Our Client: Global agricultural enterprise headquartered in the USA with production sites in south-eastern Europe, USA, Asia, Brazil and Africa.

Job Function: You will ensure the continued development of the global sustainability strategy, create content and programs in support of the strategy, develop and communicate the group's sustainability story to key external and internal stakeholders. Your key responsibilities include:

- Manage the development and implementation of the global sustainability strategy including developing policies and programs, integrating business strategies, assessing societal and environmental impacts and assessing key risks and opportunities.

- Manage the implementation and governance of the International Sustainable Tobacco Program.

- Coordinate and accompany social compliance audits performed by third parties.

- Communicate internally and externally on progress made against sustainability targets.

- Drive the creation of annual sustainability reports.

Requested: As Global Sustainability Director you should have 10+ years of experience in managing sustainability programs and developing policies and programs within a corporate environment, including experience in working with various stakeholders, such as NGO's, customers, certification and standards authorities, consultants and internal auditors. Furthermore, you should possess:

- Work permit for Switzerland or Citizen of a Country within the European Community
- A university degree and an MBA.

- Experience specific to the international agribusiness industry.
- Detailed knowledge of the leaf tobacco supply chain from seedling to exports.

- Deep understanding of ESG issues in agriculture, including knowledge in ESG reporting and advanced understanding of standards and trends.

- Experience in developing and implementing sustainability strategies along with developing and running environmental management systems.

- Substantial experience in the coordination of social compliance audits by third parties.

- Proven project management and process mapping skills.

- Strong research, analysis and problem-solving skills.

- Strong persuasion and presentation skills.

- Exceptional communicator with creative, out of the box thinking.

- Exceptional English written and verbal communication skills covering report writing, delivering training and the presentation of complex information to a variety of audiences. Additional language skills are welcome.

- Ability to operate in a multi-country and multi-cultural environment, based on personal experience working in various countries and cultures.

- Willing to travel internationally, approx. 20%-40%.

Please contact: Paul Brodmann is pleased to give you further information, Tel. +41 (0)44 284 11 11. Please send your application to jobs@cba.ch, Ref. 032739.

Il Dipartimento federale degli affari esteri DFAE cerca un/a:

Secondment come esperto/a di armi leggere e di piccolo calibro e di azione contro le mine («Small Arms and Light Weapons and Mine Action») Le sue mansioni - Operare nel team della Sezione Arms Control and Coordination della NATO come esperto/a senior - Fornire consulenza all'assistente segretario generale e a organi interessati della NATO, in particolare la Divisione Affari politici e politica di sicurezza, su questioni di carattere politico, operativo e talvolta tecnico nei settori tematici SALW e MA - Compilare analisi e anticipare gli sviluppi politici e tecnici relative ai settori tematici di competenza e contribuire a coordinare il posizionamento politico della NATO in queste aree - Sostenere approcci interdisciplinari all'interno della NATO nel settore SALW, per esempio nei punti di intersezione tra SALW e questioni di genere o SALW e Building Integrity - Contribuire in particolare ai lavori preliminari e operativi del gruppo di lavoro ad hoc sulle armi leggere e di piccolo calibro e sull'azione contro le mine del Consiglio di partenariato euro-atlantico, per esempio nella gestione di progetti e nell'organizzazione di corsi e training ecc. - Rappresentare la Sezione Arms Control and Coordination in occasione di conferenze internazionali pertinenti e di riunioni di lavoro sui temi delle armi leggere e di piccolo calibro e dell'azione contro le mine nonché nei confronti di partner internazionali, mantenendo e ampliando attivamente reti di contatti con rappresentanti di Stati, organizzazioni internazionali e società civile Il suo profilo - Diploma di scuola universitaria (minimo master) in un ambito pertinente - Almeno sette anni di esperienza nel settore in un contesto multilaterale, in particolare nel controllo delle armi, nel disarmo e nella non proliferazione, nelle armi leggere e di piccolo calibro e/o nell'azione contro le mine e nella prevenzione dei conflitti, idealmente con comprovata esperienza negoziale - Ottime capacità analitiche, concettuali e redazionali, spiccata sensibilità politica ed esperienza nella definizione di processi politici - Comprovata esperienza in project management - Competenza interculturale, capacità di negoziazione - Ottime conoscenze scritte e orali dell'inglese e del francese, idealmente conoscenza passiva di un'altra lingua ufficiale svizzera - Cittadinanza svizzera Chi siamo Il Dipartimento federale degli affari esteri (DFAE) coordina e definisce, su mandato del Consiglio federale, la politica estera della Svizzera, tutela gli interessi del Paese e promuove i valori svizzeri. La Segreteria di Stato (SES) gestisce lo sviluppo, il coordinamento e la pianificazione della politica estera ed è responsabile dell'attività di informazione all'attenzione delle autorità politiche. Tra le sue attività principali rientrano la cooperazione con le Nazioni Unite (ONU), lo sviluppo delle relazioni con l'Unione europea (UE) e la politica di sicurezza e di pace. Il segretario di Stato è il primo interlocutore del Consiglio federale per le questioni di politica estera e intrattiene contatti regolari con i propri omologhi a Berna e all'estero. Il Pool svizzero di esperti per la promozione civile della pace è uno strumento della politica svizzera in materia di pace, diritti umani e aiuto umanitario. È formato da esperte ed esperti che vengono messi a disposizione per missioni civili di pace di durata limitata. Informazioni complementari Per ulteriori informazioni rivolgersi al signor Ursign Hofmann, responsabile di programma, Sezione Diplomazia umanitaria, Tel. +41 58 4818125 La descrizione dettagliata del posto è consultabile qui: Offerte di impiego Pool di esperti Per candidarsi a questo posto sono necessari i seguenti documenti: lettera di motivazione in una lingua ufficiale, CV in inglese, diplomi e certificati di lavoro nonché il il modulo Personal History Form SEP debitamente compilato.

