Sustainable Agriculture Specialist - Fisheries

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 the role

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.

About us

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

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