Impact Project Manager
Enveritas builds solutions to improve the measure of sustainability in agricultural supply chains and include smallholder farmers in responsibly sourced agricultural products, in particular coffee and cocoa. A key component of this requires the development and funding of interventions that demonstrate impact on the sustainability of production and the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.
We are a dynamic non-profit organization working across 26 coffee and cocoa growing countries around the world, with a remote-first environment and hubs in diverse locations such as Uganda and New York. Enveritas brings together tech and machine learning with rigorous field processes to collect and process data on supply chain sustainability and environmental impact. This is made possible by a dedicated and diverse team, with profiles coming from leading consultancies & banks, development organizations, commodity traders, data science and tech companies.
Summary:
Enveritas is looking for exceptional talent to join our Impact team, with responsibility for developing and managing impact projects. We are looking for a profile with approximately 5 – 10+ years professional experience, including some years spent in a leading strategy/business consulting firm (ideally Project Leader / Engagement Manager level). The candidate will be a doer that is also comfortable managing a small team as well as interfacing with senior stakeholders and clients. The candidate should also bring at least one additional experience from industry giving them either relevant content/technical expertise or functional experience (e.g. impact investing, growth/BD at a start-up or tech firm). In terms of content/technical expertise, we are particularly keen on profiles that have experience in carbon sequestration & reforestation, agritech, agriscience, climate tech. The role reports to the Head of Impact. This position is remote with a home base that can be discussed. Some travel to coffee origins is expected.
More specifically, this role will:
- Identify projects to fund for impact in the agricultural sector
- Carry out impact & ROI evaluation and risk assessments on candidate projects
- Design in-house impact programs from start to finish, including the strategy and implementation plan, identification and negotiation with partners, pilot testing, coordination of public relations
- Run, monitor & evaluate results, and scale
- Interface with external partners and stakeholders in the private sector and government, as needed, to enable the smooth roll-out and growth of impact projects
- Manage more junior members of the Impact team
- Visit projects and implementors on site as necessary, supporting the field teams (but this role can be primarily remote)
Requirements:
- Min. 2-3 years of experience in strategy consulting or finance/PE, including some at the associate or EM level (alternative experiences in high intensity environments that combine design, finance and client management also considered, e.g. Tech, VC funded start-ups)
- Evidence of more than 3 years of additional experience. Tech firms, VC funded start-ups or Impact investing particularly valuable.
- University degree in science or engineering preferred
- Excellent analytical skills, experience with quantitative data analysis and large datasets, familiarity (or better expertise) with the scientific approach
- Proven client management skills and demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and succinctly
- Ability to structure sophisticated problems
- Ability to manage a multicultural team, remotely and/or in person to deliver on the ambitions of a project
- Some travel to production areas, particularly in Africa, potentially Asia required
Compensation is competitive for the sustainability sector.
How to Apply
Please apply here, using Greenhouse. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact us at [email protected]. Questions about this opportunity or process will not reflect negatively on your application.
We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond what we list as qualifications. Your life experiences help build core competencies and knowledge that may be transferable to our openings. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions.
Our work is complex and nuanced, so the more diversity we have in the voices working on our problems, the larger of an impact our work can have for the world. Enveritas is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging an inclusive and diverse workforce. We embrace and celebrate the unique experiences, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds that each individual brings to the workplace. We are dedicated to hiring employees who reflect the communities we serve and strongly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
