Program Officer, Event Administration

About Verra .

At Verra , we've created a culture of flexibility + autonomy. You'll be able to work with remote teams from diverse countries and industries. Wherever possible, we aim to find mutually agreeable solutions for international hiring.

Verra is a global leader helping to tackle the world’s most intractable environmental and social challenges. As a mission-driven non-profit organization, Verra is committed to helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve livelihoods and protect natural resources across the private and public sectors. We support climate action and sustainable development with standards, tools and programs that credibly, transparently and robustly assess environmental and social impacts and enable funding for sustaining and scaling up projects that verifiably deliver these benefits. We work in any arena where we see a need for clear standards, a role for market-based mechanisms, and an opportunity to generate significant environmental and social value.

Verra manages a portfolio of standards, including the:

- Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) -- the world’s leading carbon crediting program, with more than 2000 registered projects in 80 countries, and accounting for two-thirds of all voluntary carbon market transaction volume.

- Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard (SD VISta) -- a flexible framework for assessing and reporting on the sustainable development benefits of project-based activities.

- Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards -- to identify projects that simultaneously address climate change, support local communities and smallholders, and conserve biodiversity.

- Plastic Waste Reduction Program -- to enable robust impact assessment of new or scaled-up waste recovery and recycling projects around the globe.

Title: Program Officer, Event Administration

Location: Remote - Worldwide (with significant overlap with US business hours)

Reports to: Manager, Global Events Strategy

We will begin reviewing resumes on 28 September and encourage interested applicants to submit their materials by then for full consideration.

The Opportunity.

With the rapid evolution of global carbon markets and growing opportunities for stakeholder engagement, Verra is seeking a passionate and proactive Program Officer, Event Administration to join its dynamic Events team. This role is essential in supporting the Events team with high-quality event administration at public-facing engagements, event communications at Verra , and providing executive support for event engagement, while also contributing to broader organizational initiatives.

The Role.

As the Program Officer, Event Administration, you will be responsible for:

Operational and Administrative Excellence

- Manage daily event administration, including monitoring event-related emails and maintaining records and the event tracker. Process invoices and payments, and support staff receiving funding for event participation.

- Manage contracts, speaker agreements, nomination letters and other documents throughout the finalization process and legal clearance.

- Collate quarterly statistics for Event progress reports.

- Support event logistics for major event and large delegations, including participant registrations, accommodations, transport, and meeting venues.

Event Communications Management

Proactively lead communications around Verra ’s engagement at external events, including, but not limited to:

- Handle content for social media posts, event website entries, and news announcements for events.

- Manage inventory and print requirements for communication materials for major events in collaboration with Marketing Team.

- Manage ongoing internal communication about Events with updates and key information on the intranet to enhance alignment and collaboration.

- Ensure proper use of Verra trademarks in Event contexts.

Executive Support for Event Participation:

- Serve as the primary contact