of professionalism and discretion in dealing with highly sensitive project deliverables. 
• Experience with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel.
• Interest in learning about and growing within the field. 

• Consider yourself a problem solver and enjoy finding creative solutions.
• Believe in an open mindset and have a positive attitude.
• Willingness to pitch in wherever you can and have a strong capacity to keep learning
• Can be flexible and can quickly change tasks based on current project priorities with little notice.
• Have a commitment to solving the environmental challenges of our time. 
• Willingness to travel domestically (limited). 
• Able to work effectively with remote team members throughout the U.S.  

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to everything we do. Chestnut Carbon thrives on and celebrates different views, beliefs, and values. We are committed to our talented team and partners, regardless of background or affiliation, and to actively promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our business. We strive to be a place where you can be you and bring yourself to work.

Chestnut Carbon is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to affirmative action planning and encourages diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran, or marital status.

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