Job description (via Feedback)
ABOUT US
Feedback is a campaign group working for food that is good for people and planet. We want a world where:
- All people have secure access to delicious, culturally appropriate food that is nutritious and does not cause environmental harm
- Global supply chains, farming and fishing contribute to food sovereignty, good livelihoods, mitigate climate change and enable nature to thrive
- Communities have agency to create food economies that are inclusive, equitable, resilient and celebratory
ABOUT THE ROLE
This is an exciting opportunity to develop Feedback’s pioneering research and campaigning on the UK’s excessive supply and consumption of sugar. A product whose history is shaped by the legacies of colonialism and social inequality, the UK’s sugar supply is today enough to provide every citizen with over two-and-a-half times the daily intake recommended by the UK’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) and the NHS. Meanwhile, the domestic production of sugar beet – which provides the UK with over half its sugar supply – is decimating UK topsoil, a non-renewable resource, and damaging biodiversity through the use of neonicotinoids. This is an exciting new phase in this campaign, where we are exploring new tactics to challenge sugar companies’ operations. Read more about our work on sugar.
This role is responsible for delivering our programme of work on sugar pollution over the next 6 months. This is a wide-ranging role, requiring an experienced campaigner with excellent project management skills, the ability to build relationships with allies, develop new avenues and relationships, produce reports, explore funding opportunities and promote policy change in support of reduced sugar supply.
As a member of the Feedback team, we will offer you significant development and learning opportunities including a personal training and wellbeing budget, the chance to work in a supportive and flexible team, and to build a career in environmental and food systems research, campaigning, policy, and advocacy.
