Senior Sustainability Specialist

Senior Sustainability Specialist

AFS Energy

Amsterdam, Netherlands

What will you be doing?

• Serve as the primary sustainability subject matter expert (SME) within our company;
• Ensure adherence to evolving regulatory requirements and certification standards for all trading activities;
• Identify any compliance risks and advise leadership on potential exposure and mitigation;
• Conduct sustainability market research where you will be researching and analyzing market trends, policies and regulations to help inform business decisions;
• Build connections with authorities, verification bodies and other organizations active in the voluntary and mandatory environmental commodity markets;
• Ensure valid certification, e.g. ISCC EU, for our company under various (inter)national schemes;
• Implement and maintain our mass balance tracking, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction and carbon intensity calculations, and other relevant systems and tools;
• Coordinate internal and external sustainability audits and implement corrective actions based on their findings;
• Provide clear mandates to our teams and clients on the sustainability requirements and best practices for business transactions and associated environmental claims;
• Establish and maintain internal processes and procedures, including checklists, roles and responsibilities, for compliance to sustainability requirements in trade executions;
• Support business development activities, including attending meetings with potential clients;
• Increase market presence via attendance of relevant conferences, meetings and industry events;
• Prepare and present collateral for client education and market updates;
• Design and deliver internal training programs to our teams;
• Collaborate, learn, enjoy and work together with other teams.

Job requirements

• Completed a bachelor's degree, preferably in a sustainability field;
• At least 3 years of relevant working experience, ideally in a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment;
• Good understanding of environmental commodity markets and sustainability requirements;
• Fluent English skills;
• Any other language would be a plus;
• Eager, energetic, flexible, curious, and proactive by nature;
• Strong communicative skills, both written and oral;
• Ability to set priorities and manage time independently;
• An eye for detail and not scared of taking accountability.

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