Agriculture Policy Specialist

**OFFICE LOCATION**:
Brasilia, Brasil

Esta oportunidade está aberta para qualquer a região do Brasil.

**WHO WE ARE**:
The mission of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is to conserve the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we develop innovative, on-the-ground solutions to the world’s toughest environmental challenges so that people and nature can thrive. Our work is guided by our values, which include a commitment to diversity and respect for people, communities, and cultures. From a rewarding mission to career development and flexible schedules, there are many reasons to love life #insideTNC. Want to know more? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube to hear stories from staff or visit Glassdoor.

**WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TOGETHER**:
**Agriculture Policies**
Building a more sustainable future, respecting communities, preserving the native flora, fauna, soil and waters on which life depends is a task that requires coordination between actors in the production chain, government, and society. Together we will influence the creation of public policies, regulations, financial mechanisms, and the relationship between the main stakeholders of the productive chain through arguments and evidence based on sciences that produce a positive impact on institutional dialogue in different spheres of federal public power, as well as in bilateral negotiations and dialogues between civil society.

**Leveraging Conservation Initiatives**
In coordination with our subnational peers, we will influence state and municipal policies as well as collaborate in building alliances between regional actors that support TNC conservation objectives in our Iconic Places.

**Innovative Culture**
The new position of **Agriculture Policy Specialist** is a strategically important and cross-sector role that will take responsibility for developing and delivering impactful policy to create the best possible regulatory, trade and policy environment for sustainable farm business to succeed. This senior role will require you to work cross - functionally with sector boards and chief advisers, industry supply chains and external organizations with a farming and food interest.

**WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU**:
Are you looking for a work you can believe in? At TNC we strive to embody a philosophy of Work that You Can Believe in where you can feel like you are making a difference every day. We’re looking for someone communicative, proactive, strategist and committed with compliance and transparency in all relations. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the ongoing mission of conservation in large scale by influencing policy designing and implementation in all biomes of Brazil.
The **Agriculture Policy Specialist** will be expected to influence the federal government to implement transformational legislation, regulation, and initiatives to foster zero deforestation-and-conversion agricultural supply chains and regenerative agriculture practices in Brazil.
Location: Remote, preferably in Brasilia

**Responsibilities & Scope**:

- Proactively follow and promote our Code of Conduct both internally and externally, continuously, and consistently demonstrating alignment with our values.
- Develop and advocate for public polices aiming for a Deforestation-and-Conversion free commodity supply chain, regenerative agriculture, low carbon agriculture, ILPF (forest, agriculture, and ranching integration), and other conservation strategies in the agriculture sector.
- Constantly interact with public agents exchanging information and supporting decision making with scientific-based and accurate data.
- Monitor government initiatives, public policy’s, public financing mechanism for agriculture and climate mitigation, as well as law propositions in the national congress and in the Federal Executive, including but not limited to the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment and Ministry of External Relations, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of the Economy and Central Bank including, trade and investment facilitation agreements, new international regulations, especially but not limited to the European Union, China, the United States and the United Kingdom as well as public agencies.
- Foster, build relationships and interact with international organizations and the foreign diplomatic delegations o issues and opportunities around the climate and conservation agenda.
- Understand and translate through the organization new laws and normative acts related to conservation agenda supporting technical team and project leaders.
- Map, influence, and aggregate stakeholders for a positive agenda related to objectives of TNC in the national level.
- Work in close alignment with the policy specialists of state level in the Brazilian Iconic Places, with Global Teams, Private Sector relation teams as well as Conservation and Science staff in TNC.
- Develop presentations and position papers in coordination with tec