Programme & Impact
Gold Standard Carbon & MRV Consultant — Clean Cooking
- Location
- Remote, with occasional travel to Cameroon (Mbouda / West Region)
- Employment type
- Part-time
- Experience
- 5+ years in carbon markets and MRV
Guide a large-scale improved-cookstove programme through the full Gold Standard carbon-project cycle — from methodology and baseline to MRV, validation and verification.
About the role
We are seeking an experienced Gold Standard carbon and MRV consultant to provide ongoing technical support to a large-scale improved-cookstove programme in Cameroon. The consultant will support the programme through the carbon-project cycle, including methodology assessment, project design, baseline development, monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV), validation, registration and verification.
This is a flexible, part-time consultancy rather than a full-time position or fixed-term assignment. The consultant will be engaged as project needs arise, with an initial level of effort agreed in days per month. The work will be primarily remote, with occasional travel to Cameroon requested and agreed separately.
About ACREST
ACREST is a Cameroonian non-governmental organisation developing practical, locally grounded solutions that improve livelihoods, strengthen communities and support sustainable development. ACREST is expanding a large-scale clean cooking programme focused on improving access to efficient cooking solutions for households and communities across the West, Littoral and South-West regions of Cameroon. The programme combines stove distribution, community engagement, monitoring, technical operations and the progressive development of local production capacity. ACREST is also developing CleanTechCameroon SARL, its subsidiary dedicated to local clean-technology production and related industrial activities.
Responsibilities
- Assess the programme against current Gold Standard eligibility requirements and identify the correct applicable clean-cooking methodology.
- Review the proposed cookstove technologies, fuels, distribution model and carbon-crediting assumptions.
- Prepare, review and update the Project Design Document (PDD) and supporting Gold Standard documentation.
- Develop the baseline study, sampling framework and field-testing protocols.
- Advise on Kitchen Performance Tests and other applicable fuel-consumption testing methods.
- Review fuel-consumption assumptions, stove stacking, usage rates, leakage, rebound effects, uncertainty and conservative discount factors.
- Guide the assessment and application of the fraction of non-renewable biomass (fNRB).
- Calculate expected emission reductions and prepare transparent, auditable calculation models.
- Design the programme’s MRV framework, including field-data requirements, digital data collection, quality controls and audit trails.
- Define requirements for stove identification, household onboarding, proof of distribution, household consent, usage monitoring and replacement tracking.
- Support stakeholder consultation, safeguarding, gender and sustainable-development requirements.
- Review carbon rights, environmental-attribute transfers, double-counting risks and benefit-sharing considerations.
- Support engagement with the Validation and Verification Body (VVB) and Gold Standard.
- Prepare responses to clarification requests, corrective-action requests and other reviewer findings.
- Train and advise the local programme, field and data-management teams.
- Provide periodic technical reviews and strategic advice throughout registration, monitoring and verification.
Requirements
- At least five years of professional experience in carbon markets, carbon-project development, climate-finance certification or a closely related field.
- Demonstrable hands-on experience with Gold Standard clean-cooking or household-energy projects.
- Strong knowledge of cookstove baselines, fuel-use studies, Kitchen Performance Tests, sampling, uncertainty, leakage, stove stacking, usage monitoring and fNRB.
- Experience preparing Project Design Documents, monitoring plans, emission-reduction calculations and responses to validator or registry findings.
- Strong quantitative, technical-writing and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to work independently and deliver accurate technical work within agreed deadlines.
- Professional fluency in English.
Specific requirements
- Direct involvement in at least one project that reached validation, registration, verification or carbon-credit issuance.
- French-language ability is a strong advantage.
- Experience working in Cameroon or sub-Saharan Africa is desirable.
Benefits for this role
- Health insurance.
- CNPS registration.
- Annual leave.
- Role-related professional training and certification.
- Applicable transport support.
- Applicable housing support.
Depending on the position and final employment package, benefits may include:
Specific benefits will be confirmed in the employment offer.
Application requirements
Applications may be submitted in English or French.
- A CV / résumé.
- A brief technical proposal explaining how you would approach the assignment.
- Your proposed daily rate and/or monthly-retainer rate.
- Your availability in days per month and earliest start date.
Identification documents and professional references will only be requested from candidates progressing further in the recruitment process.
ACREST encourages applications from qualified women, persons with disabilities, young professionals and candidates from different regions and backgrounds across Cameroon.
Recruitment process
Application review → Shortlisting → Assessment where applicable → Interview → Final selection and offer.
Applications close 14 November 2026 · Interviews planned for 20–30 November · Expected start December 2026–January 2027.