Termine per la presentazione delle candidature: 17 marzo 2021 Entrata in servizio: in data da convenire Limitazione del posto: un anno Candidatura online su www.posto.admin.ch, codice rif. 44867

What this Job Entails: 

The Field Technician will provide support to all assigned locations, including data centers and Points of Presence (POPs), and physical site services. The person in this role will coordinate with network teams as well as local vendors for installation, repair and maintenance activities. The Field Technician must have deep knowledge and professional experience deploying (physical layer) rack and stack configurations. This role requires travel.

Scope: 

• Works on assignments that are moderately difficult, requiring judgment in resolving issues

• Requires some instruction on new assignments and infrequent checks on daily work

Your Roles and Responsibilities:

• Maintain the highest quality standards in all assigned data center locations and remote points of presence (POP).

• Participate in performing physical installation, repair, maintenance, and testing activities as directed with meticulous attention to driving and maintaining the highest quality standards in the telecommunications industry.

• Help with performing card adds or replacements, software upgrades, and associated testing.

• Recommend improvements to processes that may impact the quality of our network assets or improve overall efficiencies for any related process or system.

• Provide site survey support for OSP and ISP projects, as well as large space & power and/or equipment deployments.

• Perform site audits and reconcile data discrepancies in coordination with Network Surveillance and other groups as necessary.

• Support the management of local construction vendors working on behalf of the company to ensure compliance with installation, repair, maintenance MOPs and standards, as well as quality and cleanliness.

• Meet/coordinate with Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) and other technicians to facilitate timely installation, repair, and maintenance activities as necessary.

• Perform site surveys in support of network builds, augments, or decommissions.

• Assist in coordinating site access, equipment staging, and other tasks

• Other duties as required. This list is not meant to be a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities assigned to this position

Required Qualifications/Skills:

• Associate's degree (A.A) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school and 2 to 5 years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Builds productive internal and external working relationships
• Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action
• Knowledge of data center and POP infrastructure, including experience or deep understanding of OSP, ISP, interfacility cabling, fiber and copper distribution, AC/DC power systems, environmental controls, and relay rack/cabinet/cage construction.
• Familiarity with installing and maintaining a wide variety of telecom/network equipment, including DWDMs, backbone and management routers, IP switches, as well as all optical and digital infrastructure. 
• Understanding of splicing, and an understanding of how to maintain and operate within a manhole, vault, or handhole environment.
• Knowledge of telecommunications testing equipment from microscopes and source and power meters to OTDRs and experience testing across all SONET and Ethernet bandwidths.
• Knowledge of telecommunications testing standards and procedures from length, wire-mapping, and bit error rate to power, delay, loss, reflectance and dispersion.
• Knowledge of state and local regulatory standards, procedures, and permitting requirements.
• Ability to work effectively with local exchange carrier (LEC) and other telecom service provider technicians, building landlords, electricians, construction operators, and non-technical end users.
• Ability to work independently, diagnose problems and take appropriate action with minimal supervision.
• Experience with spreadsheets, workflow and project management applications, and administrative software applications.
• Understanding of how to use a Tier-1 ITSM platform 

Preferred Qualifications: 

Physical Demand & Work Environment:

• Must have the ability to perform office-related tasks which may include prolonged sitting or standing

• Must have the ability to move from place to place within an office environment

• Must be able to use a computer

• Must have the ability to communicate effectively 

• Some positions may require occasional repetitive motion or movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers

What can Astreya offer you?

• Employment in the fast-growing IT space providing you with a variety of career options

• Opportunity to work with some of the biggest firms in the world as part of the Astreya delivery network

• Introduction to new ways of working and awesome technologies

• Career paths to help you establish where you want to go

• Focus on internal promotion and internal mobility - we love to build teams from within

• Free 24/7 accessible Professional Development through LinkedIn Learning and other online courses to give you opportunities to upskill at your own pace

• Education Assistance

• Dedicated management to provide you with on point leadership and care

• Numerous on the job perks

• Market competitive compensation and insurance, health and wellness benefits