Associate, Sustainable Value Chains

The Rainforest Alliance (RA) is an international nonprofit organization that works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. Based in New York City, with offices throughout the United States and worldwide, the Rainforest Alliance works with people whose livelihoods depend on the land, helping them transform the way they grow food, harvest wood and host travelers.

Under the auspices of the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN), an international coalition of leading conservation groups, the Rainforest Alliance's Sustainable Agriculture program works with farmers to ensure compliance with the SAN standards for protecting wildlife, wild lands, workers' rights and local communities. Farms that meet these rigorous environmental, ethical and economic standards are awarded the Rainforest Alliance CertifiedTM seal.

The SAN standards are applied by producers of major commodity crops (including bananas, pineapple, coffee, cocoa, tea, citrus and flowers) that profoundly affect the economies, environments, cultures and politics of tropical countries. Today more than 60,000 farms in 26 countries are certified and Rainforest Alliance Certified products are widely available in mainstream markets.

Position Overview:

The Associate, Sustainable Value Chains will be responsible for coordinating logistics for the global Sustainable Value Chains team, including oversight of workplans, budgets, and team meetings. S/he will be responsible for the planning and execution of key marketing and trade events as well as providing support to the business development initiatives of the team.

Reports to: Director, Sustainable Value Chains Worldwide, Sustainable Agriculture Division

Responsibilities:

• Manage Salesforce database; assist with data oversight and develop Salesforce tools as needed;
• Work in conjunction with Director of Sustainable Value Chains to develop, implement and track annual budgets and other budgetary processes;
• Process vendor invoices for global Sustainable Value Chains team;
• Coordinate quarterly reports and gather input for team workplans;
• In conjunction with the Coordinator, U.S. and Canada, Sustainable Value Chains, organize and execute global, national and regional tradeshows for the Sustainable Value Chains team including overall implementation and logistics for the Specialty Coffee Association of America tradeshow;
• Organize and execute conferences, special events and other promotional activities;
• Execute annual Rainforest Alliance Cupping for Quality events in collaboration with team members;
• Coordinate Sustainable Value Chains team input for the development of communications materials, including factsheets and Annual Report in conjunction with the Coordinator, Sustainable Value Chains;
• Coordinate team meetings, calls and other team-wide activities,
• Arrange for all team travel logistics as needed;
• Produce monthly reports of the team's activities for internal and external distribution;
• Update and maintain departmental calendars and work plans; and
• Other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree required;
• 3 to 5 years of events planning, administrative, marketing and/or communications experience;
• Spanish proficiency preferred;
• Exceptional organizational skills with very high level of attention to detail;
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and general working knowledge of the Internet and web-based skills); and
• Willingness to travel 10% of the time.

Compensation: Commensurate with experience. Competitive benefits package provided.

To Apply:

Please send resume, cover letter and salary history to Human Resources. If emailing, use the following format in the subject line: first name and last name, job title of position you are applying for.

Human Resources
Rainforest Alliance
665 Broadway, Suite 500
New York, NY 10012 

The Rainforest Alliance is an equal opportunity employer.