Sustainability Administrator

Main Duties

• Implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of Sustainability programs within the company.
• Establishing linkages and maintaining communication between internal and external resources necessary for the Sustainability and other programs.
• Needs to understand field operations in Agronomy and to visit the field often to ensure practical rollout and application of programs.
• Assists in the compilation of Agronomy department reports including reporting on Sustainability program status.
• Assists in ensuring Departmental targets and programs are implemented
• Responsible for Sustainibility program audit preparation and coordination
• Assists in developing reports that use farmer data collected through the company’s software program that will help improve the management of small-scale farmers.
• To run trials on small-scale farmer curing efficiencies and help develop solutions to reduce their fuel wood requirements.
• To manage and develop a Sustainability budget.
• To manage the budget and determine the direction of which projects it is worthwile funding.
• To manage the logistics of sustainable wood deliveries to small-scale and commercial farmers.
• To manage a small-scale barn improvement plan and budget in conjunction with the agronomy small-scale manager.
• To manage and liaise with engineering companies and commercial farmers the transition of their tobacco curing units to wood from coal.
• To manage and develop a new strategic direction of the company's forestry program.
• To manage the direction of the budget.
• To represent the company on the sustainability sub-committee.
• To represent the company on the Child labour Working Group.
• To develop relationships with various NGO entities.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Environmental science, or Agro-Economics at 2.1 level or better
• A minimum of 2-5 years’ sustainability and compliance working experience.
• Below the age of 40