Sustainability Manager Jobs – Touton
Job Title: Sustainability Manager
Organization: Touton
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Sustainability Director Coffee, Geneva
About US:
Touton is a leading agro-industrial actor. Our know-how builds on over 150 years’ experience of providing our customers with high quality commodities and services. n addition to delivering responsibly-sourced cocoa, coffee, vanilla and natural ingredients, we are now increasing our engagement in commodity-producing countries through processing operations in cocoa.
Job Summary: The Sustainability Manager will implement the company’s coffee sustainability vision providing a meaningful future for coffee growing communities and direct benefit to biodiversity.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Drive objectives and metrics for key programs of Touton Sustainability Plan in Uganda
- Develop and manage projects (e.g. impact assessments, budgets and reporting)
- Collaborate with partners to ensure efficient implementation of joint sustainability programs – Touton, suppliers, Governmental offices (UCDA, Narcori, NFA, etc), NGOs ( GCP, USAID, Solidaridad, aBi, GIZ etc)
- Through field presence, increase Touton voice in coffee policy discussions and enhance origin government relations
- Ensure the effective on-the-ground roll out and coordination of all initiatives, building local ownership by working closely with UCDA.
- Work across stakeholders to build and deliver Touton Service delivery model in Uganda – helping to establish local capabilities, liaise with relevant ministries to ensure partnership and project success, work with national and local governments on building an effective intervention strategy.
- Regular travel within Uganda to work with partners and abroad
- Support internal and external communications on Touton sustainability initiatives
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold an academic qualification in Business Administration, Food Science, Nutrition, Public Health or related field preferred; Master’s level desirable
- Five to eight years of relevant work experience
- The successful candidate will have a background or experience in the areas of rural development in Coffee growing communities, resilience & income diversification, food security, sustainable coffee farming (good farming practices, service provision, business development services, certification, deforestation & intensification), women’s/children’s issues, health & nutrition and other social issues.
- Ability to work both independently and on a large global team, show demonstrated success in working with governments’ agencies and NGOs, project development and management
- Excellent verbal, presentation and writing skills.
- Availability to travel (in-country) 20 – 30% of time
- Ability to obtain travel visa if needed
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including PowerPoint skills
- Proven communication skills in English and French is a plus
How to Apply:
All qualified and interested candidates should send in English, a cover letter with their motivation and an updated CV including references, to ug.merchant@touton.org
Deadline: Friday, 16th March 2018 by 5:00pm.
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