Field Officer

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About the Organization

Climate Impact Partners delivers solutions for climate action. We are carbon market specialists and a go-to partner for every stage of the net zero journey.

With over 25 years of industry experience and fuelled by a relentless drive for rapid action and results, we have made it our mission to urgently ensure a thriving future for all life on earth.

We do this by providing an end-to-end service that delivers high-quality, thoroughly vetted climate projects which reduce carbon emissions, improve health and livelihoods, and enhance biodiversity.

Together with our clients and project partners we have been responsible for the reduction or removal of more than 144 million tCO2e.

Job Description

Step into a frontline role at the core of global climate action. As a Field Officer, you’ll be the driving force behind the on-the-ground delivery of high-integrity carbon projects in Nature-Based Solutions and Energy across emerging markets. From supporting early-stage site assessments through to implementation and long-term monitoring, you’ll ensure projects deliver verified emissions reductions alongside measurable community and environmental benefits.

You’ll work closely with local stakeholders, project managers, and technical teams to track progress, resolve challenges, and uphold rigorous standards in line with global best practices. Your insights and data collection will directly feed into project management systems, strengthening transparency, accountability, and impact measurement.

Job Responsibilities

• Partner oversight and consistency: Act as the first point of contact with O&M agencies and Project Implementation Partners (PIP’s); Maintain close day to day coordination to ensure they operate as an extension of the CIP field team. Provide guidance to align PIP activities with project SOPs for watering, weeding, manuring, pest control, infrastructure, and fire prevention; review and approve Kobo-submitted partner maintenance reports. Actively monitor and influence PIP operations to drive timely corrective actions and uphold quality standards. Review and approve kobo-submitted partner maintenance reports, providing feedback and capacity support where gaps are identified.
• Monitoring of plantation sites: Conduct fortnightly to monthly field visits; use Kobo forms, checklists, and geo-tagged photos to track survival, watering, and maintenance; consolidate reports into monthly district-level summaries; escalate systemic challenges to project management.
• Nursery operations oversight: Supervise daily nursery activities (watering, weeding, soil preparation, sapling care) and expansion (irrigation, shade nets, composting, seed drying areas); coordinate production of 1 million high-quality saplings annually; train nursery workers in best practices and safety.
• Sapling quality control: Implement rigorous quality checks on root development, resilience, and sapling health; manage soil amendments and pest/disease monitoring systems; ensure corrective actions are applied promptly.
• Community engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with communities, panchayats, and farmer groups; mobilize protection of plantations against grazing, theft, encroachment, and fire; facilitate community site walks and grievance redressal; represent CIP at village meetings and events.
• Support for third-party visits: Provide ground support for investor, client, VVB, and technical expert visits; facilitate external audits and CIP team site inspections.
• Operational risk management: Anticipate and address threats such as mortality, pests, fire, or farmer disengagement; apply corrective measures like mulching, replanting, and irrigation; escalate significant risks to senior management.
• Field team coaching: Mentor and guide site-level staff and inspection officers; train them on monitoring protocols and SOP compliance; foster a culture of accountability and problem-solving.
• Reporting and data systems: Maintain accurate data on nursery production, plantation survival, and community engagement; ensure regular updates and transparent reporting through Kobo and MS Office tools.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Master’s degree in Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Environmental Science, or related field.
• At least a couple of years of experience in project coordination, MRV, nursery management, agroforestry, or horticulture, preferably in large-scale projects.
• Technical knowledge in sapling production, pest/disease management, soil management, plantation monitoring.
• Ability to supervise, motivate, and train nursery and field teams.
• Proven experience in community engagement, mobilizing and working with rural communities and farmer groups.
• Strong skills in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and digital monitoring tools (e.g., Kobo).
• Strong reporting and documentation skills in Hindi and English.
• Capacity to identify and resolve operational challenges quickly.
• Attention to detail and commitment to maintaining high quality standards in plantations and data systems.
• Flexibility to adjust practices based on seasonal or project-specific needs.

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