Job Description

Senior Policy Officer

Type of position: Full time, Permanent

Location: London, W1 (Hybrid working option available (min 3 days in office))

Reporting to: Senior Programme Development Manager

About us

The FAIRR (Farm Animal Investment Risk & Return) Initiative was established in 2015 by the Jeremy Coller Foundation. The FAIRR Initiative is the fastest-growing ESG investor network with more than 400 investor members representing over $70 trillion in combined assets to leverage capital markets and drive positive change across the global food sector. FAIRR focuses on raising awareness of the key environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities impacting the protein value chain. Visit the FAIRR website for more information: www.fairr.orgller Foundation (JCF) is a private foundation based in London and operating globally.

The Jeremy Coller Foundation (JCF), established in 2002, is the philanthropic vehicle of Jeremy Coller, Chair and Chief Investment Officer of Coller Capital, a leading private equity secondaries business. The Jeremy Coller Foundation is a strategic grant-making organisation with two primary focus areas. First, the Foundation is working to further venture and management education, partnering with Tel Aviv University on the Coller Institute of Venture and the Coller School of Management. Second, the Foundation seeks to address animal welfare, environmental and human health issues caused by intensive animal agriculture. You can learn more on the JCF website: www.jeremycollerfoundation.org.

WHY JOIN US?

Working for FAIRR provides the opportunity to be part of something big! As a purpose-led organisation, we offer a role that allows you to make an impact on people and the planet through our work on sustainable food systems. Our team is building for the future. We are a fast-paced organisation, offering a place to learn, do great things with great people, and have the autonomy to make decisions that spark and manifest real change.

FAIRR is comprised of several expert teams: Thematic Research & Engagements, Data & Research, Policy, Investor Outreach, Communications & Marketing, HR and Operations. Our teams have grown rapidly but are still small enough to be innovative due to agility and collaboration. Teamwork and strong working relationships are key to our culture and enable a high level of trust within the team. All of this makes FAIRR a fantastic place to work to achieve real impact in the Global Food system – our goals are ambitious and exciting!

FAIRR’s culture is one of autonomy and responsibility, enabling skill development and career growth. Our team are supported and given stretch opportunities through our collaborative engagements with investors and the work we do with corporates producing innovative tools, data and research. You will have the opportunity to work on a range of high-profile topics to grow your expertise.

Permanent staff are entitled to a wide range of benefits including BUPA Medical and Dental; Cycle Scheme, Electric Car Scheme, TEDS workplace nursery and season ticket loan, Life Assurance, 15% employer pension (capped at £7500) and long term disability insurance. This is in addition to 25 days holiday, competitive salary and bonus.

We are located in a modern office near Marble Arch and there is the option for Hybrid working (up to 2 days from home).

About The Role

This role combines our philanthropic work with our policy and advocacy work. It will focus on the sustainable food system policy workstreams across JCF’s activities in either the United Kingdom, Europe or multilaterally, including the United Nations and others. We hope to advance the solution landscape by promoting the following outcomes:

• Bridging the gap between the different solutions sustainable food systems have to offer including alternative proteins, regenerative agriculture, agroecology, and organic food systems.

• Influencing national policies towards widely available sustainable foods.

• Ensuring national policies do not hamper innovative solutions, promoting a level playing field in terms of policy and regulation.

• Improving regulatory processes for sustainable food solutions.

The role will also include collaborating with and convening other leading organisations globally to share best practice, ensuring organisations with a shared mission are achieving similar goals worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

• Policy advocacy: You will inform, advise, and influence policymakers and regulatory

bodies about innovations, industry trends, and best-practice reforms in the food solution

landscape.

• Facilitation and presentation: You will present our work in a range of formats and to a

diverse array of stakeholders. This will include small meetings as well as facilitating

roundtables and workshops, and presenting at conferences.

• Build partnerships and collaborations: You will build partnerships and coordinate

internally across JCF’s policy activities.

• Project management: You will manage your own policy work streams and where needed

lead on managing activities such as policy events at key policy conferences.

• Spot opportunities: You will spot opportunities to align key stakeholders on policy,

including but not limited to narrative building and stakeholder alignment.

Essential Criteria

• UK, EU or UN policy experience: You can drive policy change in the UK, EU or on the UN

level. This can include concrete achievements working in a government, regulatory body,

public institution, political party, NGO, think tank, industry association, public affairs

agency, consulting firm, multilateral organisation, or other relevant institution.

• Engaging key stakeholders: You have excellent people skills – you are able to influence,

network, and build alliances. You are comfortable interacting with and influencing key

stakeholders.

• Assessing information: You can digest complex scientific and regulatory information,

synthesise the findings, and communicate it in a clear and compelling way to the team

and external audiences.

• Mission driven: You are looking for a job that is about making a difference. You are

passionate transforming our food system, with a strong understanding of how to think

about this strategically. You are outcome focused, with your eye on the prize of concrete

outcomes.

• Enthusiastic and ambitious: You are motivated to get things done and be down to do

whatever is needed. Your ideas will be extremely important in our growth. You have a

strong work ethic, a sense of ownership and able to drive outcomes.

Desirable Criteria

• Policy network: You have a strong existing network of contacts in the UK, EU or UN policy

ecosystem, particularly in sustainability, food, agriculture, health, technology, or climate

change.

• Alternative protein and/or regenerative agriculture knowledge and network: You

understand and are interested in alternative proteins and/or regenerative agriculture,

particularly as it relates to policy and policy reform. You have a strong existing network of

contacts in those areas.

• A degree or post graduate qualification in a relevant subject.

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