Regenerative Ranching Advisor

The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation is seeking a Regenerative Ranching Advisor to educate and support U.S. grazing land owners in implementing regenerative ranching principles. Responsibilities include facilitating learning, building community, providing mentorship, and collaborating with teams to develop educational materials. Ideal candidates should have experience in business, soil health, or related agricultural fields. This position is remote, allowing for flexible work from anywhere.
About the position

At Noble, we believe the health of soil, plants, animals, and humans is one and indivisible. We believe in rebuilding healthy soils and helping producers maintain a strong bottom line. Through these two actions, we can transform degraded grazing lands across the United States, benefiting the environment and society as a whole. Our focus is to help farmers and ranchers apply regenerative ranching principles to the nation's 654 million acres of grazing lands. This monumental undertaking requires thousands of producers across the U.S. to overcome significant barriers and change their current practices to work with nature, not against it. Our Producer Guidance team is at the heart of our mission. They are the key link connecting our internal research and ranch discoveries and educational outreach activities directly to our customers. We live to find new ways to generate usable information so farmers and ranchers can leave their land better at sunset than at sunrise. Our education and outreach program is the inflection point for transformation. Education has always been a part of who we are, but we know new opportunities exist for us to expand our reach. So, do you want to join us? We are looking for a Regenerative Ranching Advisor.

Responsibilities
• Educate and facilitate learning of regenerative principles and implementation to owners, managers, and stewards of U.S. grazing lands through online and in-person educational products and materials.
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• Ensure a successful and productive learning environment while providing guidance and support to participants.
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• Encourage participation, listen, ask effective questions, and provide feedback to ensure participants are engaged and have a beneficial learning experience.
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• Build community in groups through relationship building, sharing and open dialogue.
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• Participate in speaking opportunities to offer key organizational messaging to enable partnership development, audience building, customer development and further marketing strategies.
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• Work in tandem with instructional designers, marketing communications, and product team(s) to provide subject matter expertise relevant to the development of learning modules and other educational products for farmers and ranchers.
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• Provide consulting and mentorship to owners, managers, and stewards of U.S. grazing lands.
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• Coordinate and support peer interactions that help producers implement regenerative management on their ranches.
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• Assist with development and coordination of peer networks to build rapport and relationship management that will help customers achieve healthier soil, more productive grazing lands, and business success.
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• Work collaboratively with Noble research, ranch staff and marketing communications to understand market needs and identify the challenges, needs and opportunities of owners, managers, and stewards of U.S. grazing lands to align with and drive product development.
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• Assist in the identification and development of partnership relationships that will help build the organization's customer base, gain access to markets, expand into new geographies, influence adoption of regenerative ranch management or philanthropic giving.

Requirements
• Experience in business, soil health, grazing, ecology or other related agricultural field.
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• Strong active listening skills and awareness of others' behavior.
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• Ability to engage and guide learners in achieving learning outcomes.
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• Experience in building trusting relationships with open dialogue.

Nice-to-haves
• Experience in educational product development.
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• Familiarity with regenerative ranching principles.
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• Background in consulting or mentorship roles.

Benefits
• Competitive salary and benefits, including multiple options for health and retirement plans.
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• Employee wellness program.
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• Employee recognition program.
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• Wellness center.
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• Flexible working environment.
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• Organizational support for community involvement and volunteering.