Earth Observations Manager (m/f/d)
Your Responsibilities
You Role Overview:
As an Earth Observations Manager, you will contribute to the development and application of geospatial analyses and methodologies for nature-based solutions and climate-related projects. You will support the generation of high-quality, data-driven insights to inform environmental decision-making.
Key Responsibilites:
You will:
You bring:
We let values GROW:
FORLIANCE initiates, finances, creates and manages robust nature- based climate projects and integrates them into sustain-ability strategies with our clients to achieve their Net Zero Carbon targets. Together with our global partners, and our 50+ team members in ten countries, we strive to create intact forests and ecosystems that positively impact our climate, biodiversity and human well-being. We offer companies effective solutions for climate protection by developing individual climate protection strategies.
You Role Overview:
As an Earth Observations Manager, you will contribute to the development and application of geospatial analyses and methodologies for nature-based solutions and climate-related projects. You will support the generation of high-quality, data-driven insights to inform environmental decision-making.
Key Responsibilites:
You will:
- Conduct geospatial analysis and modeling to assess environmental patterns, land use, and climate-related risks
- Apply and support carbon methodologies (e.g., ARR, REDD+, sustainable land management) in project development and assessment
- Develop and implement automated geospatial workflows using Python, R, or Google Earth Engine
- Produce high-quality maps, visualizations, and technical outputs to support internal and external decision-making
- Perform eligibility, risk, and vulnerability assessments for nature-based and climate projects
- Support biomass estimation and carbon accounting using remote sensing data
- Analyze ecosystem and biodiversity metrics, including habitat condition, fragmentation, and carbon sequestration
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of geospatial databases and analytical tools
- Provide technical input to proposals, reports, and research applications
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to design, implement, and improve geospatial methodologies and project approaches
You bring:
- A degree in Geography, Environmental Science, Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics, or a related field
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with experience in geospatial data analysis
- Hands-on experience with GIS tools and programming languages (e.g., Python, R, Google Earth Engine)
- Solid understanding of climate change, nature-based solutions, and environmental systems
- Experience with remote sensing data and spatial datasets
- Ability to translate complex analyses into clear, structured insights and visual outputs
- A proactive, structured, and solution-oriented mindset
- Strong communication and teamwork skills in an international environment
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- The opportunity to apply deep expertise to high-impact climate and nature projects with real, measurable outcomes.
- A purpose-driven role in a mission-oriented organization committed to long-term sustainability and integrity.
- High degree of autonomy and ownership within your area of expertise, with trust in senior judgment.
- The chance to shape and refine approaches, methodologies and solutions in a growing, entrepreneurial environment.
- Close collaboration with a dedicated, international team driven by shared values and ambition.
- A culture that values substance over hierarchy, and thoughtful, well-grounded decision-making.
- Flexible working arrangements that support focus, balance and wellbeing.
We let values GROW:
- we grow well financed, managed and monitored forests and ecosystems
- we grow long-term alliances with project stakeholders and clients
- we grow financial mechanisms and payment for ecosystem services to scale and improve projects
- we grow transparency and traceability through robust carbon standards, digital solutions, and earth observation technologie
- we grow the competency of our team by trainings, education and onboarding world leading experts
- we partner with implementation organizations, international investors and development banks to develop the most robust climate projects
- we help industry clients to account and manage their greenhouse emissions
- we monitor, report and verify impact and results of performance indicators
- we create climate solutions that are based on scientific research
- we initiate transformation to fight climate change and to achieve carbon targets
- we mobilize finance for ecosystem services and develop new integrated value chains together with local stakeholders
- we use nature to build robust and proven carbon sinks by applying internationally recognized carbon standards and methodologies
- we turn carbon reduction plans into concrete action, and projects
- we think new ways and combine proven nature-based solutions with innovative financial mechanisms and state-of-the-art technology
- we unlock new climate action project types and promote developing of new methodologies for carbon sinks
FORLIANCE initiates, finances, creates and manages robust nature- based climate projects and integrates them into sustain-ability strategies with our clients to achieve their Net Zero Carbon targets. Together with our global partners, and our 50+ team members in ten countries, we strive to create intact forests and ecosystems that positively impact our climate, biodiversity and human well-being. We offer companies effective solutions for climate protection by developing individual climate protection strategies.