Coordinator, Sustainable Food Group

IPM Institute; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance (optional)

Retirement plan

Disability insurance (short/long-term)

Paid time off

Paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

IPM Institute is seeking a full-time coordinator for its Sustainable Food Group in Madison, WI. The role focuses on advancing sustainable agriculture across food company supply chains while engaging project partners, clients, and stakeholders.

You will help develop and evaluate initiatives, manage data analyses, and drive cross-functional collaboration to achieve sustainability goals. The position offers growth opportunities and a flexible schedule with some remote work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent data analysis and analytical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including high level of comfort in Excel.
• Experience, knowledge and demonstrated interest in sustainable agriculture.

Responsibilities

• Support development and pilots of a system to make pesticide risk transparent across supply chains.
• Coordinate virtual and in-person meetings and focus groups with stakeholders.
• Support quantitative and qualitative analyses including data aggregation and interpretation of pesticide use and risk data.
• Support external communication across project partners and participants for iterative design, data collection and platform testing.
• Support research and development of food company sustainability programs, strategies and policies.
• Support implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of sustainable agriculture programs for food company supply chains.
• Contribute to production and presentation of reports and recommendations for clients and partners.
• Contribute to a positive and collaborative team culture.

Skills

Communication skills

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Time management

Sustainable agriculture knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Do you have a passion for sustainable agriculture and supply chain sustainability? Are you interested in helping companies set and achieve their sustainability goals while working for a dynamic non-profit organization? We are seeking a full-time coordinator to support projects of IPM Institute’s Sustainable Food Group, a non-profit organization focused on helping companies in the food and agriculture sector create high-impact outcomes for the environment, people and their business.

The individual in this position will work with the project team, project partners, clients and other stakeholders to develop, implement, manage, maintain and evaluate initiatives that help advance sustainable agriculture.

Responsibilities

1. Support the development and pilots of a new system to make pesticide risk transparent and managed across supply chains, supported by grower- and buyer-facing dashboards that translate pesticide risk data into practical, intuitive, standardized metrics for farm management and sustainable sourcing decisions.
2. Coordinate virtual and in-person meetings and focus groups with stakeholders to solicit feedback on the pesticide risk system.
3. Support quantitative and qualitative analyses including data aggregation, analysis and interpretation of pesticide use and risk data and other farm-level sustainability metrics.
4. Support external communication across project partners and participants to support iterative design, data collection and platform testing in support of building and implementing a new pesticide risk transparency system.
5. Support research and development of food company sustainability programs, strategies and policies.
6. Support implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of sustainable agriculture programs, goals and initiatives for food company supply chains, adaptively managing programs to achieve strategic goals and objectives.
7. Contribute to the production and presentation of reports and recommendations for food company clients and project partners.
8. Contribute to a positive and collaborative team culture.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent data analysis and analytical skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including high level of comfort in Excel
• Experience, knowledge and demonstrated interest in sustainable agriculture

Preferred qualifications include:

• At least two years’ experience in a related field
• Project coordination or management experience
• Experience or familiarity with agricultural production and conservation practices including pesticide use
• Experience or familiarity with certification programs

We are seeking a candidate to work out of our Madison, WI office, located on the near east side. We offer a flexible schedule with potential for some remote work. Starting at $19.00 to $20.00 per hour, with excellent opportunities for professional growth and long-term advancement. Benefits include health, dental and optional life insurance, retirement plan, short and long-term disability, paid time off, paid sick leave and paid holidays.

The IPM Institute of North America, Inc. is a non-profit organization formed in 1998. Our mission is to improve sustainability in agriculture and communities using the power of the marketplace. Our Sustainable Food Group team works on more than a dozen projects to increase adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and other sustainable agriculture best practices that reduce risks to health and the environment from pesticide use in agriculture and communities and improve human and environmental outcomes.