The African Union (AU), UNEP and UNECA in
cooperation with the African Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and
Production (ARSCP) and African Organization for Standardization (ARSO) have
launched the development of the African Eco-labelling Mechanism (AEM) funded by
the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear
Safety (BMU) and implemented by GIZ.

The AEM aims at promoting intra-African and international trade, and enabling
Africa economies to adapt and contribute to the mitigation of climate change.

AEM is in the process of creating a cross-sectoral Pan African eco-label known
as Eco Mark Africa (EMA) which will be awarded to organizations meeting the
criteria defined in the eco-labelling standards.



The AEM will define a clear set of sustainability criteria for agriculture,
forestry, fisheries and tourism. In these sectors, EMA certified producers will
have to comply with environmental, social, economic and climate- relevant
requirement.

EMA will be based on a certifiable sustainability standard as well as a
recognition system for other sustainability or eco-labeling schemes.

The AEM Secretariat has been set up and is hosted at ARSO, and the AEM
governance structures comprising of an Executive Board aid Technical Board are
being established.

Through Sector Working Groups, the EMA standards for certification and
recognition are currently being developed, according to local and regional
needs, as well as international requirements.

Defining a viable strategy to ensure long-term financial self-sufficiency of
the AEM and the marketing of ECO Mark Africa in cooperation with national and
international partners will be other decisive tasks of the project.

Finally, the project aims at developing the capacity of African Accredation and
certification bodies and facilitating access of producers to certification.

EMA wishes to fill the following positions urgently.

Programme Assistant Marketing

Job Ref. MN 5110

Job Profile

Support the AEM Secretariat in the implementation of the project objectives.

Besides participating in the overall activities of developing a business model
for the AEM and networking activities, the specific responsibility will be to
assist the technical staff responsible for marketing.

This includes:



Compile
information regarding cooperation models between companies as well as
marketing strategies of other standardization organizations and
initiatives.
Contribute
to the development of a communications and a marketing concept for EMA as
well as a marketing strategy.
Assist
in networking and public relations with trading companies, NGOs and public
institutions in order to ensure the marketing and promotion through third
parties.
Assist
in the coordination of a panel of marketing experts from companies, NGOs
and state agencies.
Identify
potential partners for cooperation, e.g. in the form of Public Private
Partnerships (PPP) or Strategic Alliances with private sector partners.
Promote
the cooperation between the AEM and other standard systems and initiatives
including creating a marketing tool box comprising market facts and
projections.
Implement
regional and international events promoting the AEM.
To
ensure the long-term viability of the AEM programme is highly desirable
that there is development of commitment to the AEM beyond the project
phase.


Person Profile

A Master’s degree in political, social, economic, or environmental sciences and
first working experience in international projects or in a demanding business
environment with a minimum of 1 year working experience, or first degree in the
required fields with at least 3 years working experience.

The candidate must be eager to contribute passion for issues concerning
environmental sustainability and climate change to the development of the AEM,
and a committed team player with excellent communication skills.

The candidate should be accustomed to act in a diplomatic and sensitive manner
in a multicultural working environment and able to adjust to multiple demands
and shifting priorities.

Basic knowledge and ideally experience in marketing and public relations would
be an asset.

Proficiency in English is required and fluency in French is an asset.

Programme Assistant Standard - Setting

Job Ref. MN5111

Job Profile

Support the AEM Secretariat in the implementation of the project objectives.

Besides participating in the overall activities of developing a business model
for the AEM and networking activities, the specific responsibility will be to
assist the technical staff responsible for marketing.

This includes:


Analysing
and preparing data and information on standards criteria, organizations
and initiatives in order to evaluate the potential of the AEM on the
consumer market as well as for standard systems.
Documenting
the criteria and the standards setting process.
Compiling
and implementing procedures for the operational certification and
benchmarking system.
Engaging
in technical exchange with other potential users of the EMA standards.
Supporting
the standard - setting process by coordinating the Sector Working Groups
which have been formed to develop the EMA sustainability standards.
Developing
and implementing trainings and training-of-trainer activities for
employees of standard organizations.
Setting
up a data management system to ensure that all technical knowledge of the
AEM is professionally managed..
To
ensure the long-term viability of the AEM programme is highly desirable
that there is development of commitment to the AEM beyond the project
phase.


Person Profile

A Master’s degree in political, social, economic, agricultural or environmental
sciences and working experience in international projects or in a demanding
business environment with a minimum of 1 year working experience, or first
degree in the required fields with at least 3 years working experience.

The candidate must be eager to contribute passion for issues concerning
environmental sustainability and climate change to the development of the AEM,
and a committed team player with excellent communication skills.

The candidate should be accustomed to act in a diplomatic and sensitive manner
in a multicultural working environment and able to adjust to multiple demands
and shifting priorities.

Knowledge and ideally experience in advising or developing voluntary
sustainability standards would be an asset.

Proficiency in English is required and fluency in French is an asset.

Send your application with a detailed CV and a daytime telephone number.

Please also summarize yourself as follows:


Job
Ref. No.
Your
Name
Current/Past
Salary: Year 2010 p.m, Year 2011 p.m
Year
2011 Benefits: If house, state market rent, If car state cc.

Send your application by hand, courier, post or
email so as to reach us by 28th October 2011.

Mark Job Ref. No. on top left of the envelope.

Send to:

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Manpower Services (K) Ltd,
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Directly Opposite Nairobi Hospital Entrance,
P.O. Box 50736-00200,
Nairobi.

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