GreenCollar is Australia’s leading ecosystem services project developer and market investor, with over 200 projects spanning 5 million hectares of active conservation as well as a growing international portfolio of work targeting nature-based solutions in carbon abatement, biodiversity conservation, water security and plastics circularity. We aim to prove that the best way to achieve lasting environmental outcomes is to enable markets to direct long-term finance towards sustainable land management practices and ecosystem services.

We work in partnership with farmers, graziers, traditional owners and other land managers to develop high quality, high integrity nature-based projects that deliver economic, environmental and social benefits.

About the role

With the rapid growth of our organisation, GreenCollar is seeking a seasoned and innovative Geospatial Lead to join our Operations team on a permanent full-time basis.

In your role as Geospatial Lead, you report into the Head of Portfolio, and work as a member of our multidisciplinary Portfolios teams.

You will work on the design, monitoring and performance management of a range of environmental projects - to deliver meaningful environmental, agricultural and economic outcomes. You will have a knack for tackling complex technical challenges and transforming them into actionable, impactful solutions.

The location for the role is flexible, with a preference for Sydney or anywhere else in Australia for the right person.

Your day to day responsibilities at GreenCollar will include:

• Overseeing the implementation and continuous improvement of innovative Geospatial analysis techniques and solutions to ensure positive project outcomes
• Solving complex environmental project challenges by employing a range of GIS interpretation techniques and software to analyse spatial and non spatial data
• Creating high quality spatial outputs (maps, spatial data sets, etc.), leveraging data analysis and insights to support monitoring, reporting and overall project performance
• Working collaboratively with your team to assist with the preparation of data, reports, presentations and/ or response to environmental project RFIs and audits
• Leading the spatial design of environmental projects at different scales and across a variety of landscapes
• Drafting, reviewing, and updating /maintaining best practices and Standard Operating Procedures with respect to geospatial workflows and deliverables

Skills and experience

• A tertiary qualification in remote sensing, geospatial science, GIS or physical science or similar with specific coursework or relevant work experience
• 4+ years working as a Geospatial analyst/coordinator as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience overseeing the development and operationalisation of new geospatial/digital solutions to respond to specific organisational challenges and evolving requirements - working with multiple stakeholders to define and execute on the most adapted, scalable solution
• Experience in managing and delivering end to end complex geospatial projects
• Advanced knowledge and application of GIS softwares (e.g. ArcGIS) and image analysis tools (e.g. ENVI)
• Proficiency in programming languages i.e. SQL,R, Python is a clear plus
• Skilled at defining and analysing complex problems across various project settings, with a focus on achieving project outcomes
• A team player who can also work autonomously with minimal guidance
• Clear and effective communication (written and verbal) to inform, influence and impact both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong work ethic with drive and passion for positive environmental outcomes

Why join GreenCollar?

• A dynamic, growing and innovative leader in the Ecosystem Services market space
• Supportive and dedicated team environment
• 5 weeks’ annual leave
• Wellbeing leave
• Volunteer leave
• Gender-neutral parental leave
• Regular social club activities and events (in person/online)

 Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We are an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment as we believe a diverse and varied workforce is an asset to our company and crucial to our long-term success.

Next steps

If you can see a future with us then apply by clicking on the link and submitting your resume and covering letter.

If you have any questions regarding the role please reach out to our friendly Human Resources team via [email protected] .

If you’re keen to apply and need reasonable adjustments or would like to note which pronouns you use at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

You must have the right to work in Australia to be considered. Applications close COB, Monday 3 March 2025.

GreenCollar is Australia’s leading ecosystem services project developer and market investor, with over 200 projects spanning 5 million hectares of active conservation as well as a growing international portfolio of work targeting nature-based solutions in carbon abatement, biodiversity conservation, water security and plastics circularity. We aim to prove that the best way to achieve lasting environmental outcomes is to enable markets to direct long-term finance towards sustainable land management practices and ecosystem services.

