ELEVATE is hiring a
FIELD LIAISON (BRAZIL) – CAFÉ PROJECT
Role
Contractor / Field Liaison Officer
Location
Minas Gerais / São Paulo, Brazil
Who we are
At ELEVATE, we offer a unique and impactful career journey designed to empower our teams to influence change on people, planet, and community. Join our team for a truly international experience. With 24+ offices globally (and still growing), you will have exposure to real issues that span the globe. Fasten your seatbelt for an energetic and dynamic experience where you will partner with world class leaders on solving some of the planet’s most imminent issues (climate change, human rights, sustainability, and more!) in new and innovative ways to achieve our goals together! You will be part of the Americas Consulting team and will work with, and learn from, ELEVATE experts from teams across the globe.
Job overview at a glance
ELEVATE’s Consulting team specializes in helping clients to design and implement responsible sourcing programs and sustainability/ESG strategies in their supply chains.
This role provides candidates with the opportunity to build skills in sustainability consulting, a dynamic and growing sector. It is also an excellent opportunity for an entrepreneurial individual to join a rapidly growing and successful business that is disrupting traditional approaches to sustainability, responsible sourcing, and supply chain management.
The candidate will be heavily involved in the CAFÉ Project (Comprehensive Action towards Forced labor Eradication). The project, a partnership between the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery and ELEVATE, aims to combat forced labor in Brazil’s coffee industry, with a specific focus on Minas Gerais, the country’s largest coffee producing region. The project seeks to address labor abuses through protection, prosecution, and survivor inclusion. As part of this initiative, a grievance mechanism in the form of a helpline has been established to enable coffee workers to report human rights violations and forced labor situations.
ELEVATE is seeking a dedicated individual to conduct onsite visits to coffee farms in Minas Gerais. The field representative will engage with coffee workers, introduce them to the helpline, formalize their participation, and provide necessary training on its use.
Responsibilities
Coordinate a set of interventions to reduce forced labor in the coffee sector, including direct worker engagement and implementation of a grievance mechanism (80%):
Support local supply chain consulting and assessments (20%):
Requirements and qualifications:
Highly desirable:
Equal Opportunity Employer
ELEVATE is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by local law. Personal data provided by applicants will be treated as confidential information and will be used exclusively for employment purposes only. Only short-listed candidates will be notified. Applicants who are not invited for an interview may consider their applications filed for future reference.
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