Impact Intern
Based in Amsterdam (hybrid), starting a.s.a.p.
Wakuli. Impacting the world with exciting coffee.
While consumers are paying too much for low-quality coffee, farmers are earning below what they need to sustain their livelihoods. That's why we are all about selling the best coffee – not just in taste, but also in fair pay for the farmers we work with. Our beans are traceable to the farm and poured by us in your cup or freshly delivered at home through your mailbox. We are a no-nonsense, ambitious scale-up with a profound mission: impacting the world with exciting coffee.
In 2025 Wakuli presented our theory of change, describing what we do and how different pathways lead to the change we aim for in the coffee industry. This is Wakuli’s Blueprint for Industry Change. It covers three main areas: customers, farmers and the planet. It is in those areas that we measure our impact.
Your role (full time 40h):
In general you will support the sourcing and impact team to gather data and roll out impact related activities in these three areas with an emphasis on farmer and planet.
Our regenerative model in practice
Wakuli will roll out a brand new regenerative coffee model developed by Wakuli and Bain & Company for measuring and improving farmer’s income as well as biodiversity and soil health through regenerative practices. You will support the impact manager to finetune and roll out the Bain & Company reg ag model and apply it to our running regenerative activities. You will manage the collection of data from field work as well as more generic data from all our partnerships.
Living income
Wakuli aims to close the living income gap that coffee farmers still experience in a lot of places. The information about what amounts to a living income is not always clear or even available. Despite that, Wakuli aims to define a clear approach regarding living income reference prices for the coffee we source, working in several programs and tapping from an expert network of consultants and NGO’s with expertise. You will support with desk research, interviews and potential partnerships to get more grip on the theme of living income prices for green coffee paid to farmers.
Origin risk assessments/due diligence policy
We aim to revisit our “responsible Business Conduct” risk assessment for all of our partnerships. You will support with setting up a template, doing desk research for each origin and interview our partners to verify and contextualise the assumptions from desk research.
Besides these impact areas you will be part of a dynamic team where each day will bring surprises: last minute work, support within the impact team or in other areas of the organisation. This is what makes Wakuli an exciting place to work and requires some flexibility and a “can-do” attitude from you.
About you
You are fluent in English
You are familiar and comfortable in the domain of agricultural production, preferably in the global south
You understand what are the basics of regenerative agriculture.
You understand/have experience with international agricultural value chains
You are good at working with Excel and like to do analyses
You are a number cruncher
You are flexible and open to do work based on what is needed at a given moment
You have Masters-level thinking skills
You are available for 6 months
What we offer.
The opportunity to make a difference in the world;
An internship fee of 500 euro per month based on full time;
Working from home flexibility (at least 50/50) and an inspiring workplace above the roastery
A lot of responsibilities and a steep learning curve
A chance to learn more about the coffee business
Talented international and impact driven colleagues with a great team spirit
So if you love coffee, and would you like to make a real impact? Drop us a message and let’s have a (digital) cup of coffee!