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Earth Observations Manager (m/f/d)

Germany, Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Full or part-time
Fixed-term

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:
  • 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

Your profile

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

What we offer

  • 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.

OUR MISSION:

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 create positive impact on our CLIMATE: 
  • 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 take ACTION:
  • 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

About us

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.