Carbon Program Manager

RiceTec's new long-term business strategy continues to expand the company's leadership in breeding and producing hybrid, direct-seeded rice seed and technologies. The strategy builds on this leadership to provide additional digital services to farmers in key markets, especially India and the US, to support the transformation to more sustainable rice agriculture that creates more value for farmers, customers, and the planet.

The Carbon Program Manager will lead the development and management of RiceTec's global program to offer farmers in India the opportunity to capture carbon offsets and farmers in the US the opportunity to capture carbon offsets and insets provided by specific rice-growing practices. Emphasis for offsets and insets is on transforming agriculture in India to direct-seeded rice and, in India and the US, on large methane reductions involving specific water management practices. This role will be global, developing and managing the partnership ecosystem, collaborating with other departments to engage farmers, refining and managing the program model, and facilitating research opportunities in rice methane reduction.

This outline is intended to describe the general nature and level of expectations of the employee and is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of what is required; nor does it imply or establish a contract for employment and is subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Essential Functions:

• Lead the strategic planning, annual planning, and execution of RiceTec's carbon program in alignment with methodologies and standards in rice agriculture.
• Work with partners to provide necessary information for projects, including registration, data collection, and validation.
• Manage existing relationships and develop new relationships with existing partners in carbon offsets and insets.
• Develop relationships with consumer products companies to develop programs for insets, starting in the US.
• Develop training materials and serve as a resource on the carbon program for RiceTec sales and marketing teams, including participating in in-person farmer initiatives.
• Work closely with communications and marketing teams to develop materials for farmer engagement to drive enrollment and adherence to the program.
• Work closely with the CTO and IT team to digitalize RiceTec's carbon program, creating a digital experience for farmers, consumer product companies, project developers, carbon methodology organizations, and other partners.
• Work with the CTO and Business Development teams to evaluate technologies to measure carbon emissions and provide grain traceability.
• Work with research institutes and RiceTec's departments to further research on methane reduction in rice production.
• Track progress and impact of the carbon program in line with RiceTec's global strategy.
• Stay knowledgeable of national (US and India) and international carbon policies, agricultural trends, federal regulations, private market developments, and competitor programs.
• Communicate complex carbon management and policy information to a variety of stakeholders, both internal and external, in a clear, engaging manner.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in carbon mitigation methodologies in agriculture.
• In-depth understanding of carbon markets, carbon policy, and project development processes.
• Direct experience with Gold Standard, Verra, American Carbon Registry, and/or Climate Action Reserve.
• Direct experience in partner development and management.
• Comfortable working with innovative digital measurement/monitoring, reporting, and verification systems.
• A large network of connections with consultants and technical experts in carbon project development, certification, and research.
• Very collaborative, excellent communication skills, written and oral; excellent presentation skills; comfortable working with all levels of the RiceTec.
• Ability to make decisions and elevate issues to leaders, depending on the situation.
• Experience working with diverse cultures.
• Fluent in English. Additional languages a plus.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Agricultural Science, Climate Policy, or a related field.
• Master's degree preferred.

Work Environment:

Expected to perform the essential functions, responsibilities, and physical requirements of this role with or without reasonable accommodation within the described work environment.

• Individuals may need to sit or stand as needed. May require walking on level and unleveled surfaces for periodic periods throughout the day, including flooded rice fields. Reaching above shoulder heights, below the waist, or lifting as required throughout the workday. Proper lifting techniques required. Must be able to lift a 50-pound bag of seed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work and training locations may include office and warehouse environments. May also include dry, muddy, or flooded fields, and other outside environmental situations, including extreme heat/cold, rainy or sunny conditions.

RiceTec, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing qualified applicants consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other applicable federal or state-protected classification.

How to Apply:

If you're interested in learning more about this position, please apply directly or reach out to Richard Kent at richard.kent@acre.com.