Independent Consultant – Sustainable Bio-Materials, Regulatory Compliance

• Provide regulatory compliance and sustainability assessment expertise for bio-based materials, sustainable fuels, feedstocks and related value chains
• Contribute to defining assessment scope, system boundaries and methodologies under EU RED, CORSIA, RSB and other relevant frameworks
• Review third-party GHG inventory data, perform consistency and plausibility checks, validate assumptions and identify data gaps
• Propose defensible proxies or literature-based values where appropriate
• Support or perform GHG calculations and carbon-intensity assessments using relevant methodologies and tools, including the RSB GHG Calculator
• Prepare GHG, LCA or sustainability assessment reports with methodologies, assumptions, data-quality notes, results and interpretation
• Support technical understanding of sustainable bio-material pathways and low-ILUC risk considerations
• Support regulatory and voluntary-scheme gap analyses and compliance-risk identification
• Review third-party organisational documentation against applicable criteria
• Review certification-readiness documentation, including feedstock origin, traceability, chain of custody, sustainability criteria and GHG claims
• Interpret policy and regulatory requirements for feedstocks, technologies, products or markets using data and literature reviews
• Translate findings into practical compliance options
• Develop or refine methodologies, blueprints and decision tools for innovative sustainability assessments
• Produce scoping notes, GHG data review notes, calculations, assessment reports, eligibility assessments, benchmarking analyses, certification-readiness reviews and regulatory interpretation notes
• Complete onboarding and participate in project-based assignments when relevant needs are identified

• Strong written and spoken English proficiency
• Minimum 4 hours per day overlapping with CET working hours
• Proven output/delivery track record in the area of expertise
• Compliance with applicable local laws and regulations, including tax and social security obligations
• Legal authorisation to perform consultancy services in the country of residence or operation
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Ability to operate autonomously and proactively communicate progress, risks, and opportunities
• Self-sufficiency in a remote, fully digital working environment with reliable internet connectivity
• Proven hands-on experience applying EU RED, CORSIA, RSB or equivalent GHG and sustainability methodologies
• Working knowledge of at least one major voluntary sustainability certification scheme, preferably RSB, ISCC or another relevant scheme
• Ability to assess feedstock eligibility, GHG data quality, certification readiness or regulatory compliance
• Ability to work independently with limited onboarding and document assumptions transparently
• Ability to flag uncertainty, data gaps and compliance risks
• Strong written English and effective reporting skills for technical and non-technical audiences
• Comfort working with client-provided data under confidentiality constraints
• CET ±5 hours time-zone compatibility unless otherwise agreed
• For firms/agencies: ability to assign qualified personnel and ensure continuity of delivery
• For firms/agencies: named individuals must meet the essential criteria
• Desirable: working knowledge of the RSB standard or ISCC
• Desirable: hands-on experience using the RSB GHG Calculator
• Desirable: experience developing methodologies, blueprints or decision tools for emerging pathways, bio-based materials, fuels or chemicals

• Meaningful, mission-driven work contributing to sustainability standards and real-world impact across global value chains
• Flexible, high-impact, intellectually engaging, project-based assignments
• Opportunity for ongoing collaboration and potential multiple assignments with RSB
• Agreed day rate
• Remote work
• Framework Agreement duration until September 2028 (2 years), unless removed or changed
• Diversity and inclusion-focused organisation
• Opportunity to contribute to a globally recognised sustainability organisation