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ISCC – the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification

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51 - 200 employees

🌾 Agriculture

📋 Compliance

⚡ Energy

Agriculture • Compliance • Energy

ISCC is the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification organization dedicated to fostering sustainability through a globally recognized certification system. The organization empowers companies and stakeholders to build sustainable supply chains by verifying responsible sourcing, traceability, and deforestation-free practices. With over 13,000 valid certificates issued worldwide, ISCC aims to ensure that supply chains contribute to a climate-friendly, circular, and ethical economy with strong environmental and social safeguards.

📋 Description

• Leading the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of ISCC certification frameworks related to Chain of Custody approaches, including Book & Claim systems across SAF, alternative marine fuels, and road transport fuels, ensuring alignment with evolving regulatory and voluntary market requirements • Monitoring global regulatory and voluntary frameworks and assessing their implications for ISCC certification schemes, while developing proactive system responses and improvements • Researching, developing, and refining Chain of Custody methodologies in close collaboration with industry stakeholders, ensuring robustness, auditability, and practical market applicability • Building, maintaining, and further developing IT infrastructure, registry systems, and digital tools supporting Book & Claim and Chain of Custody operations • Liaising with global policymakers, regulators, and standard-setting bodies, including SBTi, GHG Protocol, EU institutions, ICAO CORSIA, and other relevant frameworks on Chain of Custody approaches, including Book and Claim • Developing and maintaining governance and integrity frameworks for ISCC systems, including eligibility criteria, claim rules, and mechanisms to prevent double counting • Designing and implementing corrective measures and safeguards to ensure a high-integrity certification and registry system • Building and strengthening relationships across the sustainable fuels value chain, including fuel producers, suppliers, traders, airlines, shipping companies, and corporate users • Designing, delivering, and supporting training programmes for certification bodies, auditors, system users, and regulators • Representing ISCC at international conferences, industry events, and stakeholder workshops as a subject matter expert • Developing presentations, technical papers, and communication materials to support thought leadership in sustainable fuels and Chain of Custody systems

🎯 Requirements

• University degree in environmental sciences, law, policy, economics, business administration, natural sciences, or a related field • Minimum 3 years of professional experience after graduation, with at least 2 years in a relevant industry (e.g. certification organisations, sustainability systems, fuels sector, aviation, maritime, or trading environments) • Proven experience in sustainable fuels or related energy/fuel markets (e.g. SAF, marine fuels, e-fuels, (bio)fuels producers, fossil fuels, fuel traders, biomethane) • Strong understanding of sustainability certification systems and regulatory frameworks (e.g. EU RED, ICAO CORSIA, IMO regulations) • Familiarity with voluntary frameworks such as SBTi and GHG Protocol, including Scope 1–3 accounting principles • Knowledge of Chain of Custody methodologies, including Mass Balance and Book & Claim systems • Experience with registry systems, digital certification tools, or related IT-based tracking systems is a strong advantage • Proven background in stakeholder engagement, external communications, and public speaking • Experience in client-facing roles such as account management, consulting, sales, or similar environments • Strong analytical, organizational, and conceptual thinking skills with an independent working style • Excellent English language skills (at least C1, written and spoken)

🏖️ Benefits

• Great Team Environment • Various team events throughout the year (Celebrating Diversity, Summer Team Event, Christmas Party) • Close collaboration with our sister companies Meo Carbon Solutions GmbH, GRAS Global Risk Assessment Services, 4C Services, ClimatePal, and TYC • The opportunity to work independently and shape processes • Individual learning and development plan • Professional onboarding to help you have an ideal start with us • Frequent feedback sessions to ensure a high quality of communication and mutual reflection • Many free language classes • Access to several trainings as well as specific technical courses • We promote from within! • Hybrid set-up • 4 weeks remote work at a place of choice (after probation) • Flexible working hours and trust based working time • 30 vacation days and 3 additional vacation days (Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, Carnival Monday) • Sabbatical options • A generous pension scheme (bAV) in line with our sustainability values • JobTicket/Deutschlandticket • Annual bonus scheme based on performance • Wellness Programs • Subsidized Urban Sports Club • Health weeks promoting healthy habits in personal and professional life