This specialist will shape ESG strategy for an agribusiness project, connecting business plans with social and environmental safeguards. The role combines senior-level planning with sustained work alongside rural communities, public bodies, investors and local partners in the field.
The work matters because project development can affect land, livelihoods and community infrastructure. Casa dos Ventos’ renewable energy business makes the setting especially relevant: the role must connect local needs and risk management with financing expectations, credible reporting and Brazil’s energy transition. Its social priorities include local income, training, water access and meaningful dialogue with traditional communities.
This suits someone with substantial ESG or corporate sustainability experience, practical knowledge of rural community engagement and the confidence to work across technical, financial and local contexts. Experience with renewable energy or infrastructure, international safeguards and sustainability standards would be directly relevant, as would readiness for frequent travel and a Fortaleza base.
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What are the main missions and responsibilities of this role?
The role would translate ESG priorities into a business-linked plan, with targets, timelines and indicators, and help shape policies covering sustainability, human rights, communities, diversity and supply chains. It would also coordinate the technical oversight and field delivery of social investment commitments, including local income, training, water access and infrastructure.
A substantial part of the work involves dialogue with communities and public authorities, handling grievances, identifying social risks and supporting consultation processes. The specialist would also prepare ESG information for investors and lenders, monitor performance, and contribute to sustainability reporting and executive governance.
Key learning opportunities for this job
The position could deepen practical knowledge of how community commitments, social safeguards and financing requirements intersect in renewable energy and agribusiness projects. The work offers exposure to lender due diligence, green financing, IFC Performance Standards, Equator Principles and reporting frameworks such as GRI and ISSB.
Regular field engagement could build experience in territorial development, consultation with traditional communities and local partnership models. The role may also develop executive communication skills through reporting to directors, investors and creditors, though the posting does not specify a formal training or certification program.
How does the ideal candidate look like (experience, skills)?
The posting seeks a degree in a relevant field and at least seven years of ESG, private social investment or corporate sustainability experience, including technical leadership or project coordination. Practical experience with rural communities is central, with preference for candidates familiar with Northeast Brazil and sectors such as renewable energy, agribusiness, bioenergy, infrastructure or mining.
The strongest fit would bring working knowledge of GRI, the Sustainable Development Goals and IFC Performance Standards, plus experience managing specialist consultants. Familiarity with ILO Convention 169 consultation, development bank requirements and ISSB or CVM 193 reporting would be useful. The role also requires residence in Fortaleza and frequent travel.
Advice to stand out and make a successful application
Use the application to show how you have moved from ESG commitments to measurable field outcomes. Give specific examples of community programs, including the locations, partners, budget or scale, indicators used and how concerns raised by residents changed implementation.
Make your experience with rural or traditional communities clear, particularly consultation processes, land-related risks and grievance mechanisms. Also distinguish your direct work from consultant oversight, and cite the safeguards or reporting standards you have applied. If relevant, connect prior project experience to Northeast Brazil, renewable energy or agribusiness, and address your availability for a Fortaleza base and frequent field travel.
What aspects of the company's sustainability is this role likely to focus on?
The role appears to focus heavily on the social dimensions of sustainability: community relations, human rights, local livelihoods, consultation, grievance handling and mitigation of land and project impacts. Planned local benefits include income generation, training, water access and infrastructure, with local procurement also in scope.
Environmental and governance work is tied to project safeguards, risk management, investor requirements and ESG reporting. The posting names GRI, ISSB, IFC Performance Standards and Equator Principles. The company describes itself as a renewable energy business, but the role’s specific environmental targets for the agribusiness project are not provided.
What are the main challenges someone in this role might face?
A likely challenge is balancing financing and reporting requirements with the priorities and concerns of communities affected by project development. Land issues, traditional community consultation and expectations about local benefits can require sustained engagement and careful follow-through.
The specialist would also need reliable data from field activities and partners to support indicators, lender due diligence and public reporting. Frequent travel, coordination across consultants and institutions, and translating complex standards into workable local processes could add to the role’s demands.
How could a typical day look like for someone in this position?
A day could combine field conversations with community representatives or local authorities, review of open grievances, and coordination with consultants or project teams on social commitments. Field days may vary depending on project needs and community engagement schedules.
Office-based work could include updating stakeholder plans and ESG indicators, reviewing evidence for investor or lender requests, and preparing reporting for leadership. The posting indicates frequent travel, so the balance between fieldwork and Fortaleza-based coordination is likely to shift over time.
What are the opportunities for professional growth and development in this role?
The role could build expertise across corporate ESG strategy, community relations, rural development and sustainable finance. Direct exposure to investors, development banks and executive reporting may also strengthen skills in governance and sustainability disclosure.
Because the position is described as a technical leadership role, it could provide a foundation for broader responsibility in sustainability or social performance, depending on the company’s structure and future needs. The posting does not specify a promotion path or formal development program.
The main stakeholders you might be interacting with
Likely internal stakeholders include company leadership, project teams, sustainability, communications and procurement colleagues. The specialist would coordinate with external socio-environmental consultants and report ESG performance to directors, investors and creditors.
Local interactions may include community leaders, traditional communities, rural associations, cooperatives, unions, municipalities and public agencies. The posting also names development banks and other lenders, including BNDES and BNB, as relevant parties whose environmental and social requirements may shape project processes.
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