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Project & Commercial Lead – Plant-Based Protein

Remote: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Part time
Experience: 
Mid-level (2-5 years)
Work from: 
Portugal

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Minimum of 3 years experience in business development, commercial strategy, agri-food, or food innovation., Degree in economics, business administration, sustainable food systems, or related field., Strong knowledge of plant-based food and agri-food systems., Excellent organizational, leadership, communication, and networking skills..

Key responsibilities:

  • Identify and engage potential buyers, distributors, and partners for legume-based products.
  • Build partnerships between farmers, producers, and industry stakeholders.
  • Conduct economic and market analyses to assess profitability and scalability.
  • Manage project coordination, ensuring milestones and reports are completed on time.

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Job description

Role Summary
ProVeg Portugal is seeking a dynamic and mission-driven Project & Commercial Lead to oversee a food project and drive the strategic development of commercial partnerships and market pathways that strengthen the economic viability of plant-based protein value chains in Portugal.

This hybrid role combines business development and commercial strategy with hands-on project management. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with key stakeholders to unlock economic opportunities for legumes such as grass pea, chickpea, and lupin.

You will be instrumental in bridging agricultural production with market demand, conducting economic viability and pricing analyses, and building a compelling business case for investment in sustainable, plant-based food systems. Additionally, you will ensure smooth coordination of the project’s implementation, maintaining strong communication with partners and delivering all milestones on time.
Job Details
Reports to: Joana Oliveira (Country Director ProVeg Portugal)
Location: Remote (Portugal)
Hours: 35h per week
Contract duration: 2 years
Responsibilities
Business Development & Commercial Strategy
  • Identify and engage potential buyers, distributors, and partners for legume-based products and crops.
  • Consider business models and go-to-market strategies for new plant-based food products (e.g., legume-based cheese).
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to co-design commercial plans and investment roadmaps.
Stakeholder & Market Engagement
  • Build partnerships between farmers, producers, industry players, and local decisionmakers to ensure smooth product distribution.
  • Represent the project in industry meetings, B2B events, and trade shows.
Economic Viability, Pricing & Data Analysis
  • Conduct brief economic and market analyses, including price and economic viability assessments, to evaluate the profitability and scalability of legume crops and derived products.
  • Contribute to the development of cost-benefit assessments and business cases that demonstrate the added value of plant-based proteins for companies.
  • Work with the impact team for a broader project evaluation.
Reporting & Communication
  • Prepare internal reports on business outreach progress.
  • Contribute to policy recommendation documents by highlighting economic insights from the field. Ensure that commercial insights and economic data directly inform policy recommendations and stakeholder engagement efforts.
  • Support communication and dissemination activities with commercial data and insights.
Food Project Co-management
  • Act as project focal point, liaising with project national partners. 
  • Maintain and monitor the project Gantt, ensuring all deliverables (milestones, reports) are on schedule.
  • Organize regular coordination calls, track action items, and update internal tracking tools.
Qualifications
Required:
  • 3+ years in business development, commercial strategy, agri-food, or food innovation.
  • Degree in economics, business administration, sustainable food systems, or a related field.
  • Strong knowledge of plant-based food and agri-food systems.
  • Experience building B2B partnerships, especially in Portugal or Europe, and value‑chain development.
  • Native in Portuguese and professional English.
  • Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
  • Excellent communication and networking skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
  • Willingness and ability to travel as required.
  • Based in central Portugal.

Preferred:
  • Familiarity with EU‑funded projects.
  • Previous engagement with industry, municipalities or local authorities on product distribution or procurement.
Benefits of working with us
  • A strong organisational focus on personal and career development.
  • 24 days of paid vacation.
  • Flexible, trust-based working arrangements and home-office support.
  • Mindfulness programme – free Headspace account for you and up to 5 of your friends and family members.
  • Inclusive workplace that encourages everyone to bring their whole selves to work.
When?
Application deadline: 25/07/2025
Start date: 20/08/2025 (contract of 2 years)
Further information
Your application should include a cover letter addressing your motivation and how you meet the person specification criteria and a CV. Please submit your application in English using our online form, and tell us how you found this job ad. Thank you!

Important: Please make sure to use your own words and ideas on the cover letter. The goal is for us to know you better in order to assess if this role and your motivation are a good fit. Letters written with AI, or written in a language other than English, will be disregarded.

The recruitment process can include:  
1.    Online trial task 
2.    Interview with hiring manager
3.    Final decision
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About us

ProVeg International is a food awareness organisation working to transform the global food system by replacing 50% of animal products globally with plant-based and cultivated foods by 2040.

ProVeg engages with all relevant stakeholders to create a food system where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and our planet.

ProVeg has received the United Nations’ Momentum for Change Award and works closely with key UN food and environment agencies. 

ProVeg creates global impact, with offices in 14 countries across five continents and more than 220 employees. 


Diversity Statement

ProVeg is committed to equal opportunity in employment for all, regardless of ethnic origin, religion, skin colour, gender, age, national origin or ancestry, refugee background, genetic information, disability, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, HIV status, gender identity, or gender expression. People of Colour, women, people with disabilities, members of LGBTQIA+ communities, older adults, neurodivergent people, refugees, and people living with HIV are explicitly encouraged to apply.

In 2020, ProVeg signed the Diversity Charter, a self-commitment and association dedicated to promoting a prejudice-free work environment.

In 2022, ProVeg achieved a score of 88.1% on the PRIDE Index, the LGBTIQ+ Diversity Performance Index, which is over 20 percentage points higher than the overall average of 67.9%.


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Experience

Level of experience: Mid-level (2-5 years)
Spoken language(s):
PortugueseEnglish
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Hard Skills

Business StrategiesStakeholder EngagementProject ManagementBusiness DevelopmentFood Systems ManagementEconomicsBusiness Partnering

Other Skills

  • Organizational Skills
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Leadership
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