Technical Lead - Regenerative Agriculture GHG Emissions Reduction

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Winrock International

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Agriculture and Sustainability • Clean Energy • Climate Change • Forests and Natural Resource Management • Gender and Social Inclusion

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1985

🤝 Non-profit

🌾 Agriculture

💰 $45M Grant on 2022-09

Description

• Position Purpose: Winrock International is recruiting a Technical Lead in the Ecosystem Services Unit (ECO) with deep expertise in engaging the private sector in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction within food and agriculture. • This position works with private sector clients to assess critical investments that finance emission reduction and removals within food and forest systems. • The Technical Lead will be responsible for leading evaluations of proposed greenhouse gas reduction projects within client supply chains. • The Technical lead interacts with clients, conducts qualitative technical analyses, and collects and analyzes quantitative data for the greenhouse gas measurement and analysis of regenerative agriculture projects around the world. • This position may be based remotely within the United States but is expected to work East Coast hours (EST).

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in agriculture or environment-related field required. • Experience: Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in food systems and GHG accounting for land use required. • Additional years of experience are strongly preferred. • Experience developing, mentoring, and managing teams of technical staff. • Experience managing technical aspects of greenhouse gas accounting in the agriculture field. • Knowledge of greenhouse gas profiles, land use change models, and potential mitigation strategies of agricultural commodities. • Working understanding or experience with preparing submissions or reporting against key climate corporate leadership standards (e.g., GHG Protocol, Science-Based Targets Initiative’s standards). • Understanding of corporate supply chain management or procurement. • Demonstrated experience in research and public communication on technical issues.

Benefits

• This position has a salary range between $110,000 - $120,000 with an • additional 10% 403b annual contribution and • additional excellent benefits package.