Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 28th Apr 2022
Stop Food Waste Australia (SFWA) is a powerful partnership of organisations who operate along the farm-to-fork food supply chain that are committed to reducing Australia’s food waste by half by 2030.
SFWA’s high level purpose is to work with the supporting partners to establish and manage a voluntary agreement program with agri-food businesses, state and local governments and other key stakeholders to reduce food waste and food insecurity and unlock new value from surplus food and the materials in food waste streams.
The Technical Specialist will work closely with the Head of the Voluntary Agreement Program, the Voluntary Agreement Manager and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) to manage the development and delivery of signatories’ food waste action plans and the projects therein.
The role will also provide SFWA and their signatories with technical expertise and leadership with a specific focus on food processing and manufacturing (across all products and commodities). The Technical Specialist will support the delivery of technical projects and initiatives to deliver against SFWA goals, and represent SFWA externally, developing strong relevant senior level contacts with national and international partners, industry, professional institutes and peak industry bodies (or equivalent).
This role reports directly to the Head of the Voluntary Commitment at Stop Food Waste Australia. The location for this role will be Melbourne or Sydney and will also require travel throughout Australia, including to the FFWL Head Office in Adelaide.
Key responsibilities include:
This role will suit someone either at early career stage or more experienced as SFWA can provide mentoring and further development. Irrespective of experience level, you will be looking to help build the capability and scale of Stop Food Waste Australia as well as imparting knowledge and empowering businesses and industry, to ensure the target of halving food waste in Australia by 2030 is realised.
You’ll appreciate what is required in a small team, enjoy wearing many hats and demonstrate a willingness to do what it takes to get things done.
Experience wise, ideally you will possess:
Having access to some of the best in the business you’ll enjoy working alongside like-minded colleagues who have exceptional industry knowledge both in Australia and overseas.
The culture is collaborative, collegiate, and flexible with ambitious people passionate about making a difference at scale and speed.
From a personal job satisfaction point of view, you will also get the opportunity to really build something unique and critically important to reduce food waste in Australia with the benefit of the model being successful overseas and now being taken up by some of the largest food retailers here locally.
Apply now by submitting your current CV (in Word format), via our online application process.
To receive the full position description, please contact Claire Black via [email protected] using the subject line: Technical Specialist - Food Waste - Stop Food Waste Australia - Melbourne / Sydney enquiry via EthicalJobs.
Candidates must be based in either Sydney or Melbourne and either have unrestricted rights to work in Australia or the ability to obtain a skilled visa. Sponsorship for candidates with exceptional experience may also be considered.
Talent Nation encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people of all cultures, abilities, sex, and genders.
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