Climate Smart Agriculture Intern

Internship

Climate Smart Agriculture

The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform (SAI Platform) was established in 2002

by the food and drink industry to support and champion the development of

sustainable agriculture worldwide. Today it has over 170 members across the value

chain, covers major agricultural commodities and operates globally. It plays an

important role in the transformation of food systems through the adoption of

sustainable agricultural practices.

SAI Platform’s Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) workstream is a recently launched

initiative within the Crops Working Group, with the aim to refine an aligned industry

approach for measurable GHG emissions mitigation and resilience building across

agriculture.

**Climate Smart Agriculture Intern**

SAI Platform is recruiting a Climate Smart Agriculture Intern to support the delivery of

the CSA workstream. This is an exciting role and a unique opportunity for a highly

motivated individual to support SAI platform’s Crops Working Group at a crucial

time. SAI Platform is seeking a career starter with knowledge of climate change in

the context of the food sector, and a strong interest to support cross-sector

collaborative industry solutions.

**Responsibilities**

Support the Crops Lead to:

- Research and analyse key industry trends, tools, and innovations toward

measurable GHG emissions mitigation.
- Refine the SAI Platform approach to GHG emissions across agriculture.
- Prepare for and facilitate key member events, both online and in-person.
- Carry out administrative tasks for the successful delivery of the CSA workstream.
- Completing (or just completed) a relevant MA/MSc programme (Agriculture,

Climate, Sustainability, Environment or other related).
- A genuine interest in working on climate change related challenges linked to the

agriculture sector.
- Service-oriented attitude with good organisational and interpersonal

effectiveness.
- The interest and ability to problem-solve.
- Native or near-native level English speaker with excellent verbal and written

communication; additional languages are an asset.

THE** SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE **PLATFORM

Internship

Climate Smart Agriculture
- Self-motivated and able to work remotely with a virtual team.

**Applications**

With this position SAI Platform offers an influential role in the agricultural raw material

sourcing sector. Employment will either be on a freelance or employee contract

unable to sponsor a work permit for this role.

THE** SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE **PLATFORM