.Are you ready to join a team of passionate, energized and supportive individuals dedicated to advancing the transition to a sustainable and circular bioeconomy?RSB - Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials is looking for a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to join the team as our Sustainable Materials Officer- an ideal position for an someone interested in furthering an international career in an organization focused on sustainability and industry transformation.**ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES*******Project Implementation*****Contribute to RSB's Advisory Services Projects assigned to you.Support the implementation of project work packages and tasks in topics such as sustainability of alternative feedstocks and sustainable processing of alternative materials.Conduct literature reviews and benchmarks about existing sustainability standards, policies and guidance, focused on:- Defining the sustainability of alternative materials, with a focus on alternative plastics.- Research about feedstock selection and responsible sourcing of alternative materials.- Material design and tradeoffs with other environmental and social impacts.- Local context across different countries.- Detect best practices for stakeholder and community engagement.- Considerations of circularity and fit with existing local waste management.- Identifying relevant stakeholders and keep stakeholder engagement records up to date.- Conducting interviews with experts to validate assumptions.- Using RSB's tools to assess environmental and social risks.- Develop practical guides with the findings of the research.- Organizing online project meetings, workshops and other related events with relevant stakeholders, to connect with expertise and facilitate knowledge sharing.- Writing project reports and slide decks to be presented at workshops and events.- Develop training content to diverse audiences.- Knowledge gap analysis.Contribute to ongoing and future advisory services projects related to biomaterials, which could include, but not limited to:- Feedstock Sustainable Assessments.- Techno-economical Assessments.- GHG calculations and implementation of LCA analysis.- Standards development.- Benchmarks and gap analyses.- Training activities.- Other activities as deemed relevant to Advisory Services purposes, and support to other functional areas if required.**Requirements**:**Required - **Education, experience,and qualifications- Between 2 - 4 years of professional experience in sustainability roles, related to chemistry, materials, plastics, and/or bioplastics sectors.- Experience in related industries (e.G. packaging, food and beverage, têxtile, etc.) and/or consultancy.- Experience with sustainability certification, environmental and social assessments will be considered as a plus.- Experience in the circular economy field and conducting environmental assessments (LCA) will be considered as a plus.- Strong experience writing research papers and reports
