Associate, Farm Intelligence

The Rainforest Alliance is creating a more sustainable world by using social and market forces to protect nature and improve the lives of farmers and forest communities. To achieve our mission, we partner with diverse allies around the world to drive positive change across global supply chains and in many of our most critically important natural landscapes.

Our alliance spans 70 countries and includes farmers and forest communities, companies, governments, civil society, and millions of individuals. Together we work to protect forests  and biodiversity, take action on climate, and promote the rights and improve the livelihoods of rural people.

As an international nonprofit organization with more than 30 years of experience in sustainability transformation, we understand that the social and economic well-being of rural communities is tightly connected to ecosystem health. This knowledge has shaped our rigorous programs to advance sustainable land-use and commodity production.

At the Rainforest Alliance we combat climate change, protect forests and biodiversity, promote human rights, and improve livelihoods. The enormity of the social and environmental challenges we are facing requires working together in a broad alliance. This is why we bring farmers, forest communities, companies, and consumers together to change the way the world produces, sources, and consumes.

Why

To protect nature and improve lives it’s becoming increasingly urgent that we approach the way we use our land and produce food and other products in more sustainable ways. For this to succeed we need to fundamentally change the way that businesses operate and source, and the choices we all make as consumers.

How

Our growing global alliance aims to transform our relationship with our natural resources and each other, to create a better future for people and nature together.

The Rainforest Alliance encourages diversity and inclusion across the global organization. With this commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ages, disability and any other protected group.

Position summary:

The Associate, Farm Intelligence, is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of Farm Intelligence initiatives in Guatemala. Specifically, the associate will help in the implementation of tools, training and capacity building programs aimed to supporting farmers and farm group management with digital data collection and decision making at group and individual farm level. The associate will support the Senior Associate to analyse and synthesis the feedback from the different Farm Intelligence actors in the country and across the region or other regions.

Responsibilities: 

• Engage with groups of smallholders in Guatemala, especially with managers and internal inspectors, to implement Farm Intelligence tools;
• Support the development of new requirements according to local and regional needs and context according to feedback received from field and staff experience;
• Support staff with training, provide technical assistance, implementation of Farm Intelligence tools;
• Co-organize implementation plans for groups and end-user testing;
• Coordinate meetings, workshops, and feedback sessions with stakeholders;
• Monitor and evaluate the success of implementation and end-user test activities;
• Manage internal confluence pages; and
• Other duties assigned.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in agriculture, natural resources, sustainability or related field;
• Minimum 2 -5 years of experience in environmental conservation field, or a Master’s degree (preferred) with 1 - 2 years’ experience; preference for candidate with experience in voluntary standard systems and experience working with smallholder farmers groups;
• 1 year working experience in coffee or cocoa sector;
• Experience in training smallholder groups;
• Ability to understand and analyse data in various formats;
• Excellent interpersonal and writing skills with ability to interact culturally, linguistically, and diplomatically with diverse internal and external individuals;
• Self-motivated, with ability to work independently, under pressure;
• Strong attention to detail, prioritize tasks and stay focused;
• Proficient in Microsoft applications (Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook); advanced proficiency with Excel; familiar with the use of IT tools for mobile data collection and/or various farm management applications;
• Candidates with written and verbal proficiency in Spanish and English are preferred; and
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally (contingent on base-location).

Job LEVEL: 5A

Salary:

Commensurate with experience.

Deadline: December 22, 2022

Notes:

Only candidates authorized to work in Guatemala will be considered.

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