Aquaculture & Fisheries Manager, Ethics & Sustainability
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.
Requirements
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.
Contact Information
John Lewis Partnership
Post Date: 9/21/2024 9:41:55 AM
Closing Date: 10/2/2024 12:00:00 AM
About this company
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.
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