Environmental Standards Coordinator

Job Details

Responsibilities

Standards Development:

• Manage the development and growth of environmental topics and requirements to integrate them to our ASC Farm standards.
• Facilitate technical work groups and develop programme content.
• Provide risk overview of impacts associated with potential changes in future versions of environmental requirements for our ASC standards.

Capacity and Knowledge Development:

• Facilitate cross-team working groups internally on the listed core topics as part of the wider ASC Core Content Framework (in relationship to Biodiversity).
• Act as main point of contact to provide technical knowledge and expertise on the core topics and the wider ASC standards requirements.
• Support stakeholders with the interpretation and implementation of environmental-related aspects of the ASC standards, and their requirements.
• Directly support the Standards and Science (SAS) Department with research, analysis of impacts and projects related to environmental topics.
• Proactively introduce updates on environmental-related workstreams to stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Drive interactive, accessible and engaging stakeholder training on all environmental-related topics.

Engagement and Collaboration:

• Actively engage with the wider aquaculture industry, including producers, conformity assessment bodies (CABs), NGOs, Academia and others, to communicate and seek feedback on ASC’s environmental topics and needs.
• Create high-quality and engaging written (and verbal) reports, papers, briefings, background documents, presentations and other updates, as needed.
• Represent ASC in multiple relevant forums, globally.
• Provide technical input on the ASC processes for managing requests for variation to standards content and interpretation of standards content.

Requirements

Skills 

• Degree qualified in a subject relevant to the environmental core topics.
• Extensive working experience in any (or all) of the core topics of focus for the role. Preferably in the Aquaculture sector (desirable).
• Strong moderation and influencing skills to lead stakeholder engagement as well as navigate differing/challenging opinions within technical working groups.
• Project coordination experience, with understanding of issues in overall seafood sustainability and the role of certification in it.
• Knowledge or curiosity of understanding the aquaculture industry, its production systems, and challenges.
• Excellent presentation, communication, engagement and reporting skills to adapt and shape these to suit a diverse range of audiences and stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to summarise and distil key points for briefings and formal advice.
• Fluent in spoken and written English. Any additional language skills will be seen as a great addition!

Profile

This role requires a proactive individual who can navigate challenges with creativity and determination while making a positive impact on both people and planet. We are seeking someone who;

• Is an expert on these core environmental topics and is passionate about driving change to Impact both people and our planet for generations to come!
• Enjoys working remotely as part of a global team with the resilience and self-motivation to work independently, with a high degree of trust
• Can build and manage relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and others successfully, with a people-centered approach to work.

Contact Information

To Apply

Please send your CV and Cover letter application, in English, to recruitment@asc-aqua.org Please format your documents as: NAME.CV and NAME.Coverletter when applying.

Your application will be considered and we will make a shortlist of candidates to invite to interview. Sometimes you may be asked to prepare additional written materials, past work examples and / or a presentation. Interviews will generally be held via Teams.