Détails de l'annonce
Organisation : FAIRTRADE BELGIUM
Site web : http://fairtradebelgium.be/fr/vacance/producer-and-trade-relations-expert
Adresse email : kris@fairtradebelgium.be
Lieu de l'emploi : Bruxelles /
Type d'emploi : Contrat à durée indéterminée
Type de contrat : Temps plein
Fonction : Expertise/recherche
Date de publication : 01/02/2017
Date limite : 26/02/2017
Profil
Knowledge, skills and work spirit:
- You believe in trade as a development tool
- You have minimum 5 years of experience in general
- You have experience in working with farmer organisations in the global south and with business partners
- You understand how business functions and you are able to engage business people for Fairtrade
- You have a good knowledge of the commodity trading environment, preferably in food products
- You continuously develop generic knowledge of development issues
- You are service minded, proactive and pragmatic
- You have strong interpersonal skills
- You have the ability to analyze and explain complex information concisely
- You are able to work with multiple deadlines and priorities.
- You are fluent in French, English and Dutch (both written and spoken) and willing to learn Spanish.
Description
Job description:
- You will develop expertise and share knowledge in various product categories with a focus on coffee, bananas and cocoa. Your first-hand knowledge about producers and trade relations is built up via a direct contact with Fairtrade international colleagues, producer networks, internal market managers and farmer organizations. This will give you the ability to deal with supply chain issues.
- You will play a key role in translating market opportunities into opportunities for Fairtrade producers by engaging strategically with business partners in Belgium (retailers, coffee roasters, chocolate manufacturers…).
- Your external stakeholders are anyone in need of information (impact, challenges faced by producers, product availability) with respect to trade as a development approach. This includes in the first place companies engaged with Fairtrade, but also partner NGOs and other actors active in development cooperation (universities, campaigners, media actors etc).
- You will be actively involved in the organization of producer visits (to and from the South) in function of creating market access for farmers.
Our offer:
An interesting function in an area in full expansion and for an international organization. A pleasant working environment with 15 enthusiastic colleagues. A fulltime contract, salary in line with NGO conditions, 100% reimbursement of public transportation, meal vouchers, hospital insurance and a pension plan.