FAI is seeking a Sustainability Data Assistant to join our UK team.
About The Role
FAI are seeking an early-stage professional to join our expanding team to support the delivery of science-led, data-focused, sustainability consultancy programmes for our clients. The successful candidate will be joining a dynamic and multi-disciplinary team committed to improving food system resilience through global consultancy and digital solutions for food brands and producers. This role will sit within our FAI Insite team and the role will include:
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
About FAI Insite
FAI Insite is our strategic consultancy service. Our advice is often combined with the use of our own powerful data gathering and reporting tools which help us increase supply chain transparency and report performance metrics.
The Work We Deliver Includes
Please submit a CV and cover letter with the title “Application: Sustainability Data Assistant”.
In your covering letter, please tell us about yourself, why you want to work with FAI and what unique elements you feel you can bring to the role. Please also include details of your notice period, if applicable.
Please note that any CVs submitted without a covering letter will not be considered.
We anticipate that all interviews will be conducted remotely.
FAI Farms Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.
- Position:37.5 hours (Full time)
- Immediate Team: FAI Data And Reporting Team
- Location: Remote (home based)
- Salary: £26,000 - £28,000
- Deadline: 1st November
- 1st round interviews: w/c 4th November
About The Role
FAI are seeking an early-stage professional to join our expanding team to support the delivery of science-led, data-focused, sustainability consultancy programmes for our clients. The successful candidate will be joining a dynamic and multi-disciplinary team committed to improving food system resilience through global consultancy and digital solutions for food brands and producers. This role will sit within our FAI Insite team and the role will include:
- Providing front-line user support to FAI’s data software clients (via ticket desk, webinar or remote calls).
- Conducting data collection, data entry, data cleaning, and running data reports and analysis for clients.
- Delivering client training, as well as generating training materials and presentations.
- Documenting processes and creating SOPs for FAI’s software solutions and providing internal support and training to colleagues.
- Identifying opportunities for improvements and further development for our data systems and reporting.
- User-testing new software products, web services and reporting tools.
- Supporting research and scientific literature review activities on a variety of food supply chain sustainability issues.
- Report writing and presentation building to summarise data and findings.
- Preparation of presentations and case studies of FAI’s work.
- Provision of administrative support to FAI Insite team managers.
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Undergraduate level education - or equivalent experience in industry - in, Agriculture/Animal Science, or Sustainability/Environmental science
- Excellent computer skills with Microsoft Office (especially Excel), data handling, statistical and mathematical competency
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
- Experienced at data visualisation and use of tools such as PowerBI
- Experience with analytical tools such R, Minitab and SPSS
- Experience with or strong interest in furthering industry sustainability metrics, data collection, and impact analysis
- Interest in sustainable livestock, aquaculture and fisheries supply chains and regenerative agriculture.
- Keen attention to detail and commitment to high quality work and a ‘can do’ attitude.
- Interest in the development and interrogation of data to drive sustainability in agriculture & aquaculture.
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to work well as part of a team.
- Comfortable with working remotely and with colleagues in a variety of international locations.
- Self-motivated, conscientious, and autonomous with effective time management abilities
- Excellent organisational skills and able to deliver quality work on time for multiple, simultaneous projects.
- Appreciation of scientific processes and rigour.
About FAI Insite
FAI Insite is our strategic consultancy service. Our advice is often combined with the use of our own powerful data gathering and reporting tools which help us increase supply chain transparency and report performance metrics.
The Work We Deliver Includes
- Policy and standard reviews and benchmarking
- Collection and reporting of welfare outcome measures across terrestrial livestock and aquaculture supply chains
- Supply chain surveys and analysis on areas such as deforestation risk, welfare and farming practices
- Supply chain assessments
- Scientific literature reviews on the latest welfare and sustainability science
- E-learning and training for clients and their supply chains
- Commercial scale applied R&D and farm pilots.
- KFCs Annual Progress Report on chicken welfare
- M&S’s welfare reporting
- The McDonalds AMP grazing project
- The Regen Dairy project
- The Tilapia welfare app
Please submit a CV and cover letter with the title “Application: Sustainability Data Assistant”.
In your covering letter, please tell us about yourself, why you want to work with FAI and what unique elements you feel you can bring to the role. Please also include details of your notice period, if applicable.
Please note that any CVs submitted without a covering letter will not be considered.
We anticipate that all interviews will be conducted remotely.
FAI Farms Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.