Seafood Market Transformation Officer

at  Worldwide Fund for Nature

JOB ADVERT SUMMARY

(This is a 26-month fixed term contract position based at WWF-SA Offices in Newlands)
WWF is the world’s largest and most respected independent conservation organisation, with over 6 million supporters and a global network active in over 100 countries. WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the Earth’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world’s biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.
WWF South Africa is a national office that is part of the WWF network. We are a local NGO that has worked for 50 years with the aim of inspiring all South Africans to live in harmony with nature, for the benefit of our country and the wellbeing of all our people. WWFs work is for nature, for you.
Our work is challenging and exciting and we love what we do. To join our team, you need to be brilliant at what you do, passionate, results-orientated and have a positive attitude.

BACKGROUND

WWF South Africa is a solution-driven organisation that constructively engages with government, companies and individuals to meet our goal of a sustainable future in which people live in harmony with nature. In over 40 years of conservation work in South Africa, WWF has increasingly played a leading role in facilitating the attitudes of people, business and government towards the environment which has resulted in tangible and lasting conservation outcomes.
One of the key areas that WWF-SA has been instrumental in driving change has been in transforming markets. There are several key remits in this area of work, particularly around sustainable seafood
and sustainable wine. The WWF Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (WWF-SASSI) works towards safeguarding our marine resources and oceans and ensuring the sustainable utilisation of marine resources. This body of work require a holistic approach, addressing all aspects along the chain of custody and working along the entire supply chain. WWF bases it’s market’s work ethos on this premise, and extends from the Market Transformation which works directly with industries and the retailers and suppliers which procure from them, through to the chefs, restauranteurs and consumers.
In order to achieve its goal of employing market incentives to move industries towards responsible and sustainable practices, WWF-SA is seeking to appoint a WWF-SASSI Seafood Market’s Transformation Officer. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in WWF’s SASSI as and will be responsible for managing and implementing the WWF-SASSI Retailer/ Supplier Participation Scheme and working toward transforming this sector.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Post graduate degree in Marine Science / Conservation
• Project Management experience
• Experience in writing scientific papers and technical reports
• Having business knowledge will be advantageous
• Stakeholder engagement
• Good written and verbal skills in English
• Project Management
• Ability to simplify complex environmental messages for corporates
• Ability to do basic financial management and contracting
• Computer literacy
• Initiative and dedication
• Attention to detail
• Objective approach
• People skills
• Passion for the conservation of nature and the involvement of businesses in the implementation of practical solutions to the challenges facing the environment
• Driver’s license