<h3>Pollination is a specialist climate change investment and advisory firm, accelerating the transition to a&nbsp;net zero, nature positive&nbsp;future.</h3>
Our people are the key to unlocking change. Brought together from across industries, we are global leaders in finance, investment, technology, business, law and policy.

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Accelerating the shift to a net zero, nature-positive future through expert investment and advisory.

<div><div>About PollinationAt Pollination, we stand at the vanguard of climate change, committed to accelerating the world towards a net-zero, nature-positive future. Our team, a diverse group of global leaders from finance, investment, technology, business, law and policy, thrives on diversity, allowing us to uncover solutions unseen by others. Our extensive networks within government and the private sector enable us to forge transformative partnerships, initiate significant shifts towards sustainability and deliver lasting impact. Our culture is driven by our values: intellectual rigor, catalytic collaboration, courageous creativity, relentless tenacity and thoughtful transformation. Pollination has offices globally, and for this role, Australia is preferred.  We follow a hybrid work model where we aim to work from the office 50% of the time to benefit from in-person support and interactions with our teammates whilst allowing plenty of flexibility. The Advisory TeamAt the heart of our Advisory Team is the mission to partner with the corporate sector, guiding them through the complexities of climate and sustainability innovation. Our team is a powerhouse of strategic thinkers and problem solvers dedicated to creating sustainable business models and strategies that drive environmental and economic value. The RoleWe're looking for an Associate Director to join the Carbon Markets team. This position involves providing  technical advice, designing natural climate solution projects, and ensuring these initiatives align with international standards through all project phases (from feasibility to implementation). You will work closely with leaders and stakeholders in the industry to develop projects that have a real-world positive climate impact. This is an exceptional opportunity to jump straight into a large scale, marquee project that aims to set benchmarks within the industry. Responsibilities <ul><li> Providing in-depth technical advice on greenhouse gas methodologies and voluntary carbon market standards for natural climate solutions and carbon project accounting</li><li> Advising on the design and development of innovative natural climate solutions projects through all phases of project lifetime, including REDD+, forest conservation, agriculture, blue carbon, and soil carbon initiatives, ensuring that projects align with international standards and methodologies</li><li> Assessing and, where applicable, developing baselines to establish robust benchmarks for carbon projects while ensuring the accuracy and credibility of data as well as adherence to relevant regulatory and market requirements</li><li> Conducting rigorous due diligence into all elements of carbon projects including climate impacts, social outcomes (including community engagement and benefit-sharing approaches), biodiversity outcomes, monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV), certification strategy, and design</li><li> Designing and delivering market-leading advice to clients in a wide range of sectors and industries to support their transition to a net-zero emissions future, including commercial and strategic analyses; investment, systems, and policy analyses; market reviews and benchmarking, which anticipates the audience and their commercial objectives, as well as operationalizing carbon markets strategies</li><li> Conducting analyses to develop evidence-based outputs, including by sourcing and processing policy, commercial, environmental, financial, and social data and leveraging Pollination’s expertise to develop new insights for clients</li><li> Managing project delivery across multiple projects, including pitch delivery and pricing, project scoping and design, resource planning and allocation, inclusive team leadership, project problem solving, and delivery within commercial expectations</li><li> Helping clients to manage internal engagement, including having regular contact with senior clients, managing meetings and other client contact, and communicating the conclusions of key pieces of analysis</li><li> Supporting the development of problem-solving strategies and assets across client groups or sectors, including developing Pollination IP and thought leadership</li><li> Supporting staff development, including managing performance, providing regular feedback, nurturing talent, and developing capability</li><li> Supporting Pollination’s business development strategies, identifying opportunities, developing pitches, and managing opportunity pipelines</li></ul> Who we’re looking for <ul><li> Minimum 6 years professional experience in project development, non-profit, investment, strategy, policy, sustainability, finance, economics or a closely-related field, along with significant subject matter expertise (via academic or professional experience) in environmental markets, carbon project implementation and natural climate solutions</li><li> Strong familiarity with nature-based greenhouse gas methodologies for REDD+, forest conservation, agriculture, blue carbon, and soil carbon, including a deep understand of Verra Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ (JNR)and the Architecture for REDD+ Transaction’s The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard (ART TREES)</li><li> Professional experience with nature-based carbon project implementation and experience in reviewing or developing baselines and forest reference levels, preferably within a jurisdictional or landscape context; direct field experience desirable</li><li> Experience drafting PDDs, monitoring reports, and other key documents</li><li> Thorough knowledge of carbon market mechanisms, carbon offset standards (particularly Gold Standard, ART TREES, American Carbon Registry, Climate Action Reserve, and / or compliance market methodologies), and international climate policies</li><li> Exceptional communication and writing skills with strong attention to detail</li><li> Strong cultural competency</li><li> Ability to travel more than 20%</li><li> Proven ability to design and deliver to deadlines, and to manage prioritization within and between workstreams and manage stakeholder expectations across competing priorities</li><li> Strong collaboration and teamwork skills, including a highly inclusive leadership style and the ability to work with a distributed global team across various levels of seniority</li><li> Ability to build and leverage diverse technical and industry relationships and networks</li><li> Passion to help quickly build a growing team and ability to manage change in an organization, including by seeking and generating buy-in, building culture, and supporting stakeholders to engage with the program of work at hand</li><li> Drive to find strategic solutions that help our clients deliver net zero and build climate resilience</li></ul> How to applyPlease apply by submitting a CV and cover letter. Please note, you must upload your cover letter and CV as one document.You must hold the right to work in Australia without sponsorship and ideally be based in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane or Perth. Pollination is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. We will then work with you to identify the best way to assist you through the recruitment process.</div></div>

