We are a leading financial services provider committed to making decisions easier and lives better for our customers and colleagues around the world. From our environmental initiatives to our community investments, we lead with values throughout our business. To help us stand out, we help you step up, because when colleagues are healthy, respected and meaningfully challenged, we all thrive. Discover how you can grow your career, make impact and drive real change with our Winning Team today. Working Arrangement Hybrid Job Description The Opportunity Responsible for providing resource analysis and valuation support focused on forest carbon offset economics and analytics. Participates with other team members to provide timber and carbon investment analysis, harvest scheduling, tactical and long-term resource modelling. Provides overview and assessment of third-party investment models for purposes of carbon sequestration. Provides direct analytical support for Impact Investment and forest management teams. Scope All commercial forest investment regions worldwide with a predominant focus on North America. Proficient in compliance and voluntary carbon standards, carbon calculations and protocols, baseline and project scenario design, forest finance, discounted cash flow analysis, carbon forest inventory, growth and yield, woodflow optimization, GIS systems, and desktop office applications. Experience with any of the following: alternative asset classes, real assets, forestry, agriculture, impact investing, sustainable investing, ESG investing, carbon markets, or conservation finance. Understanding of the investment relevance of sustainability, climate science and policy, natural climate solutions, carbon sequestration and carbon and timber market dynamics. Build and maintain strong relationships with internal groups, third party service providers, advisors, and clients. Service the continuous information and communication needs of a diverse group of teams located in multiple regions. Knowledgeable in areas of silviculture, forest mensuration, harvest scheduling, timberland appraisal, growth and yield models, and timber supply and demand modeling. Familiarity with general forestry operations. Responsibilities Forest carbon offset and sequestration modelling. Support and lead underwriting carbon-focused timberland acquisitions capturing strategies such as improved forest management, afforestation, reforestation and revegetation protocols across various registries. Preparation of investment and education materials for internal and external partners. Forest carbon planning and investment modeling to support current assets under management. Preparation of periodic reports for timberland property carbon stocks, greenhouse gas profiles and other related materials. Assist with all phases of property acquisition as directed by Director of Global Resource Planning including investment modeling, due diligence, property parcelization, and closing. Review of 3rd party property appraisals. Review of annual property Long-Term Plans (LTPs) and Comprehensive Property Management Plans (CPMPs). Support the MIMT accounting and portfolio management teams in providing information and analysis. Support MIMT Global Forest Operations special projects as needed or requested. What are we looking for A Bachelor’s degree in Forestry or equivalent experience. A graduate degree in a forest or carbon related field or business is highly desirable. A minimum of two years’ experience in carbon modelling, forest management planning, timberland investment planning, or forest operations (graduate degree may be substituted for work experience). A robust understanding of forest carbon analytics, carbon markets and trends. Working knowledge of growth & yield models (FVS), harvest scheduling, discounted cash flow analysis, forest inventory, silviculture, and forestry operations. Knowledge of registry protocols for ACR, Verra, CARB, Australia ETS and New Zealand ETS. General knowledge of forestry across all commercial forest investment regions of the world. Must have strong organizational and analytical skills. Proficient writing skill to prepare professional report and management plans. Must be highly motivated, entrepreneurial, with strong verbal communication skills. What can we offer you? A competitive salary and benefits packages A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills. A focus on growing your career path with us. Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance. Professional development and leadership opportunities. Our commitment to you Values-first culture: We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together. Boundless opportunity: We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career. Continuous innovation: We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services. Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives. Championing Corporate Citizenship: We build a business that benefits all stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact. About Manulife and John Hancock Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. Salary & Benefits The annual base salary for this role is listed below. Primary Location Vancouver, Washington Salary range is expected to be between $74,000.00 USD - $124,000.00 USD #J-18808-Ljbffr