Senior Analyst: South African Plastics Pact

The South African Plastics Pact team is hiring!

We are looking for a Senior Analyst.

The SA Plastics Pact is a collaborative pre-competitive initiative that brings together key stakeholders from the local plastics value chain, including businesses, the South African government, Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs), NGOs and other key players to tackle plastic waste and pollution at its source. Members of the SA Plastics Pact aim to stimulate industry-led innovation, dialogue and collaboration to create new business models, generate job opportunities, and unlock barriers to move towards a circular economy for plastic, in line with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s vision of a “New Plastics Economy”.

The SA Plastics Pact members have set specific, ambitious and time-bound targets (end 2025) to address our design, production, use, recovery and recycling of plastic packaging, including primary, secondary and tertiary formats. These targets are:

1. Taking action on problematic or unnecessary plastic packaging through elimination, redesign, innovation or alternative (re-use) delivery models;
2. 100% of plastic packaging to be reusable, recyclable or compostable* by 2025 (*applicable only in closed loop and controlled systems with sufficient infrastructure available or fit for purpose applications, with no disruption of recycling systems);
3. 70% of plastic packaging effectively recycled;
4. 30% average recycled content across all plastic packaging

GreenCape acts as the secretariat of the SA Plastics Pact, ensuring neutrality and enforcing meaningful progress towards the 2025 Targets.

Job Description

Responsibilities will include, but not limited, to the following:

• Work as part of the SA Plastics Pact team in the circular economy programme, reporting to the circular economy Programme Manager and the SA Plastics Pact project lead.
• Build and maintain excellent stakeholder relationships with SA Plastics Pact’s business members to drive progress towards the ambitious 2025 targets, through networking for technical assistance where needed, and guiding business members for accurate reporting against their commitments.
• Further develop and lead the recruitment focus for the SA Plastics Pact team to increase the proportion of plastic packaging placed on the market in South Africa, represented by the Pact membership.
• Collaborate with the SA Plastics Pact team and membership to refine interventions and activities to facilitate progress towards the Pact targets, including leading/facilitating action groups on specific topics.
• Keep up to date with relevant industry trends, innovations and best practice in a circular economy for plastics globally, and the local development track in South Africa.
• Participate in developing a range of materials (case studies, industry briefs and guidelines) for both digital and presentation formats to inspire members and the broader landscape to bold action towards a circular economy for plastics.
• Lead and participate in meetings with key stakeholders (across government, industry and civil society) and members to inspire change
• Participate in the writing of funding proposals to further boost impact of the Pact team and membership actions.
• Participate in report-writing and feedback to funders.

Contract length and remuneration

This is a contract position until 31 March 2022. Contract renewal will depend on performance and the project requirements of the organisation at the time. There will be a three-month probation period for this position.

Remuneration will be market-related, with the recognition that GreenCape is a not-for-profit organisation. Medical aid is offered as an employee benefit (subject to some conditions).

Offers made will take qualifications, experience and level of responsibility into account.

Applications 

All applicants must complete the GreenCape online application form. You can complete the application form by accessing this link. 

All queries can be submitted via email to Human Resources at [email protected]. Only candidates who are shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. The closing date for applications is 24 September 2021. Should you not hear back from the company by 15 October 2021, please consider your application to be unsuccessful.

Note that GreenCape reserves the right to not appoint to positions or to change the role in response to applicant abilities and interests. Preference will be given to designated groups and people with disabilities. All appointments will be done in accordance with our Employment Equity Plan.

For more information on this job opportunity, download the full job description and advertisement here.