Nbs Advisor

**The Role**:
We are looking to hire an NBS Advisor to provide commercial support in the NBS business opportunity identification and delivery.

**Where you fit
**Nature Based Solutions (NBS) comprise all activities related to the protection of or (re-) development of natural ecosystems resulting in natural carbon sequestration, and the marketing, trading and sale of resulting carbon credits and other services and products. NBS are expected to play a material role in the fight against climate change and have also been identified as a potentially material lever to achieve Shell’s announced Net Carbon Footprint ambition.

It is a nascent industry and a new area of activity for Shell. The potential in this space is expected to be material to Shell, with three main value drivers: contribution to achieving Shell’s net carbon footprint ambition, development of carbon neutral energy products to sell to existing and new customers, and opportunity to develop a material new business.

Hence, NBS team is developing Shell’s business model and growth approach to realize NBS’s potential for Shell. This includes pursuing project investments that will yield carbon credits in the near to medium term, but also more programmatic approaches with global multilaterals and major forest resource holders to assess what role Shell can play in the development of these resources. It also includes working closely with other parts of Shell to make sure a scalable and profitable integrated value chain, from nature to markets/customers is developed.

In this role, you will be reporting to the NBS Manager India and joining the NBS team at the shaping stage, not just in Shell but also in the broader societal and corporate space.

**What’s the role**

As NBS Advisor, you will provide support for the delivery of an NBS project from the inception stage (Assess) through deal closure, as well as provide support in the management of the opportunity post-closing or handover to the implementation manager (Operate stage). You will be responsible for supporting multi-disciplinary project teams in pursuit of these opportunities. Moreover, you will provide support in all internal and external stakeholders and interfaces associated with their projects.

Further accountabilities are as follows:

- Evaluating potential opportunities in the region and assess viability with respect to potential value, probability of success, time frame and required resources to optimize value creation/manage risks.
- Where appropriate, developing competitor and partnering strategies.
- Support projects through the ORS Process in conjunction with the BOM (as applicable), DE and Line of Sight (varies according to deal dimensions).
- Support cross-discipline project teams involving NBS team members, Economic, Tax, Finance, HSSE, Commercial, Legal and Technical staff, as needed.
- Support the management of project timelines, deliverables and sequencing of activities (PMO activities).
- Utilizing (and contributing to developing) best-practices in opportunity delivery within NBS and cross Group
- Providing support of assurance activities (GCPR, EAR, ITR, TVAR, etc.) and HSSE/SD throughout the project (until execution/ implementation)
- Reviewing/analyzing all relevant HSSE, technical, commercial, legal, fiscal, political, reputational and organizational aspects of opportunity.
- Support the preparation of project specifics to DRBs (and others as needed) to obtain internal mandates.
- Support execution of deals which maximize value to Shell whilst meeting counter-party requirements while adhering to ORS processes.
- Support negotiations and concluding transactions (including execution of any appropriate agreements)
- Support overall commercial integrity of opportunities, continuous improvement of NBS processes, ensuring proper documentation and reporting of activities, adherence to established internal controls / mandates and provision of advice to NBS.
- Support country teams and GR / ER on NBS policy & advocacy.
- Contributing to the development of the NBS community
- including leading/contributing to/attending Away Days, Case Studies, Commercial Forums, social activities, etc.
- Business Covered: NES and cross
- businesses opportunities (sometimes may also support NBS in other regions, Shell Energy, Trading or Downstream activities)
- Commercial Complexity: Opportunities managed by NBS vary in degrees of complexity
- Stakeholders: Numerous types of externals ranging from NGOs, regional and national governments, regulators, multi-lateral agencies, industry groups, private equity companies and other financial investors, landowners, NBS developers and certification agencies.
- Political and reputational sensitivity: Support the management of political and reputational sensitivity in deals within a country / region. Support in the building of relationships and interface with government bodies.
- Interfaces: Support in the management of multiple interfaces & negotiations wi