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Overview:
**KEMIN ANIMAL NUTRITION AND HEALTH - EMENA** is searching an
** Associate Director Sustainability**

We are a leading company in the animal nutrition and health industry, with a strong commitment to sustainability. We believe that by creating value for our customers, employees, and the planet, we can achieve long-term success. As part of our commitment to sustainability, we are seeking an Associate Director Sustainability to join our team and lead our sustainability efforts across the organization.

**We Are Kemin**

We are visionaries who see things differently and are inspired by the world around us. We have been dedicated to using applied science to improve the quality of life for over half a century. Committed to feed and food safety, Kemin maintains top-of-the-line manufacturing facilities where over 500 specialty ingredients are made for humans and animals in the global feed and food industries, as well as the health, nutrition, beauty and têxtile markets. We provide product solutions and options to customers in more than 120 countries.

A privately held, family-owned and operated company, Kemin has more than 3,000 global employees and operates in 90 countries including manufacturing facilities in Belgium, Brazil, China, India, Italy, Russia, Singapore, South Africa and the United States.

**Responsibilities**:
As the
**Associate Director Sustainability,** you will be responsible for d
**eveloping an integrated sustainability strategy across the organization**. You will work closely with our General Management team to
**devise and direct the delivery of the company's sustainability commitments within the supply/value chains**. You will also create customer value through commercialization of those credentials and provide leadership internally and externally.

Your key responsibilities:

- Identify, select, and lead **tangible sustainable actions, create sustainability visions, set the strategic direction** and goals.
- Gain initial and ongoing approval, support, and buy-in for implementation, work on education and consultation, advocacy and promotion, monitor and report progress.
- ** Engage stakeholders in formulating/implementing sustainable actions**, work on partnership and team management internally and externally.
- Develop the budget and other resource recommendations necessary to accomplish strategic goals. Implement actions, work on project management, capacity building, organize and run meetings, plan and facilitate events.
- Engage with targeted customers and other stakeholders (suppliers) to discuss related sustainability principles, strategic alignment and overall theories of change on behalf of the enterprise to achieve consensus and overcome barriers, contributing to retention and growth of our market share with customers.
- Represent the company at targeted external forums, webinars, and seminars where the focus is on corporate or feed-to-food chain messaging and relevant and pivotal to building brand trust and visibility.

Qualifications:

- A degree in business/management/public administration, planning/community development, and/or environmental sciences/studies.
- +5 years of related work experience
- Proven ability to link and build tangible sustainability impacts and commercial relationships
- Experience designing and leading sustainability initiatives and programs
- Broad experience with and knowledge of sustainability topic areas such as farmer livelihoods
- Experience working across multiple supply chains and serving strategic/global customers
- Knowledge on the key sustainability challenges in the field of animal nutrition and health
- Management and/or project planning skills
- communication, change management, project management, interpersonal, multi-disciplinary collaboration, strategic thinking, future-oriented thinking, systems thinking, information seeking, sustainability knowledge, and sustainability values.

**What’s in it for you**:

- ** A competitive financial package
- **in addition to your salary, we offer a bonus opportunity, and fringe additional benefits.
- ** Continued learning opportunities
- **Kemin offers tuition reimbursement and recently launched a corporate university with online and in-person training opportunities for growth and development throughout your entire career.
- ** The chance to give back to our world
- **Through our foundation of servant leadership, we are proud to offer ample service opportunities. Kemin has a valued corporate partnership with both The World Food Program and Habitat for Humanity, in addition to many local initiatives.

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