Sustainability Advisor (part-time) 🌎

 Kortrijk (BE) or London (UK)

Our mission 🚀

In 2016, our founders wanted to feed their dogs - named Edgard and Cooper - pet food they could feel good about. The kind of food that was as good for the planet as it was for their pets. But when they couldn't find this, they decided to make their own. Now, 8 years later, our pack has 200 employees and we are beyond proud to be part of the B Corp movement.

Want to find out more about us? Click HERE

What type of breed are we looking for? 🐕

Are you passionate about sustainability? Do you thrive on developing and implementing innovative and sustainable ideas? Are you eager to understand a business’ impact on our environment? If so, you might be the perfect fit for a role as a Sustainability Advisor at Edgard & Cooper.

At Edgard & Cooper, we are on a mission to protect the great outdoors for people, our pets and the future of our planet. In this job you will help us to meet our goal of being the world’s most sustainable pet food brand. Our Zero Pawprint Plan guides us on our mission, and our company values help us to do the right thing because it is what we believe in. We need your expertise to help us achieve our Zero Pawprint ambitions and to help us shape our future strategy.

Working with the Impact Manager you will be part of the Brand, Product and Impact team at Edgard & Cooper, which means you will be right in the center of the action and able to deliver the actions we need to meet our ambitious goals. In particular, you will be helping us to excel at analysing and reporting our sustainability metrics, especially as they relate to our zero carbon workstream. You will also be engaging with our product teams and supply chains to embed our ethical sourcing strategy in our products, to help us tread more lightly on the planet.

What will be in your bowl? 🥗

As a Sustainability Advisor you will bring your experience in reporting and analysis of sustainability metrics to help us drive progress towards our Zero Pawprint Plan. You’ll also be deep diving into some of our key pillars, including our work towards responsible packaging and our ambitious plans for our biggest emitter: our ingredients.

• You’ll support our key sustainability pillars through analysis and interpretation of key sustainability metrics.
• You’ll enhance our monitoring capacity, help us extract the most valuable insights and help us drive progress towards our ambitious sustainability targets now and in the future.
• You will also be working closely on our plans for responsible and ethical sourcing of our biggest source of emissions: our ingredients. We care deeply about the welfare and environmental impact of our ingredients and our impact on the planet, so you will be helping to lead the way in developing and implementing our plans to achieve responsible sourcing.

What skills & tricks should you bring? 🤹

• Passionate about the environment, sustainability and commitment to our goals, with experience in ESG reporting, disclosures and of the emerging sustainability regulatory environment, ideally within the pet food or food manufacturing industry.
• Effective communicator, comfortable engaging with various stakeholders and understanding and bringing complex ESG-related data and scientific evidence to life through engaging reports and communications.
• An ability to build strong and effective cross-functional relationships, and effectively manage both internal and external stakeholders to achieve results.
• Detail-oriented and capable of managing multiple projects at once
• Fluency in English is a must, Dutch and/or French are considered a plus
• Completely fluent in Excel, with the confidence and ability to use the remainder of MS Office. Experience with PowerBI desirable.
• We'd love for you to have a Master's degree or higher in Environmental Sciences, Sustainability, or something similar. But don't worry if you don't – equivalent experience in sustainability, environmental sciences, sustainable agriculture, or supply chain works just as well!

Not sure if you tick all the boxes but our role truly excites you? Don’t let our job description hold you back, get applying!

Our benefits 🎁

• 💸 Competitive package plus additional benefits depending on the country in which you work
• 🌱 Certified B Corp Employer with supportive policies and practices to ensure we are one happy pack
• 🏔 Company retreats to meet each other in person
• 👩‍💻 Flexibility to work from home to enjoy a better work-life balance
• 🐾 Pets at work, recognizing the joy and comfort of having your furry friend by your side
• 🧆 Unlimited Pet food because a happy pet equals a happy family
• 🧠 Wellbeing program access to qualified counselling because caring for ourselves is just as important as caring for our pets
• 🏝️ 20+ days paid holiday a year, depending on the country in which you work
• 🏋️‍♀️ Classpass gym (London) or Gym access at HQ to get your sweat on
• 🌎 Work from anywhere for one month per year to pursue personal interests
• 🧘‍♂️ 1 month unpaid leave, giving you some extra time to recharge and come back to work refreshed
• 🔋 Learning opportunities in a truly international environment that will give you extensive responsibility but also guidance as you need it.

⚠️ No agencies, recruiters or outsourcing companies.

Hiring Process 🕵️‍♀️

• 🧪 Assessment from home (10mins)
  
• 📞 Intro call with our Talent Team (25’)
  
• 🎯 Competency based interview with Greer, Impact Manager (45’)
  
• ✅ Case study with Greer, Impact Manager and Margaux, BPI Lead (60’)

⚠ Please note that response times may be slower than usual as our recruitment team is currently on a well-deserved break. We appreciate your understanding and patience!

Equal opportunities 🌈

We believe the strength of a Pack comes from its diversity. We strive to create an environment where every person feels valued and empowered. So no matter who you are, where you come from, what you believe in or what your dreams are, we welcome you and look forward to receiving your application.

If your circumstances require any special arrangements at any stage of our interview process, please let us know.

We're looking forward to hearing from you.

We kindly ask to apply in English.