Global Product Manager for Fairtrade and Fairmined Gold
Introduction:
The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) is seeking a Global Product Manager for their Fairtrade and Fair Mined Gold. See below.
~ Marc Choyt, Publisher
Fairtrade and Fairmined Gold is a Partnership between Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) and The Alliance for Responsible Mining Foundation (ARM). The Partnership for Fairtrade and Fairmined Gold is planned and executed under a single work programme encompassing operations of FLO and its members and ARM. This programme is strategically guided and monitored by a joint ARM/ FLO Gold Steering Group (GSG).
ARM and FLO have jointly set the Gold standard for responsible artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). ARM supports and enables producers to deliver “fairmined” certified metals and minerals through economically just supply chains to the markets, in order to contribute towards the transformation of ASM into a socially and environmentally responsible activity, and to the improvement of the quality of life of marginalized artisanal miners, their families and communities.
FLO unites the producer-facing activities of ARM with the market- and business-facing activities within the Fairtrade Labelling system. FLO promotes the empowerment of Fairtrade-certified producers by supporting them in capitalizing on market opportunities; and facilitates global Fairtrade markets, to optimise benefits for producers.
The Global Product Manager for Fairtrade and Fairmined Gold (GPM) oversees delivery of this programme. The GPM reports into the Head of Global Product Management of FLO or the Executive Director of ARM dependent on geographic location1. In either reporting case, the GPM will seek guidance from the Operational Team which is composed of the Head of Global Product Management of FLO and the Executive Director of ARM; and is responsible to the Gold Steering Group (GSG) in regards to delivering on the strategy set out by the Group.
The key objective is to coordinate the Fairtrade and Fairmined Gold strategy amongst the different actors and stakeholders in the Fairtrade and ARM systems with the focus on growth of markets and maximization of the impact of Fairtrade on ASM gold producers worldwide. The GPM will liaise closely with the Fairtrade Labeling Initiatives who promote Fairtrade Gold in their respective markets; the ARM producers and Producer Networks representing Latin America, Africa, and Asia; other key stakeholders and experts in Gold; and the internal units within FLO and ARM.. All of these interactions and coordination will be essential in devising and implementing a global Fairtrade and Fairmined Gold strategy.
Cristina Echavarria
Alliance for Responsible Mining ARM
www.communitymining.org
PBX: 574-3330188
