Senior Restoration Projects

Overview Rare opportunity: Apply your carbon and biodiversity project expertise to high-impact work on a schedule that actually fits your life. Be among the first applicants to bring climate and nature action to businesses through Reforest's platform. We are Reforest, an environmental tech startup connecting businesses to verified ecosystem restoration. We need someone who understands carbon and biodiversity standards, MRV principles, and social safeguards—and who wants to do meaningful work with a sustainable schedule. About Reforest We’re a mission-driven tech startup where technology meets purpose. Our platform helps businesses take authentic climate and nature action by integrating ecosystem restoration into their products in ways that bring staff and customers along for the journey. We’re based in Flight Centre’s global HQ building in Southbank with excellent facilities, a great location, and a hybrid-friendly culture. Our current state Many active restoration projects across the world with partners; some have formal carbon registration, others do not. Over 100 business clients integrating restoration into their products, with a focus on travel and events. Funding of over 7 million trees planted. Small team based in Brisbane and the Philippines. Why This Role Exists Reforest connects businesses with high-integrity restoration projects and brings that impact to life for them and their stakeholders. We need someone to own our project portfolio: sourcing and vetting partners, managing our MRV processes, evolving the portfolio toward greater standards alignment, and surfacing data and stories for clients. You’ll be our first dedicated projects hire, working directly with our founders to build scalable systems and portfolio impact. What You’ll Own Project integrity & MRV framework Assess status of current portfolio against our MRV process. Review and optimise our MRV process. Ensure MRV compliance throughout project lifecycle and manage payment milestones. Create partner reporting templates and communication cadence. Set up process for collecting compelling project content (photos, narratives, metrics) that clients can use. Ensure all storytelling maintains integrity. Partner sourcing Lead search, screening, and due diligence of new restoration partners. Work with leadership to structure and negotiate new project contracts. Provide high-level support to existing partners to move toward registry alignment. Track evolving carbon and biodiversity frameworks; guide practices accordingly. Ground-truthing Share responsibility for site visits to validate status and progress. Inform platform development to standardize partner interactions and MRV workflows. Guide use of AI/automation to scale quality and consistency. Team building Shape what a world-class projects function looks like as our portfolio grows. Why This Works Part-Time Project types: We work with active restoration projects (e.g. reforestation) and do not directly manage on-ground work; we provide the integrity layer between clients and impact. Some projects are formally registered with a carbon standard; in others, we provide high-level guidance and our own MRV process. Systems focus: Year 1 is about building repeatable frameworks and processes to standardise approach and scale through partners. Strategic role: You will set direction, establish processes, and manage partners, with hands-on work initially but not drowning in spreadsheets. Supportive founders: You’ll work directly with Tim and Daniel, who understand the domain and have managed this work for years. 2.5-3 days/week flexibility: Choose your structure (e.g., 3×8 hours, 5×5 hours, or other). If you need a defined structure from day one or want no ambiguity, we’re not quite there yet. If you want to shape something from the ground up with real flexibility, this is it. You’re Our Person If You’ve worked in carbon and/or biodiversity project development, MRV, or registry standards (project developer, registry, consulting firm, or NGO). You have strong due diligence instincts to assess permanence risks, governance issues, and community benefit-sharing structures. Excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable managing international partners with varying technical levels. You can translate technical MRV data into compelling, honest stories for non-technical audiences. You’re comfortable being strategic and operational; you can design and implement the framework. Ideal Experience across both formally registered and community-based restoration projects. Remote sensing/GIS literacy. Awareness of biodiversity frameworks and nature credit markets. Familiarity with IC-VCM CCPs and CORSIA requirements. Comfortable with ambiguity and building systems from scratch. What We Offer Salary: Competitive based on experience. Real flexibility: 2.5-3 days/week with structure that works for you (e.g., 3×8 hours or 5×5 hours). Hybrid work arrangement at our Flight Centre HQ in Southbank; excellent facilities and commute options. Potential for travel to project locations with flexible scheduling. A supportive team and the opportunity to shape a world-class projects function as the portfolio grows. Potential to move to full-time in the future. Please send your application to: Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Part-time Job function Information Technology Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Reforest. Get notified about new Senior jobs in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. #J-18808-Ljbffr