Registry Officer/Senior Registry Officer - Environmental Resources Trust (ERT) - ACR
 Winrock International | |
 United States | |
 Feb 05, 2025 | |
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Position Title: Officer, Registry Operations Location: U.S. remote, Arlington, VA or Little Rock, AR Department: Environmental Resources Trust (ERT) - ACR Reports To: Director, Registry Operations GENERAL ACR is an internationally recognized carbon crediting program that operates in global compliance and voluntary carbon markets. A nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, ACR was founded in 1996 as the first private greenhouse gas (GHG) registry in the world with the mission of harnessing the power of markets to improve the environment. ACR brings more than two decades of unparalleled experience in development of rigorous and science-based methodologies and carbon accounting standards, as well as operational experience in the oversight of high-quality GHG project listing, verification, registration, issuance, serialization, and on-line retirement reporting. ACR operates as an independent carbon credit standards body and registry, as well as an approved Offset Project Registry (OPR) for the California Cap-and-Trade Program (administered by the California Air Resources Board, or CARB) and Washington State Cap-and-Invest Program (administered by the Washington State Department of Ecology, or Ecology). The Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART), for which Winrock serves as the Secretariat, is also operated by Environmental Resources Trust (ERT). ART is emerging as the leading global standard for jurisdictional REDD+. ACR and ART are approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to supply emission reduction and removals credits to airlines for use towards their obligations under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA)for the 2021-2023 pilot phase as well as for the 2024-2026 compliance period. The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has assessed ACR and ART against the Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) and approved both as CCP-Eligible crediting programs. ACR and ART are positioned for roles in new compliance offset markets in other U.S. states and under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, as well as increased prominence in the global voluntary carbon market. POSITION SUMMARY The Officer is an operations and client services role within ACR, contributing to all aspects of registry services management, including but not limited to supporting partners and colleagues in operationalizing the California and Washington programs, ICAO CORSIA requirements, and ACR Standard and policies to ensure that GHG projects move through the registry process efficiently, while ensuring regulatory compliance and technical rigor and quality. The position will engage daily with ACR's critical registry platform infrastructure, as well as its corresponding processes and policies across the unit. The successful candidate may also support registry platform infrastructure related to ART and other ERT programs as needed. They will contribute to the maintenance and development of operational processes ensuring the integrity of the carbon credits issued and transacted. The position will advise ACR technical staff as needed during the review and approval of GHG project listing applications, data reporting, and verification documents across markets (California, Washington, ICAO, voluntary), will instruct the team on infrastructure functionality developments, and will support ACR users on use of the registry as needed. This position will also enhance ACR's growth by supporting strategic collaborations in target markets. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS Education: Bachelor's degree required. Advanced degree in Environmental Sciences / Policy, GHG Accounting, Systems Engineering, Operations, Computer Science, or related field a plus. Experience: Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in customer support, database management, or systems organization is required, additional years of experience preferred. Experience in environmental markets preferred. Skills:
Other: Must be available to travel domestically 1-3 times per year for short-term assignments. Commitment to mission and interest in market-based approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions required. Candidate must be comfortable working in a flexible, high-paced environment. The pay range for this role is $60,000 - $85,000 per year depending on the candidate's level of experience, specialized knowledge and skills, and current market conditions. Winrock offers an excellent benefits package. Must have work authorization in the United States. Sponsorship for this role is not available. Winrock is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and value diversity and inclusiveness. Winrock recruits, employs, trains, promotes and compensates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. #LI-DNI | |