Senior Certification Expert - Sustainable Fuels

<p><strong>Are you ready to join a team of passionate, energised and supportive individuals dedicated to advancing the transition to a sustainable and circular bioeconomy?</strong></p><p></p><p> RSB - Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials Association seeks a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to join the team as our <strong>Senior Certification Expert – Sustainable Fuels </strong>– an ideal position for someone interested in furthering an international career in an organisation focused on sustainability and industry transformation.</p><p> </p><p><strong>About Us</strong></p><p>Our growing 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.</p><p>RSB 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. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.rsb.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">www.rsb.org</a> </p><p><strong><br/> Your Role</strong></p><p>As <strong>Senior Certification Expert – Sustainable Fuels</strong>, you will play a key role in driving a just and sustainable energy transition in hard-to-abate transport  sectors such as aviation and shipping, by contributing to the development and improvement of RSB certification system globally, as part of our Sustainability Foundations team.</p><p></p><p>You will report to the Standards &amp; Certifications Director and work closely with the rest of the Sustainability Foundations and RSB Secretariat teams.</p><p> </p><p><strong>You will be responsible for these main areas of work: </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Work Area: RSB certification </strong></p><p>Ownership of the Sustainable Fuels certification product (encompassing Sustainable Aviation Fuels as well as Sustainable Maritime Fuels), including: </p><ul> <li> <strong>Define and own the sustainable fuels certification product strategy and lifecycle</strong> – Develop and manage the roadmap for sustainable fuels certification programmes, ensuring alignment with organisational goals, customer needs, voluntary markets and regulatory requirements</li> <li> <strong>Ensure RSB Standards remain relevant – </strong>Maintain and update  RSB Standards, requirements and tools for Sustainable Fuels to ensure they are up to date and market relevant and continuously improved (in collaboration with the RSB Standards Manager).</li> <li> <strong>Drive certification market development</strong> -Implementing activities to grow the adoption of RSB certification for Sustainable Fuels, in line with the broader RSB certification strategy.</li> <li> <strong>Engaging stakeholders – </strong>Build partnerships and collaborate with third parties across aviation and maritime sectors to promote and expand recognition for RSB certification.</li> <li> <strong>Provide subject matter expertise </strong>- Act as the technical knowledge expert on sustainable fuels (including Sustainable Aviation and Marine Fuels, CORISA, IMO, EU RED, offering expert input across the RSB team). </li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Work Area: Aviation and Maritime Policy Engagement </strong></p><ul> <li> <strong>Represent RSB </strong>as observer at relevant ICAO meetings and IMO meetings.</li> <li> <strong>IMO and ICAO Standards: </strong>Keep track and work on policy-related work and updates </li> <li> <strong>RSB stakeholder platforms: </strong>Build trust and awareness of RSB certification through RSB’s SAF Policy Platform (lead) and RSB’s SMF Platform (co-lead).</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Work Area: RSB Programmes and Advisory Services </strong></p><p> <strong>Capacity-building:</strong> Lead technical capacity-building activities as required by Grants and Advisory Service projects, including:</p><ul> <li>Update, review and develop materials such as content maps and slide decks</li> <li>Deliver technical presentations about RSB certification for sustainable aviation and marine fuels</li> <li>Develop tools and guidance documents to support access to RSB certification for farmers and other supply chain actors</li> <li>Lead the maintenance and updates of RSB Academy’s RSB Sustainability Certification course content<br/> </li> </ul><p><strong>Certification-related tasks in projects:</strong> Develop certification gap analysis, guidance and audit documents and other material