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About the role

To support delivery of Tesco's marine sustainability strategy and policy. To lead all aspects of advocacy plans, support collaboration across key external stakeholders and work closely with relevant Tesco category teams to implement.

You will be responsible for

• Supporting the Tesco Sustainable Aquaculture & Fisheries Manager in the development and delivery of the Tesco marine sustainability strategy which covers environmental, social and welfare issues with particular focus on ensuring our supply chains are sustainable and resilient for the future.
• Own the marine work stream within the Tesco/WWF partnership and help embed this agenda within Tesco
• Support delivery of advocacy plans associated with the marine workstream (e.g. working closely with colleagues in Group Comms and Government Relations). - Data collection and reporting of our performance against our public targets and external reporting requirements, e.g. Ocean Disclosure Project/ Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Metrics system, as well as press and customer comms (supporting Sustainability Analyst day-to-day)
• Working as part of the Sustainable Agriculture and broader Sustainability team, sharing findings across our function and supporting where needed on cross-cutting projects that support delivery of the Sustainable Agriculture Strategy.
• Support management of relationships with the marine industry including supplier, research, Government and NGO stakeholders

You will need

Experience:

• Seafood sustainability or environment focused degree
• Understanding of sustainability issues facing wild fisheries and the solutions to address these
• Experience of delivering and sustaining change
• Build positive relationships internally and externally
• Ability to work on cross functional projects that are relevant to the broader Sustainable Agriculture team

Operational Skills:

• Microsoft Office
• Stakeholder Management
• Project Management
• Supplier Management

About us

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.

What’s in it for you

We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work! These include but are not limited to:

• Annual bonus scheme.
• Holiday starting at 20 days plus a personal day rising to 22 days after 12 months (plus 8 Bank holidays).
• Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution.
• Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay.
• Great colleague deals and discounts, saving you money on everyday purchases, eating out and utility bills for the home.
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Click here to read more about the benefits we have available for our colleagues.