Extension Professional (Open Rank) - Program Manager, Carbon Market Partnerships and Initiatives
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About The Position
The Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia invites applications for an Extension Professional starting in fall 2024. Through the Drawdown Georgia Business Compact (Compact), and in partnership with the Georgia Forestry Foundation (GFF) and University of Georgia (UGA) Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business (Center) is actively advancing the creation of a Georgia-grown forest carbon market that will leverage the collective interests of Compact members and other businesses across the state to drive investments in Georgia forest resources. In support of this partnership and strategic initiative, the Center is seeking candidates in an Extension Professional role with knowledge and experience in voluntary carbon markets. The GFF, UGA, and Center team received grant funding from the United States Forest Service (USFS) to support participation of underserved landowners and small-acreage (owning less than 2,500 acres) landowners in emerging private markets for climate mitigation and forest resilience. Through this strategic partnership, 'Georgia Resilience, Inclusion, Sustainability, and Equity (RISE) in Emerging Forest Markets', the Center aims to establish connections with emerging private markets focused on climate mitigation and forest resilience to create pathways for underserved landowners and small-acreage landowners to access these markets. This will involve helping landowners navigate processes to participate effectively (with direct benefit to the landowners) forest carbon markets and other emerging markets related to forest ecosystems (e.g., biodiversity, water quality). By facilitating collaboration among landowners, businesses, and other partners, the Center will create an enabling ecosystem for market creation, knowledge sharing, resource pooling, and collective action.
