Union for Ethical BioTrade Coordinator Verification System
The Union for Ethical BioTrade is a non-profit association that promotes the “Sourcing with Respect” of ingredients that come from biodiversity. Registered in Geneva, with offices in Amsterdam and Sao Paulo, UEBT manages the Ethical BioTrade standard and is member of ISEAL. UEBT members are companies working in cosmetics, food or pharma. They commit to gradually ensuring that their sourcing practices promote the conservation of biodiversity, respect traditional knowledge and assure the equitable sharing of benefits all along the supply chain. To implement the Ethical BioTrade standard, UEBT members set up a biodiversity management system that ensures the standard is integrated in relevant company departments (e.g. R&D, sourcing) and throughout their natural ingredient portfolio. Members identify priority supply chains for which the Ethical BioTrade standard is being applied in an accelerated way. Third party auditors periodically verify these commitments of UEBT members.
UEBT is based in The Netherlands and Brazil. For the Amsterdam office UEBT is looking for a:
Coordinator Verification System
You will be responsible for the implementation and continuous improvement of the UEBT verification system. This goes from developing procedures, policy and guidance to the development of audit training materials and organizing training sessions for auditors around the world. Ideally you have built up your standards expertise within natural ingredient supply chains, verification bodies or other standards organizations and you bring knowledge of the use of standards in supply chains and their integration in management systems. Being talented, constructive and service oriented, you love to take on responsibility, work on a broad variety of tasks and handle multiple priorities in a dynamic environment. You will be working closely together with colleagues in Brazil and Europe and you will report to the Executive Director.
Responsibilities:
• Assure that the UEBT verification system is efficient, credible and cost-effective
• Conceive and implement innovative approaches to verification and certification adapted to the reality and needs of UEBT member companies
• Identify possibilities to offer users of the Ethical BioTrade standard additional market recognition
• Forge collaboration with other standard systems
• Integrate monitoring and impact measurement in the verification system
• Liaise with verification bodies to ensure high quality and cost effective service provision
• Project management in assignments with donors and private sector clients
• Assure that the UEBT verification system is efficient, credible and cost-effective
• Conceive and implement innovative approaches to verification and certification adapted to the reality and needs of UEBT member companies
• Identify possibilities to offer users of the Ethical BioTrade standard additional market recognition
• Forge collaboration with other standard systems
• Integrate monitoring and impact measurement in the verification system
• Liaise with verification bodies to ensure high quality and cost effective service provision
• Project management in assignments with donors and private sector clients
Candidate requirements:
• Master’s degree in ecology, agronomy, environmental science or related
• At least 5-10 years work experience; ideally within companies with large natural ingredient portfolios, verification bodies or other standards organizations
• Experience with private sector supply chain management and the use and development of sustainability standards and auditing practices
• Able to combine conceptual leadership, coordination of tasks with various professionals, and executing the day-to-day hands-on tasks
• Able to solve problems in a proactive and practical way, while respecting decision-making processes in multi-stakeholder structures
• Able to operate in a small and growing organisation with limited resources
• Fluency in English and good working knowledge of either Spanish or Portuguese are a precondition for this position
• Master’s degree in ecology, agronomy, environmental science or related
• At least 5-10 years work experience; ideally within companies with large natural ingredient portfolios, verification bodies or other standards organizations
• Experience with private sector supply chain management and the use and development of sustainability standards and auditing practices
• Able to combine conceptual leadership, coordination of tasks with various professionals, and executing the day-to-day hands-on tasks
• Able to solve problems in a proactive and practical way, while respecting decision-making processes in multi-stakeholder structures
• Able to operate in a small and growing organisation with limited resources
• Fluency in English and good working knowledge of either Spanish or Portuguese are a precondition for this position
Employment can be based upon 32 or 40 hours a week. The position is based in Amsterdam and implies regular global travel. We strongly prefer candidates who have a work & residency permit for the Netherlands. The initial contract is for 6 months, to be renewed in case the candidate functions well.
Please send your application to application@duurzaamheidwerkt.nl before 1 March 2013, mentioning Coordinator Verification System in the subject line. First round interviews will take place 11 and 12 March 2013. For more information about this position please contact Duurzaamheid Werkt, Brigitte Ligtvoet: +31 (0) 6 55 10 03 41.
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