Certification Specialist

About the role

As Senior Certification Specialist, you will run the day-to-day execution of Klim's certification cycles, ensuring full compliance with international GHG accounting and carbon crediting standards. You will be the operational backbone of certification at Klim, working closely with the Certification Manager, product, partnerships, and commercial teams.

What you'll do

• Own the delivery of certification for our projects across internal and external stakeholder groups
• Author and coordinate the development of Project Design Documents (PDDs) and GHG monitoring reports, ensuring methodological rigour and alignment with applicable standards and registry requirements
• Lead the coordination of external validation of PDDs and verification of GHG Reports with accredited auditing bodies, managing timelines, evidence packages, and auditor queries to keep certification cycles on track
• Streamline and continuously improve internal certification workflows, from initial documentation through final credit issuance, to reduce cycle times and increase process reliability
• Act as the go-to on project methodology topics for the commercial, partnerships, and product teams, translating complex certification requirements into actionable guidance
• Stay current with evolving carbon market standards, registry rules, and regulatory developments and proactively adapt Klim's certification approach accordingly
• Maintain productive relationships with validation and verification bodies, registry representatives, and external technical reviewers

What you'll need

• A degree in environmental science, agronomy, climate policy, or a related field
• Demonstrated experience in GHG project certification, carbon credit validation/verification, or climate-related auditing
• Strong working knowledge of international carbon standards and methodologies (ISO 14064, Verra VCS, EU CRCF, or equivalent)
• Experience writing or reviewing PDDs and monitoring reports
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to coordinate across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Clear, precise written and verbal communication in English. German is a plus
• Genuine interest in regenerative agriculture, soil carbon, and climate action

What they offer

• Opportunity to work on an equal footing with the leadership team to build a new company
• Make a daily and active contribution to combating climate change and promoting regenerative agriculture
• High degree of autonomy and creative freedom on your projects
• Flexible, hybrid work approach with remote work facilitated within the EU
• For Germany-based employees: Urban Sports Club membership or Deutschlandticket subsidy, company pension scheme, team lunches and regular team events