Proforest

Senior Project Manager – Europe – Proforest – Leiden

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Job Description

What will you do?       

In this role, you will support a portfolio of projects, focussing primarily on European agricultural supply chains.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Managing client projects, including planning, resourcing, budgets, subcontractors and invoicing
  • Leading or contributing to client deliverable by providing technical expertise on strategy and action plans, supplier engagement programmes, landscape and collaboration initiatives, monitoring & reporting
  • Facilitating client meetings and maintaining client relationships are maintained; Managing and mentoring junior team members
  • Internal knowledge-sharing, potentially become a subject matter expert in a particular area (depending on experience)
  • Producing clear, high-quality reports and documentation

This is a great opportunity to contribute to impactful work across global supply chains while developing your expertise in responsible sourcing.

Qualifications

About you

You are self-motivated, have passion for our mission and are eager to develop your knowledge and skills further. You will have:

Essential:

  • A masters’ level qualification (or above) in a relevant field, such as environmental issues (e.g., land use, water, biodiversity, climate adaptation and mitigation) or social issues (e.g., human rights, smallholder livelihoods)
  • Proven Experience in agriculture/commodity supply chain
  • 3-5y Professional experience in a consultancy or private sector role within Europe, working in or with: food and consumer good companies and agricultural commodity supply chains.
  • Practical experience of working with companies to implement EU legislations such as EUDR, CS3D, CSRD
  • Excellent communication skills and confidence presenting to clients
  • Proven project management skills with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and deadlines
  • Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English.

Desirable:

  • Knowledge of EU languages such as Spanish, French, German, Polish or Portuguese
  • Relevant topic knowledge and/or experience within a global agricultural context.

Additional Information

Why should you work for us? 

You’ll be part of a global organisation with a shared vision, working in offices across 8 countries with staff from more than 17 countries, speaking more than 40 languages. 

What else does Proforest offer? 

  • 25 days plus public holidays (with an extra 2 days the following year should you take your well-earned holiday within the year) 
  • We contribute to your pension (up to 8%) 
  • We support learning and development with a dedicated team to help you achieve your goals; we provide access to training for knowledge and competency development 
  • Life insurance and income protection insurance 
  • We organize regular in-person team gatherings, regional and international knowledge exchanges and social events. 

Key information 

  • Location: Oxford, UK or Leiden, The Netherlands 
  • Salary: €45,000 – €49,000 per annum depending on skills and experience. per annum depending on skills and experience.  
  • Closing date: 20th July 2026 
  • Working hours: Full time  
  • Hybrid working: Proforest operates on a hybrid basis. The role requires office attendance twice a week. We encourage staff to attend the office regularly to maximise interactions with colleagues and encourage collaboration, but we also appreciate individual circumstances and preferences. We’d expect more office attendance at the start of employment to enable a smooth induction. 

We are committed to supporting diversity throughout Proforest globally, ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive and therefore welcome applications from all.  

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