Détails de l'annonce
Organisation : FAIRTRADE BELGIUM
Site web : http://www.fairtradebelgium.be
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 : 30/11/2016
Date limite : 31/12/2016
Profil
Knowledge, skills and work spirit
- You believe in trade as a development tool.
- You understand how business functions and you are able to engage business people for Fairtrade.
- You continuously develop generic knowledge of development issues. You have minimum 10 years of experience in general and you have experience in working with producer organizations in the global south and with business partners.
- You have a profound knowledge of the commodity trading environment, preferably with food products.
- You have strong interpersonal skills.
- You have the ability to analyze and explain complex information concisely.
- You are service minded, proactive and pragmatic.
- 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.
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.
Interested?
For questions regarding the content of the function, please contact Karlien Wouters at karlien@fairtradebelgium.be.
Please apply by email with your CV and motivation letter to Kris Goossenaerts, jobs@fairtradebelgium.be. Deadline for applications is 1st of January 2017.
Description
Engage yourself for a better world. Fairtrade is an alternative approach to conventional trade and is based on a partnership between producers and consumers. Fairtrade offers producers a better deal and improved terms of trade, in order to improve their lives and give them the opportunity to plan for their future. Fairtrade offers consumers a powerful way to reduce poverty through their daily shopping.
FAIRTRADE BELGIUM SEARCHES
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SUPPLY CHAIN RELATIONS OFFICER
The prime objective of Fairtrade Belgium is the creation of access to our market for producers from the global South. As our new colleague you will play a key role in documenting the development relevance of Fairtrade to generate engagement from our market partners and other key stakeholders. You will do this by translating producer needs into market opportunities and by engaging market partners to take advantage of market trends and opportunities.
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 supply chains is built up via a direct contact with Fairtrade international colleagues, producer networks, internal market managers and producer 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 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.