Responsibilities

  • Analyse agricultural landscapes and spatial trends under chosen jurisdictions together with earth observation engineers
  • Conduct baseline and project feasibility studies on select landscapes
  • Steer potential soil studies and soil testing through the course of project development and implementation
  • Lead the design and monitoring of earthworks, cropping, harvesting, and residual management in a movement towards climate-smart practices
  • Lead the planning and development of nurseries and seed production
  • Perform statistical analysis on farm data and model crop growth and yield using peer-reviewed methods and tools
  • Steer evaluation, documentation, and development of potential market value chains originating from project areas
  • Support project development manager(s) in developing project documents compliant to certification standards and programs

Requirements

  • Deep understanding of agricultural ecosystems in tropical and sub-tropical climatic zones
  • Over five years of experience in designing, developing, and managing regenerative or climate-smart projects in agriculture and land-use sector with the potential to show samples of work done
  • Willingness to live and work in Berlin
  • Willingness to travel overseas for work, especially to sub–Saharan Africa
  • Openness and adaptability to the atmosphere at a start-up
  • Professional references
  • In addition to English fluency, languages desired are French, Portuguese, and/or Spanish
  • Education in agricultural science is desirable
  • Knowledge of relevant scientific tools and methods is desirable
  • Knowledge of one or more agricultural commodity value chains is a plus
  • Knowledge of national regulations and policies regarding agriculture in sub-Saharan African countries is a plus

For further questions, please contact us to – [email protected]

Job Category: Agriculture Specialist
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Berlin

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