We are looking for a Research Carbon & Sustainability Project manager to reinforce our Impact & Carbon team

The European Commission, through its Horizon research programme, has assigned us and many other European partners to dive into two multi-actor and multi-year research and innovation projects on Carbon farming The goals? 1) to improve the capability of farmers and soil advisors to future-proofing agroecosystems and 2) to build a robust Tier 3 approach accounting for changes in carbon pools in the context of the future European Certification Framework for Carbon Removals.

As a Research Carbon & Sustainability Project Manager, your main mission will be to coordinate the tasks allocated to Soil Capital in these exciting Carbon farming projects to ensure that the outcomes of the projects fit with the company's mid and long term goals

**About Soil Capital
Soil Capital is a mission-driven company with expertise in regenerative agriculture and low-carbon transition of agricultural systems.

Operating internationally, Soil Capital's ambition is to accompany farmers in the transition of one million hectares to more profitable and regenerative agriculture by 2025.

We have developed Europe's longest-running certified carbon payment programme for farmers, called Soil Capital Carbon.

It allows farmers to measure and certify their carbon footprint each year, while valuing their reduced carbon emissions and/or increased soil carbon storage on the carbon markets.

Agricultural and food companies use Soil Capital Carbon as a transition tool to engage their farmers in a certified low-carbon approach and build new value opportunities through the development of certified low-carbon value chains.

Soil Capital Carbon is supported by mySoilCapital, a farmer and partner portal that collects, processes and delivers data so that farmers and partners can implement better regenerative and low carbon agriculture.

**Characteristics of the role

Role**:
Research Carbon & Sustainability project manager

Type of contract :
Permanent

Context :
Growth of the Impact & Carbon team

Location :
HQ in Belgium (Perwez, Wallonia), country offices in Paris and London. We support flexible working with a commitment from team members to regular time in one of our core offices, including our HQ

**Your role and responsibilities

• Manage the daytoday work allocated to Soil Capital in two European multiactor and multiyear research and innovation projects on Carbon farming
• MRV4SOC aims to design a comprehensive and robust Tier 3 approach accounting for changes in as many C pools as possible to estimate greenhouse gas (GHG) and full Carbon (C) budgets, couple C and Nitrogen (N) cycles, quantify C accumulation, and assess the results of traditional management practices and C farming; it will feed into the European Commission's work to create a Certification for Carbon Removals
• PHENET : Based on the combination of sensor networks and big data methods, this project will equip farmers and soil advisors with innovative services based on sensors ensembles, earth observation services, FAIR data practices and innovative modelling to improve their capacity to future proofing agroecosystems.
• Coordinate amongst internal and external partners to ensure that project outcomes fit business goals
• Write regular technical and activity analysis
• Perform applied research, including supervising infield experiments, related to remote sensing and IoT devices, Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) methodologies and soil carbon standards and regulations, allowing us to improve our carbon certification programme and strengthen our scientific credibility.
• Gather, analyze and share big data

**Skills, qualifications and abilities

• Proven technical proficiency with a range of MRV technologies (eg models, remote sensing, infield sensors and direct measurements) and data analytics approaches
• Comfort with soil carbon science
• High degree of proficiency in analyzing complex sources of information and making them accessible to a range of audience, including via persuasive writing skills (English)
• Fluency in spoken English; proficiency in spoken French is a plus
• Knowledge of Python and/or R is a plus

**We also would love you to have the following

• Scientific mind with advanced knowledge in agriculture
• Critical mind, with excellent attention to detail and ability to synthesise complex information quickly
• Outstanding relationship development and communication skills
• The desire to be part of a energetic and driven team
• Passion for life and the Soil Capital mission and values

Are you the new gear for the team?

Do you have a scientific and entrepreneurial mindset willing to help us ?

Are you focused on details and quality?

Are you looking for a company where you'll get the right balance between performance and well-being?

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