Junior Agronomist

Soil  Capital  is  looking  for  a  hands-on,  highly  driven  individual  that  shares  our  views  on,  and enthusiasm  for,  regenerative  agriculture.  You  will  help  us  unlock  the  potential  of  farming enterprises  to  produce  healthy  food,  living  soils,  clean  air  and  abundant  biodiversity  while improving farm profitability at the same time.

Features:

Position:                           Junior Agronomist

Contract type:               Full time, permanent with a probation period of 3 months

Starting date:                 January 2021

Location:                         Belgium, with occasional travels abroad

Roles & Responsibilities:

In  this  role,  the  successful  candidate  will  work  with  our  small  and  entrepreneurial  team  to coordinate various operational projects with our different clients in Europe, as well as in Latin America  and  Africa.  Our  clients  are  farmers  and  corporate  farming  companies  that  wish  to transition from conventional to regenerative (organic) agricultural system.

You will assist the Agronomy team across a portfolio of operations and projects, ensuring Soil Capital delivers value to our partners. In this context, the candidate will occasionally contribute to  our  decision-support  and  reward  platform  called  mySoilCapital  by  ensuring  farm  data collection, feedback to farmers and delivery of adapted regenerative transition plan.

The Junior Agronomist will have the following responsibilities:

• Data collection, encoding and analysis, documentation and report preparation
• Field work and hands-on assistance in various projects related to our farm management services in Belgium and occasionally abroad
• Preparation of  presentations  to  deliver  feedback,  recommendations  and  challenge  to our clients and partners
• Strengthening of   relationships   with   existing   and   prospective   clients   to   grow   our customer base

Skills, Qualifications & Attitude

• MSc in Agronomy, Agricultural Engineering or similar degree
• Proven field and technical experience (agronomical and mechanical) in relevant farming environments, combining operational involvement and project planning
• Excellent communication skills in both French and English (Spanish is a bonus)
• Proven ability to analyse complex situations, formulate technical advice and combine practical field work with meaningful reporting deliverables
• Team player with strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, confident and happy to work hard and with self-direction to accomplish meaningful goals

• Strongly interested in regenerative agriculture and by the environmental impact of Soil

Capital’s core mission

• Critical thinker, problem solver, results oriented, disciplined and conscientious
• Knowledge of both organic and conventional farming systems
• Experience with GIS mapping tools as well as soil analysis interpretation

About Soil Capital

Soil  Capital  is  an  independent  agronomic  advisory  business  with  international  experience designing  and  executing  farm  transition  strategies  to  regenerate  soil  health  while  delivering superior profitability. We also enable farmers to certify their carbon and compare their costs, while  empowering  food  and  farming  companies  to  roll-out  regenerative  transitions  at  scale within   their   grower   base   by   finally   reconciling   a   farm’s   economic   and   environmental performance.

To apply

Please send your CV and cover letter explaining your suitability for the role (each of a strict two pages maximum) to Thomas Lecomte (t.lecomte@soilcapital.com) by 15 November 2020.