We work in partnership with farmers, graziers, traditional owners and other land managers to develop high quality, high integrity nature-based projects that deliver economic, environmental and social benefits.

About your role

With the rapid growth of our organisation, GreenCollar is seeking an exceptional and seasoned Head of Portfolio to join the Operations team on a permanent full-time basis. The role will either need to be located in our Head Office in Sydney with the ability to travel or in close proximity to a majority of our projects (specific states include- QLD, SA, WA and NSW).

As Head of Portfolio, you will report into the Chief Operating Officer. You will be responsible for the performance, integrity and long-term growth of one or more of our domestic carbon portfolios. You will lead a portfolio of projects to ensure they achieve their project outcomes, are managed with a focus on quality and integrity, and deliver demonstrable value to all stakeholder groups including landholders and custodians, GreenCollar, and clients.

In this role you will be:

• Managing at least one portfolio of active GreenCollar projects to ensure the portfolio is focused on achieving the project outcomes of each project. These include ensuring that projects perform on measures such as:
  • The maintenance and growth of carbon stock
  • The maintenance and growth of biodiversity
  • The maintenance and growth of agricultural production

• The implementation of the monitoring and evaluation frameworks
• Ensuring the projects performance is in line with project expectations and forecasts, which will include but is not limited to; achieving project goals and milestones, the generation of ACCUs and other credits, sell-through of ACCUs and other credits
• Reporting and audit obligations are met with a high level of integrity
• The effective planning and management of the portfolio at all stages (strategic planning, forecasting, goal setting, budgeting and management)
• Identifying opportunities to improve project impact
• Supporting new opportunity development across all of GreenCollar’s current and emerging project types,methodologies, and domains (i.e., territories/locales)
• Manage and develop the portfolio team
• Working effectively across the broader Operations team to actively contribute to the long-term performance of the performance of GreenCollar’s consolidated domestic carbon portfolio(s) and enabling capabilities

What will help you succeed

• Proven track record of successfully building and leading a multidisciplinary team (ideally including commercial and technical functions)
• Clear history of accountability and delivering outcomes, including balancing non-negotiables (we have some core values we don't budge on) with necessary trade-offs
• Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining long-term partnerships and stakeholder relationships
• Ability to build and maintain trust and navigate critical conversations
• Demonstrated adaptability to manage uncertainty in evolving, ambiguous environments.
• Sound experience working collaboratively and guiding teams through change with clarity and confidence
• Commercial acumen: experience with and responsibility for commercial aspects of a role
• Comfortable travelling and working in rural and remote environments from time to time

Nice to have skills/experience

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus

• A tertiary qualification in environmental economics, finance, commerce or environmental science or similar
• Professional exposure to environmental markets
• Comfortable delivering outcomes in a highly complex data-heavy environment
• Sales experience; importantly not limited to the new business transactions but the delivery of project post transaction success
• Working with a diverse set of stakeholders from landholders to executive management                                                                                                                 

Why join GreenCollar?

• A dynamic, growing and innovative leader in the Ecosystem Services market space
• Flexible and hybrid work environment
• Competitive remuneration package
• Supportive and dedicated team environment
• 5 weeks’ annual leave
• Wellbeing leave
• Volunteer leave
• Gender-neutral parental leave
• Regular social club activities and events (in person/online)

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We are an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment as we believe a diverse and varied workforce is an asset to our company and crucial to our long-term success.

Next steps

If you can see a future with us, then apply by clicking on the link and submitting your resume and covering letter.

If you have any questions regarding the role, please reach out to our friendly Human Resources team via [email protected]

If you’re keen to apply and need reasonable adjustments or would like to note which pronouns you use at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

You must have the right to work in Australia to be considered.

Application close COB, Monday 17 March 2025.

GreenCollar is Australia’s leading ecosystem services project developer and market investor, with over 200 projects spanning 5 million hectares of active conservation as well as a growing international portfolio of work targeting nature-based solutions in carbon abatement, biodiversity conservation, water security and plastics circularity. We aim to prove that the best way to achieve lasting environmental outcomes is to enable markets to direct long-term finance towards sustainable land management practices and ecosystem services.

