Project Manager or Project Officer Biomass Value Chains

About the role

Agora Industry is seeking a Project Manager or Project Officer to contribute to the development and implementation of international projects focused on climate-effective biomass solutions for industrial decarbonisation. The role involves analysing biomass supply costs, availability, and policy frameworks to support the transition to climate neutrality. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team to facilitate stakeholder engagement and provide science-based strategies for industrial transformation.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to the development and implementation of international projects focused on climate-effective biomass solutions for industrial decarbonisation.
• Analysing biomass supply costs, availability and potentials for different agriculture and forestry products across multiple geographies.
• Conducting and coordinating projects on biomass for industrial applications and related technological enablers and policy support mechanisms.
• Analysing policy and regulatory gaps that hinder biomass use in various regions.
• Monitoring the development of technology and business models related to the scaling, mobilization and system integration of biomass value chains and logistics.
• Supporting stakeholder engagement with policymakers, industry, civil society, and funders.
• Managing subcontractors including preparing agreements, work plans, and supervising project progress.

Required skills

• project management
• biomass systems
• quantitative analysis
• biomass supply cost
• transport logistics
• conversion technologies
• English

Nice to have

• agricultural systems
• forest systems
• industrial transformation
• Life-Cycle Assessment
• sustainable biomass certification
• deforestation-free frameworks

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in energy, environmental engineering, forestry/agriculture engineering, natural sciences, renewable energies, or agricultural economics

Benefits

• Mental well-being platform
• Flexible working hours
• Weekly breakfast
• Team events
• Benefit basket
• 29 days paid leave
• Visa and work permit assistance
• Onboarding programme

About the Company

Agora Industry is a non-partisan, non-profit think tank and policy lab that develops science-based strategies for the transition to climate neutrality. Funded by foundations and public institutions, the organisation facilitates exchange between stakeholders from politics, business, science, and civil society.