Nature and Carbon Portfolio Manager

Job Description:

Nature and Carbon Portfolio Manager

Flexible UK location

Hybrid & flexible working

Permanent role

Full time - 35 hours

Salary DOE & attractive benefits package

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 28th October, 2025

We make health happen

At Bupa, we're on a mission to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives and make a better world.  The Nature and Carbon Portfolio Manager sits at the heart of our sustainability strategy, helping us scale nature-based carbon removal projects that not only benefit the planet but also support human health.  Reporting to the Head of Climate and Nature, you'll manage the design and delivery of a new programme to scale nature-based carbon removal projects worldwide. Beyond this, you will also be supporting our broader nature strategy and agenda across the organisation.

This role is central to our ambition to create environmental impact while exploring how these projects can also improve human health. You'll help shape strategy, manage external advisors, and work closely with stakeholders across Bupa's Market Units and Group Functions to align the programme with our global and local goals—including brand, commercial and reputation objectives.

You'll also support education and capability building across the organisation, and as our nature strategy evolves, you'll provide subject matter expertise to help guide its future direction.  You'll be part of a team that's brave, caring and responsible—making health happen for people and the planet.

How you'll help us make health happen

• Shape strategy and define key milestones for our carbon credit portfolio

• Develop criteria for high-integrity carbon credits that benefit both people and planet

• Manage project origination, due diligence, and selection processes

• Oversee implementation, risk management, and budget control

• Support commercial negotiations with subject matter expertise

• Drive internal education and capability building around nature-based solutions

• Represent Bupa externally at industry forums and events

• Advocate for health benefit measurement across the carbon credit market

Skills & experience needed for this role:

• Extensive experience buying/selling nature-based carbon credits or advising on them

• Working knowledge of carbon market risks and mitigation strategies

• Strong analytical skills and confident with Excel/modelling of carbon credit projects and portfolios

• A broader knowledge of corporate nature strategy/TNFD, would be beneficial.

• Project management expertise and strong stakeholder engagement skills

• Effective working and communicating with individuals all levels across geographies with technical and non-technical audiences as well as external parties and third parties.

• Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to manage workload and balance priorities across shifting agenda.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday per year.

• Management bonus scheme

• Access to a range of services to support your physical and mental wellbeing

• Access to our confidential employee assistance programme

• Workplace pension

• Online discounts covering your everyday shopping, entertainment, eating out and more.

Why Bupa?

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to "Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve.  That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

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