Environmental Programmes Lead

Responsibilities

• Manage amfori’s environmental programme: Climate Change, Chemicals (today mainly applying to Textile), Wastes and other environmental indicators.
• Oversee related services.
• Ensure the growth of environmental services towards more industrial sectors covered, more members, more producers and a relevant services providers community.
• SPOC for any internal and external query related to the Environmental Programme, including the services proposed by the Environmental Programme but managed by a different Programme/Project lead.

Continuous improvement:

• Identify environmental programme continuous improvement element and oversee its implementation.
• Manage the Environmental Programme Services Providers community.
• Upkeep and oversee the high-level quality of environmental services.

New services development:

• Provide Strategy & Innovation and Public Affairs departments with information/signals regarding environmental services threats or opportunities.
• Support S&I amfori dpt. during the piloting phase of new tool and services.

Promotion of the Environmental Programme:

• Represent and promote internally and externally the Environmental Programme.
• Engage with relevant stakeholders and expert industry organizations and institutions.

Internal dissemination of Environmental expertise:

• Provide to other amfori’s teams and departments, expertise and support on environmental-related matters when needed.

Challenges

• Delivering amfori’s environmental programmes with the expected level of quality and integrity.
• Increase internal and external awareness of our environmental services.
• Active stakeholder engagement to allows amfori to stay up-to-date with the latest developments in this area.
• Identifying issues which are of equal importance to all / most members.

Input

• Feedback and expertise from internal & external stakeholders including members, producers, service providers, amfori staff members via interviews, webinars, phone meetings, audits, conferences, workshops, project groups, site visits…
• Personal readings and external network for environmental sciences-related topics.
• Active member engagement.
• Relevant data from IT, Membership and Monitoring teams.

Output

• Up to date guidance documents, tools and procedure, position paper related to Environmental programme, including:
  • New audit, assessment and self-assessment questionnaires.
  • New technical guidance regarding on-site activities (environmental consulting, chemicals audits, environmental assessments) and on-line self-assessment questionnaires.
  • New workshops, eLearning courses, best-practices factsheets.

• Updated inventories of environmental programmes services providers companies, including new consulting, auditing, wastewaters testing, assessing companies and potential more (air pollution control, energy consumption reduction…).

• Strategy and related roadmap for the environmental programme, including all its components.
• Increased satisfaction on environmental programme usage.
• Identify and implement opportunities to further enhance amfori’s value proposition, including engagement with key stakeholders in relevant areas.
• Internal and external reporting describing the Environmental programme’s performances.

Experience

• Master degree in science related field (environmental…)
• Stem (science/ technology/ engineering/ math) background is an asset
• At least 5 years’ experience in environmental (and chemical) field
• Extensive knowledge in Environmental Management Systems standards (ISO 14 000, 14064, 5001, …)
• Experience with working in sourcing regions (China, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, …)
• Industry experience is preferable
• Auditing experience/skills is an asset
• People manager and be able to lead a team
• Experienced in continuous improvement program
• Proven project management skills and experience
• Collaboration with service providers
• Used and pleased to work within international context
• Thorough working proficiency in English
• Any other language is an asset

Are you interested? If so, please send your CV and cover letter to [email protected].