The Rainforest Alliance is a growing network of people who are inspired and committed to working together to achieve our mission of conserving biodiversity and ensuring sustainable livelihoods. Through creative, pragmatic collaboration, we aim to rebalance the planet by building strong forests and healthy communities around the world.
This role, Senior Associate, Corporate Advisory Services, is focused on managing and expanding the Corporate Advisory partnerships, providing crucial support in ensuring companies are guided towards achieving greater sustainability impact, particularly within the agriculture and forestry sectors.
Responsibilities (WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING):
- Work on Corporate Advisory partnerships, encompassing relationship management, project management, preparation of proposals, reports and presentation writing, risk assessment, data analysis, policy writing, and capacity building. In the case of simple Statements of Work (SOW), the Senior Associate will lead the partnership independently with light support from the manager. In the case of more complex SOW, the manager will be in the lead and the senior associate will play a supporting role and lead sub-activities.
- Lead the market intelligence for Corporate Advisory services, including planning and delivery of workstreams.
- Gather market needs and identify opportunities to expand and strengthen existing services to better support companies and deliver greater impact.
- Lead the internal communication for Corporate Advisory services (e.g., Monthly newsletters).
- Contribute to the prospection strategy, supporting the manager and director on campaigns aimed at capturing new companies.
- Collaborate closely with the CE&P team and support Key Account Managers in understanding Corporate Advisory Services and pitching them effectively to companies.
- Support the team and director in financials tracking (e.g., revenue, invoicing).
Qualifications and Experience (WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR):
- Education: Bachelor’s degree (BA/BSc/HND) in forestry, agriculture, international development, natural resources management, supply chain management or a related field.
- Experience: At least 3 years of progressive increase in responsibilities in the agriculture and/or forestry sector with good knowledge of key sustainability topics, market and policy trends, and commodity supply chains.
- Technical Knowledge: Knowledge of the Accountability Framework is a plus.
- Core Skills: Proven experience in project management, stakeholder management, and complex problem solving.
- Work Ethic: Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment, lead a project and client relationship in full autonomy, assess priorities, and multi-task with strong attention to detail.
- Communication: Excellent writing, editing, and verbal communication, including preparing technical reports and presentations.
- Presentation: Good executive presence and presentation skills.
- Software Proficiency: Advanced skills in MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Understanding of additional tools such as Power BI, Tableau, and GIS skills are a plus.
