Systemiq, the systems change company and certified B Corp, was founded to drive the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change by transforming markets and business models in five key systems: nature and food, materials, and circular economy, energy, urban areas, and sustainable finance.

We are guided by the conviction that all system transformations are rooted in human transformations. We must continue to bring more diverse people and voices into real conversations to succeed. We know we don’t have all the answers; we may not even have all the right questions. But we know that open mindsets drive change, so relationships, people, and trust are at the heart of everything we do.

Do you want to be part of the change?

As a Strategy Manager/Project Manager, you will be instrumental in working on various key projects in the Natural Solutions platform. You will work in highly collaborative project team set ups and work with complex multi-stakeholder relationships across the private sector, governments, NGOs, and industry bodies. You will input and lead teams on workstreams that draw expertise from around the organisation and amongst external partners. You will have ample opportunity to introduce and own your own workstreams within the Natural Solutions/Regenerative Food and Land space. As such, we are looking for someone who has experience in operating across a range of sectors and the ability to work on fast moving corporate advisory projects and longer-term coalition pieces of work.

More specifically

• Co-create approaches with our partners/clients to overcome the perceived trade-offs between economic viability, ecosystem regeneration, and social inclusion and wellbeing,
• Bring data together in a consistent way and perform analyses based on agreed questions for insights,
• Develop long-lasting and collaborative relationships with project partners and stakeholders,
• Provide strategic insights and develop practical solutions for successful transformations
• Support these partners in monitoring, evaluating and communicating their business model, vision and impact.

Who is leading this change?

Partner Patricia Ellen Da Silva is a Sytemiq Partner and country Lead for our LATAM region. Before joining us, She served as Secretary of Economic Development, Science, and Technology for the State of São Paulo. During her mandate, the São Paulo economy grew five times faster than the Brazilian average, and the state concluded three of the biggest carbon-neutral private investments in the country’s history. From her time in government, Patricia also brings a proud record of developing inclusive teams of Black and female leaders. She also led São Paulo’s Covid-19 crisis taskforce.

Partner Morten Rosse is leading SYSTEMIQ’s efforts to develop regenerative land use models that create value from standing forests or create value with forest regrowth. We call these Natural Solutions. Our efforts in Natural Solutions combine top-down activities, such as establishing global coalitions for change, with bottom-up activities, such as incubating project developers or technology players with net-positive concepts.

Regenerative systems can accelerate economic development and safeguard the planet. Understanding the actual value of our ecosystems and how they ensure our quality of life is the key to conserving them. As a Systems Change Manager for Nature & Food, you will work on various projects, providing solutions in multi-discipline nature and food solutions. Enabling our clients to integrate into their decision-making effectively to continuously reduce the negative impact to nature and food production.

Essential Qualifications / Experience

• Business international level of English (required) and Portuguese – both written and oral
• Bachelor's Degree in nature, food or environmental engineering, or a related field
• 4+ years of experience in a professional system change environment (thought leadership/research, start-ups, advisory/consulting, strategy, project management, investment,), preferably in an international environment,
• Understanding of key concepts and contexts within the topic area of environment, industry, energy, consumer goods, manufacturing, or agriculture/land use
• Evidenced passion for SYSTEMIQ's mission and the sustainability / environment / social enterprise space,
• Exceptional problem solving, analytical and structuring skills with high level of comfort & enthusiasm for delivering intuitive presentations of complex data
• Intellectual and commercial curiosity with an interest to quickly dive into new topics,
• Collaborative team player and can-do attitude,
• Entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to identify opportunities and new initiatives and to turn them into reality.
• Resilience under stress and resourcefulness to deliver
• Alignment with SYSTEMIQ's values (creativity, challenge, collaborate, change, care).

Applications (In English) from current residents in the following cities will be considered:

Sao Paulo | Brazil

Disclaimer: Please ensure you are legally eligible to work/live in your location when applying for this role. Visa sponsorship or relocation costs will not be provided.

Diversity & Inclusion

We believe that diversity and inclusion are at the heart of system change and the mission we have set ourselves. So, we commit ourselves to:

• Embedding diverse and inclusive ways of working from day to day. This includes recruitment, performance management, and people processes and policies.
• Providing a supportive environment. We want people to be themselves and be at their best, regardless of their background, personality, gender, sexual orientation, race, mental health, religion, or other characteristics.
• Enabling a long-term, sustainable approach to work and life more generally. We want to support our people at all stages of their lives – as parents or caregivers, through changing life circumstances – and to accommodate personal priorities where they matter most.

Reward and Recognition

Remuneration and benefits package will reflect the successful candidates' experience and country where hired.