Application Guide

How to Apply for Consultant - Technical Liaison & Partnerships

at Digital Green

🏢 About Digital Green

Digital Green is a global development organization that leverages technology and partnerships to improve smallholder farmers' livelihoods through localized agricultural advisory services. What makes them unique is their farmer-first approach, using participatory video and digital tools co-created with farming communities rather than top-down solutions. Someone might want to work there to bridge cutting-edge technology with real-world impact in sustainable agriculture across the Global South.

About This Role

This Technical Liaison & Partnerships role serves as the critical bridge between Brazilian agricultural partners (government, NGOs, technical institutes) and Digital Green's product/engineering teams. You'll facilitate Portuguese technical meetings, translate local documentation into actionable insights, and identify integration opportunities for AI advisory tools within Brazil's smallholder ecosystem. This role is impactful because it directly shapes how Digital Green's technology adapts to Brazil's specific agricultural programs like PNAE and PAA.

💡 A Day in the Life

Your morning might involve reviewing Portuguese technical documentation from EMBRAPA about their decision support systems, identifying integration points with Digital Green's AI tools. In the afternoon, you could facilitate a virtual meeting with Brazilian NGO partners to discuss API interoperability challenges, then synthesize key takeaways for the product team. The day would likely end with drafting recommendations on how to adapt content workflows for Brazil's specific agricultural extension context.

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🎯 Who Digital Green Is Looking For

  • Has 5-10 years of hands-on experience in Brazil's digital agriculture landscape, with demonstrated knowledge of school meals procurement (PNAE) or food procurement (PAA) programs
  • Can fluently navigate technical discussions about API interoperability, decision support tools, and AI/LLM applications in agriculture, then translate these for engineering teams
  • Possesses deep relationships or experience working with key Brazilian partners like EMBRAPA, agricultural NGOs, and technical institutes
  • Is bilingual in Portuguese and English with proven ability to summarize complex technical meetings and documentation accurately

📝 Tips for Applying to Digital Green

1

Quantify your experience with Brazilian agricultural programs - mention specific projects involving PNAE, PAA, or similar initiatives with metrics on reach or impact

2

Include Portuguese-language examples of technical documentation you've reviewed or translated, even if redacted for confidentiality

3

Highlight any direct experience with EMBRAPA or the specific Brazilian NGOs/technical institutes mentioned in the job description

4

Demonstrate your understanding of both sides of this liaison role - include examples of translating partner needs into technical requirements for product teams

5

Showcase your knowledge of AI applications in agriculture beyond buzzwords - mention specific use cases like RLHF for farmer feedback or API integrations you've worked with

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your specific experience facilitating technical meetings in Portuguese with Brazilian government or agricultural partners', "Examples of how you've previously identified integration opportunities between existing systems and new AI/digital tools", "Demonstrated understanding of Brazil's smallholder agriculture ecosystem and how Digital Green's approach could complement existing programs", 'Your ability to serve as a cultural and technical translator between local partners and engineering teams']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Digital Green's specific projects in Brazil and how they align with government agricultural programs
  • → EMBRAPA's current digital agriculture initiatives and decision support tools that might integrate with Digital Green's approach
  • → Brazil's National School Feeding Program (PNAE) and Food Acquisition Program (PAA) structure, particularly their technical/digital components
  • → Digital Green's existing AI-enabled advisory tools and how they've been implemented in other regions

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk us through how you would prepare for and facilitate a technical meeting with EMBRAPA about API interoperability for decision support tools
2 Describe a time you had to translate complex partner requirements into actionable technical specifications for an engineering team
3 How would you approach identifying integration constraints for AI advisory tools within Brazil's existing agricultural extension systems?
4 What specific challenges do you foresee in adapting Digital Green's model to Brazil's PNAE or PAA programs?
5 How have you previously managed the balance between partner expectations and technical feasibility in agricultural technology projects?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Generic agricultural experience without specific Brazilian context or Portuguese language capability
  • Focusing only on technical skills without demonstrating partnership management or cross-cultural communication abilities
  • Treating this as a pure translation role rather than a strategic technical liaison position that requires deep ecosystem understanding

📅 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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