Advertiser's description (via Ceres)
Sustainability non-profit Ceres is seeking an expert consultant who will provide research and analysis to support the development of an investor-led campaign for sustainably produced nitrogen fertilizer. Specifically, the consultant’s research will help Ceres build the business case for sustainable fertilizer.
Activities
Phase I: Develop a methodology for conducting a community impact analysis and an analysis of food companies’ exposure to commodity price volatility. The methodology should take time constraints and data availability into account.
Phase II: Conduct research and analyze data from publicly available sources, and present initial findings to the Food & Forests Team; outline final deliverables.
Phase III: Complete final deliverables (community impact analysis; assessment of companies’ exposure to commodity price volatility). Throughout the process, the consultant will regularly update Ceres staff, occasionally participate in Ceres meetings, and incorporate staff’s feedback.
The budget for this project is $20,000 to $25,000, and the consultancy will run from November 30th, 2022 to February 28, 2023.
Read more here and here (PDF link). The opportunity is open to consultants based both inside and outside of the US. The research is focused on US midwestern grain-producing states. Applications are open until 1 December 2022.
