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chartered professional accountants bc; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 124,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long term contract

Excellent hourly rate

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Randstad Canada in Vancouver is seeking a Sustainable Operations and EPR Specialist for a 12-month contract with strong extension potential. The role blends project management, regulatory operations, reporting and data collection to support the enterprise's sustainable product and packaging team.

You will lead EPR data preparation for global packaging and textiles, drive process improvements, coordinate with internal teams, and deliver on regulatory timelines while educating stakeholders on

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in business, environmental science, sustainability, or regulator/government affairs.
• 2–3 years in sustainability/regulatory operations in mid-to-large organizations, government, or NGO.
• Experience with EPR and global packaging/textile regulations is an asset.
• Excellent communication and ability to distill complex information for stakeholders.
• Project Management experience with ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of data and documentation for regulatory reporting of all global EPR requirements for packaging and textiles.
• Identify, manage and implement process improvements for regulatory information and Impact Agenda reporting.
• Work cross-functionally with internal teams to coordinate program implementations across stakeholders.
• Implement key deliverables and reports against operational and regulatory timelines for existing and new EPR reporting.
• Update internal stakeholders on program progress, highlighting wins and challenges.
• Coordinate internal engagement opportunities to educate and inspire stakeholders on waste.

Skills

Project Management

Regulatory operations

Data collection

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor or Master degree in business, environmental science, sustainability, or regulator/government affairs

Job description

We are seeking a Sustainable Operations and EPR Specialist for a well established apparel manufacturing client of ours in the Vancouver area. This will be a 12 month contract opportunity with a strong possibility of extension or permanent employment with our client. This role is an equal mix of project management, regulatory operations , reporting and data collection. It function as a part of our clients sustainable product and packaging team, leading internal operations to meet compliance with extended producer responsibility regulations and reporting.

CA$90.00–CA$100.00 hourly

Full-time

Advantages

• Long term contract position with high chance of leading to a permanent position.
• Excellent hourly rate
• Opportunities for career advancement

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of data and documentation for regulatory reporting of all global Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) requirements for packaging and textiles.
• Identify, manage and implement process improvements as it relates to the management of regulatory information and Impact Agenda reporting.
• Work cross-functionally with internal teams to ensure program implementations are coordinated across all relevant stakeholders to ensure program success.
• Implement key deliverables and reports against operational and regulatory timelines for existing and new EPR reporting.
• Update all relevant internal stakeholders on program progress, highlighting wins and challenges across our roadmap of activities.
• Coordinate internal engagement opportunities to educate and inspire our stakeholders on waste.
• Support our regional donation programs to ensure all donations are responsibly managed and impactful.

Qualifications

• Bachelor and/or masters degree in areas of business, environmental science, sustainability, or regulator and government affairs.
• 2-3 years work experience in relevant business sustainability, environmental or regulatory operations in mid to large business contexts, government, or NGO's, ideally with experience in packaging, apparel retail and/or consumer goods.
• Prior experience with EPR and other global packaging and textile regulations is an asset
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of distilling and communicating complicated information in an interesting, accessible and relevant way across all levels of business.
• Project Management experience with the ability to manage and oversee multiple projects, stakeholders and prioritize time and tasks

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to [e-mail] to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.