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.

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Senior Associate, Corporate Advisory Services

Job Type

Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND

Experience

3 years

Location

Nairobi

Job Field

Agriculture / Agro-Allied , Project Management

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

Work on Corporate Advisory partnerships (relationship management, project management, preparation of proposals, reports and presentation writing, risk assessment, data analysis, policy writing, capacity building, etc…); In the case of simple SOW, the senior associate will lead independently the partnership 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 (planning, delivery of workstreams). As part of this workstream, gather market needs and identify opportunities to expand and strengthen our services to better support companies and deliver more impact.

Lead the internal communication for Corporate Advisory services (Monthly newsletters)

Work on the prospection strategy, supporting the manager and director on campaigns to capture new companies.

Collaborate closely with the CE&P team and support Key Account Managers in the understanding of Corporate Advisory Services and pitching to companies.

Support the team and director in financials tracking (revenue, invoicing etc…)

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Bachelor’s degree in forestry, agriculture, international development, natural resources management, supply chain management or a related field;

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, commodity supply chains;

Knowledge of the Accountability Framework is a plus;

Proven experience in project management, stakeholder management and complex problem solving;

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;

Excellent writing, editing and verbal communication including preparing technical reports and presentations;

Good executive presence and presentation skills;

Advanced skills in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel. Understanding of additional tools such as Power BI, Tableau and GIS skills are a plus;

• Work on Corporate Advisory partnerships (relationship management, project management, preparation of proposals, reports and presentation writing, risk assessment, data analysis, policy writing, capacity building, etc…)
• Lead the market intelligence for Corporate Advisory services (planning, delivery of workstreams).
• Lead the internal communication for Corporate Advisory services (Monthly newsletters)
• Work on the prospection strategy, supporting the manager and director on campaigns to capture new companies.
• Collaborate closely with the CE&P team and support Key Account Managers in the understanding of Corporate Advisory Services and pitching to companies.
• Support the team and director in financials tracking (revenue, invoicing etc…)

• Project management
• Stakeholder management
• Complex problem solving
• 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
• Excellent writing, editing and verbal communication
• Preparing technical reports and presentations
• Good executive presence and presentation skills
• Advanced skills in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel
• Understanding of additional tools such as Power BI, Tableau and GIS skills are a plus

• Bachelor’s degree in forestry, agriculture, international development, natural resources management, supply chain management or a related field
• At least 3 years of progressive increase in responsibilities in the agriculture and/or forestry sector
• Good knowledge of key sustainability topics, market and policy trends, commodity supply chains
• Knowledge of the Accountability Framework is a plus