Technical Lead, Sustainability Services (Regenerative Agriculture and Climate) - Temporary

The role

This is a temporary technical lead role working with clients in the food, land and agriculture sector. The work covers decarbonization and regenerative agriculture, GHG calculation methods, and advice on climate standards.

What you will do

• Lead or support client interactions, presenting updates or deliverables and answering client questions
• Track and manage a pipeline of technical advisory requests on carbon accounting, decarbonization and climate standards
• Prepare client-facing presentations, reports, memoranda and other communication materials
• Complete tasks in a fast-paced, self-motivated environment in a timely and efficient manner
• Conduct desk research on corporate climate mitigation, nature or regenerative agriculture standards
• Support new business outreach, including proposal development and workplans
• Perform basic to intermediate calculations using greenhouse gas and economic activity data
• Work with small teams and provide guidance and leadership
• May manage two or more junior staff on projects

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience
• Experience managing technical aspects of greenhouse gas accounting in agriculture
• Field or research experience with soil organic carbon and land use change models, greenhouse gas profiles, and mitigation strategies of agricultural commodities
• Industry understanding of GHG profiles and mitigation strategies for several FLAG commodities, such as cereals and grains, cocoa, coffee, beef, soybeans and vegetables
• Strong customer or client service orientation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking
• Team player able to adapt to ambiguous environments
• Working understanding or experience with reporting against corporate sustainability standards such as the GHG Protocol and Science-Based Targets initiative standards
• Experience developing or evaluating life-cycle assessments and environmental product declarations
• Understanding of corporate supply chain management or procurement
• Experience with Excel at a basic to intermediate level

Nice to have

• Master's degree in a relevant field
• Fluency in another language
• Knowledge of commodity-specific guidance in agricultural value chains, such as Value Change Initiative guidance
• People management experience

Before you apply

• Must be authorized to work within the United States
• Candidates selected to move forward will be contacted by email; no phone calls

About the company

Winrock is an equal opportunity employer with a mission to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources. Past and current clients include Nestle, McCormick and the Kinetic Coalition.