Farmer Field Schools Specialist / Especialista de Escuelas de Campo

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Reports To: Land Enrolment Lead.

Location: Puerto Maldonado, Perú

Duration: 3 months, with possibility for extension based on results of position & project possibilities.

About Imperative: Imperative is a carbon project developer working in Peru through the Amazon Climate Action Project (AcClima) , which aims to establish an innovative model of territorial intervention that promotes climate resilience, emissions reduction, and sustainable development through the implementation of nature-based solutions. We develop reforestation projects integrated with sustainable livestock practices under the highest international standards. Our team combines science, innovation, and community collaboration to advance long-term, high-impact climate solutions.

At Imperative, we are passionate about our values and encourage all team members to embrace them.

▪ Integrity: We act honourably and are guided by a strong moral compass. If things go wrong, we put our hand up, admit it and adapt.

▪ Momentum: Speed matters. We have a bias to action. We think quick, plan tirelessly, mitigate risks but above all, we take action.

▪ Purpose: We are driven by our desire to make the world better, with every interaction, process and project.

▪ Accountability: We do what we say, and we deliver. We seek to be the best at what we do.

▪ Collaboration: We celebrate diversity of thought, values and backgrounds and seek to harness the strength of our people and partners to achieve more than we individually can, through teamwork and creativity.

▪ Tenacity: We are highly ambitious, driven and hardworking.



We persist until we deliver impact.

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Position Overview:

The Farmer Field School Specialist will be responsible for designing, coordinating, and delivering the Farmer Field Schools (ECAs) programme, which converts attendees into signed expressions of interest, feeds into the negotiation process, and provides traceable inputs for legal due diligence, suitability assessment, land management plan, and surface rights transfer agreement. The specialist must be reliable, collaborative, and committed to implementing the company’s values, as well as being efficient in all activities related to his/her position.

Key Responsibilities:

- Technical Leadership and Management

Lead the strategy for attracting new stakeholders through ECAs (practical approach on the farm).
Coordinate with the multidisciplinary team involved in the landowner enrolment process to ensure consistency.
Provide guidance and support to the project team for farmer field schools and foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, respect, and results.
Represent the project in local/regional meetings, workshops, and technical spaces, promoting objectives and good practices.

- Social Component, Participation and Inclusion

Social design of ECAs:



integrate gender and generational inclusion; adapt methodology to local culture/context.
Outreach & inclusion: ensure participation of women and youth; set per-event targets and track attendance by segment.
Context-sensitive facilitation: address social objections (fears, legacy issues, expectations); active listening and basic conflict de-escalation.
Participation evidence: signed attendance lists, session minutes with agreements, Q&A; notes.
Grievance channel: present, collect, and escalate cases; track through to closure.
Do-no-harm & safeguards: avoid non-executable promises or undue pressure in sessions.

- ECA Planning and Administration

Develop and maintain a weekly ECA plan; selection of model farms; local schedules and logistics.
Develop and maintain an ECA curriculum (with gender & youth lens), methodology script, and operations manual.
Teaching materials (tech-economic-legal one-pagers, FAQs, checklists).

- ECA Delivery and Facilitation

Run ≥ 2 ECAs/week with practical modules on demonstration farms.
Signing table (educational): explain the project offer, handle objections, support Expression of Interest signing, and schedule follow up 1:1 meetings for landowners with the broader land enrolment team.
Keep full records: attendance, minutes, photos, and session logbook.

- Follow-up, Systematization & Improvement

Maintain weekly reporting to the project management team.
Standardized forms for farm visits and commitment minutes.
Organize monthly lessons learned sessions; refine script/curriculum based on conversion and feedback.
Keep enrolment dashboards current across the pipeli

📌 Farmer Field Schools Specialist (Puerto Maldonado)
🏢 Imperative Global Group
📍 Puerto Maldonado