IDH Dutch Sustainable Trade will empower and accelate the current soy programme and will be driving the set up of IDH’ initiatives for a sustainable soy sector.
In the near future IDH might start up programmes in the palm oil and / or sugar sector. This / these sectors will also be the responsibility of the programme manager soy. He / she can think and act strategically / tactically and push important developments in sustainability forward in a complex multi-stakeholder international environment. This requires solid experience in agro-commodities like soy or palm oil, in developing result-oriented programmes and in building alliances for change. Other important dynamics of the job are to convene the main players in a sector on a strategic level, maintain relations with the participating actors and set up, monitor and positively influence their large scale implementation programme.
We live in exciting times. The world is changing. Front running multinationals and medium-size companies are making sustainability their core business. IDH, The Dutch Sustainable Trade Initiative, helps to build ambitious coalitions and high-impact programmes of companies, governments and civil society organisations to make that change really happen, thus serve the public cause of economic development in developing countries and ecological sustainability. Endorsed by the Dutch government, we accelerate sustainable trade by catalyzing financing, up-scaling and monitoring sustainable chain development programmes.
To play an active role and use the momentum IDH will expand significantly in the coming years. Existing programmes will be scaled up and new sector programmes launched. For the set up of the soy programme IDH is recruiting a senior programme manager soy.
IDH does not implement the programmes themselves, but plays an important role in developing the programme, convening the stakeholders and accelerate sustainability in the sector. The programme manager soy is a strong and substantive connector, a team player who has a strategic and change management vision, and is able to manoeuvre diplomatically while being focussed on results.
The Programme manager soy will actively maintain and expand the Dutch, European and international network of the IDH and contribute to further development of the IDH. He/she functions within a team of 4 programme managers, headed by a strategic business developer and supported by a learning manager. The programme manager is responsible for the administrative organisation and communication of their programmes and – in certain circumstances – act as the spokesperson for, or external representative of IDH. Furthermore, they are focused on learning within the sectoral improvement programmes, and contribute to the (inter) sectoral learning programme (ISL). IDH staff closely work together as a team and are able to represent and complement each other. The division of tasks will be based on interests and experiences.
IDH and soy
IDH has the ambition to contribute substantially to further accelerate, develop and consolidate the initiative taken by the producers, processing industry, finance institutions, retail and civil society to create a standard for responsible soy production and trade, the RTRS. The soy programme manager will facilitate and coordinate the development of large-scale programmes of coalitions of strong front runner companies, NGOs and governments in the food, feed and fuel soy supply chains. These programmes aim for the realisation of the goals of the sector to have all soy needed for Netherlands and Belgium markets RTRS certified by 2015. He or she will furthermore engage with the industry in other European countries to ensure that RTRS becomes the standard for soy imports into Europe.
Responsibilities
• Process leader for the set up and monitoring of the soy Implementation programmes .
• Proactively develop knowledge and collect innovative practices in the field of sustainability in the whole international value chain of soy.
• Monitor and facilitate the implementation of the programmes, ensure periodic strategic reflection, quality control and further enhancement of the programme goals.
• Contribute to the conceptual and process-wise realisation of the IDH.
• Relations management with national and international stakeholders in multinationals, SMEs, NGOs, government and unions.
• Communication and knowledge exchange about IDH and its activities towards several internal and external actors.
Requirements
• Extensive working experience (minimum 7 years) as a change agent in agro-commodities such as soy, palm oil and/or sugar.
• In-depth knowledge of/experience in international trade (e.g. sourcing, marketing )
• Extensive experience in Latin-America
• Good knowledge of, and experience with multi-stakeholder initiatives
• Experiences in building innovative alliances between powerful international stakeholders with different agendas.
• Experience with process management and change management.
• Knowledge of, and experience in the field of sustainability (people, planet, profit).
• Master’s degree working level .
• Fluent in English and Portuguese or Spanish, and preferably Dutch.
Competencies
• Proactive and result-driven
• Ability to inspire and lead
• Creative and strategic thinker
• Connector and networker
• Good relationship manager
Voor meer informatie kun je contact opnemen met Patrick Waardijk (via email op p.waardijk@mvorecruitment.nl of via telefoonnummer 06-24770562).
For more information, please contact Patrick Waardijk via email (p.waardijk@mvorecruitment.nl) or by phone (06-24770562).
Closingdate is 1st March 2010. If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please send your motivation and CV to p.waardijk@mvorecruitment.nl |
