About the Role
• Ensure alignment of the Better Cotton climate approach with internal strategies, global agendas, donor, retailer, and brand requirements, and evolving scientific research.
• Lead internal and external working groups to enhance knowledge sharing and cross functional collaborations.
• Identify and pilot innovative solutions to meet 2030 targets, scaling cost-effective approaches with measurable impacts.
• Facilitate participatory design processes with stakeholders to align on opportunities and develop evidence-based solutions.
• Provide technical input to support the fundraising team in developing proposals, managing donor pipelines, and securing partnerships to fund initiatives related to climate.
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Requirements
• University degree, or equivalent higher education qualification, in a relevant field
• Demonstrated technical expertise in climate change mitigation and/or adoption in agriculture
• Proven work experience, ideally in technical advisory roles or managing programmes in a relevant field
• Excellent organisational skills – ability to handle multiple projects in parallel, prioritise, and meet deadlines.
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About the Company
Better Cotton is the world’s largest cotton sustainability programme. Their mission: to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment. Through their network of field-level partners we have trained over 2.5 million farmers - from the smallest to the largest - in 23 countries in more sustainable farming practices. A quarter of the world’s cotton is now grown under the Better Cotton Standard. They have united the industry’s stakeholders behind their efforts, from ginners and spinners to brand owners, civil society organisations and governments.
