Sustainable Food Group Coordinator – Impact & Research

Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Dental and optional life insurance

Retirement plan

Short and long-term disability

Paid time off

Paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

IPM Institute of North America, Inc. in Madison, WI seeks a full-time coordinator to advance sustainable agriculture and pesticide risk transparency across food supply chains.

You will work with project partners, clients, and stakeholders to develop, implement, manage and evaluate initiatives focused on environmental and social outcomes. The role emphasizes data analysis, stakeholder coordination, and producing reports for diverse clients, with room for professional growth in a non-profit

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Coordinate virtual and in-person meetings and focus groups with stakeholders to solicit feedback on the pesticide risk system.
• Support quantitative and qualitative analyses including data aggregation, analysis and interpretation of pesticide use and risk data and other farm-level sustainability metrics.
• 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.
• Support research and development of food company sustainability programs, strategies and policies.
• 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.
• Contribute to the production and presentation of reports and recommendations for food company clients and project partners.
• Contribute to a positive and collaborative team culture.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Organizational and time management

Sustainable agriculture interest

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

IPM Institute of North America, Inc. in Madison, WI seeks a full-time coordinator to advance sustainable agriculture and pesticide risk transparency across food supply chains.

You will work with project partners, clients, and stakeholders to develop, implement, manage and evaluate initiatives focused on environmental and social outcomes. The role emphasizes data analysis, stakeholder coordination, and producing reports for diverse clients, with room for professional growth in a non-profit