Agriculture Conservation Associate
Core
Support The Nature Conservancy's efforts to influence local supply chains and farmers in Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois to adopt long-term agricultural conservation practices.
Role type
Mid-level program associate (agricultural conservation)
Builds
Supply chain-driven farmer incentive models and on-farm conservation outcomes
Domain
Agriculture, environmental conservation, dairy industry
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
field work, data collection, relationship building, facilitation of peer-to-peer learning, agronomy knowledge, agricultural finance mechanisms, policy understanding, dairy program compliance
Preferred skills
experience with non-industrial private landowners, experience with external agricultural supply chain partners
Technologies
Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams
Responsibilities
Execute supply chain farmer incentive programs through the dairy industry, provide technical assistance for conservation practice adoption, facilitate farmer learning groups and field days, ensure program compliance, perform field work with minimal supervision
Seniority
Mid-level, independent contributor