Full-Time AME Head of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs

Accountabilities

This role will have the following functional responsibilities:

Corporate Affairs

• Identify key stakeholders, understand their priorities, and develop a strategic plan for engagement
• Presents Syngenta’s position to governments to safeguard our business interests.
• Monitor political and economic developments, identify trends with implications to the business, engages with and builds coalitions with stakeholders to advocate for or against and advance policies.
• Advises CU and Business Area (BA) Leadership team on business implications of any changes in government policies.
• Maintain close liaison with CropLife AME, to develop synergies and pursue ambitions of mutual interest, with a special focus on SPMF initiatives.
• Develop transparent and measurable KPIs and assess the business impact of advocacy efforts.
• In collaboration with Syngenta’s industry associations, the Commercial Unit Head and the BA Heads, advocate on local policy initiatives and implementation AME policies.
• Deliver pro-active reputation management through developing thought leadership platforms, regular formal and informal stakeholder engagement, effective use of multiple media channels, public engagements, and publications.
• Support BAs in building a public affairs strategy in support of the FTO mitigation plans, such as MRL issues, product approvals, counterfeit and illicit product and the business impact of the geopolitical environment

Sustainability

• Develop and implement/supervise the local Sustainability Strategy for the CU (CP and seeds), considering global and regional priorities, local stakeholder expectations, local policy initiatives and local business strategy.
• Align sustainability strategy with local CP and Seeds LTs, determine local governance processes and required collaboration processes with local regulatory, marketing/technical functions (i.e. Sustainable and Responsible Business, stewardship).
• Develop strategic partnerships and oversee effective community engagement across the CU, with targeted progressive NGOs and value chain players, including the farmers and the food companies.
• Support AME Business Areas (BA) in leveraging their sustainability projects by amplifying the success externally, with the ambition to support SYT reputation and facilitate SYT freedom to operate in AME.
• Take a leading role in promoting innovative business models linked to Sustainability (E.g. Soil Health)

Stewardship

• Stewardship advice – in collaboration with the Head of Sustainable and Responsible Business, AMEA, support the business and key distribution partner(s), on the stewardship of our current and future CP assets, and propose innovative stewardship programs.
• Coordinate stewardship reviews associated with new products and Chemical Product extensions and prepare and monitor Individual Product Stewardship Plans, including regular DeCO participation
• Guide Syngenta’s response to stewardship incidents – coordinate and prepare Syngenta’s responses to stewardship incidents involving our CP assets , including monitoring PQ poisoning cases from the agreed and assigned hospitals
• Stewardship training – develop quality stewardship resources, and deliver these through train-the-trainer activities involving Syngenta’s field force and partners to drive improved stewardship among users of Syngenta’s products.
• Coordinate & report country stewardship activities - coordinate proactive stewardship initiatives around grower safe use training (in support of the Group Sustainability Priorities and ESG reporting requirements), medical stewardship and fulfil the associated internal and external reporting obligations, including AHI database, CCI/SSAG annual reporting, and grower community database
• Responsible for ESG data reporting in accordance with global requirements

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