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As you progress your career at Proforest you will have the opportunity to specialise in certain areas, develop client relationships and advance your leadership skills.\nYour role will include:\nSupporting Project Delivery Leads and Strategic Leads to deliver client projects within your team’s area (i.e., Responsible Sourcing, Collaboration, Landscape, Finance & Policy)Helping plan and track projects: Workplans, timelines, budget, using our project management tools\nContributing to the delivery of high quality technical outputs, from data analysis and research reports to presentations and workshop materials\nBuilding technical expertise across commodities (e.g., Palm, Soy, Grains, Sugar, Cocoa) and issues (e.g., deforestation, climate adaptation, human rights)\nWhere this role can take you?\nThis is an entry-level role, designed as the first step towards becoming a Project Delivery Lead. 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This role suits someone organised, proactive, curious, and adaptable, who shared same sense of purpose.\nEssential requirements:\nBachelor’s degree in sustainability, forestry, climate mitigation and adaptation, environment, agriculture or human rights or a related field within agricultural commodity production\nStrong analytical, organisational, and time management skills\nCollaborative approach and high integrity standards\nExcellent communication skills, including the ability to build relationships and present effectively\nAttention to details and ability to pick new technical topic quickly\nProficiency in Excel and PowerPoint and confidence using of AI responsibly\nDesirable (not essential to have to be considered):\nAdditional language skills (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese, French, Indonesian, Malay)\nAny experience coordinating projects or events, including through internships, studies or volunteeringProject management experience\nAny exposure to agricultural commodity supply chains 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