Anthesis is the sustainability activator.

Our unique offer combines comprehensive, specialist expertise in the rapidly evolving demands of sustainability, with the strategic and operational capabilities it takes to envision and enact change in organisations.

We exist to help our clients develop high performing organisations in the age of sustainability. We call this Sustainable Performance.

Anthesis agrifood team support organisations build a more resilient food system. We work with agribusiness, food & drink manufacturing, retail and hospitality in technology enabled ways to:

• Revalue and regenerate agriculture

• Rebuild robust supply chains

• Incentivise the adoption of creative and transformative solutions in food production

About this role

Our agrifood team support global food and beverage clients set and implement commercially focused sustainability strategies across their value chains. Our team of agrifood experts tackle complex challenges ranging from carbon emissions, water resilience, soil health, deforestation, biodiversity and human rights; often working with our Digital team to develop decision support tools that support businesses evidence impact and measure progress towards their sustainability goals.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead a major retail project and support other work across our food and beverage client base on themes such as sustainable food production, regenerative agriculture, food loss and waste, scope 3 emissions and human rights. Using their strengths in client focussed project management and a demonstrable track record of working in the agrifood sector, they will ensure clients receive high quality outcomes on time and within budget, whilst also having the opportunity to develop new client relationships and activities.

Key requirements

The ideal candidate will be someone who wants to continue to develop their career in the agrifood sector. With a passion for retail, they will use their knowledge to drive sustainable performance whilst being comfortable working in multi-stakeholder environments to manage multiple projects and clients. They will have a relevant background in the agrifood industry and have a firm understanding of the critical sustainability challenges they face. Strong client facing and project management experience is essential, whilst previous knowledge gained in the consulting sector and digital preferable. Given the nature of the work and team, the candidate will also have the flexibility to support others deliver existing project work and help develop and support more junior members of the team.

Essential skills and experience

·       5 years’ experience in sustainability roles within the agrifood sector (e.g. agribusiness, manufacturing, retail)

·       Strong understanding of retail food supply chains and related sustainability challenges

·       Excellent project management skills and ability to lead project teams (including: client engagement, team work, delivery and budget management)

·       Experience of stakeholder engagement and balancing multiple priorities

·       Ability to work in multi-stakeholder environments

·       Experience of line management and development of junior colleagues

·       Ability to make decisions quickly in a fast-moving environment

·       Ability to convey technical information in an engaging and useful way to non-technical audiences

·       High quality and professional report writing and presentation development (MS Word, MS PowerPoint)

·       Strong analytical skills and knowledge of MS Excel

Desirable skills:

·       An international perspective on global food production and consumption

·       Additional technical knowledge/experience across critical sustainability related agrifood challenges (e.g. carbon, water, biodiversity, animal welfare, commodities, human rights)

·       Previous responsible sourcing or sustainability related consultancy experience

·       Environmental/sustainability/food related degree

·       Experience of Agile software development/product ownership  

Personal attributes and qualities

·       Output driven and accountable. High commercial awareness

·       Entrepreneurial mindset, ability to remain flexible and innovative to meet client needs’

·       Confidence to use initiative to drive action and engage project teams to deliver

·       Organised, analytical, prepared and professional

·       High quality standards

·       Ambitious, committed and willing to develop

·       Team player with the ability to effectively communicate