Application Guide

How to Apply for Client Account Manager

at FAI Farms

🏢 About FAI Farms

FAI Farms is unique as a global consultancy specifically focused on transforming food systems through a holistic lens of animal welfare, environmental sustainability, and regenerative production. Unlike generic consultancies, they partner directly with leading food companies and retailers to create tangible improvements across supply chains. Someone might want to work here to contribute to meaningful, systemic change in the food industry while collaborating with influential industry players.

About This Role

As a Client Account Manager at FAI Farms, you'll be responsible for end-to-end management of key client accounts and sustainability programs, from planning through evaluation. This role is impactful because you'll directly translate FAI's mission into actionable client strategies, driving measurable improvements in animal welfare and environmental practices within major food companies. Your work ensures that consultancy insights become implemented realities in the food system.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve morning check-ins with UK-based clients to discuss program progress, followed by analyzing sustainability metrics for ongoing projects. You'd likely spend midday preparing technical reports or presentations, then coordinate with FAI's subject matter experts to address client questions. The afternoon could include budget reviews, timeline adjustments, and planning for upcoming client meetings to ensure all sustainability programs stay on track.

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🎯 Who FAI Farms Is Looking For

  • Has 3+ years experience managing complex client accounts in sustainability, agriculture, food systems, or related consulting fields
  • Demonstrates proven ability to coordinate multi-stakeholder projects with budgets, timelines, and detailed reporting requirements
  • Possesses strong technical writing skills for creating reports and position statements on animal welfare or environmental topics
  • Shows experience building trusted advisor relationships with corporate clients in food retail or production

📝 Tips for Applying to FAI Farms

1

Highlight specific experience managing sustainability or animal welfare programs for food/agriculture clients, not just general account management

2

Quantify your impact on previous client accounts (e.g., 'improved program delivery efficiency by X%' or 'managed ÂŁY budget across Z projects')

3

Demonstrate understanding of FAI's three pillars (animal welfare, environmental sustainability, regenerative food production) in your application materials

4

Show remote work competency by mentioning experience managing distributed teams or clients across time zones

5

Include examples of translating technical sustainability concepts into actionable business recommendations for clients

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your specific experience with sustainability program management in food/agriculture contexts', 'Examples of building trusted relationships with corporate clients to drive change', "How you've successfully coordinated complex projects with budgets, timelines, and multiple stakeholders", "Your alignment with FAI's mission to transform food systems holistically"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → FAI's specific client case studies and project examples on their website
  • → Recent food industry trends in animal welfare and regenerative agriculture in the UK/European market
  • → FAI's published reports, position statements, or thought leadership pieces
  • → The specific challenges facing UK food retailers and producers regarding sustainability transformation

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Describe your approach to managing a client who is resistant to implementing animal welfare improvements due to cost concerns
2 How would you structure a monitoring and evaluation framework for a regenerative agriculture program with a major retailer?
3 Walk us through how you'd prepare a technical report on supply chain sustainability for a client leadership team
4 What experience do you have balancing client expectations with practical program delivery constraints?
5 How do you stay current on developments in food system sustainability, animal welfare science, and regenerative practices?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Applying with only generic account management experience without food/sustainability context
  • Failing to demonstrate understanding of the interconnected nature of FAI's three focus areas
  • Overemphasizing sales or business development without showing program delivery and relationship management capabilities

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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