Associate Director - Technical Carbon Market

<div><div>About us  Pollination is a specialist climate change investment and advisory firm, accelerating the transition to a net zero, nature-positive future. Our people are the key to unlocking change. Brought together from across industries, we are global leaders in finance, investment, technology, business, law, and policy. We combine our diverse expertise to connect the dots and see around corners where others can’t. With strong relationships at the highest levels of government and the private sector, we shift barriers and catalyse transformative partnerships.  The opportunity Pollination is looking for a Business Analyst to join our dynamic team, located in either Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. You will work alongside a friendly and experienced team to advise corporates, financial institutions, and governments on all aspects of the transition to climate net zero and nature-based solutions. Working as part of a team of subject matter experts, you will drive value for clients across a wide range of sectors.  Responsibilities: <ul><li> Contribute to the design of structured solutions and best-in-class analysis to solve our clients most challenging issues. </li><li> Source and process commercial, environmental, financial, and socio-economic data and leverage Pollination’s expertise to develop new insights for clients. </li><li> Support production of client-facing materials, such as pitch decks, case studies, reports, and data presentations.</li><li> Lead the development of relevant financial models in collaboration with a project team.</li><li> Help clients manage their internal engagement, including having regular contact with external stakeholders, supporting client meetings, client contact, and communicating the conclusions of key pieces of analysis. </li><li> Assist in the development of problem-solving strategies across client groups, including developing Pollination IP and thought leadership. </li><li> Drive impact for clients and advance the company's mission of towards net zero.</li></ul> What you will bring <ul><li> 1-3 years professional experience gained within a commercial, corporate or financial environment </li><li> Strong personal interest in climate change and sustainability fields.</li><li> Experience in consulting and relationship building and the ability to interact effectively with senior stakeholders and with teams </li><li> Able to draw insights from data sets and logically map out solutions to client needs, seeks innovative approaches and pathways </li><li> Apply a commercial mindset to the analysis of opportunities, to drive meaningful impact that has both positive environmental and commercial outcomes for clients. </li><li> Developed research skills including the ability to design and articulate engaging presentations to communicate complex ideas, and to produce polished reports, slide decks, and visual data or financial models, with meticulous attention to detail. </li><li> High attention to detail, can be relied upon to ensure the accuracy of materials and data. </li><li> Able to plan, execute, and progress projects within scope and timeline. Demonstrates strong organisational skills and effective prioritisation to achieve project goals and deliverables.</li><li> You'll likely have an advanced university qualification in engineering, science, technology, economics, business, mathematics, law or a closely related field, although this is not a requirement. </li></ul>  Why work with us?  <ul><li> Join a values driven organisation; intellectual rigor, catalytic collaboration, courageous creativity, relentless tenacity and thoughtful transformation all drive our culture every day.</li><li> Be part of sustainable and impactful projects that reach globally, learning on the job from the diverse thinking and deep expertise of the team.  </li><li> Growth and development programs, and the opportunity to partner with recognised thought leaders across the climate change ecosystem.  </li><li> An additional five days annual study leave, climate crisis &amp; resilience leave (volunteer work or building personal resilience) designed to support emergency response activity and a “big life day” for you to focus on personal and professional goal setting.</li><li> Short-term incentives (annual cash bonus) and long-term incentives (employee share plan).</li></ul> Applying with Pollination  You must have full current work rights for Australia without the need for future visa sponsorship. Pollination is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.  If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. We will then work with you to identify the best way to assist you through the recruitment process.  </div></div>

Business Analyst (AU)

