Department
The Lobby department's main responsibility is to stimulate companies to increase the sustainability of their brand products and production processes. Several forms of leverage can be used to help achieve this, including the relevant politicians, current or potential consumers and citizens affected by their activities. The department is directed by the Manager Lobby.
Function
As ‘Assistant Lobbyist Sustainability Food Companies Sydney’ you are responsible for helping the Project Leader to stimulate food and beverage brand owners to increase the levels of sustainability and transparency associated with their products. You will research which companies can be approached as lobby targets. You will approach them and maintain contact with these companies (by e-mail or by phone) in order to create a positive dialogue and encourage them to increase the sustainability of their products. For this position you will be working from our office in Amsterdam for the Project Leader Brand Owners Sydney.
Your competences
You are studying at or have graduated from a higher education or university or have acquired an equivalent level of working and thinking through professional experience., You preferably have knowledge of companies in relation to CSR and/or sustainability. Experience with lobbying is a prerequisite. Furthermore, you have excellent verbal and written skills in English. You are able to work independently. It is important that you are diplomatic as well as persistent. Obviously, you have affinity with Fairfood’s goals.
What we offer?
This is an unpaid position suitable as an internship to obtain work experience both in this particular field and at an NGO. We offer a versatile position within a young international organisation. You will have the freedom and opportunity to continue developing yourself and achieve tangible results. We value our employees and fully recognize that flexibility in your working hours might be important for you. We do expect, however, that you will work a minimum of sixteen hours a week for a period of three months.
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