Csat Officer

*C-Quest Capital LLC (CQC)
• is a social impact investor, project developer, and climate finance specialist with a mission to transform the lives of families in the poorest communities in developing counties by providing them access to clean and sustainable energy services, clean energy technologies and improving the health and wellbeing of women and children. CQC was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Washington DC, USA with subsidiaries in India, Malaysia, Singapore, and Cambodia as well as on-ground teams in Malawi, Zambia, and rapidly growing into other Sub-Saharan Africa countries.

CQC is a leader in providing clean efficient cooking and lighting services to the rural poor worldwide and has growing businesses in renewable energy production and supply, sustainable agricultural land use, and forestry. CQC's projects are implemented either through operational platforms and subsidiaries or through closely managed partnerships and joint ventures with on-the-ground organizations.

C-Quest Capital has active investments in over 15 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, Central America, and South and East Asia that have thus far improved the lives of over 20 million people.

CQC employs over 120 full-time staff of investment, project management, and carbon professionals based around the world including Washington DC, India, Malaysia, Cambodia, Malawi, and Zambia. In addition, CQC regularly draws on a pool of individual consultants, collaborating NGO and private sector partners, and staff from joint venture partners.
• Background
• :
CQC is rapidly expanding investment in cleaner cooking services, efficient lighting, and sustainable energy across core geographies to improve the overall well-being of the communities and align with the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the overall development approach. A position of
• Country level CSAT (Carbon & Sustainability Accounting Team) Officer
• has been opened to assist the organization in achieving the global goal of driving community based local change by contribution to the various GHG and SD VISta programs.
• Core Responsibilities
Under the guidance and supervision of Regional Manager - CSAT (Southeast Asia), the CSAT Officer will:
• Provide local support to the CSAT in planning, implementation and monitoring to adhere to the guidelines outlined under the GHG crediting program.
• Take responsibility for planning and executing GHG related monitoring & audits at different project locations across the country including support for data cleaning, on-site verification and/or remote site verification.
• Work closely with operation field staff, surveyors, and the data analyst team to ensure quality and reliability of data being collected.
• Take responsibility for providing technical training to operation team members to ensure the project functions smoothly and overall team capacity builds over time.
• Identify, hire, train and manage short-term contractors to conduct GHG-related/monitoring audits.
• Work in a close collaboration with operations team to ensure quality of spot audit and provide recommendation if any compliance risk identified.
• Work alongside operations team to provide timely responses to local level government officials on the current status of GHG crediting projects.
• Supervision
The Country level CSAT Officer reports to the Regional Manager - CSAT (Southeast Asia) for technical workload and reports to the Country Manager for administrative management.
• Qualifications and specialized knowledge/experience required
• A degree in a relevant field such as energy or environmental engineering, technology, or similar industry.
• Relevant country level professional experience, preferably working for a developmental organization, NGO, consultancy, project developer, and/or auditor in the field of community level projects development and execution.
• Basic knowledge/understanding of various GHG mechanisms and Sustainable Development Indicators is a plus.
• Written and oral proficiency and literacy in English language and fluency in local language.
• Basic working knowledge in Microsoft office (MS Word, MS Excel and MS Power Point).
• Previous training/presentations to small groups in local languages; preferred experience with interacting with local government officials.
• Prior experience managing small teams on data-forward technical objectives.
• Patience and the desire to contribute to livelihoods development and climate transformation technologies.
• A valid driving's license and experience throughout the country.
• Travel
• The
• CSAT Officer
• is expected to travel on an as-needed short-notice timeline to project sites.
• Location
• :Bangkok, Thailand
• Application
• Please submit Cover letter and Resume (CV)