Sustainability & External Affairs Manager

At The Vegetarian Butcher Collective, we are building a future‑proof food system. Doing so requires clear choices, strong content expertise and close collaboration, within our organisation and beyond. That is why we are looking for a Sustainability & Public Affairs Manager (temporary role until the End of 2026) to help translate our sustainability ambitions into concrete action. This role is suited for someone who enjoys contributing to strategy as much as organising and delivering the work needed to make that strategy real.

What you will do 

In this role, you operate at the intersection of sustainability, external engagement and internal execution. You actively contribute to the further development of our sustainability strategy and play a key role in the day‑to‑day reality of data, reporting and stakeholder expectations. 

Sustainability & strategy 

• Contribute to the development and implementation of our sustainability strategy. 
• Prepare decision‑making and progress updates for internal forums such as the Sustainability Steering Committee. 
• Identify developments in sustainability, regulation and value‑chain expectations and translate these into concrete actions for the organisation. 

Reporting, data & compliance 

• Coordinate and complete sustainability reporting and platforms, including CSRD/JBS, Envizi, EcoVadis and Sedex. 
• Coordinate, finalise and follow up on the B Corp certification on an annual basis. 
• Coordinate the annual Impact Report, from data collection to internal alignment and external delivery. 
• Structure, validate and safeguard sustainability data in close collaboration with colleagues across departments. 
• Support commercial teams and customers by providing timely and complete sustainability information for tenders and customer platforms. 

External affairs & collaboration 

• Support our external affairs activities in the Netherlands and at EU level. 
• Actively contribute to dossiers related to system change and regulation, including meat denomination. 
• Work with NGOs, coalitions and industry organisations (e.g. ProVeg, Green Protein Alliance, TAPP, EAPF). 
• Prepare and attend meetings with policymakers, value‑chain partners and other external stakeholders. 
• Maintain monthly alignment with JBS on sustainability developments and requirements. 

Communication & positioning 

• Work closely with Marketing and PR to ensure sustainability topics are communicated clearly and credibly, PR is used as a lobby instrument.  
• Prepare and deliver customer presentations following publication of the Impact Report. 
• Contribute to a consistent and well‑substantiated external sustainability position for The Vegetarian Butcher Collective.