This position will be hybrid requiring a few days per week in the office. You can be based in the Netherlands or the UK. Existing work authorization is required at the time of application submission. WRI is unable to sponsor any visa work sponsorship for this position.
This is a limited term position ending 31 January 2025.
About the Program:
WRI’s Food, Land & Water Program seeks a just transition in the world’s food, land, and water systems to resiliently meet the needs of all people, halt natural ecosystem and biodiversity loss by 2030, and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
To achieve this lofty global goal, the program focuses on four interlocking approaches:
• Produce more food and fiber (building food security and climate resilience) on existing working lands, while decreasing greenhouse gas emissions and water use.
• Protect remaining natural ecosystems from conversion and degradation.
• Reduce humanity’s footprint by shifting consumption patterns and lowering food loss and waste.
• Restore degraded areas back into healthy ecosystems and/or increased productivity. Current initiatives anchored in the program include Global Forest Watch, Land & Carbon Lab, AFR100, Initiative 20x20, Food & Land Use Coalition, Champions 12.3, Cool food, Aqueduct, Water Peace & Security, Co-Secretariat for the High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People, and more.
Job Highlight:
Reporting to the Director of Food Initiatives, you will work closely with WRI’s internal experts on food loss and waste and our group of senior external stakeholders. You will be responsible for the end-to-end development, project management and strategic development of WRI’s flagship “10x20kx30” initiative. “10x20kx30” is a new initiative of the Champions 12.3 Coalition which enables major food companies to engage smallholder farmers in their supply chain to take a “Target, Measure, Act” approach to halve food and loss waste by 2030 (in line with SDG 12.3). You will be responsible for recruiting and engaging companies with the initiative, developing reporting and data management protocols, and identifying external partners to support end-users in the farming community across several countries.
WRI’s ambition is for 200,000 smallholder farmers to be engaged in this initiative and deliver significant food loss and waste reductions by 2027. You will bring together WRI’s international community of researchers and experts working on similar projects to ensure a coherent programmatic approach across the institute and maximize impact. You will also develop our wider activities on food, loss and waste so we deliver our goals, continue to strengthen our reach and profile, and respond to new opportunities. You will be part of a passionate and committed team of researchers, engagement and communication experts who work with a wide range food providers and food sector stakeholders to embed a “target, measure, and act” approach to reduce food loss and waste and to shift diets towards lower carbon and healthier food. This position is offered as a one-year contract initially, with a possibility of extension subject to funding.
What will you do:
Program management (70%):
Convening and Engagement (20%):
Fundraise and Strategic Communications (10%):
What will you need:
Potential Salary: The salary for this role is €80,000 to €100,000 if based in the Netherlands and £65,000 to £82,000 if based in the UK. Salary is commensurate with experience and other compensable factors.
How to Apply: Please submit a resume with a cover letter by the date of 22 December 2023. You must apply through the WRI Careers portal to be considered.
What we offer:
About Us:
Founded in 1982, World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity, and human well-being. We are working to address seven critical challenges that the world must overcome this decade to secure a sustainable future for people and the planet: climate change, energy, food, forests, water, sustainable cities, and the ocean. WRI has a global staff of over 1,800 people with work spanning 60 countries. We have offices in Africa, Brazil, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Colombia and the United States, as well as a growing presence in other countries and regions.
The foundation of our work is delivering high-quality research, data, maps, and analysis to solve the world’s greatest environment and international development challenges and improve people’s lives. We work with leaders in government, business, and civil society to drive ambitious action and create change on the ground. Equally important, we bring together partners to develop breakthrough ideas and scale-up solutions for far-reaching, enduring impact.
Our mission and values:
WRI’s mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations.
Our values are shared ideals that bind us together: Integrity, Innovation, Urgency, Independence and Respect.
Our culture:
WRI is committed to advancing gender and social equity for human well-being in our mission and applies this principle to our organizational and programmatic practices. We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment;