Data Analysis and Reporting Manager

Description Manager About PFI

Practical Farmers of Iowa is a nonprofit organization that has worked to equip farmers to build resilient farms and communities since 1985. We create learning opportunities via farmer-led events, on-farm research and educational content through our robust network of farmers. We also provide funding and technical assistance to help farmers adopt regenerative farming practices and grow farm businesses. Our vision is an Iowa with healthy soil, healthy food, clean air, clean water, resilient farms and vibrant communities.

Practical Farmers of Iowa is a nonprofit organization that has worked to equip farmers to build resilient farms and communities since 1985. We create learning opportunities via farmer-led events, on-farm research and educational content through our robust network of farmers. We also provide funding and technical assistance to help farmers adopt regenerative farming practices and grow farm businesses. Our vision is an Iowa with healthy soil, healthy food, clean air, clean water, resilient farms and vibrant communities.

This work has always been rooted in our value of welcoming everyone and creating a culture of mutual respect. We believe that a diversity of people, ideas and perspectives strengthens our ability to find creative solutions, enriches our understanding and broadens our impact. At Practical Farmers, we celebrate this diversity and are committed to ensuring that our policies and practices create an equitable and inclusive workplace.

We take equal opportunity seriously and seek to empower and support all applicants and teammates.

Practical Farmers offers a flexible, supportive and fast-paced work environment. Professional development is a core part of our culture and team members are encouraged to take independent initiative to help fulfill our mission.

The data analysis and reporting manager will lead the development and implementation of systems that transform farm-level production and geospatial data into trusted sustainability outcomes. This position sits within Practical Farmers’ farm viability department and plays a critical role in supporting farmer participation in emerging environmental markets and sustainability initiatives.

The data analysis and reporting manager will oversee data collection, stewardship, quality assurance, modeling and reporting processes that support greenhouse gas accounting, sustainability reporting and program evaluation. Working across agronomy, data, science and external partner teams, this role will ensure data integrity, audit readiness and continuous improvement of Practical Farmers’ monitoring and reporting systems.

The ideal candidate combines expertise in agricultural production systems, data management, geospatial information and sustainability analytics with strong project management and communication skills. They will help build scalable systems that enable Practical Farmers to deliver credible, science-based outcomes for farmers, supply chain partners and other stakeholders while advancing PFI’s mission of supporting resilient farms and communities.

• Manage data stewardship and reporting projects.
• Working with PFI staff and contractors, manage the collection of farm production data (inputs, yields, practices, management systems).
• Oversee geospatial data ingestion (geospatial information systems layers, field boundaries, remote sensing inputs),?including supervising contractors.
• Coordinate data pipelines across agronomy, field teams and external partners.
• Ensure consistency, completeness and traceability of all monitoring, reporting and verification input datasets.
• Analyze data stewardship and reporting data and report results.
• Run and manage outputs using tools such as Fieldprint-style calculators and carbon modeling platforms like Roth C or other models using R-code or other packages.
• Translate agronomic and geospatial data into greenhouse gas estimates and sustainability metrics.
• Support Scope 1, 2 and 3 inventory development through structured data inputs.
• Collaborate with sustainability and science…