Agriculture Manager, Methane Pollution Prevention

Position Title:

Agriculture Manager, Methane Pollution Prevention

Reports To:

Director Agriculture, Methane Pollution Prevention

Type:
Full-time

Location:

Remote, flexible (within Central and South America), South America preferred

Clean Air Task Force (CATF) is a global nonprofit organisation working to safeguard against the worst impacts of climate change by catalysing the rapid development and deployment of low‑carbon energy and other climate‑protecting technologies. With 30 years of internationally recognised expertise on climate policy and a fierce commitment to exploring all potential solutions, CATF is a pragmatic, non‑ideological advocacy group with the bold ideas needed to address climate change.

CATF has offices in Boston, Washington D.C., and Brussels, with staff working virtually around the world.

With staff on four continents and operations on six, the Methane Pollution Prevention (MPP) team is leading the global effort to bend the curve on climate change in our lifetimes by combating the harmful effects of methane pollution, a potent greenhouse gas that is responsible for nearly half of the warming we are experiencing today. Our programme includes extensive work in all the major methane sectors: energy, waste, and agriculture.

As part of our ongoing efforts, we are seeking a highly motivated Agriculture Manager with strong technical and policy advocacy skills to join our global methane team.

The Agriculture Manager will support the implementation of CATF’s agriculture methane strategy to reduce emissions from the sector. The Manager will use their technical and scientific background to work in close coordination with the Methane Pollution Prevention (MPP) team, consultants, and other external partners and stakeholders to provide technical and capacity building support for agriculture methane mitigation projects, particularly on policy development, and advocate for strong national and sub‑national public policies to reduce methane emissions from agriculture, particularly from livestock.

CATF’s agriculture methane theory of change is focused on inducing farmer behaviour toward accelerated adoption of methane‑reducing technologies and practices that sustainably increase productivity. An important component of inducing farmer behaviour is economics and adequate policies. The Manager will work on deep dives in market‑based mechanisms, national and sub‑national agricultural policies, performing data gathering and analysis in collaboration with key stakeholders and partners to identify opportunities to act on reducing agriculture methane, particularly from livestock.

The work is global, with an initial focus on Latin America.

The Manager will also help further the goals of the agriculture methane work and the MPP programme at CATF by staying up to date on the latest technical solutions in the agricultural sector, supporting research and analysis to advocate for sound policies to abate agriculture methane emissions around the world, and representing CATF when engaging with key partners, including forums and conferences.

• Gather, analyse, and interpret agriculture sector data on emissions, livestock production and characterization, mitigation practices and opportunities, etc. from a range of sources, such as peer‑reviewed journal articles, official inventories and projections, regulatory documents, and commercial reports.
• Manage agriculture methane projects and activities in multiple countries, prioritising activities to support deliverables, engaging with teams internally at CATF and with partners and stakeholders, and leading meetings and workshop agendas.
• Co‑lead and draft content including reports, blog posts, op‑eds, white papers, analyses, and other compelling material to advance CATF’s agriculture methane reduction objectives.
• Support the creation of factsheets and other messaging documents to effectively communicate science and technology developments to key decision‑makers, including civil, elected, and industry leaders.
• Stay current on the latest developments in…