At TRACT, we are building a more sustainable and resilient food and agriculture industry. Our mission? To remove the burden of data management and resolve the debate on methodology so companies can drive impact. With our SaaS platform, we empower organizations to focus their resources on making a real impact while driving positive change in the industry.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in Agricultural Science, Environmental Science, Sustainability, Environmental Engineering, or a related field with training in greenhouse gas accounting, agricultural emissions modelling, lifecycle assessment (LCA), or carbon management
• Knowledge of the GHG Protocol, IPCC, relevant ISO standards, Science-Based Targets Initiative and other standards governing carbon accounting
• Proficiency in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), including knowledge of Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) databases, software (SimaPro, OpenLCA, etc.) and specific methods like Product Environmental Footprint (PEF)
• Strong communication skills: able to translate technical detail into big-picture insight and engage with both experts and non-experts
• Strong facilitation skills: able to align diverse stakeholders on complex topics and navigating differing perspectives with clarity and trust

EXPERIENCE

• Calculating carbon emissions of food and agricultural supply chains, including with GHG modelling tools (e.g., Cool Farm Tool, COMET-Farm, EX-ACT, etc.)
• Scoping, managing, and validating carbon calculators and LCA projects.
• Conducting complex data analysis on agricultural and supply chain greenhouse gas emissions; familiar with data quality challenges and scoring
• Developing, implementing, or supporting decarbonisation strategies in food and agricultural supply chains
• Familiarity with climate risk modelling, regenerative agriculture principles and carbon reduction opportunities, carbon credit markets and MRV systems, diverse agricultural commodity supply chains

Strategy & upskilling the team

• Work with the Director of Sustainability to maintain a sustainability framework, monitor sector trends, and advise internal teams on implications

ABOUT THE ROLE

As Sustainability Manager – Climate, you will join TRACT’s sustainability team, driving industry alignment on sustainability metrics and methodologies across food and agricultural supply chains. You’ll lead the technical work to define and align actionable metrics and methodologies for carbon, ensuring they are insightful, practical, and trusted by industry stakeholders. You’ll also contribute to shaping broader approaches to sustainability data and methodology development, with a focus on climate-related topics.
You will engage directly with external stakeholders to facilitate alignment processes, while also working cross-functionally with product, engineering, and user research to bring these methodologies to life within TRACT’s SaaS platform.
You’ll report to the Director of Sustainability and work together on TRACT’s overall sustainability agenda.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Metrics and Methodology

• Identify existing, widely used/aligned metrics that provide valuable insights into carbon and climate performance and risk.
• Identify opportunities for methodology and metric alignment on Scope 3 carbon emissions, climate risk, climate mitigation/adaptation, etc. and facilitate technical working groups to reach industry alignment.
• Assess the need for specialised consultants and as needed, coordinate their work to ensure successful delivery of project objectives.
• Contribute to research, data analysis or/and alignment processes for other topics in TRACT’s Sustainability Framework.
• Pair with product, engineering, and user research to translate metrics & methodologies into usable, credible, and valuable platform features.

Partnerships & Sector Engagement

• Identify and help build partnerships, with an emphasis on partnership opportunities that unlock financing or other tangible value based on climate data.
• Support sales, marketing, and customer success teams as the technical expert on carbon; participate in webinars and demos.
• As needed, represent TRACT in industry platforms, events, and/or strategic sustainability meetings.

Strategy & upskilling the team

• Work with the Director of Sustainability to maintain a sustainability framework, monitor sector trends, and advise internal teams on implications.

TRACT’s carbon footprint & sustainability reporting

• Calculate TRACT’s own emissions, lead efforts to reduce them, and report on progress.
• Track and ensure timely reporting of other agreed sustainability KPIs