Operations and Finance Associate

Carbon removal, alongside emissions reductions, is absolutely essential to preserving a stable climate. We’re focused on addressing the knowledge, policy, and ambition gaps that are holding us back from a carbon removal ecosystem that delivers real progress on climate change.
 
Leadership from European countries - including the UK - is critical, both for ensuring that carbon removal can reach the scale necessary to achieve global climate goals, and for ensuring that a progressive vision of carbon removal can emerge that is not dominated by fossil or other corporate interests.
 
Europe needs carbon removal in order to:

1.   meet its net-zero targets
2.   address its historical emissions that are already in the atmosphere causing warming 

Carbon removal needs Europe because no other region has both the financial muscle and the political will to scale crucial new climate solutions. Europe needs carbon removal, and carbon removal needs Europe, but neither has a dedicated and honest voice speaking for carbon removal on behalf of the climate. Carbon Gap will be that voice.We are continuing to build out a team of experienced professionals and are looking for individuals early in their career with an interest in both the administrative operations of an organisation as well as helping with finance. If you have the ambition to match our mission and are seeking a platform to scale your personal impact in a high empowerment and high accountability environment, we want to talk to you.

We are creating a new role for a Operations and Finance Associate working with our leadership team to provide both finance, and operational support across the organisation. It is a hands-on role that will see different challenges daily, but in a structured and prioritised way.

We will support you in leveraging your experiences and skills to help us bring our CDR mission to life in Brussels, the EU and beyond. Your prior interest in climate, environment or sustainability will quickly make you an invaluable member of the efforts towards the knowledge, policy and ambition gaps that we are on a mission to bridge.

• You are a 'Swiss army knife' relating to organisational finance admin and HR.
• Managing our outsourced Finance Team. Experience with big four consultancies is a plus.
• Supporting our leadership team with HR and other administrative duties.
• Have an excellent attention to detail:
• Support our outsourced financial team by helping to ensure processes are followed and implemented
• Support our leadership team with HR and other administrative day to day functions including the onboarding of new staff, coordination of holidays, travel and accommodation, planning of retreats and more
• Be involved with key strategic items such as board meetings, budgets and financial planning
• Be interested in the effective running of an organisation, Be a great communicator; communications skills to liaise effectively with the senior leadership team. Support the team in drafting and implementation of processes and procedures in the organization.
• Be prepared to learn about the compliance and legal aspects of running a charity, assisting with audits, proper record keeping and compliance with UK and EU law

• You will have three years of working experience. You will have gained your experiences ideally within the context of a cleantech organisation or dynamic startup. Top Climate NGO experience is also relevant.
• You have a good understanding of what good operations and finance management looks like, even if you lack direct experience. You ideally have interest across many areas as this is not a role for someone who wants to specialise in only one area.
• You’re comfortable with new material. Diving into a new field, learning new acronyms and concepts don’t scare you. You want to become a master of new ideas and concepts.
• You make aren’t scared by complicated things. One of the main parts of your role will be problem solving – whether it be a resource conflict, or a last-minute dash to find a printer for an event, you are comfortable with being the person who solves problems.

You'll Thrive Here If

• You value purpose especially climate action and are excited by carbon removal
• You are able to meet deadlines and get stuff done
• You build genuine connections and work well with internal stakeholders

Apply using the link below with your CV and a short cover letter, please include short paragraphs highlighting relevant examples from your work.

Carbon Gap is an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to broadening opportunities for groups that are underrepresented in the climate and carbon removal spaces, and to building an inclusive team where people of different backgrounds can thrive. We strongly encourage applications from people who do not see themselves represented in the current climate policy ecosystem. 

You don't need to meet all the requirements to be considered and we know you might need to grow into the role. If you feel like this role is the right one for you, please don’t hesitate to apply.

We will commence the interview process from January the 21st 2025. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.