Location: United Kingdom. Position based at the NEPCon office in London.
Details: 12 months - with a view to becoming permanent. Full-time position.
Start Date: Immediate
Summary of Position:
Would you like to be in charge of business development, marketing and sales of our services in a key market such as the UK and Ireland? Are you experienced in financial management and business planning, and see yourself as a driving force for new developments? Do you possess excellent staff and team coaching skills? Do you see the chance to foster sustainable land use as an added job bonus?
If so, then you may the person we are looking for to provide leadership in implementing NEPCon business development and sales goals for the UK and Ireland. You will also expand the reach and visibility of NEPCon as well as develop our relationship with key stakeholders. You will effectively manage NEPCon’s client portfolio.
Scope of Work:
Marketing & sale of existing and new NEPCon services
• Market & sell existing and new NEPCon services to potential commercial and forest industry organisations;
• Business planning, business development and bringing new services to the market;
• Financial management and budgeting;
• Develop and meet sales and business targets for the region;
• Identify new alliances and develop NEPCon’s network capacity with NGOs, commercial and non-commercial organisations and other stakeholders.
Project Management & Quality Control
• Manage the UK/Ireland client portfolio for existing and new NEPCon services, ensuring successful, timely and quality execution of FSC/PEFC certification services (and other NEPCon services) in the UK/Ireland;
• Daily management of staff and recruitment of new staff when needed;
• Ensure adequate resources and cultivate and develop a strong technical team to permit quality of service provision and growth;
• Secure efficiency, quality in work and adherence to NEPCon’s technical and administration certification protocols;
• Ensure excellent customer service (both administrative and technical) provision.
We are looking for:
Qualifications & Experience
• Preferably with university training in fields related to Forestry, Forest Products, Natural Resources Management, or similar;
• Preferably with experience in forestry sector or the forest products industry or related;
• Proven experience to effectively market products or services;
• Demonstrated strong planning, analytical, and project management skills, with ability to juggle and coordinate multiple projects simultaneously while adhering to deadlines;
• Demonstrated staff management or supervisory skills
• Knowledge of FSC/PEFC/ISO certification an advantage;
• Some international work experience preferable.
Skills & Personal Characteristics
• Good sales and communication (spoken/written) skills
• Good business sense and financial management skills
• Excellent staff management and support skills
• Ability to be flexible and take initiative in a changing and fast-growing environment;
• A professional, diplomatic and tactful approach is essential;
• Strong level of computer literacy
Also Essential
• Willingness to travel up to 50% of time within UK and Ireland. Some European travel required also.
• Alignment with company core values, such as our high work ethics, innovative thinking, accountability, team working spirit.
• Belief in the mission and activities of Rainforest Alliance/NEPCon and forest certification as a means to improve the state of the world's forests is essential.
• Personal interest in environmental issues and motivation to improve global environmental conditions
We offer:
•An exciting and challenging position within a dynamic and innovative international organisation working hard to address the issues in relation to the forest products industry and the global challenges and problems of forest loss, degradation and climate change. The position is linked inextricably to the mission and activities of NEPCon and the belief that forest certification and verification systems offer an important means to improve the situation of the world's forest resource.
•Good opportunities for professional growth and development.
•Friendly international community of colleagues
About Nature Ecology, People Consult (NEPCon)
NEPCon is an international non-profit organization working to encourage and support sustainable land use worldwide. Our core competence area is currently the forestry and timber sector where we work primarily through various certification services. FSC and PEFC certification of forest management and the timber supply chain are the primary NEPCon services in this area. We work with system-accredited partners – the Rainforest Alliance for FSC certification services and BMG Trada Certifiering for PEFC.Managing the Rainforest Alliance’s comprehensive forestry program in Europe, we also offer Rainforest Alliance timber legality verification, carbon forestry project verification and other services. NEPCon is a fast growing organization, and we are currently developing our range of services further into other business areas associated with sustainable land use. Our service portfolio currently covers close to 20 million hectares of certified forest and more than 1,000 certified clients in the timber supply chain. Our clients are located in more than 30 countries.By joining NEPCon, you will be part of a mission-driven, friendly international community. The working atmosphere is informal, dynamic, open-minded, and highly appreciative of innovative ideas that promote our mission and goals. The challenges and diversity of our work as well as our staff policy provide ample opportunity for professional and personal development.From our office in London, we cover both the UK and Republic of Ireland. Our team consists of engaged and largely self-managing staff and consultants. More information about NEPCon is available at www.nepcon.net.
About Rainforest Alliance
The Rainforest Alliance is an international non-profit organization that works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behaviour. It is based in New York City, with offices throughout the United States and worldwide.
To further its efforts to promote sustainable forestry worldwide, the Rainforest Alliance provides forest management (FM) and chain of custody (CoC) certification and verification services. CoC certification verifies the flow of certified forest products through the supply chain, from the forest to the point of sale, assuring consumers and forest product companies that the wood they buy comes from certified or legally verified forests. Furthermore, RA provides other services such as the verification of legality for forest products, forest-carbon services and sourcing assistance for the consumer end of the supply chain. More information about RA is available at www.rainforest-alliance.org.
To apply/additional information:
Email your covering letter with expectations and CV, no later than 18th March 2011:
To: David Hadley dhg@nepcon.net Cc: Peter Sorensen ps@nepcon.net
