AbCF POSITIONS VACANT

SALES AND MARKETING MANAGER

Job description

• Role can be based anywhere in Australia.
• Indigenous people are strongly encouraged to apply.

Background

The Aboriginal Carbon Foundation (AbCF) was established in 2010 as an Aboriginal not-for-profit company with a majority Aboriginal Board and staff. AbCF supports First Nations communities to develop high-integrity carbon and biodiversity enterprises that deliver tangible benefits for Indigenous peoples while addressing climate change and nature restoration, both nationally and internationally.

AbCF brings together a team with broad technical expertise, on-country experience, and a strong commitment to strengths-based approaches that promote Indigenous prosperity. We actively collaborate with Aboriginal organisations, carbon companies, nongovernment organisations (NGOs), conservation agencies, universities, and governments in Australia and internationally.

AbCF holds Public Benevolent Institution (PBI) status and is a Corporate Authorised Representative under Australian Financial Services Licence No. 298851, enabling the trading of high integrity Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).

About the Role

AbCF is seeking a proactive and versatile Sales and Marketing Manager who thrives in a small, purpose driven team and enjoys building strong, respectful relationships with Traditional Owners, corporate clients, and diverse stakeholders.

AbCF is actively engaged in carbon farming, biodiversity, cultural fire, and offset projects across Australia and the South Pacific. This role involves managing multiple priorities simultaneously and working across a wide range of cultural, technical, and commercial contexts. The successful candidate will be a strategic and creative thinker who can independently identify opportunities, devise solutions, and keep initiatives progressing despite complexity or uncertainty.

A unique and rewarding aspect of this role is working closely with Aboriginal rangers and Traditional Owners and spending time on Country.

AbCF also delivers a weeklong national certified training program covering climate change, carbon farming, and verification methods. Graduates may join AbCF’s verifier pool to undertake third party verification of carbon and biodiversity projects using the AbCF Core Benefits Verification Framework.

Working in a small team means sharing successes and supporting one another through challenges. Strong analytical skills, adaptability, and clear communication are essential to fostering a positive and collaborative team environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Achieve annual sales of a minimum of 30,000 ACCUs (equivalent to 2,500 ACCUs per month) in the voluntary carbon market.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive marketing plan, with a strong focus on promoting and selling high integrity ACCUs from Kimberley, Central Australia, and Cape York carbon farming projects, including:
  • Working closely with the Communications Manager to design, develop and deliver the marketing and fundraising content calendar.
  • Curating and overseeing content development for marketing, donations, bequests, and fundraising initiatives.
  • Coordinating an annual client and investor field trip to Indigenous-led carbon farming projects in northern Australia.
• Promote The Climate Integrity Alliance to domestic and international partners, supporters, and Indigenous organisations.
• Promote high integrity carbon farming, biodiversity certificates, cultural fire credits, and carbon offset services to Indigenous and non-Indigenous landholders.
• Design and implement fundraising campaigns, including proactive engagement with corporate clients and strategic partners.
• Prepare and present quarterly reports to the Board, deliver presentations, and actively participate in workshops, seminars, and stakeholder meetings.
• Proactively identify funding opportunities and write or cowrite submissions for grants, tenders, and partnership proposals.

Performance Bonus

Upon meeting annual sales targets, the Sales and Marketing Manager will be eligible for a performance bonus consisting of a five-day holiday at Kingfisher Resort, K’gari (formerly Fraser Island), staying in a two-bedroom villa.

Essential Criteria

• Minimum five years’ experience in developing and implementing marketing campaigns.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience in end-to-end program management, including:
  • Researching funding opportunities and writing applications.
  • Building and maintaining relationships with funding bodies and partners.
  • Coordinating delivery, logistics, and implementation of activities.
  • Monitoring outcomes, reporting to donors, and acquitting funding.
  • Budget development and financial management.
• Proven ability to work independently as a self starter and collaboratively as a strong team player.
• Creative problem solving skills and the ability to develop practical solutions to complex challenges.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with Traditional Owners, government agencies, NGOs, and corporate stakeholders.
• Willingness and ability to travel to remote communities, conferences, and meetings.

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge of carbon farming, biodiversity, and environmental programs.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications.

Next Steps

APPLY NOW!

Sales and Marketing Manager – Flexible Location – Job in Cairns & Far North – Aboriginal Carbon Foundation

• $90,000 + 12% super + salary sacrifice (approx. $15,900) + performance bonus
• Applications close: 12:00 AM +10, 29th Jan 2026
• Job posted on: 14th Jan 2026

NON-EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER

The Aboriginal Carbon Foundation (AbCF) has an opportunity for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person to join our Board as a Non-Executive Board Member.

The aim of this position is to ensure that Indigenous leadership, knowledge systems, and perspectives are embedded at the highest level of decision-making within the AbCF, reinforcing our commitment to Indigenous self-determination, ethical governance, and investment in community-led climate solutions.

Our Board of Directors brings a range of expertise in several of the following skill areas:

• Indigenous Corporate Governance experience – Indigenous governance recognise what makes our culture unique: our beliefs system, knowledge holders and our laws and rules for our society. Indigenous governance combines cultural governance with corporate governance. AICD director’s qualification would be desirable.
• Aboriginal Cultural knowledge and Land Management – Applications from Rangers are welcomed.
• Research and Development
• Conservation and Land Management
• National and International Trade
• Finance & accounting skills – An Australian Financial Services License would be an advantage.
• Industry knowledge – experience in similar organisations would be useful.
• Being a Not-for-Profit Board, there is an expectation that Board members will assist in stakeholder relationship development and the promotion of funding and investment opportunities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Stipend is provided for each meeting $400 in person full day meetings, $200 half day zoom meetings + travel costs for in-person meetings.
• Applications close: 5:00 PM AEST, 6th Jun 2025

See our listing on Ethical Jobs for further details on the Position Description & Selection Criteria here. You can apply through the Ethical Jobs website.

INDEPENDENT MEMBER - FINANCE, AUDIT AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Seeking an Independent Member – Finance, Audit and Risk Management (FARM) Sub-committee of the Aboriginal Carbon Foundation

The Aboriginal Carbon Foundation (AbCF) has an opportunity for a person to join our FARM Sub-committee as an Independent Member for two years.

Role of Independent Member

An independent member of the FARM sub-committee is a person who has been appointed following external advertisement and who:

• has skills relevant to a finance, audit and risk committee;
• has not, within the last three years, been employed by the AbCF;
• is not a member of the immediate family of a person who, within the last three years, has been employed as an executive or acting executive by the AbCF. immediate family member has the same meaning as in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001 (C’th);
• is not a principal of, or consultant to, a professional adviser to the AbCF where that professional adviser has provided significant services to the AbCF in the last three years;
• is not a significant supplier or customer of the AbCF or a related entity or an officer of or otherwise associated directly or indirectly with a significant supplier or customer in the last three years; and
• is free from any interest and any business or other relationship that could, or could reasonably be perceived to, materially interfere with the member’s ability to act in the best interests of the AbCF.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Stipend is provided for each meeting $400 for full day in-person meetings, $200 for half-day Zoom meetings), in addition to travel costs for in-person meetings.

• Applications close: 5:00 PM AEST, 6th Jun 2025

See our listing on Ethical Jobs for further details on the Position Description & Selection Criteria here. You can apply through the Ethical Jobs website.