South Africa: Carbon Consultant (Farm Operations Analyst) (PTA Hybrid) posted by Datafin

January 17, 2026 Jobs in South Africa

Datafin

South Africa

Other IT/Computer

Job Description

About the Role

Datafin is seeking a highly skilled and passionate Carbon Consultant (Farm Operations Analyst) to join our dynamic AgriTech start-up in Pretoria. As a key member of our team, you will onboard farmers onto various Carbon Projects, capturing and analyzing data, and assisting them in improving their regenerative practices. With an opportunity to evolve into a consultation and account management role, this is a unique chance to develop your skills and contribute to the growth of sustainable agriculture in South Africa.

Key Responsibilities

Onboard farmers onto the CarbonCrop Programme
Capture on-farm data, such as cropping histories, yields, fertilizer programmes, liming applications, cover cropping, etc.
Analyze satellite imagery to confirm on-farm practices
Field mapping and review against carbon qualifying criteria
Assist farmers in improving their data collection processes
Assist farmers in their regenerative journey
Regenerative Agriculture (RA) and carbon sequestration research
Business Development by driving adoption of RA in key target areas and attending farmer days and events
Calculate net emissions for farmers using CarbonCrop tools
Conduct farm visits, manage trial sites, and collect samples

Requirements

A Degree (or Non-degree qualification) in Crop Sciences, Agronomy, Agricultural Management, Animal Sciences, Plant Sciences, Soil Sciences, Micro-biology OR have a passion for Agriculture but a Non-related Degree that they find relevant for the position
Enjoys working with farmers/people but can also enjoy many hours behind a laptop doing intensive Agri-data work
Has an interest in obtaining a broad experience and not overspecialising in one direction
Good attention to detail, organised in nature, can work well with a computer and am comfortable with Excel (or keen to learn more)

Salary & Benefits

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