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About the Role

As a Senior Contracts Manager, you will manage ongoing relationships and contracts between Climate Impact Partners and Funders/Offtakers, and work closely with the Carbon Project Delivery team on implementation agreements. This role focuses on existing projects and contracts, integrating new ones as the Commercial team onboard new deals. You will be the primary day-to-day contact for funders and corporates on contract matters for complex, structured deals.

Responsibilities

Manage existing projects contracts, including long-term, multi-year contracts with corporates and funders.
Ensure contractual obligations are met through coordination with internal teams.
Manage contracts as part of a portfolio of Climate Impact Partner projects and deals.
Build strong relationships with key funder and corporate partners, acting as the primary day-to-day contact for contract-related matters.
Represent contract performance to senior internal and external stakeholders.
Draft reports, manage KPIs, and handle KYC processes as associated with contract management.
Support clients and funders in site visits and due diligence requests.
Own, develop, and lead on risk frameworks for best practice in contract management.
Develop and build a centralized contract management system for critical projects.
Drive value optimization across contracts through pricing, delivery structures, and strategic alignment.
Understand underlying project implementation contracts and build strong relationships with the Carbon Project Delivery team.
Translate delivery performance into contractual and commercial outcomes.
Renegotiate existing projects contracts where required.
Provide feedback loops into new origination deals to continuously improve new deal structuring.

Requirements

Significant experience in funder relationship management, ideally with both financial investors and corporates.
Significant commercial contract management experience, including managing commercial negotiation of contract amendments and dispute resolution.
Experience in carbon project experience, understanding the complexities of on the ground project delivery, and how contract delivery structures work.
Experience in nature-based project development is preferred.
Strong understanding of critical key contracts with the carbon space, including implementation agreements and ERPAs.
Experience managing contracts of at least $15m ticket sizes.
Exceptional attention to detail with legal documents and associated contracts.
Strong analytical skills, capable of understanding and modeling financial scenarios.
Ability to build new investment grade financial models.
Experience building systems, tools, and solutions to improve role and organizational efficiency.
Enjoys building relationships with counterparties (funders, corporates, and project implementation partners).
Solution-focused and pragmatic.
Excellent project management skills and attention to detail.
High standards for ethical behaviour.
Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills, and follow-through.

Skills

Contract Management
Funder Relationship Management
Commercial Negotiation
Dispute Resolution
Carbon Project Experience
Nature-based Project Development
Implementation Agreements
ERPAs
Analytical Skills
Financial Modeling
Systems Building
Project Management

Location

London, UK

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

Senior

Benefits

Hybrid working
25 days paid holiday
Private Health Insurance
Enhanced Pension Scheme
Bonus Scheme
Enhanced Parental Leave
Green Commute Bike Scheme
LinkedIn Learning License & Professional Training Budgets
Summer Fridays
Working from Abroad (up to 4 weeks a year)
Global Volunteering Day
Dog-friendly office
Showers
Mother's feeding room
Wellness room
Barista coffee bar

About the Company

Climate Impact Partners delivers solutions for climate action, specializing in carbon markets and supporting the net zero journey.
With over 25 years of experience, the company's mission is to urgently ensure a thriving future for all life on earth by providing end-to-end services for high-quality, vetted climate projects.
These projects reduce carbon emissions, improve health and livelihoods, and enhance biodiversity.
The company has been responsible for the reduction or removal of over 144 million tCO2e.
Core values include boundless, urgent ambition; courage to innovate; integrity without compromise; and being empowered to serve.

Equal Opportunity

Climate Impact Partners is an equal opportunities employer.
The goal is to have a diverse and inclusive workforce where all aspects of employment are based on merit, competence, performance, and business need.
The company does not discriminate on the basis of characteristics protected under federal, state, or local law.
All applications are anonymized until the interview stage.