African Eco-labelling Mechanism (AEM) Programme Assistant Marketing and Programme Assistant Standard (Setting) Job Vacancies

The African Union (AU), UNEP and UNECA in cooperation with the African Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (ARSCP) and African Organization for Standardization (ARSO) have launched the development of the African Eco-labelling Mechanism (AEM) funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and implemented by GIZ.

The AEM aims at promoting intra-African and international trade, and enabling Africa economies to adapt and contribute to the mitigation of climate change.

AEM is in the process of creating a cross-sectoral Pan African eco-label known as Eco Mark Africa (EMA) which will be awarded to organizations meeting the criteria defined in the eco-labelling standards.

The AEM will define a clear set of sustainability criteria for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and tourism. In these sectors, EMA certified producers will have to comply with environmental, social, economic and climate- relevant requirement.

EMA will be based on a certifiable sustainability standard as well as a recognition system for other sustainability or eco-labeling schemes.

The AEM Secretariat has been set up and is hosted at ARSO, and the AEM governance structures comprising of an Executive Board aid Technical Board are being established.

Through Sector Working Groups, the EMA standards for certification and recognition are currently being developed, according to local and regional needs, as well as international requirements.

Defining a viable strategy to ensure long-term financial self-sufficiency of the AEM and the marketing of ECO Mark Africa in cooperation with national and international partners will be other decisive tasks of the project.

Finally, the project aims at developing the capacity of African Accredation and certification bodies and facilitating access of producers to certification.

EMA wishes to fill the following positions urgently.

Programme Assistant Marketing

Job Ref. MN 5110

Job Profile

Support the AEM Secretariat in the implementation of the project objectives.

Besides participating in the overall activities of developing a business model for the AEM and networking activities, the specific responsibility will be to assist the technical staff responsible for marketing.

This includes:
Compile information regarding cooperation models between companies as well as marketing strategies of other standardization organizations and initiatives.Contribute to the development of a communications and a marketing concept for EMA as well as a marketing strategy.Assist in networking and public relations with trading companies, NGOs and public institutions in order to ensure the marketing and promotion through third parties.Assist in the coordination of a panel of marketing experts from companies, NGOs and state agencies.Identify potential partners for cooperation, e.g. in the form of Public Private Partnerships (PPP) or Strategic Alliances with private sector partners.Promote the cooperation between the AEM and other standard systems and initiatives including creating a marketing tool box comprising market facts and projections.Implement regional and international events promoting the AEM.To ensure the long-term viability of the AEM programme is highly desirable that there is development of commitment to the AEM beyond the project phase.Person Profile

A Master’s degree in political, social, economic, or environmental sciences and first working experience in international projects or in a demanding business environment with a minimum of 1 year working experience, or first degree in the required fields with at least 3 years working experience.

The candidate must be eager to contribute passion for issues concerning environmental sustainability and climate change to the development of the AEM, and a committed team player with excellent communication skills.

The candidate should be accustomed to act in a diplomatic and sensitive manner in a multicultural working environment and able to adjust to multiple demands and shifting priorities.

Basic knowledge and ideally experience in marketing and public relations would be an asset.

Proficiency in English is required and fluency in French is an asset.

Programme Assistant Standard - Setting

Job Ref. MN5111

Job Profile

Support the AEM Secretariat in the implementation of the project objectives.

Besides participating in the overall activities of developing a business model for the AEM and networking activities, the specific responsibility will be to assist the technical staff responsible for marketing.

This includes:
Analysing and preparing data and information on standards criteria, organizations and initiatives in order to evaluate the potential of the AEM on the consumer market as well as for standard systems.Documenting the criteria and the standards setting process.Compiling and implementing procedures for the operational certification and benchmarking system.Engaging in technical exchange with other potential users of the EMA standards.Supporting the standard - setting process by coordinating the Sector Working Groups which have been formed to develop the EMA sustainability standards.Developing and implementing trainings and training-of-trainer activities for employees of standard organizations.Setting up a data management system to ensure that all technical knowledge of the AEM is professionally managed..To ensure the long-term viability of the AEM programme is highly desirable that there is development of commitment to the AEM beyond the project phase.Person Profile

A Master’s degree in political, social, economic, agricultural or environmental sciences and working experience in international projects or in a demanding business environment with a minimum of 1 year working experience, or first degree in the required fields with at least 3 years working experience.

The candidate must be eager to contribute passion for issues concerning environmental sustainability and climate change to the development of the AEM, and a committed team player with excellent communication skills.

The candidate should be accustomed to act in a diplomatic and sensitive manner in a multicultural working environment and able to adjust to multiple demands and shifting priorities.

Knowledge and ideally experience in advising or developing voluntary sustainability standards would be an asset.

Proficiency in English is required and fluency in French is an asset.

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