We work in partnership with farmers, graziers, traditional owners and other land managers to develop high quality, high integrity nature-based projects that deliver economic, environmental and social benefits.

About the role

GreenCollar is seeking an exceptional Portfolio Partnerships Lead to join our dynamic team on a permanent full-time basis. The Portfolio Partnerships Lead works with GreenCollar’s main stakeholders to ensure successful long term environmental, agricultural, and economic outcomes for all environmental markets projects in their Portfolio.

In this role you will be an integral part of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to carbon farming projects within one of GreenCollar's core geographic areas. Reporting to the Head of Portfolio, as a Portfolio Partnerships Lead you will work closely with:

• your peers in the portfolio team on establishing clear strategies for managing and improving projects performance and priorities;
• your fellow Partnerships Managers on establishing high quality practices at functional level;
• GreenCollar’s Demand and Markets team on marketing and selling the environmental credits generated by projects in your Portfolio; and
• Go-to-market teams (business development; marketing) on establishing new customer or stakeholder relationships.

The location for the role is flexible with a preference for Sydney.

Your day to day responsibilities at GreenCollar will include:

• Responsible for establishing and managing constructive, productive relationships across a broad range of key stakeholders, and most consistently engages with landholders, pastoralists, land managers, regulators, and auditors
• Pursue successful long-term environmental, agricultural, and economic outcomes of all environmental markets’ projects in the portfolio
• Work with your Portfolio peers to establish guidance for all project stakeholders on project performance, risks and opportunities. Monitor current projects to ensure key ongoing project milestones are completed and communicated in a timely manner and successfully manage regulator queries and audits
• Work closely with go-to-market teams on establishing new customer or stakeholder relationships
• Work closely with the Demand and Markets team on marketing and selling the environmental credits generated by Projects in the portfolio
• Work closely with the New Initiatives team to explore future project opportunities with current landholder partners
• Responsible for the continuing improvement of GreenCollar’s core capabilities
• Travel to regional areas to visit projects and landholders, and to attend engagement meetings, workshops, and audits. You will also have the opportunity to represent GreenCollar at community field days, conferences, and other events sponsored by or involving GreenCollar

Skills and experience 

• Demonstrated client services experience
• Solid track-record of managing and growing a portfolio of consistently high performing client relationships
• Proven relationship building and management skills and experience
• Commercial performance analysis, reporting, negotiation, and resolution
• Measurement of customer performance and health
• Working understanding of complex long-term contracts, legal frameworks and risk frameworks
• Impact and outcomes focused individual - comfortable with monitoring and reporting against targets
• Ability to plan and prioritise work efficiently to deliver high quality outcomes within deadlines
• Comfortable leading difficult conversations balancing the demands and needs of multiple parties
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills and the ability to manage a wide variety of stakeholders
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams combining commercial, technical and scientific profiles in an agile environment
• Experience working product/project management tools as well as with CRM systems
• Superior work ethic with drive and passion for positive environmental outcomes
• Travel to rural and regional areas to visit land holders and projects capacity to travel periodically and independently

Why join GreenCollar?

• A dynamic, growing and innovative leader in the Ecosystem Services market space
• Flexible and hybrid work environment
• Competitive remuneration package
• Supportive and dedicated team environment
• 5 weeks’ annual leave
• Wellbeing leave
• Volunteer leave

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We are an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment as we believe a diverse and varied workforce is an asset to our company and crucial to our long-term success.

Next steps

If this sounds like you, apply now by submitting your resume and a covering letter summarising your experience and outlining why you are interested in the role.

If you’re curious to know more then please reach out to the Human Resources team via [email protected] .

If you can see yourself working at GreenCollar, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit.

If you’re keen to apply and need reasonable adjustments or would like to note which pronouns you use at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.

Applications close COB, Friday 21 March 2025.