Data Lead - Nature Positive Programme, Dunedin

Add expected salary to your profile for insights Te Tūranga | About the Role: Are you a data expert ready to put your skills to work for the planet? Join Silver Fern Farms and help shape a nature-positive future. We're looking for a practical innovator and systems thinker-someone who's as comfortable designing scalable data solutions as they are collaborating across disciplines. If biodiversity, regenerative agriculture, and real-world impact drive you, this is your chance to help lead meaningful change at a significant scale.This is no ordinary data role. You'll join a small, ambitious team doing leading work backed by senior leadership and partnerships with global brands . It's a unique opportunity to combine technical capability with environmental impact-turning ideas into tools, and data into action. We've got this work underway already, with a top tier team from across the business working to deliver our Nature Positive programme. The time has now come for a passionate and capable data expert to take the reins and enable the work to be taken forward with increased momentum!Why This Role Matters: You'll be central to our Nature Positive programme-a bold, business-critical initiative embedding environmental care and climate and nature resilience across our value chain. Your work will shape how we collect, connect, and use environmental data-from plate to pasture-to drive decisions, increase transparency, and unlock value for our suppliers, customers, our business and the planet.You'll lead: The evolution of our Nature Positive Index to track environmental outcomes Development of digital infrastructure and data products supporting nature-positive practices Design of dashboards and reporting aligned with global frameworks and practical, on-farm application Cross-functional collaboration across science, tech, sustainability, sales, and marketingYour Day-to-Day: This role brings nature impact and systems together-you'll design data solutions that drive environmental action, support farmers, and enable Silver Fern Farms to lead the way in nature-positive food production. You'll be responsible for: Leading Nature Positive data strategy and deliveryDevelop and deliver a cross-functional data approach to bring the Nature Positive Roadmap to life, aligning efforts across teams including TnT, sales, marketing, customer experience, and livestock. Identifying and coordinating technology partners Work with the Nature Positive Design Group to scout and manage data/tech partners, initiate pilot projects, and oversee integration planning and service agreements.Driving data integration, collection, and analysis Build and manage robust datasets that capture key environmental metrics like GHG emissions, water usage, soil health, and biodiversity-supporting alignment with frameworks like TNFD and SBTN. Owning the Nature Positive Index and reporting Advance and maintain our Nature Positive Index and visualisation tools; ensure it reflects market needs, aligns with global standards, and empowers practical on-farm decisions.Designing nature market-ready data templates Create user-friendly, standards-compliant templates that support participation in nature and credit markets, ensuring they're accessible and technically sound. Providing training and support Lead the development of tools, resources, and training to ensure internal teams and farmer suppliers can confidently engage with and apply nature data.Through this work, you'll help tell a powerful, evidence-based story: how New Zealand farmers are leading globally in regenerative, nature-positive farming.Ōu Pūkenga | About You: You're a rare blend of technical depth, design led thinking, and creative curiosity. You bring structure to complexity, and momentum to great ideas.We're looking for someone who: Has experience leading a data strategy in sustainability, agriculture, or tech. Understands frameworks like TNFD and SBTN, or regenerative/ecosystem accounting Can align diverse stakeholders - from farmers&engineers to financiers, salespeople&marketers Thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments and knows how to translate strategy into delivery Communicates clearly and brings a people-centered, pragmatic mindset Is driven by purpose and not afraid to try new things A relevant tertiary qualification (e.g. Environmental Science, Sustainability, Data Science) is expected, but what matters most is your ability to work across disciplines and deliver tools that are used and trusted.Tono Mai | To Apply Ready to Create Goodness? Applications are open now and close Sunday, 11 May . Apply via the "Apply" link which will take you through to our website. Silver Fern Farms welcomes people from all backgrounds and walks of life. We are proud to have a diverse and inclusive environment and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all team members and applicants. Come and create goodness together with us.How do your skills match this job? How do your skills match this job? Sign in and update your profile to get insights. To help fast track investigation, please include here any other relevant details that prompted you to report this job ad as fraudulent / misleading / discriminatory. Researching careers? Find all the information and tips you need on career advice.#J-18808-Ljbffr