Sustainable Agriculture Specialist - Fisheries

We are on the look out for a Sustainable Fisheries Specialist to join our Quality team here at Tesco. The person will support delivery of Tesco's marine and aquaculture sustainability strategy and policy. They will also oversee advocacy plans, support collaboration across key external stakeholders and work closely with relevant Tesco category teams to implement.

You will be responsible for:

Marine and aquaculture sustainability strategy, which covers environmental, social and welfare issues with particular focus on ensuring our aquaculture supply chains are sustainable and resilient for the future.
Support delivery of the Tesco Welfare Assurance programme in relation to aquaculture supply chains including data collection and reporting of our performance against Tesco public targets and external reporting requirements.
Support delivery of advocacy plans associated with the marine and aquaculture workstream (e.g. working closely with colleagues in Group Comms and Government Relations).
Working as part of the Sustainable Agriculture and broader Sustainability team, sharing learnings across our function and supporting where needed on cross-cutting projects that support delivery of the Sustainable Agriculture Strategy.
Support management of relationships with the marine industry including supplier, research, Government and NGO stakeholders.

You will need:

Seafood sustainability or environment focussed degree.
Understanding of sustainability and welfare issues facing aquaculture and the solutions to address these.
Understanding of sustainability issues facing wild capture and the solutions to address these would be a bonus.
Experience of delivering and sustaining change - Build strong relationships internally and externally.
Ability to work on cross functional projects that are relevant to the broader Sustainable Agriculture team.

What's in it for you:

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Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

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