Deadline: asap or the 1st of April 2026
About Earthworm
Earthworm Foundation is a global non‑profit organization based in Switzerland with over 300 employees across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. With most of our staff working directly on the ground where issues arise, we believe that supply chains can become powerful engines of prosperity for communities and ecosystems.
Guided by our core values of courage, humility, compassion, truth, and respect, we collaborate with companies and partners to address the environmental and social challenges of production practices. Our vision includes forests as boundless sources of materials and biodiversity, communities with respected rights and development opportunities, workers as valued partners, and agriculture as an instrument to regeneration, aiming to nurture humanity while keeping our climate stable.
Your Role
As Circular Economy Manager, your day will be primarily focused on:
* Integrated management of socio environmental projects, including planning, monitoring of activities, timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
* Relationship building and coordination with recycling value chain partners, including waste picker cooperatives, local organizations, and national and international teams.
* Bridging institutional requirements and on‑the‑ground realities, ensuring alignment with human rights principles, circular economy, traceability, and social impacts.
* Organization, systematization, and communication of project information and learnings, contributing to a systemic project perspective.
* Coordination of training, capacity building, and innovation processes, in collaboration with specialists and knowledge hubs, with availability for travel within Brazil and occasionally across Latin America.
Your Profile
You bring experience in managing socio‑environmental or development projects, with familiarity in productive chains, traceability, or material flows.
You thrive in multi‑stakeholder and socially diverse environments, building trust‑based relationships with a wide range of partners.
Your educational background in the humanities, or equivalent professional experience, enables you to engage deeply with human rights discussions across the supply chain.
You possess excellent communication skills, allowing you to organize information, systematize learnings, and effectively bridge institutional requirements with territorial realities.
Workings Conditions
* Education: Degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Management or humanities; postgraduate studies in humanities (preferable)
* Language(s): Portuguese and English; Spanish (desirable)
* Employment: 44 hours per week (CLT)
* Experience: 5 years minimum
* Format: Hybrid
* Start Date: As soon as possible
Joining Us
To join this adventure, please apply using the form available on our website :
Only selected candidates will be contacted.
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