STANDARDS MANAGER

Are you ready to join a team of passionate, energised and supportive individuals dedicated to advancing the transition to a sustainable and circular bioeconomy?RSB - Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials Association seeks a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to join the team as our Standards Manager – an ideal position for someone interested in furthering an international career in an organisation focused on sustainability and industry transformation.
About UsOur small and dedicated team of committed professionals works on a global scale to develop solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges.
We operate remotely, situated in many countries around the world with a strong, collaborative working environment fostering professional development and a healthy work-life balance.
Our team allows for individual autonomy and the opportunity to engage with a full spectrum of roles within the diverse range of organisations in our stakeholder base.
SB is a global, multi-stakeholder organisation dedicated to driving the truly sustainable development of the bioeconomy based on our best-in-class sustainability framework.
Frequently noted as industry leaders in navigating the complexities of supply chain sustainability, we take pride in applying our robust sustainability framework in diverse sectors including aviation, chemicals, materials, and shipping, among others.
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rgYour RoleAs RSB’s Standards Manager you will report to the Standards & Certification Director to manage the development and strengthening of RSB standards and related tools which constitute the RSB sustainability framework, contributing to positioning RSB as an impact driven and robust sustainability certification scheme.
You will be responsible for ensuring RSB’s suite of standards and related documents and tools uphold RSB’s reputation in their presentation, consistency, and clarity of language.
You will provide technical interpretation on standards requirements to RSB team members as well as to external stakeholders including policy-makers, NGOs, the private sector and other sustainability certification schemes, and be part of a team managing standards development and implementation.
In this role, you will.
Manage RSB’s standards development processes, ensuring RSB maintains a robust and updated suite of scheme documentation and tools (RSB sustainability framework).
Improve RSB’s suite of standards and related documents to enhance its accessibility and user friendliness through language and visual re-design (e.
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addition of graphics, flow-charts, summaries, real-world examples).
Manage standard, procedure and guidance modifications, amendments, reviews and updates in line with RSB’s standards workplan.
Conduct technical analysis/benchmarks and recognition activities.
Administer RSB’s Green House Gas Calculator tool (answering client requests and questions about the tool)  Maintain RSB’s recognition to ISEAL Standard-Setting Code of Good Practice.
Support in the coordination of the RSB’s multistakeholder General Standards Working Group.
Support RSB’s standards communications via web and text publications.
Through this role, you will interact with the full spectrum of RSB stakeholders, working across aviation, chemicals and polymers, textiles and apparel, and other sectors to build a consistent communication of RSB’s best-in-class sustainability standards and related tools.