Managing Consultant, Agricultural Value Chains

Pay Competitive

Employment type

Full-Time

Req#: 2469972

South Pole is an energetic, global company offering comprehensive sustainability solutions and services. With offices spanning all continents across the globe, we strive to create a sustainable society and economy that positively impacts our climate, ecosystems and developing communities. With our solutions, we inspire and enable our customers to create value from sustainability-related activities.

Our Consultancy & Advisory Services team provides our clients with outstanding technical expertise that enables the successful implementation of complex sustainability projects. Our expertise spans across multiple topics including land and water management, climate strategies, renewable energies, environmental impact assessments, green products, climate policy, carbon pricing, climate finance, and sustainable finance, to name just a few. If you are a smart, ambitious and dynamic sustainability professional with a strong passion to make a real difference in the fight against climate change, the below position may be right for you!

Job summary:

This role will be responsible for the timely delivery of high-quality consultancy mandates on sustainability topics for clients with the most recognized brands in the world, spanning sectors like food & beverage, agricultural trading & processing, forestry, retail, fashion and cosmetics. You will support South Pole’s Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) team in developing leading solutions that help clients understand GHG emissions and water impacts across their entire value chain, set targets, prioritise mitigation strategies, and facilitate on-the-ground reduction initiatives.

This work will also incorporate topics like carbon sequestration and removals, land-use change, deforestation, and biodiversity.

Main tasks & responsibilities:

• Manage and supervise medium- to large-size sustainability consulting mandates throughout their entire project cycle: initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure.
• Interact and build relationships with our industry leaders and strategic partners..
• Incorporate technical leadership in proposals and projects and continue to develop and improve specialised skills and knowledge as tools and guidance dictating how companies can implement and measure their impact evolve.
• Lead and directly manage small teams of consultants in a multi-stakeholder and multi-geographies context. Topics of engagement may include sustainability and corporate supply chain risks with particular focus on climate, water and forests in agricultural supply chains.

Requirements:

Essential -

• University degree, ideally in Environmental Sciences, Agronomy, Environmental Engineering or related disciplines.
• Relevant work experience (the expectation is a minimum of 5 years) in sustainability consulting or related field, including experience in the following areas:
  • Quantifying climate impacts associated with agricultural operations and/or products in line with best practice methodologies;
  • Assessing &/or supporting implementation of interventions that address climate impacts;
  • Evaluating reduction targets & strategies.
• Relevant knowledge of environmental sustainability challenges in multinational companies, especially with the integration of sustainability in supply chains and agriculture.
• Good project management skills, from both a technical and administrative standpoint, and ability to coordinate project teams in a multi-stakeholder and multi-geographies context.
• Advanced stakeholder and client management skills.
• Demonstrable commercial skills and good business sense to be able to identify and seize opportunities in a challenging and competitive market environment.
• Excellent oral and written skills in English.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced international environment.

Desirable -

• Practical experience in:
  • Monitoring and quantification of environmental impacts along the supply chain on climate, water and forests
    -with agricultural supply chains in tropical countries and project development/program management.
  • Sustainable procurement, change management and sustainability strategy development.
  • Frameworks like the GHG Protocol Land Sector & Removals guidance and Science Based Targets initiative for Forest, Land and Agriculture sectors
• A Master’s degree will be an advantage.
• Industry-relevant connections, with a network of potential clients, collaborators and other relevant stakeholders
What we offer:

At South Pole, we care about our employees as much as we care about the planet. South Pole is not just an employer, we are a Team. South Pole does not just offer people a job, we offer you a career. By joining our team, you will find strong purpose and deep meaning in everything you do. You will have the chance to make a real difference for our clients and for the planet, working alongside a passionate team of like-minded colleagues, while building your knowledge/skills and…