Description du poste
The Eldora Group is active in the field of collective catering. With consolidated turnover of over CHF 400 million, it is one of the largest catering groups in Switzerland. Its headquarters, located in Rolle (VD), brings together all administrative functions and more than a hundred employees.
As part of the development of the Quality and Sustainability department, we are looking for a:
CSR Manager (80 / 100 %)
We offer you the opportunity to join a dynamic company aiming for collective performance, offering attractive working conditions and hours to its employees as well as advantageous and highly competitive social benefits. As a company committed to promoting quality and sustainable development, we are seeking a passionate professional to join our team.
Your responsibilities:Governance, strategy and CSR management
• Lead and develop CSR within the Eldora Group’s strategy.
• Evaluate the efficiency of CSR governance.
• Manage dialogue with stakeholders, monitor CSR performance indicators and ensure strategic, regulatory and normative monitoring.
• Adapt CSR policy and system to new regulatory constraints, standards and client expectations.
• Integrate CSR approaches into the integrated management system (forms, work instructions, procedures and regulations).
• Contribute to CSR roadmaps and budgetary approaches.
Operational implementation
• Deploy the CSR strategy across all company processes and support various departments.
• Manage and support operational CSR projects, deploy new ideas, pilot projects and continuous improvement.
• Ensure harmonisation and alignment of CSR practices between French-speaking and German-speaking Switzerland.
• Evaluate the company’s CSR performance and produce studies and analyses on specific sustainability topics.
CSR culture, communication and facilitation
• Develop the CSR culture, engage teams at all levels and inspire a desire to have a positive impact.
• Design and conduct communication and awareness-raising actions, internally (practical guides, training programmes) and externally with suppliers, service providers and clients.
• Lead the Impact+ Team in Romandy and oversee the alignment of the German-speaking Switzerland team, in both French and German.
• Train operational employees and those at headquarters.
• Represent the company and engage with stakeholders (clients, authorities, elected officials, NGOs, associations), including during public interventions and client meetings on sustainability issues.
Reporting, carbon footprint and certifications
• Collect and structure CSR data and KPIs, then write sustainability reports for the various legal entities.
• Manage the Group’s and restaurants’ carbon footprints: scoping, data collection, result analysis and defining reduction trajectories.
• Manage the Group’s certifications and commitments: B Corp, EcoVadis, Sedex SMETA, STI and UN Global Compact.
Your profile:To succeed in this role, you bring the following skills and qualities:
• In-depth knowledge of B Corp and EcoVadis certifications: you have led or supported certification processes; a B Leader certification is an asset. Knowledge of Sedex SMETA, STI and UN Global Compact is appreciated.
• Mastery of carbon footprints: mastery of greenhouse gas emission measurement methodologies (GHG Protocol, scopes 1, 2 and 3) and experience in developing reduction plans.
• Education: engineering school or university with a specialisation in sustainable development, DAS or MAS in environment, sustainable development.
• Experience: proven professional experience in a similar role (> 5 years), notably in leading a CSR approach; experience in the food or food systems sector would be a plus.
• Project management: strong project management skills; you are hands-on and thrive operationally.
• Leadership and influence: ability to persuade, find compromises and mobilise teams at all levels; proactive, autonomous and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Interpersonal skills: listening, quick understanding of processes and leading by example.
• Motivation: a passion for sustainable development and implementing positive change.
• Perfectly bilingual French – German: perfect command of French (main working language) and ability to work fluently in German, both spoken and written, to lead the CSR dynamic on both sides of the Sarine.
Want to give strong meaning to your expertise, influence and support change, contribute to more sustainable, safer and more humane catering? Join us and participate in Eldora’s future.
We look forward to receiving your complete application via the link below (CV, cover letter and work certificates).
To promote diversity and inclusion, we adopt a recruitment policy favouring equal opportunities. Our positions are open to both women and men. In this offer, the masculine gender is used to facilitate reading.