Nature Consultant

Department: Climate & Nature Solutions : Advisory

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Spain

Description

• Nature risk assessment (e.g., TNFD-aligned approaches).
• Land use change and traceability.
• Forest-risk commodities.

Key Responsibilities

• Support clients in setting and implementing forest-positive strategies and deforestation-free supply chains.
• Identify and manage nature DIROs (dependencies, impacts, risks, and opportunities).
• Ensure high-quality and timely delivery of all assigned tasks.

• Support clients in interpreting and operationalizing EUDR requirements, including due diligence systems, traceability, geolocation, and risk assessments.
• Advise on SBTN target setting (particularly the No Conversion of Natural Ecosystems target), including baseline development, target pathways, and implementation planning.

• Provide technical advisory on forest-risk commodities, land-use change, and ecosystem conversion, including risk screening, hotspot analysis, and mitigation strategies.
• Conduct nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks, and opportunities (DIRO) assessments aligned with TNFD and leading market practices.

• Build trusted advisor relationships with clients to support strategic decision-making.
• Help organizations embed forest and nature considerations into core business strategies, procurement, and investment decisions.

• Support clients in developing traceability systems, supplier engagement programs, and data frameworks to meet regulatory and voluntary disclosure requirements.
• Apply geospatial, supply chain, or commodity-level data analysis where relevant.

• Translate complex technical content into clear, credible disclosures and narratives.
• Support reporting frameworks such as CDP Forests, TNFD, and integrated ESG disclosures.

• Contribute to proposals and client pitches, particularly in areas related to EUDR readiness, SBTN target setting, and forest-positive strategies.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• 3+ years of experience in sustainability, with a specific focus on forestry, land use, or forest-risk commodity supply chains.
• Demonstrated experience with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) or similar due diligence frameworks (e.g., traceability, geolocation, and risk assessment).
• Familiarity with SBTN (Science Based Targets Network), particularly land and freshwater targets, as well as the No Conversion of Natural Ecosystems target.
• Experience conducting or supporting nature-related risk assessments (DIRO) aligned with TNFD or similar frameworks.
• Deep understanding of forest-positive strategies, no-deforestation/no-conversion commitments, and supply chain transformation.
• Familiarity with the Accountability Framework initiative (AFi) guidance and its practical implementation.

• Ability to interpret and apply supply chain, geospatial, or commodity-level datasets (experience with traceability platforms or satellite data is a strong plus).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with a proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into business-relevant insights.

• Experience working with multinational clients across key sectors such as FMCG, retail, agriculture, and financial services.
• Collaborative, proactive, and solutions-oriented mindset, with the comfort and ability to work effectively across diverse teams and geographies.
• Passionate about accelerating nature-positive and deforestation-free outcomes.

• Fluency in both Spanish and English (written and verbal) is strictly required for client delivery.
• Additional language capabilities are highly preferred to support global and regional client engagements.

Job Benefits

• Work within a highly motivated team in an innovative and rapidly growing global company.
• Opportunity to have a direct impact and be a key part of the growth and development of the business and the team. 
• Work solely on projects that have an impact on the sustainability and climate change goals/challenges for clients. 
• Opportunity to work with, collaborate with and learn from sustainability SME’s who are passionate about the work they do and the impact Anthesis can have. 
• Exposure to a wide range of clients and projects on a global basis. 
• Competitive salary in line with, experience and skills. 
• An opportunity to participate in the Anthesis Employee Participation Plan (EPP), an industry-pioneering employee incentive plan that allows all employees to be rewarded for the growth in the equity value of Anthesis. 
• Cooperative, supportive and open working atmosphere.