Aquaculture & Fisheries Manager, Ethics & Sustainability
Our Purpose
Working in Partnership for a happier world - our shared Purpose that guides us in everything we do and inspires 3 important principles; happier people, happier business, happier world. The John Lewis Partnership is a truly unique business, one that seeks to make a positive difference to the lives of everyone.
At a glance
* Flexible working - This role can be based at our Bracknell office and you will be required to be in Bracknell at least once a week (including Wednesdays as a default). We know flexible working is important to you, and it is important to us too. The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. This role involves travel in the UK and abroad.
* Salary range - The salary range for this role is set at £52,600-79,200p.a.
* Contract type - Permanent
About the role:
Sustainability is deeply rooted in our DNA here at the John Lewis Partnership and it is central to our pursuit of a happier world. We are excited to be recruiting for an Aquaculture & Fisheries manager within our Ethics & Sustainability team. The successful candidate will play a key part in the acceleration and integration of sustainability and responsible sourcing plans within the Waitrose business. You will be contributing to the delivery of our Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries Strategy to support commercial results with positive ethics and sustainability outcomes. Your work will have a direct influence on the seafood we sell and a positive on-the-water impact in the fisheries and farms we source from.
Day to day you will:
* Manage and monitor key sourcing standards required for both wild fisheries and aquaculture, including review of proposed new sources before approval and existing sources on a regular basis; proactively identify solutions when sourcing challenges arise.
* Lead on the development and delivery of Fishery Improvement Projects, collaborating with industry stakeholders to do so.
* Develop and manage bespoke sustainability policies and audit protocols for our farmed seafood.
* Lead on the development and delivery of initiatives with our supply chains to improve the fish and shellfish welfare.
* Research and manage trials and commercial application of bycatch mitigation innovation and other projects with our supply chains to improve the environmental impact of both wild caught and farmed fish.
* Ensure the Waitrose supplier Fish Forum drives the ethics and sustainability agenda for the category.
* Organise and deliver submissions for sustainability awards, scorecards and public transparency projects.
* Manage the supply base in a collaborative way.
* Lead participation in collaborative projects and membership groups on behalf of the partnership.
* Engage with our supply chain, NGOs, Government, and wider industry to drive forward the ethics and sustainability agenda for the category.
* Communicate our successes, challenges and strategy with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including delivering technical responses to our customers and media queries.
* Support our human rights work and implementation of third party social standards in the seafood sector, alongside implementation of other sustainability standards (such as climate targets) as required.
* Develop approaches to data collection and analysis at farm, vessel and supplier level.
* Manage media, NGO and customer queries on responsible fish sourcing.
Essential skills you'll need:
* In depth understanding of fisheries science - including fish stock assessment and management- and aquaculture, likely to degree level.
* Direct experience of aquaculture and fisheries management and/or fishery improvement projects.
* Strong stakeholder management skills, including ability to work with suppliers and drive change through the supply chain.
* Ability to integrate ethics & sustainability considerations with commercial ones.
* Ability to interpret and communicate fisheries and aquaculture data including stock fish assessments.
* Experience in leading the delivery of successful strategic projects.
* Strong interest in and passion for sustainability.
* IT and data management skills.
Desirable:
* Experience in a consumer goods or retail environment.
Benefits of the Partnership and the role:
* Hybrid Working.
* Full - time working holiday entitlement 25 days holiday, plus public and bank holidays (this is pro-rated for part time hours).
* Excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our marketing leading equal parenthood leave Policy.
* Defined Contribution pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay) and, after three years' service, you'll receive an additional Partnership contribution of 4% of pay, regardless of whether you pay in or not.
* You'll get Partnership discount in store and online once you complete your Earning Membership period. That's 25% off in John Lewis (12% off electrical products, some exclusions apply) and 20% in Waitrose (some exclusions apply) You'll also be able to nominate someone you live with to share your discount.
* Simple cycle to work support scheme.
* We're really proud of our exclusive hotels based in some of Britain's most beautiful areas and once you've been with us for three months, you're welcome to explore them.
* Learn more about our extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us, visit - https://www.jlpjobs.com/about/benefits/.
Next Steps:
* The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time.
* Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include a 1 stage virtual interview.
* You'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you.
* Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining JLP.
We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early.
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At the John Lewis Partnership, we embrace our differences. We want you to be you. Because, well, we know you're at your best when you're free to be yourself. Being a truly inclusive employer to us means creating an environment which celebrates your contribution, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief. It's why we've set our own aim to become the UK's most inclusive business - for our Partners (employees) and our customers. We firmly believe that our future success lies in diversity of thought from all Partners and it's integral in our mission to build a happier world. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us. And, once you're a Partner, your differences will make all the difference. Find out more about D&I in the Partnership here - https://www.jlpjobs.com/about/diversityandinclusion/
Company
The John Lewis Partnership is the UK’s largest employee-owned business and home to our two cherished retail brands - John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners. Over the next few years, we’re looking to diversify beyond just retail into areas like Financial Services and Build to rent properties, making it an extremely exciting time to join us. We already have job opportunities aside from those in our shops, from project managers to software development, you might be surprised by what we can offer.
Our Purpose
The Partnership is on a journey, an ongoing experiment to find happier, more trusted ways of doing business and all of our Partners (employees) have a part to play. The Partnership is owned entirely in trust by our Partners meaning we’re more than employees, we share knowledge, profit and power.
By joining the Partnership you’ll be joining a unique kind of business. One that puts people before profits and looks to make a positive difference, not just to ourselves, but to the communities we serve and work with, all over the world.
It’s this shared purpose that drives us and we believe that by working together, we can help create a place with happier people, for a happier business and a happier world.
Our Values and Democracy
Being a Partner, a co-owner in the Partnership, makes you so much more than just an employee. Because of this, it comes with a different set of responsibilities compared to working in other organisations.
As Partners, it’s our role to ensure that our democracy and business continues to thrive by asking the right questions and holding each and everyone of us to account, including our leaders. But we do so in a way that holds true to our values, treating everyone with kindness and respect, with our own integrity and with the best intentions of the Partnership’s success at heart.
It’s a powerful, unique way of doing business, a way in which we think is for the better.
It’s YOU we’re interested in
At the John Lewis Partnership, we positively celebrate diversity & inclusion, truly embracing individuals’ contributions, regardless of their age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, social background, religion or belief.
That’s why creating an inclusive culture is, and always will be, at the heart of our business. It’s vital for our future success.
If you read deeper into the Partnership’s Purpose – Working in Partnership for a Happier World – you’ll see that it is held up by three key pillars; Happier People, Happier Business and Happier World. Without a DE&I strategy led by our Partners, our Happier People pillar wouldn’t stand, which means we also couldn’t deliver on Happier Business or World either.
You see, our happier business first starts with happier people, enjoying worthwhile and satisfying work in a supportive environment we all help to create. We treat people with fairness, courtesy and respect, and we work with others who do the same. We create an inclusive environment and celebrate diversity with our Partners, customers and the communities we serve.
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