<div><div>The opportunity Pollination is a bold and different climate change and nature projects, advisory and investment firm. We are unbound by legacy and solely focused on accelerating the transition to a net zero, climate resilient future. We are world leaders in finance, investment, technology, business, science, law and policy. The culture at Pollination is driven by our values: intellectual rigor, catalytic collaboration, courageous creativity, relentless tenacity and thoughtful transformation. The Pollination Projects Team is responsible for the origination of large-scale renewable energy projects that target hard-to-abate sectors. In addition to the energy sector, we have a specific focus on the production of low carbon chemicals and critical metals.  Pollination is looking for an Associate Director to join our Projects team, preferably in Melbourne.    The role   The Associate Director (AD) will focus on providing deep scientific insight on current and emerging technologies. The role will be central to Pollination in reviewing emerging technologies and their underlying supply chains, identifying prospective new opportunities and in developing technical due diligence reviews and investment theses. The AD will rely on their own knowledge where she/ he has core domain expertise but will also have access to a network of highly expert scientific advisers across technologies.   The AD will principally work in the Projects team but will also be responsible for assisting the Investment and Advisory teams as needed.    Key responsibilities <ul><li>Develop investment theses across a broad range of resources, energy and industrial decarbonisation technologies (or Pollination house views) to be used across the different Pollination teams  </li></ul><ul><li>Undertake and coordinate due diligence to support investment decisions across Pollination’s Projects and Investment funds including benchmarking against competitive solutions </li></ul><ul><li>Provide input to financial and commercial analysis for the investment teams </li></ul><ul><li>Assist project origination, design and coordination of technical studies to support development of major projects  </li></ul><ul><li>Provide technology input to the Advisory team and assist on engagements where required </li></ul><ul><li>Develop Pollination thought leadership on technology developments across different sectors   </li></ul><ul><li>Develop partnerships with key research institutions  </li></ul> What we are seeking in the candidate  <ul><li>Deep domain expertise in resources, energy and industrial decarbonisation technologies </li></ul><ul><li>Track record in undertaking techno-economic assessment of low carbon technologies and strong quantitative analysis skills </li></ul><ul><li>Strong networks among research, technology start-ups and private sectors  </li></ul><ul><li>Exposure to deep tech and/or software-based companies highly regarded  </li></ul><ul><li>Ability to distil complex analysis into key findings about consequence and impact  </li></ul><ul><li>Ability to communicate effectively with passion and precision  </li></ul><ul><li>Experience working on investment tractions highly regarded  </li></ul><ul><li>Bachelor level, or higher, qualifications in chemical engineering, science or related qualification. Multi-disciplinary qualifications highly regarded </li></ul><ul><li>Demonstrated knowledge and passion for scale up or breakthrough low carbon technologies  </li></ul><ul><li>Commitment to accelerating a net zero future  </li></ul> How to apply Please apply by submitting a CV and cover letter. Please note, you must upload your cover letter and CV as one document.   You must hold the right to work in Australia without sponsorship and must be based in Melbourne, Sydney, or Perth. Pollination follows a hybrid work model where we aim to work from the office at least 3 days per week to benefit from in-person support and interactions with our teammates. </div></div>

Techno-commercial specialist (Industrial Decarbonisation), Associate Director

<div><div>About PollinationAt Pollination, we stand at the vanguard of climate change, committed to accelerating the world towards a net-zero, nature-positive future. Our team, a diverse group of global leaders from finance, investment, technology, business, law, and policy, thrives on diversity, allowing us to uncover solutions unseen by others. Our extensive networks within government and the private sector enable us to forge transformative partnerships, initiate significant shifts towards sustainability and deliver lasting impact. The Advisory TeamAt the heart of our Advisory Team is the mission to partner with the corporate sector, guiding them through the complexities of climate and sustainability innovation. Our team is a powerhouse of strategic thinkers and problem solvers dedicated to creating sustainable business models and strategies that drive environmental and economic value. The Role:The Executive Director for Financial Markets is a strategic role within the Advisory team, tasked with expanding our services across the financial sector. This position demands a proactive approach to business development and strategic relationship management. You will work closely with leaders from Australia's largest and most influential banking and finance organisations to drive innovative problem-solving leading to a real-world climate impact. Key Responsibilities:<ul><li>Business Origination: Lead the development and implementation of go-to-market strategies to solidify and expand Pollination’s presence in the financial markets sector.</li><li>Project Leadership: Direct project teams to deliver on client mandates effectively, ensuring excellence and strategic alignment throughout the project lifecycle.</li><li>Mentorship and Team Development: Actively engage in the professional development of junior consultants. Coach and cross-train team members to enhance their flexibility across different market sectors, fostering a culture of continuous learning and adaptability.</li><li>Strategic Influence: Use your market insight and expertise to influence strategies and contribute to broader organisational goals.</li></ul> What We Are Looking For:<ul><li>10+ years of career experience ideally with deep experience in a world-class consulting organisation, with exposure to climate and sustainability initiatives.</li><li>Demonstrated experience operating within the financial markets sector with a proven track record in business development and strategic market growth.</li><li>Exceptional leadership qualities with the ability to manage and inspire diverse teams within a dynamic environment.</li><li>Strong networking skills with the capacity to engage with and influence senior stakeholders and decision-makers.</li></ul> Applying with PollinationPollination is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. We will then work with you to identify the best way to assist you through the recruitment process.</div></div>

