Senior Agroecology Specialist Europe
Senior Agroecology Specialist Europe
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Job Description
Our client :
Since 2011 Livelihoods Venture has been working with rural communities worldwide to restore ecosystems and promote sustainable farming practices improving livelihoods while enhancing biodiversity soil health and carbon sequestration. At Livelihoods Venture we manage two types of impact-driven businesses: carbon beyond the value chain and sustainable sourcing within the value chain (learn more: ). Each project connects us with thousands of smallholder farmers for up to 20 years working alongside exceptional local organizations and building strong coalitions between corporations brands local suppliers and NGOs. Over the years weve funded nearly 40 projects including agroforestry rural energy ecosystem restoration (mangroves) and agriculture.
Job description :
We are seeking a passionate and results-driven Senior Agroecologist to join our Impact team. Reporting to the Head of Nature and Socio-Economic Impact Solutions you will work closely with a team of senior agroecologists with complementary expertise on annual & perennials crops and livestock in both tropical & temperate climates to design and implement regenerative agriculture projects focusing on soil health water management and biodiversity enhancement. You will be instrumental in shaping Livelihoods agroecological strategy and supporting the technical success of projects in Europe. This position will require approximately 20% travel to the field.
This is a highly visible and influential transversal role that will regularly interact with executive leadership and director-level teams. It requires an individual to embody exceptional integrity optimism expertise and collaborative spirit amongst both internal and external stakeholders to help advance Livelihoods mission toward sustainable agriculture management socioeconomic autonomy and resiliency through income increase and diversification.
Focusing on regenerative agriculture and agroecology projects key responsibilities include:
Shape and continually update Livelihoods Regenerative Agriculture and Biodiversity strategies within the company to ensure continued alignment with offtakers corporate partners (eg OP2B platform) and international standards & frameworks (eg SAI SBTi FLAG).
Propose solutions to overcome social and economic barriers to innovative & regenerative agricultural systems deployment within projects.
Co-design technical models with project managers to ensure suitable and relevant solutions with high potential of adoption by farmers and convince corporations to invest.
Build capacity on agroecological practices to support project managers in all life cycle of a project.
Ensure a technical watch relating to all projects and innovation in agroecology (including Management Internal System and Monitoring Reporting and Verification tools) and disseminate findings and methodology within Livelihoods.
Manage (Design implementation and monitoring) new or existing field projects (20% of the time).
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
