Associate, Sustainable Agriculture (2 positions)

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:

Rainforest Alliance seeks to engage two committed individuals as Sustainable Agriculture Associates. The associates will be part of a project that Rainforest Alliance and a cocoa company are implementing to provide cash payments linked to sustainable agricultural strategies for 5,000 farming households in Côte d’Ivoire. The associates will report to the senior project manager and will provide support for cooperatives and their members on regenerative agricultural practices.  

Responsibilities: 

• The Rainforest Alliance’s Core Values are Impact, Change, Collaboration, Openness and Trust and as such they form the basis of the behaviours we demonstrate;

• Support the implementation of Rainforest Alliance’s adoption observation framework for regenerative agriculture and provide support for cooperatives and their members;

• Provide support for technicians on data collection of farmers’ adoption level of regenerative agricultural practices;

• Assist in vehicle management;

• Provide organizational and logistical assistance for workshops, events, meetings, and trips;

• Assist in the monitoring and evaluation process of the adoption observation framework, ensuring that farmers and cooperatives are participating; and

• Perform any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or any related discipline;

• At least three years’ work experience in cocoa farming systems is desirable;

• Excellent computer, communication, planning and organizational skills;

• Ability to multitask and cope with changing priorities;

• Ability to work independently and in a team;

• Willingness to work to meet tight deadlines;

• Proficiency in French language; and

• Ability to travel locally at least 40% of the time.

Job LEVEL: 5A

Salary:

Commensurate with experience.

Deadline: February 24, 2023

Notes:

Only candidates authorized to work in Cote d’Ivoire will be considered.

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