Country
France
Workplace location
COURBEVOIE(PLD)-COUPOLE(FRA)
Domain
Industrial Projects, Operations, Strategy Economics Business
Type of contract
Regular position
Experience
Minimum 10 years

Context & Environment

TotalEnergies aims to be a major actor in energy transition, committed to carbon neutrality as a multi-energy company.

More energy, less emissions: this is the dual challenge we are taking up alongside our customers, stakeholders, and global society to meet the climate challenge and contribute to the planet's sustainable development.

Created in 2019, the TotalEnergies Nature Based Solutions (TENBS) team manages a portfolio of diverse operations in Africa, Latin America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, based on the agricultural, forestry, carbon, ESG and business expertise that make up the team.

Its main mission is to select, qualify, invest, and manage natural carbon sinks (Conservation & REDD+, Afforestation-Reforestation, Agriculture & Agroforestry, Biochar, Wetlands & Blue Carbon) with its partners while working on the right positioning, both internally and externally, of nature-based solutions.

TENBS designs and implements its operations according to a landscape approach, in collaboration with local communities, including economic value chains aiming at the sustainability of natural carbon sinks and the achievement of optimal environmental and social co-benefits.

In this context, TENBS team is looking for an Expert ESG & Co-Benefits in 2024 to strengthen its activity.


Activities

Participate in the construction of the strategic vision

  • Contribute to the selection process of operations to build a balanced portfolio of activities to achieve the carbon credit production objectives;
  • Ensure that deliverables are consistent with TotalEnergies and TENBS strategy;
  • Contribute to formulate TENBS positioning and engagements in terms of ESG, Co-benefits and Benefit Sharing Mechanisms;
  • Take part in developing stakeholder engagement strategy;
  • Take part in reputational risk management by preparing public communications and Q&A for signed operations.

Conduct the technical studies required for projects development and operations: Human and Land-Use Rights, Environmental & Social Impact Assessments, Gender

  • Work closely with Business Development and Carbon Expertise to structure the investment opportunities;
  • Lead ESG development studies (prospect, preliminary/feasibility, conceptual or pre-project), Due Diligences and Environmental & Social Impact Assessments, co-benefits certifications (CCB, SD Vista, Gold Standard, FSC…;
  • Prepare study specifications (study content, deliverables, schedule and budget);
  • Coordinate activities and contributions of the various external service providers during the execution of the study;
  • Define and lead the comparative analyses needed to determine optimal forestry and agricultural itinerary - in terms of Human Rights, FPIC, Governance, Social/Environmental/Biodiversity co-benefits, Benefit Sharing Mechanisms - and synthesize architecture and design recommendations to optimize those co-benefits for every carbon credit produced;
  • Within the framework of the activities initiated by the business development, participate in data-rooms and due diligence and any other formality contributing to the information gathering.

Participate in ESG follow-up of signed operations

  • Supervise the application of Environmental & Social Management Plans and associated tools;
  • Work closely with the Carbon Expertise team for the validation and verification audits, for co-benefits standards (CCB, SDVista, Gold Standard, FSC…): contracting and managing the Validation & Verification Bodies and Developers (PDD, Monitoring Report);
  • Participate in the development of tools and processes for "Monitoring, Reporting & Verification" (MRV) of the co-benefits of TENBS portfolio of operations.

Actively contributes to the team's activity and its growth in knowledge and skills

  • Competitive intelligence around the following topics: international and sectoral negotiations on biodiversity, environment and social issues, methodological and technological innovation, competitive benchmark, FPIC and HCVs, and any other field related to ESG topics in the AFOLU sector through research, active network and external conferences and events related to the sector.
  • Contribute to the spread of know-how and feedback.

Represent the Company when it’s necessary (technical committee, conferences, seminars).


Candidate Profile

  • PhD/Master's degree/Engineering degree in the field of environment, social science and land-use rights, sustainable development, forestry, agriculture, conservation;
  • 10 to 15 years’ experience (with a strong field experience) in the implementation and management of projects with local communities, in particular in the AFOLU sector (Agriculture, Forestry & land-use);
  • Detailed understanding of Land-use, Human and Environmental Rights in the context of Developing countries;
  • Demonstrated practice of leading Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), in particular using WB and IFC standards;
  • Understanding of co-benefits management tools and certification is recommended (High Conservation Value, FPIC approach, FSC / RSPO / other commodities environmental standards, CCB standard)
  • Understanding and knowledge of the voluntary carbon market, and carbon certification standards is a plus;
  • A network and reputation in this fields are an asset
  • Regular international travels
  • Fluent English is a must, French is recommended, Spanish or Portuguese or other regional language is a plus

Additional Information

TotalEnergies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers.