Data Reporting and Communications Specialist

INTRODUCTION:

At the Rainforest Alliance, we believe in the value of data, analysis, and communications to both drive and report impact of company funded field-based programs. The Data Management and Intelligence department is paving the way for enabling data-based decisions by focusing on the delivery of scalable data, analysis, and communications products to the market, supporting internal decision-making, and creating a solid data foundation on which we can continue to build out our market offering.

In this portfolio we work with customer-specific engagements, where this role is placed. In these engagements we provide a service to companies who want to have robust data and insights into the impacts of their program interventions, and guidance on where to adjust program design going forward.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Rainforest Alliance leads a global Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) project focusing on the coffee sector with one of our long-term strategic private sector partners. This project works to accelerate our partner’s regenerative transition and support producers within their coffee supply chain to become more efficient, resilient and prosperous at scale. This includes in-depth, science-backed impact monitoring and evaluation for adaptive management across over 15 countries. By elevating the current M&E system to excel in operational execution, breadth and speed, and providing actionable data-driven insights on interventions and their impact, we support our partner in accelerating the progress of their regenerative transitions, achieving sustainability targets and steering further investments.

As a result, we are looking for a strong Data Reporting and Communications Specialist with solid communications, research, analytical skills, and reporting expertise to translate and transform field supply chain M&E data and insights into strong communications and reporting products. The individual will work with a team that implements supply chain M&E projects in the coffee sector. They will work with the project team, subject matter experts, staff in countries of implementation, and an external network of clients and partners to drive the vision and delivery of reporting and communications outputs. Such products will generate outcomes by influencing program design and funding strategies for both RA and our clients. Outputs and outcomes will align with Rainforest Alliance’s and partners’ strategic sustainability objectives for the coffee sector, while also contributing to the company program goals to demonstrate sustainability leadership to stakeholders and transparency in reporting. This contributes to maintaining their position as one of the most sustainable coffee brands in the world.

This role will be reporting to the Senior Manager M&E projects in the Data Management & Intelligence department that sits in the Products Portfolio of the Rainforest Alliance.

The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, autonomous, results-oriented, creative individual with a strong track record of communications, analytics and reporting.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

COMMUNICATIONS:

• Lead and coordinate the Communications Component of the project, including planning scope of work, quarterly and annual reporting, budget, execution and coordination with RA teams for implementation of relevant communication and reporting activities;
• Leverage Rainforest Alliance’s supply chain M&E insights on the outputs and outcomes of the company coffee program, and the project field implementation results to create impactful, data-driven messaging for stakeholder communications;
• Build the global narrative on strategic sustainable agriculture topics including regenerative agriculture, farm economics and climate mitigation practices in alignment with RA’s and corporate partners objectives;
• Create and manage joint stakeholder engagement plan between the company partner and Rainforest Alliance to implement;
• Co-create a yearly joint communications calendar inclusive of relevant communication materials, key events among others aligned with company priorities;
• Establish baseline KPIs to measure communication effectiveness and to test, learn, and iterate in the tracking of communication efforts;
• Leverage Rainforest Alliance creative platforms and communication channels (e.g. We’re All In, website, social media) as appropriate to build awareness and understanding of the RA-company collaboration, its objectives, and encourage participation and ownership;
• Review and coordinate sign off of partner’s communication materials about the project and/or the M&E insights (e.g. annual report, website content, articles);
• Support events participation and/or organization to communicate about the project and its outcomes, results and M&E insights (e.g. talking points, slide decks, preparation of speakers, leading webinars);
• Produce communication materials about the project and its outcomes, results and M&E insights (e.g. pamphlets, slide decks, articles, website content, summaries);
• Engage, build and manage relationships with partners and corporate communications teams to support and amplify communication efforts based on company partner priorities.

DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORTING

• Create and coordinate project summaries and data reports to describe key achievements for a diverse range of stakeholders (e.g. project company partner, implementers, RA teams);
• Lead internal and external coordination in the design, implementation and sign-off of PowerBI reporting format (co-create, review, quality check the narratives in PowerBI supply chain M&E reports to add more context and insights);
• Collate intel from the M&E team, coffee experts, subject matter experts to build on the PowerBI reports with insightful narratives on key sustainability topics;
• Lead internal & external coordination on data related topics for all steps of the workflow (for instance coordinate with subject matter experts on data analysis);
• Analyze historical data to provide improvement feedback and propose ranges for future data collection and reporting;
• Provide research support on relevant ESG indicators for a variety of topics (regenerative agriculture, climate change) to help inform strategy, project design, and reporting content;
• Analyze data from projects and create short data reports that summarize key ESG metrics from Rainforest Alliance projects and programs (e.g., carbon footprint, adoption rate of regenerative practices, farmer income / living income gap);
• Advise and support the development of research papers with other staff at Rainforest Alliance to emphasize Rainforest Alliance leadership on key sustainability issues and strategic themes (e.g., regenerative agriculture, climate adaptation, farm economics).

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree in agriculture, forestry, natural resources, environmental management, or related field ;
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in related communications and reporting function, including at least 5 years’ experience with private sector sustainability activities, ideally in the coffee sector;
• Very strong communications, analysis, and reporting skills and experience to lead the design and implementation of communications and reporting components;
• Experience in working with multicultural – global teams remotely;
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact culturally, linguistically, and diplomatically with diverse internal and external individuals;
• Excellent English writing, editing and verbal communication skills - preferably native English speaker; Spanish and/or French would be a plus;
• Strong ability to work remotely with minimal supervision;
• Travel Requirements: Ability to travel a minimum of 15-20 % per year, internationally;
• Experience working for or with global coffee companies would be a plus;
• Working knowledge of data visualization software (Power BI, etc.) a plus.
  
  

Level: 3

Deadline: 15 March 2025

Salary:

• National Salary range (Excluding NY and DC) - $63,655- $90,906
• New York Salary Range - $75,605- $108,007
• Washington DC Salary Range - $73,180- $104,542

Notes: Only candidates legally authorized to work in locations where the Rainforest Alliance is registered will be considered.

If you have any questions about the job vacancy, please contact the HR department: recruitment@ra.org

The Rainforest Alliance encourages diversity and inclusion across the global organization. With this commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ages, disability and any other protected group.