Associate, Financial and Market Inclusion, Brazil

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Position Overview Overview of Rare: Rare is a fast-growing international conservation organization whose mission is to inspire change, so people and nature thrive. Rare advances this mission through innovative behavior change strategies that boost the adoption of proven environmental solutions. Rare’s culture is results-oriented and entrepreneurial. We are working toward ambitious goals in creating measurable social and environmental impacts. Rare Brasil is a Brazilian non-profit established in 2014 under an Affiliate Agreement with Rare Inc. Rare's behavior adoption campaigns have reached +6,000 small-scale fishers and +12,000 community members across 77 communities in 8 states. Since 2019, Rare Brasil has concentrated efforts in Pará, working with local, state, and national partners to strengthen coastal fisheries governance through three pillars: (1) community-based fisheries management; (2) access to citizenship rights and public policies for artisanal marine-coastal fishers; and (3) financial inclusion and fair markets. The organization operates in 12 coastal municipalities within Marine Extractive Reserves (Resex), reaching +28,000 people, including +960 women and +70 youth. Position Overview: The Associate, Financial and Market Inclusion supports the implementation of Rare Brazil's strategies to strengthen inclusive and sustainable value chains in coastal communities. The role will focus particularly on the Casa Ucides Crab Processing Facility in Soure and the Sustainable Oyster Value Chain in Curuçá, while supporting similar community-based enterprises and production systems across Pará and other coastal states as needed. Working under the guidance of the Brazil Implementing Director, the Associate provides technical and operational support to community associations, cooperatives, public agencies, research institutions, technical partners, and market actors. The position contributes to business and infrastructure planning, formalization and regulatory compli