Advocacy and Engagement Advisor at Amfori

About Amfori

Based in 1977, amfori is a number one international enterprise affiliation that focuses on commerce and sustainable provide chains. One if its major roles is to offer a platform for corporations to collaborate, share data, and drive social and environmental enhancements in international provide chains, most crucially targeted the Environmental, Social and Governance efficiency of their provide chains.

It provides instruments, packages, and assets to assist companies handle their provide chains responsibly, addressing points like labour rights, environmental affect, and moral enterprise practices, thereby selling commerce that’s each worthwhile and sustainable.

Bringing collectively over 2400 members from throughout the globe, amfori thus helps its members by:

• offering coaching programs, DIY studying assets and steerage 
• organising worldwide conferences and member occasions 
• providing a complete package deal of ESG due diligence provide chain options: amfori BSCI, amfori BEPI, amfori Communicate for Change, amfori QMI
• staying properly forward of upcoming laws 
• defending the pursuits of members with policymakers

In regards to the Function

Reporting to the Head of Advocacy and Engagement, the brand new Advisor goes to:

Contribute to and implement the amfori Advocacy & Engagement technique with a view to strengthen amfori. 

• Establish, monitor and analyze related advocacy points 
• Place amfori on the subject having engaged with related specialists (in-house and externally) and amfori members to make sure buy-in and alignment with amfori instruments 
• Promote amfori instruments externally by establishing a robust connection between our providers and related advocacy matters 
• Monitor opponents developments and feed into amfori technique, enterprise improvement and advertising efforts with new insights 

Interact with amfori members on Advocacy & Engagement matters in order to make sure purchase in and amplify our messaging and make them turn into our greatest ambassadors. 

• Increase members consciousness about key advocacy matters (articles, webinars, occasions)
• Keep and nurture coverage engagement with members (challenge group conferences, …) 
• Interact with the Community Representatives in an impactful approach (assist prioritization of matters, assist with related advert hoc requests, occasions, participation to community join conferences, …) 
• Guarantee easy dialogue and coordination with Buyer Service crew for Advocacy & Engagement associated requests in order to maintain abreast to members’ challenges 

Talk amfori’s positions externally in an impactful approach in order to form a coverage atmosphere which helps amfori’s members efforts in the direction of extra sustainable worth chains. 

• Map important gamers and stakeholders which have an affect on the coverage subject 
• Construct a robust community and strategic alliances with related stakeholders to amplify the messaging 
• Develop plans for impactful advocacy campaigns (social media, occasions, webinar collection, …) 
• Interact in a well timed and impactful method with related stakeholders and coverage makers (particular person conferences, conferences, professional teams) 
• Establish alternatives to talk and signify amfori externally in related occasions 

Present strategic enter to the product line work in order to assist efforts in the direction of related and fit-for goal instruments. 

• Construct sturdy relationships throughout amfori departments to contribute to an aligned Advocacy & -Engagement technique 
• Feed Advocacy & Engagement strategic experience (developments) into the work coordinated within the product line (ideation section, idea, assessment) 
• Assist via facilitating the identification and engagement with related stakeholders and companions
• Assist amfori specialists in managing new or current partnerships when related to make sure formal outcomes 

In regards to the Expectations 

• A Grasp-level diploma in Regulation, Political Science, Worldwide Relations or European Affairs with every other related to diploma to be thought-about
• Not less than 3 to five years of expertise in EU affairs advocacy and/or communications atmosphere at an EU affairs consultancy, skilled or business affiliation, company or NGO
• Good data of Due Diligence laws (with a data of German Provide Chain laws being a robust asset as properly) 
• A local or near-native degree of English proficiency, with German being a differentiating asset and every other EU language being an asset as properly
• Wonderful communication and gentle abilities specifically in public talking and negotiations in addition to some challenge administration data is required
• A data of advocacy campaigns can be a differentiating asset
• A allow to work in Belgium

In regards to the Supply

• You should have the prospect to contribute to international sustainability by influencing provide chains of quite a few corporations, thereby making a considerable affect on environmental and social points
• Amfori operates internationally, participating with numerous cultures, companies, and laws, providing an opportunity to work in a really international context and as a part of a dynamic, multicultural crew of coverage and advocacy professionals
• Working in a collaborative atmosphere amongst varied stakeholders – companies, NGOs, governments, and many others. – you can be creating an atmosphere the place completely different views come collectively to drive constructive change
• Given the complicated nature of worldwide provide chains and sustainability, working at Amfori can supply steady studying alternatives in varied fields like sustainability, company social accountability (CSR), commerce insurance policies, and many others
• The prospect to advocate for coverage adjustments, affect business requirements, and drive forward-thinking initiatives inside the company world
• A aggressive wage package deal proportional to your expertise and a hybrid work coverage

In regards to the Utility

candidates are requested to ship their CV and canopy letter to Sergey Golyshin, Director at Mavence ( sergey.golyshin@mavence.com ).

Candidates can be assessed on a rolling foundation and early purposes are inspired. The deadline to use is the 14th January 2024.

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