Earth Observations Manager (m/w/d)
FORLIANCE
Company Overview
FORLIANCE GmbH
Bonn, Germany
1998
Approximately 150 employees (Source: forliance.com). The company has supported over 1,500 corporate clients (Source: forliance.com).
What They Do
FORLIANCE specializes in nature-based climate protection solutions, including reforestation, agroforestry, improved forest management, mangrove restoration, and biochar carbon storage. Unlike hardware solutions such as solar or wind energy, the company focuses on providing services to assist businesses in implementing climate protection measures (Source: forliance.com). The services offered include consulting on climate protection measures for net-zero strategies, technical services for certification, monitoring, reporting, verification (MRV), geo-digital modeling, and financial planning, as well as technical asset management for project initiation, financing, development, and operation (Source: initiative20x20.org). FORLIANCE offers products such as carbon credits from verified projects that comply with standards like Gold Standard and Verra's Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) (Source: forliance.com).
Projects & Track Record
Since 1998, FORLIANCE has initiated, financed, developed, and managed over 100 nature-based projects worldwide. Notable projects include the Vichada Climate Reforestation Project in Colombia (2015-2019), which received a Gold Standard group certification and provided extensive training in MRV and GIS mapping (Source: initiative20x20.org). Another significant project is the Tropical Mix project in the Darién province of Panama, which has been running for over 30 years and employs over 150 full-time staff, supporting more than 1,000 people across five communities (Source: forliance.com). Current major projects include the Re-Spire Westerwald in Rhineland-Palatinate, recognized as Germany's first acknowledged forest carbon project, as well as a large-scale agroforestry plantation for fine flavor cocoa in the Dominican Republic (Source: forliance.com).
Recent Developments
In 2023, Macquarie Asset Management acquired a majority stake in FORLIANCE, enabling the scaling of large-scale nature-based solutions (Source: forliance.com). The company received ICROA accreditation following an application in 2021 to embed best practices for customer trust and market development (Source: forliance.com). Ongoing milestones include collaboration with Gold Standard to develop a sustainable mangrove management methodology and continued management of projects like Vichada and Tropical Mix beyond carbon certification (Source: forliance.com).
Working There
FORLIANCE employs a multidisciplinary team in climate consulting, technical services (MRV, GIS, certification), project development, asset management, and business development. Roles likely include forestry experts, financial planners, and geo-digital specialists (Source: initiative20x20.org). Recruitment focuses on the headquarters in Bonn and deployment locations such as the Dominican Republic, as indicated by growth announcements following the rebranding and acquisition by Macquarie (Source: forliance.com). The company culture emphasizes building alliances and long-term project commitments, reflected in initiatives like Tropical Mix (Source: forliance.com).
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Your responsibilities
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 Responsibilities
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
I look forward to receiving your application
Iliyana Dimitrov
Senior Manager HR
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About the role
April 7, 2026
Full time
Company
- Germany
Relevant degree and experience in geospatial analysis
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