<div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-3fbfc25c-7fff-bd2d-bc21-e416b78a6c12"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We have an exciting job opportunity at Spark, w</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">e’re looking for a Program Manager for our </span><a href="https://www.sparkclimate.org/ag-nitrogen/home" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Agricultural Nitrogen Transformation Program</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. This person excels at managing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives and can translate scientific and policy priorities into well-scoped projects and partnerships, ultimately helping us accelerate progress on reducing nitrous oxide emissions while maintaining agricultural productivity.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Our Agricultural Nitrogen Transformation program focuses on developing next-generation approaches to dramatically improve nitrogen use efficiency and reduce nitrogen losses from crop and livestock systems.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Our ideal candidate would be someone who:</span></p><br><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Can turn strategy into actionable research initiatives and projects</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Is highly organized and execution-focused, with a strong track record of delivering on complex projects</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Is comfortable working at the intersection of science and policy</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Has a strong background in agricultural, climate, or environmental sciences</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Is a creative and curious thinker, and thrives as part of a remote team</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/spark-climate_spark-is-hiring-a-program-manager-for-our-activity-7455250170352603136-liO3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAw9nJoBl227b9nxu7NbTktQb3bFqWJvLrQ" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">LinkedIn post link</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.sparkclimate.org/jobs/program-manager-agricultural-nitrogen-transformation" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Job post link</span></a></p><br><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:4pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">About Spark Climate Solutions</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.sparkclimate.org/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Spark</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is a science-driven, philanthropically funded non-profit that accelerates progress on unsolved climate challenges. Our goal is to enable a safer climate by filling targeted gaps in current climate actions. We look around the corner at the key blind spots that pose big climate risks or offer big climate opportunities—like major sources of unabated emissions. Then work to speed up the development of the fields needed to address those challenges. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rather than betting on individual pathways or innovations, we work to grow a field as a whole so that the most effective science and solutions can be surfaced and scaled. We use a large suite of field-building tools to support new research, markets, policies, and talent development, through both in-house initiatives and building broader coalitions. We are currently focused on super pollutants from agriculture, warming-induced greenhouse gas emissions, and methane removal. </span></p></font></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700">Megan L. Melamed</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px">Program Director, Methane Removal</span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px">Lead Senior Scientist</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganmelamed" target="_blank">linkedIn</a> | <a href="https://calendly.com/megan-sparkclimate" target="_blank">calendly</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:128px;height:51px"><a href="https://www.sparkclimate.org/" target="_blank"><img src="cid:ii_mok8kzfv1" alt="https://www.sparkclimate.org/" width="128" height="51"></a></span></span></p><div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:128px;height:51px"><br></span></span></div></span></div></div></div></div>