Executive Director - Financial Markets (Sydney or Melbourne)

<div><div>About UsPollination is exclusively focused on accelerating the transition to a net zero, nature positive future. The group has more than 150 people and major offices in London, Washington, Chicago and Sydney.  Pollination has three complementary business lines – Advisory, Projects and Investments – that are focused on developing and investing in solutions for the new economy. Developing the Investment business is the next phase of growth for the group. Pollination’s investment business has total funds under management of c.US$1 billion and currently comprises the following: <ul><li>Climate Asset Management (CAM) a partnership with HBSC that focuses on large scale real asset funds, currently with two strategies – natural capital and nature based carbon; and </li></ul><ul><li>Pollination investments team that focuses on venture capital and growth equity, currently with two strategies – global nature early stage and Australian climate and nature technologies.</li></ul> The Opportunity The Investment Business Manager will manage the day-to-day operations of the Investment business, supporting the investments team, investor relations and Chief Investment Officer. The role is a permanent, full-time role with the flexibility to work outside of standard office hours when necessary.  The Investment Business Manager will be responsible for (but not limited to) the following: <ul><li>Investor relations: Maintaining the investor CRM and managing discrete aspects of investor relations, including communicating updates and insights to investors and other stakeholders. </li></ul><ul><li>Investor reporting: Manage internal workflows across investments, impact, finance and operations, to ensure timely, accurate and compliant reporting to Pollination’s internal and external stakeholders. </li></ul><ul><li>Marketing and external communications: Partner with Pollination’s marketing and communications team and other internal stakeholders to ensure effective execution of marketing and communications activities of the investments business. </li></ul><ul><li>Strategic and Executive Support: Offer targeted assistance to the Chief Investment Officer and Managing Directors of the Investment team, aiding in their day-to-day activities and strategic initiativesincluding coordnating their attendance at key external networking events. </li></ul><ul><li>Process improvement: Support the investment team continuously evaluate and enhance operational processes to improve efficiency, accuracy and scalability, including through data , IT systems and automation tools. </li></ul><ul><li>Secretariat: Scheduling, maintaining and facilitating the calendar of internal and external meetings of the Investments team and committees including the Investment Committee and Valuation Committee. </li></ul><ul><li>Partner and vendor management: monitor service delivery and resolve any issues, working closely with Pollination’s operations and legal teams who manage relationships with third-party vendors such as custodians, fund administrators and data vendors. </li></ul><ul><li>Risk and compliance: Collaborate with the Investments team and Pollination’s risk and compliance team to maintain compliance with Pollination’s risk and compliance policies and procedures within the scope of the Investments business, including timely and relevant record keeping. </li></ul> Requirements<ul><li>At least 5+ years of relevant experience in investment business management, project management or similar client services roles. Experience in investor relations is desirable. </li></ul><ul><li>Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to build relationships and effectively manage stakeholders. </li></ul><ul><li>Solutions-oriented mindset with an aptitude for working in ambiguous situations by applying logical, common-sense approaches to troubleshoot and resolve issues. </li></ul><ul><li>High level of personal organisation and a proactive approach to executing routine and assigned tasks. </li></ul><ul><li>Strong project management skills to effectively plan, execute and monitor tasks and timelines. </li></ul><ul><li>High standards and proficiency in producing high-quality client-facing materials with clarity, accuracy and professionalism. </li></ul><ul><li>Acute attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and quality in all deliverables. </li></ul><ul><li>Right to work in Australia </li></ul> You’ll love this role if…  You thrive in a fast-moving, fluid environment within a fast-growing global business. You are a great communicator, proactive, adaptable and calm under pressure, while prioritising and effectively managing the needs of diverse stakeholders. You have an ability to bring practical solutions to solving complex problems and are comfortable working in the dynamic environment of our growing Investments platform. You are excited to work in a purpose-driven organisation and share our ambition and commitment to tackle the climate crisis.   APPLYING WITH POLLINATION Pollination is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. We will then work with you to identify the best way to assist you through the recruitment process.  </div></div>

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