• Ensure alignment of the Better Cotton regenerative agriculture approach with internal strategies, global agendas, retailer, and brand requirements, and evolving scientific research.
• Oversea and lead internal an internal working group to enhance knowledge sharing and cross functional collaborations.
• Collaborate with external organisations, build complementary relationships and align with industry initiatives and metrics.
• Represent Better Cotton in working groups and cross-sector initiatives relevant to regenerative agriculture and textiles.
• Continuously monitor trends and developments in the field of 'regenerative' agriculture and textiles. Provide feedback on key opportunities and implications to Better Cotton teams and functions.
• Collaborate closely with the Better Cotton Communications team and other departments to develop and deliver compelling messages regarding our approach and provide thought leadership and share subject matter updates.
• Promote Better Cotton’s approach and activities through engaging in speaking events, conferences, or panels as relevant and suitable.
• Provide expert-level input for the development of guidance and training materials related to regenerative agriculture concepts in the Better Cotton Standard.
• Collaborate with other internal teams to design and refine impact indicators, baselines, and methodologies.
• Provide high level interpretation of technical data related to regenerative agriculture

• Identify and pilot innovative solutions to meet 2030 targets, scaling cost-effective approaches with measurable impacts.
• Facilitate participatory design processes with stakeholders to align on opportunities and develop evidence-based solutions.
• Oversee and provide strategic guidance to Better Cotton program teams in developing and implementing localised action plans to encourage the adoption of regenerative practices.
• Collaborate with the other thematic leads to establish synergies and optimise field level impact though the GIF and novel projects
• Explore and promote global research efforts to contribute to the global knowledge base, including piloting trials of regenerative practices and innovative inputs such as alternatives to synthetic fertilisers, green fertilisers, and new seed and trait development.
• Partner with the Knowledge Management team to facilitate knowledge transfer and enhance capacity strengthening activities
• Support pilot testing of regenerative agriculture implementation and assessment frameworks
• Support with data collection for baselines and on-going monitoring in order to track and communicate progress
• Manage cross-functional and multi-country regenerative agriculture projects, ensuring successful implementation and scaling of solutions.

• Provide technical input to support the fundraising team in developing proposals, managing donor pipelines, and securing partnerships to fund initiatives related to regenerative agriculture.
• Collaborate with the fundraising team to strengthen and maintain relationships with institutional donors, retailers, and brands to advance Better Cotton’s fundraising goals related to regenerative agriculture
• Take the lead in identifying and establishing new global partnerships with critical NGOs, multistakeholder groups, government actors, and other stakeholders to advance regenerative initiatives. Also, manage existing partnerships.
• Provide strategic guidance and support to country-level Better Cotton teams in identifying and cultivating effective regional partnerships.

• University degree, or equivalent higher education qualification, in a relevant field
• Demonstrated technical expertise related to regenerative agriculture
• Proven and extrensive work experience, ideally in technical advisory or managing programmes, in a relevant field
• Excellent organisational skills – ability to handle multiple projects in parallel, prioritise, and meet deadlines.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively (in-person and through use of virtual tools) across different teams and cultures, strong relationship building skills and service-oriented attitude
• Track record in brokering new partnerships
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – ability to communicate clearly and concisely, as well as the ability to assimilate and process information for wide-ranging audiences
• Proven ability to work autonomously with a high level of personal effectiveness and ability to adapt to changing priorities
• Aptitude to appraise arguments critically and logically, organise ideas in a clear and concise manner, and draw conclusions and formulate arguments in way that is effective, concise, precise and specific
• Financial skills, particularly building and managing budgets
• Excellent computer and IT skills, including: Word; Power Point; Excel, Outlook
• Fluent in English– ability to communicate clearly and concisely

• Experience working with smallholder farmers, particularly cotton farmers
• Experience developing and implementing a global approach / strategy for other organisations
• Knowledge across the textile value chain
• Expertise in fundraising or business development
• Experience in farmer training and capacity building
• Experience with standards systems
• Competency in languages most relevant to Better Cotton countries, such as Portuguese, French, Hindi, Urdu, Mandarin and Turkish

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working – Two to three days/week in the offices Delhi or Lahore
• The opportunity to work from anywhere in the world for up to one month per year
• Flexible working, with core hours from 10 am to 4 pm local time
• Continuous learning and development
• Pension scheme
• 25 days paid annual leave, plus 8-9 Bank Holidays and a further 3 discretionary days off over year end period
• Enhanced parental benefits
• A warm, positive working environment where everyone is valued
• The opportunity to make your mark and make a difference.

• Trustworthy (including honest, transparent, credible)
• As having Integrity (including responsible, authentic)
• Positive (including problem-solving, pragmatic)
• Engaging (including adaptable, inclusive, holistic)
• Daring (including courageous, innovative, game-changing)