Sustainability Expert
7 days ago
Landus, a farmer-owned cooperative headquartered in Iowa, is dedicated to elevating and uplifting thousands of farmers in communities throughout rural America.
We activate the power of data to connect key contributors across the ag supply chain, helping farmers build sustainable and profitable businesses and activating a more secure food and fuel future for farmers and consumers alike.
About the RoleAs a Sustainability Specialist at Landus, you will work with ag retail, landowners, and farmers across Iowa to execute and compile sustainability and conservation programs.
You will deliver increased farmer participation and engagement in programs and projects that improve production, profitability, and natural resource outcomes.
Key Responsibilities- Serve as a sustainability, conservation, and agronomy technical specialist providing technical assistance to farmers, customers, landowners, and ag retail for designated projects across Iowa.
- Identify appropriate in-field and edge-of-field agronomy and conservation practices for soil and water resource management practices and systems to address resource concerns, farmer/landowner goals, and watershed project goals.
- Execute on-farm research, including collection of data and management information.
- Monitor agronomic and conservation practice performance for continual improvement.
- Connect farmers and landowners with financial assistance and secure necessary technical design standards for practice application.
- Build relationships and assist with watershed project development and coordination, serving as a technical agronomy and conservation liaison between watershed coordinators and ag retail across the state.
- Build relationships and coordinate projects with project sponsors and various audiences in the ag retail territory, including farmers, landowners, local ag retail staff, Certified Crop Advisors, USDA Service Center personnel, local partners, and other commodity organizations.
- Participate in partner meetings, trainings, events, and field days.
- Prepare work plans, budgets, quarterly and annual reports, and support grant development.
- Coordinate with other Landus departments and staff, including communications and outreach, producer services, and finance and accounting.
- Exemplify Landus values, embracing and building that culture throughout the organization.
- Coordinate and manage execution of sustainability projects related to carbon sequestration, carbon intensity, and traceability programs.
Candidate Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree (agriculture, business, or similar discipline preferred).
- Two - four years' experience and/or training in Conservation Agronomy.
- Master's degree in or related field.
- Demonstrated leadership in the agriculture industry and clearly articulates vision, strategy, and proposals.
- Strong understanding of: agricultural industry and the ag retail system, cropping systems, conservation delivery systems, and promotion of conservation practices.
- Capable of working in a team environment while working independently to achieve specific project deliverables.
- Ability to work remotely and from affiliated office locations.
- Understanding of computer technologies, including data storage, statistical software, GIS, and monitoring equipment interfaces.
- Demonstrated ability in coordinating projects with internal and external resources.
- Able to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to read and interpret documents, such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Computer skills, knowledge of MS Office, Outlook, and databases.
- Work with an open dialogue, an exchange of ideas, and the ability to accept direction and feedback positively.
- Professional, friendly, and outgoing disposition; ability to work respectfully with the internal team, as well as external partners, is paramount to success.
- Self-motivated and organized with attention-to-detail.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Frequent use of hands and fingers to prod, handle, feel, or reach. Regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. Occasionally required to stand, walk, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision requirements include close vision and the ability to focus vision.
Salary Description$65,000-$75,000 annually. Original language code: en.
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