Job Description
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Key Accountabilities
You will be working in close collaboration with the Regional Sustainability Manager to re-develop the sustainability programme of Taylor Winch Kenya, in line with Volcafe’s sustainability strategy.
Management and partnerships
- Recruit and manage a team of sustainability experts, including capacity building, work planning and performance tracking.
- Provide strategic direction to the sustainability team.
- Manage our AAA supply chain for Nespresso, in partnership with selected Cooperatives and Estates, and aligned to commercial needs and Nespresso requirements.
- Drive the development of additional responsibly sourcing value chains in line with commercial needs.
- Cultivate existing partnerships and build new relations with relevant stakeholders to strengthen our work from social, environmental, agronomy and governance perspectives.
- Attract funding for innovative projects in line with commercial needs and partner interests and successfully deliver these from initial concept to project sign-off.
- Be accountable for all sustainability budgets and ensure all targets are met.
Compliance:
- Maintain compliance with all certification standards in TWK’s certified value chains.
- Support TWK’s compliance with environmental regulations and standards, including the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and the expected Corporate Social Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
- Support Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting.
Data and Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL):
- Be accountable for all TWK’s sustainability data and their quality, including EUDR field data and traceability.
- Collaborate with Volcafe colleagues to build a database for TWK’s sustainability work
- Use available data to support decision making regarding activity prioritisation and to drive efficiencies.
Skills and Experience
- Passion for sustainable coffee production, combined with 5+ years’ experience at a mid – senior level, in the sustainability team of a commodity trading business, preferably coffee.
- Experience working in East Africa and strong relationships with International Funders and Development Partners and Coffee Roasters.
Proven experience with team management.
- Proven experience with certification, including AAA, CP or RFA and understanding of the certifications which applied for the coffee industry.
- Proven experience with project management and fund acquisition.
- Strong analytical skills and proven ability to use large data to drive decision making.
- Experience and good understanding of the Rain Forest Alliance (RFA), and others applied for the certificated coffee producing group.
- Experience reporting on ESG issues.
- Ability to set up, train and maintain sustainable coffee projects.
- Experience of traceability in supply chains.
- Understanding of good agricultural practices for sustainable coffee production.
- Understanding of planting technology, cultivating, harvesting, processing, and storing coffee.
- Ability to work independently and under high pressure.
- Ability to build and maintain good working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, from farmers to clients.
- Graduate degree in any relevant field, Master’s degree preferable.
- Certification in project management is desirable.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Swahili.
- Good computer skills (MS Office Word, Excel, Power Point).
- Valid Driving License.
How to Apply
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