Offer summary

Qualifications:

Graduate degree preferred in human ecology, development, or related discipline., Fluency in English and Spanish is required., Experience working with rural or marginalized communities is essential., Excellent organizational and communication skills, with strong attention to detail..

Key responsibilities:

Support the design and oversight of land steward engagement and social impact processes.

Ensure compliance with social safeguards and human rights best practices.

Engage with internal and external stakeholders to maintain quality and integrity of social processes.

Conduct research to enhance approaches to land steward engagement and social impact.

Job description

Cultivo is looking for someone in Mexico to support the development and execution of our land steward engagement and social impact processes for our ecosystem regeneration projects around the world. The position is full-time and fully remote with the possibility of weekly co-working if the candidate is based near one of our hubs (San Francisco, New York, and Mexico City).

About Cultivo

Cultivo is a climate-focused fintech with a mission to accelerate investment to regenerate 1% of the world’s land into healthy ecosystems. We have a diverse, international start-up culture and offer fully flexible remote working to all our employees. Visit www.cultivo.land for more information.

What you'll be doing:

Supporting the design and oversight of our land steward engagement and social impact processes (e.g. socioeconomic baselining and monitoring, land steward consultation, etc.) for a variety of ecosystem regeneration projects, including occasional field work to our project sites
Ensuring compliance with social safeguards and human rights best practices for our live projects
Engaging with internal and external stakeholders to guarantee the quality and integrity of our social processes and a positive social impact for land stewards
Conducting research to expand our approach to land steward engagement, behavioral change, and social impact, drawing on data from academic and scientific literature as well as real-world examples
Supporting the development of the Cultivo Social Framework

Requirements

What we’re looking for:

Based in Mexico
Graduate degree preferred in human ecology, development, or related discipline
Fluency in English and Spanish required
Experience working with rural or marginalized communities
Experience working with development projects, the voluntary carbon market, or regenerative agriculture an advantage
Excellent organizational and communication skills, both verbal and written
Strong attention to detail and critical thinking

Benefits

What we offer:

The opportunity to make a real impact
Firsthand experience developing natural capital projects and working with land stewards
Remote working with stipend for co-working space
Flexible work hours with emphasis on results
International office locations

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