Application Guide

How to Apply for Thought Leadership and Partnerships Advisor (Temporary)

at The Good Food Institute

🏢 About The Good Food Institute

The Good Food Institute is a unique nonprofit at the forefront of the alternative protein revolution, using science and policy to transform the global food system. Unlike traditional environmental organizations, GFI takes a market-based approach to address climate change, conservation, and global health by making plant-based and cultivated proteins competitive with animal products. Working here means contributing to high-impact solutions with tangible environmental and public health outcomes.

About This Role

This temporary part-time role serves as a strategic connector, advancing GFI's thought leadership by coordinating academic research publications on pandemic risk, antimicrobial resistance, and conservation. You'll orchestrate stakeholder engagements with policymakers and foundations while synthesizing external research to inform organizational strategy. Your work directly amplifies GFI's influence by translating complex science into actionable partnerships and communications.

💡 A Day in the Life

You might start your day reviewing new research on antimicrobial resistance in animal agriculture, then join a virtual meeting with academic co-authors to finalize a manuscript submission timeline. In the afternoon, you'd synthesize key findings from external reports for GFI's strategy team and prepare briefing materials for the President's upcoming meeting with a conservation NGO. Throughout, you'd be managing multiple project timelines while ensuring transparent communication across remote teams.

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🎯 Who The Good Food Institute Is Looking For

  • Has 3+ years in policy or strategy roles with experience managing multi-stakeholder projects (e.g., coordinating between academic researchers and nonprofit partners)
  • Demonstrates exceptional project management skills specifically for research publication pipelines—from manuscript development to promotion
  • Possesses proven ability to delegate responsibilities upward to senior leadership while managing lateral collaborations with external partners
  • Shows deep understanding of how alternative proteins intersect with climate, conservation, and global health policy frameworks

📝 Tips for Applying to The Good Food Institute

1

Highlight specific experience coordinating academic research publications—mention journals, submission processes, or promotion strategies you've managed

2

Demonstrate your understanding of GFI's unique theory of change by referencing specific programs or reports from their website (e.g., State of the Industry reports)

3

Provide concrete examples of how you've 'delegated upwards'—managing up to executives while advancing projects

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Show familiarity with GFI's key issue areas by mentioning pandemic prevention, AMR, or conservation in context of alternative proteins

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Emphasize remote collaboration experience with distributed teams, as this is a fully remote position

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your experience coordinating multi-author academic papers and navigating publication processes', 'Specific examples of managing stakeholder relationships with policymakers, foundations, or NGOs', "How you've synthesized complex research to inform organizational strategy in previous roles", "Why GFI's market-based approach to food system transformation resonates with your professional philosophy"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → GFI's theory of change and how they categorize their work (science, policy, corporate engagement)
  • → Recent GFI research publications on pandemic prevention or antimicrobial resistance
  • → GFI's key partnerships with academic institutions, NGOs, or government agencies
  • → The organization's stance on different alternative protein technologies (plant-based, fermentation, cultivated)
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk us through how you would coordinate a research paper from draft to publication with external academic co-authors
2 How would you prepare the GFI President for a meeting with a major climate foundation about alternative protein funding?
3 Describe your process for synthesizing multiple external reports into actionable recommendations for leadership
4 What metrics would you use to measure the impact of thought leadership convenings?
5 How do you prioritize projects when juggling research coordination, stakeholder meetings, and internal strategy work simultaneously?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Generic environmental passion without specific knowledge of alternative protein science or policy
  • Focusing only on animal welfare rather than GFI's primary focus areas (climate, conservation, global health)
  • Presenting as purely an implementer rather than someone who can delegate upward and manage laterally

📅 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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