Job description
Terraformation is developing native forest restoration and carbon projects across Southeast Asia, including the Philippines and Indonesia. These projects are designed to align with Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standard, implemented in partnership with national and local organizations with deep community and environmental expertise.
To ensure high-quality, inclusive, and standards-aligned implementation of the social components of these projects, Terraformation seeks a Social Impact Oversight Consultant to provide independent oversight, technical guidance, and validation support for partner-led activities.
The consultant will report to the Social Impact Manager at Terraformation and work closely with implementing partners, Terraformation’s technical teams, and other stakeholders.
Objective:
The consultant will strengthen the quality, integrity, and inclusivity of the social components of Terraformation’s projects in Southeast Asia. The role serves both as a liaison with implementing partners and as a quality-assurance resource for Terraformation, supporting compliance with Verra standards while ensuring practices that are inclusive, contextually appropriate, and sustainable…
Location:
Remote, Must be based in Southeast Asia (preferably the Philippines or Indonesia). This role involves travel to the Philippines, Indonesia, and other countries in Southeast Asia.
Duration & Contract Terms:
- Initial 6-month contract under a Master Services Agreement (MSA)
- Estimated up to 10 hours per week
- Renewal is possible based on performance, project needs, and funding availability
- Payments will be made upon satisfactory completion and acceptance of deliverables under each task order, in line with the specified level of effort (LOE), deliverables, and reimbursable travel costs.
Deliverables
- Technical comments and review notes on partner deliverables
- Validation memos or summary reports
- Field visit debriefs
- Briefing materials or slide decks
- Risk or compliance alerts, as appropriate
In the first 30 days, the expected deliverables will be:
- FPIC Training Support:
- Draft materials for partner training on Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) tailored to the CCCO2 project context, respecting Verra requirements as well as applicable national regulations.
- Deliver (or co-deliver) at least one initial training session with project partners and provide follow-up guidance.
- Review of Social Deliverables:
- Conduct an initial review of key social safeguard deliverables (e.g., Stakeholder Engagement Plan, baseline survey tools, draft Community Benefit-Sharing Mechanism, stakeholder mapping). Provide written comments with specific recommendations for alignment with Verra CCB requirements and national regulations.
- SBIA Workshop Preparation:
- Support project partners in developing draft materials and presentations for the upcoming Social and Biodiversity Impact Assessment (SBIA) workshop.
Minimum Qualifications
- At least 10 years of experience in social safeguards, stakeholder engagement, FPIC, benefit sharing, or community-based natural resource management in Southeast Asia
- Expertise in gender equality and social inclusion within natural resource or climate-related projects
- Knowledge of Verra’s VCS and CCB standards, or comparable safeguards frameworks (e.g., IFC Performance Standards)
- Demonstrated ability to review and validate social deliverables (engagement plans, FPIC reports, grievance mechanisms, etc.)
- Proven experience advising NGOs, implementing partners, or government agencies in a technical backstopping role
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; intercultural facilitation experience
- Fluency in English required; proficiency in Filipino and Bahasa Indonesia highly desirable
- Willingness to travel to rural or remote project sites
Preferred Qualifications
- Graduate degree in sociology, rural development, or natural resource management
- Experience designing or implementing social monitoring and evaluation frameworks (logframes, community indicators)
About Terraformation
Terraformation is committed to addressing climate change through the power of native forest restoration. Our portfolio of high-quality projects is designed to restore forests that will remove high quantities of carbon, renew ecosystems, enhance biodiversity, and create sustainable long-term community income and benefits. Our project teams have planted over one million biodiverse and native trees, stored 131 million seeds, supported 19 forestry projects, and created over 700 jobs through reforestation efforts worldwide.
Our innovative approach not only equips local forestry teams with training, technology, and access to capital, but also empowers businesses to be a part of the solution to climate change. By investing in our projects, businesses can directly address climate change, offset carbon emissions, meet net zero commitments, and enhance corporate sustainability initiatives.
Terraformation’s mission-driven global team, which includes experts in forest science, carbon markets, operations management, and business development, demonstrates how diverse backgrounds drive innovation and create significant impact.
Learn more at terraformation.com
We are an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable laws, including the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where relevant.
