Climate, Responsible Sourcing & Production – Project Manager | Latin America Regional Office

Description

Job Opportunity

Proforest is committed to the principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion in our employment practices, and we welcome diversity as a key enabler to our success. Black, LGBTQIA+, indigenous, quilombola and/or disabled candidates are equally welcomed and encouraged to apply.

Climate, Responsible Sourcing & Production – Project Manager | Latin America Regional Office - Brasília

This is an exciting opportunity for a climate specialist to join a global organisation that is working at the forefront of responsible sourcing and production of agricultural commodities around the world.

You will be part of the Proforest  team based in Brasília and will work on climate mitigation and adaptation-related activities across programmes and client projects. In addition to an expertise as a climate specialist, the ideal candidate will have good knowledge of agricultural commodity production and broader sustainability issues in the agricultural sector. Candidates must be Brazilian or have resident status in Brazil.

About Proforest

Proforest is a not-for-profit group with a global presence that works at all levels of supply chains supporting the production and purchase of agricultural commodities that deliver positive outcomes for people, nature and climate. This covers issues such as the protection and restoration of forests and natural ecosystems, climate, biodiversity, respect for the rights of workers, local communities and indigenous peoples, and the promotion of gender equality. This year, we complete 25 years working worldwide with sustainability in the soy, livestock, sugarcane, palm oil, cocoa, and forestry sectors, among others.

This includes tackling deforestation and ecosystem conversion, developing regenerative agriculture, supporting improved livelihoods and land rights and working in landscape initiatives. These interventions strongly intersect with climate mitigation and adaptation. Proforest works to strengthen the ambition and implementation of private sector commitments in pursuit of these goals, at both local and global levels. To learn more about Proforest’s work on climate you can access here.   

We have a global team of more than 200 highly skilled people from more than 20 countries, working from offices in the UK, the Netherlands, Malaysia, Indonesia, Ghana, Mexico, Colombia and Brazil, where we are expanding and currently have around 25 people. We work collaboratively across regions, exchanging and sharing learnings and connecting through in-person and remote events to ensure teams have a strong sense of belonging to a global team.

Position summary

In this dynamic and exciting new opportunity you will be tasked with providing practical technical expertise and knowledge to a range of consulting and collaboration projects globally, with a focus on Latin America, particularly Brazil  . The scope of the work includes projects on deforestation and conversion-free (DCF) production, regenerative agriculture, and landscape initiatives as well as issues around rights, livelihoods and resilience.

This includes how these interventions can be counted towards climate targets, as well as how Forest Land and Agriculture (FLAG) emissions can inform further action to take. You will work with colleagues to support companies in the meaningful implementation of responsible sourcing, including actions within and beyond supply chains to address land use change and land management emissions as part of a just climate transition that supports smallholders in supply chains. Beyond promoting climate mitigation in agricultural value chains, you will support Proforest to embed climate adaptation and resilience across everything we do. You will have the opportunity to contribute to strategic thinking on technical requirements set out in policy and voluntary standards.

Responsibilities

• Contribute as climate expert within the organization, working within and across projects and programmes to integrate climate approaches into the delivery of Proforest’s tools and guidance, with a focus on Latin America   
• Maintain knowledge of the evolving climate and nature space, in particular in relation to existing and new standards, reporting or target-setting frameworks (GHGP, SBTi, TCFD, SBTN, AFi, etc) and legislation, as well as carbon markets (SBCE, VCM, JREDD) and national initiatives
• Actively contribute to the development of Proforest’s approaches, tools and communication related to climate mitigation and adaptation in agricultural value chains
• Support and deliver training and capacity building on key topics and practices
• Represent Proforest in relevant external  working groups, meetings and forums
• Active delivery of projects and/or workstreams for Proforest clients, supported by a team of experts

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

Committed to tackling climate change and aligned with Proforest’s mission you will bring the aptitude and enthusiasm to thrive in a diverse, multi-cultural and fast-paced environment.

We are looking for the following essential skills and characteristics:

• Excellent written and spoken English and Portuguese with the ability to draft proposals, reports and presentations
• Applied experience of the   implementation of SBTi FLAG guidance and the GHG Protocol for the land and agriculture sector (insetting) and/or applied experience of the development and implementation of carbon credit projects (offsetting)  
• Relevant master’s level qualification (or equivalent) 
• Commitment to continuous self-development with the ability to act upon feedback
• Knowledge of climate, nature, and people issues in agricultural production and supply chains 
• Knowledge of the relevant international frameworks, conventions, guidelines, and voluntary standards / certification schemes designed to address climate issues relevant to agricultural commodity production
• Be willing to travel for training, field work and meetings
• The following skills are desirable:
• Knowledge of mandatory legislation on climate reporting and target setting, aligned with global and national frameworks
• Knowledge on traceability requirements for GHG emission and removal accounting 
• Applied experience in calculating GHG emission inventories and/or emission factors
• Fluency in another relevant language: Spanish 
• Experience of working within multi-stakeholder processes and/or facilitation of meetings and collaborative processes 
• Deep knowledge of environmental and social issues related to agricultural production, especially in the sugarcane, soybean and livestock sectors.
• Relevant professional experience: in a similar consultancy role, sustainability initiative, private sector, or delivery-focused NGO working in, or closely with, large corporate buyers and international agricultural commodity supply chains
• Experience and skills at developing and delivering training – on-line and/or in-person

How to apply

Send your resume and a cover letter in English and Portuguese to: recrutamento.brasil@proforest.net adding "Especialista Clima 2025 " in the subject. Also include your salary expectation (gross, in Reais, under the CLT hiring regime), confirm your right to work in Brazil and your availability to reside in Brasília-DF.

Applications only in Portuguese, without salary expectation or without confirmation about the right to work in Brazil and availability to reside in Brasilia-DF will not be considered.

Deadline for submission: May,19th

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by the end of May.