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    Senior Manager, Frameworks at - Nairobi, Kenya - Rainforest Alliance

    Rainforest Alliance
    Rainforest Alliance Nairobi, Kenya

    9 hours ago

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    Full time
    Description

    The Rainforest Alliance is a growing network of people who are inspired and committed to working together to achieve our mission of conserving biodiversity and ensuring sustainable livelihoods.

    Through creative, pragmatic collaboration, we aim to rebalance the planet by building strong forests and healthy communities around the world.


    Position summary:


    At the Rainforest Alliance we are looking for a motivated, collaborative and results-oriented Senior Manager Frameworks to position the Rainforest Alliance as a sustainability partner of choice and thought leader in the landscape of sustainability standards and frameworks and support the Rainforest Alliance to scale up its standards and other frameworks to achieve its mission.


    The Senior Manager Frameworks leads the development, maintenance and alignment of the content of the global certification standard for farms and supply chain actors.

    It is also her/his responsibility to standardized, communicate and lead the process for developing the content of other Rainforest Alliance's assurance-based offerings through collaborative work with a network of internal and external stakeholders.


    Responsibilities:
    The Rainforest Alliance's Core Values are Impact, Change, Collaboration, Openness and Trust and as such they form the basis of the behaviours we demonstrate;

    Lead the development and periodical reviews of the content of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard and other frameworks that are part of the Rainforest Alliance's offerings, ensuring their quality, feasibility, credibility and scalability.

    Engage with relevant stakeholders to ensure their needs and feedback, as well as the developments in sustainable agriculture, voluntary standards and legislation are considered to develop the frameworks.

    Ensure our frameworks comply with the applicable legislation, external codes (e.g. ISEAL Alliance), and are adequately positioned and ranked against relevant benchmarking initiatives;

    Create, modify and enforce solid, transparent and efficient governance systems for the development and maintenance of the Rainforest Alliance's frameworks.

    Coordinate with other schemes to optimize the user experience by creating efficiencies that benefit users.

    Represent the Rainforest Alliance in relevant external discussions about our frameworks with other schemes and with stakeholders such as market partners, civil society groups, producers, workers, and scientists.

    Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include hiring; mentoring and evaluating; guiding professional development opportunities; and addressing employee relations issues; and
    Inspire, lead and motivate the team, championing a culture of collaboration, learning and accountability.


    Qualifications:

    Education:
    BA or BS Degree in Natural Resource or Social Sciences-related field (i.e. Forestry, Wildlife, Biology, Anthropology, Sociology).

    Work Experience:
    Demonstrated ability (10 years') experience in sustainable agriculture and third-party compliance schemes. Worldwide or regional experience is desirable.

    At least 7 years proven experience in the development or execution of sustainability programs in agriculture, forestry or landscape management.


    Communication Skills:
    Excellent writing, editing and verbal communication skills. Content development Skills are highly appreciated.
    Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.

    Foreign Language Skills:
    Written and verbal proficiency in English, a must.
    Strong organizational skills to manage multiple priorities in a time sensitive manner.
    Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to interact culturally, linguistically, and diplomatically with diverse internal and external individuals.
    Enterprise and servant leadership with consistent track record of collaboration and teamwork, preferable in a global environment.
    Initiative, self-motivated, resourceful, detail-oriented, dependability, strong attention to detail.
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