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About the Role

As Senior Portfolio Management Lead, you will play a central role in helping Climate Impact Partners develop high-quality, commercially competitive solutions that meet evolving client needs. You will translate client requirements into portfolio solutions that are credible, deliverable, and aligned with market dynamics. This role is instrumental in shaping portfolio strategies, commercial analyses, and proposal content. You will support the strategic and operational management of Climate Impact Partners' environmental portfolio, contributing to portfolio planning, commercial structuring, market intelligence, and opportunity assessment.

Responsibilities

Lead the development of portfolio solutions, proposal content, and RFP responses that meet client requirements and commercial objectives.
Partner with Sales, Sourcing, Fulfilment, and Due Diligence teams to translate client needs into credible and deliverable portfolio recommendations.
Support commercial decision-making through portfolio analysis, market insights, and project evaluations.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of proposal tools, processes, and knowledge resources that enhance the quality and efficiency of client submissions.
Support development and execution of Climate Impact Partners' portfolio strategy across carbon credits and other environmental attributes.
Work closely with Sourcing teams to translate client demand signals into portfolio priorities, sourcing strategies, and investment decisions.
Support the structuring and evaluation of strategic transactions, including long-term offtake agreements, portfolio-based solutions, and supply partnerships.
Develop commercial analyses and scenario modelling to support negotiations, pricing decisions, supplier engagements, and strategic recommendations.
Identify portfolio risks, supply gaps, and emerging opportunities, helping ensure the portfolio remains aligned with client demand and business objectives.
Monitor market developments, pricing trends, buyer demand, and competitive activity.
Generate actionable market and portfolio insights to support commercial decision-making, sourcing strategy, and business planning.
Maintain and enhance portfolio planning tools, reporting capabilities, and market intelligence resources.
Act as a key link between Sales, Sourcing, Pricing, Fulfilment, Finance and Technical teams to support effective portfolio decision-making and commercial execution.
Drive continuous improvement in portfolio management processes, systems and ways of working to improve efficiency, scalability, and business impact.
Represent the Portfolio Management function in cross-functional initiatives, providing clear recommendations and commercially focused insights that support business objectives.

Requirements

Alignment with company values of ambition, integrity, innovation, and service, with a demonstrated commitment to leveraging your role to drive positive impact and meaningful change.
Strong understanding of voluntary carbon markets, with an interest in market dynamics and emerging trends.
Knowledge of carbon project types, standards, methodologies, and portfolio construction principles.
Awareness of commercial, market, and supply chain considerations that influence portfolio strategy and client decision-making.
Interest in translating complex market and technical information into practical business recommendations and client solutions.
Experience in carbon markets, environmental commodities, portfolio management, commercial strategy, consulting, finance, or a related field.
Experience developing complex proposals, RFP responses, commercial transactions, or business cases.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate opportunities, assess trade-offs and develop clear recommendations.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information into compelling client-facing and executive-level materials.
Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work effectively across multiple teams and disciplines.
Commercially minded, with the ability to balance client requirements, market realities and business objectives.
Highly organised, proactive and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Advanced Excel and data analysis skills required; experience with CRM, reporting, or portfolio management tools is advantageous.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience required.

Skills

Voluntary carbon markets
Market dynamics
Emerging trends
Carbon project types
Standards
Methodologies
Portfolio construction principles
Commercial considerations
Market considerations
Supply chain considerations
Portfolio strategy
Client decision-making
Complex market information translation
Technical information translation
Business recommendations
Client solutions
Environmental commodities
Portfolio management
Commercial strategy
Consulting
Finance
Complex proposal development
RFP response development
Commercial transaction development
Business case development
Analytical skills
Problem-solving skills
Opportunity evaluation
Trade-off assessment
Recommendation development
Written communication
Verbal communication
Information synthesis
Client-facing material creation
Executive-level material creation
Stakeholder management
Cross-team collaboration
Commercial mindset
Client requirement balancing
Market reality balancing
Business objective balancing
Organization
Proactiveness
Priority management
Fast-paced environment adaptability
Advanced Excel
Data analysis
CRM tools
Reporting tools
Portfolio management tools

Location

London, UK

Work Type

Hybrid
Working from Abroad (up to 4 weeks a year)

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience

Benefits

Hybrid working
25 days paid holiday
Private Health Insurance (with Vitality)
Enhanced Pension Scheme
Bonus Scheme (subject to company and individual performance)
Enhanced Parental Leave
Green Commute Bike Scheme
Summer Fridays
Working from Abroad (up to 4 weeks a year)
Global Volunteering Day
Modern office amenities (dog friendly, showers, wellness room, 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 is driven by a mission to ensure a thriving future for all life on Earth through high-quality climate projects that 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.
Key company values include boundless, urgent ambition; courage to innovate; integrity without compromise; and empowerment to serve.

Equal Opportunity

Climate Impact Partners is an equal opportunities employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.
All employment decisions are based on merit, competence, performance, and business need.
The company does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics.
Applications are anonymised until the interview stage to ensure fairness.