This position is a part of the APAC Regional Environment team focusing on developing and deploying global environmental compliance programs in the Asia Pacific Region and monitoring/managing regional (Asia) regulatory developments. Reports to the Cargill APAC Environmental Lead and will actively deploy the Cargill Environmental Strategy and program in APAC.

The APAC Environmental Regulatory Director will provide strategic geographic leadership and apply subject matter knowledge of environmental regulatory compliance; emerging and ongoing regulatory issue management; governmental, trade association and NGO interactions, including negotiations, settlements and agreements. Responsibilities include: deploying & maintaining the Asia Pacific regulatory issue management program within Asia Pacific; communicating emerging issues and changing regulatory environment and impact on strategic plans to business leadership; managing compliance monitoring program and processes; cultivate collaborative relationships with key governmental agencies, industry groups, community & NGOs negotiations and other interactions; lead Cargill teams in negotiation strategy & negotiate effectively with compliance officers and local regulators on moderate or severe issues; and provide regulatory communication and training.

The position will lead the Asia Pacific Environmental Issues Teams: deploys corporate methodology and tools regionally including policy/requirements/processes/systems associated with regulatory management; drives standardized approaches and documents; monitors and communicates Cargill environmental positions; and assure/verify regulatory issue management and /or resolution. Scope of responsibilities of include, but not limited to, creating a regional Cargill emerging environmental regulatory issues work process and associated requirements/procedures and tools; ensuring environmental programs teams (Air, Water, Waste, Chemicals) follow global work processes and utilize monitoring tools and manage ongoing environmental regulatory issues; and drive towards issue resolution. In addition, the position will collaborate with the other Cargill functions (e.g., Law, Corporate Affairs, Operations) to analyze potential community, political and policy issues and impact on corporate reputation risks; educates/communicates the changing regulatory landscape and emerging environmental issues to leadership; and manages Cargill’s interests to external stakeholders.

1.50% Environmental Regulatory Issues Management (Current and Emerging):

Provide strategic leadership for the design and administration of the Asia Pacific environmental regulatory compliance management program, managing current & emerging regulatory issues registers, and assuring governance processes for applicability review/acceptance. Educates and communicates status of all regulatory issues; changing regulatory landscape; and manages the environmental regulatory risk portfolio. Ensure consistent monitoring, assessment development, deployment, execution and verification of Corporate EHS policies/requirements, corporate goals and EHS initiatives.

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• Ensure proper management of the Cargill - Regulator relationships at key jurisdictions in Asia Pacific.
• Collaborate with internal partners such as Business leaders, Law, Commercial, BOSC functions, Law, Finance, to analyze potential community, political and policy issues; develop Cargill’s positions, and to execute elements of the environmental strategy related to regulatory management.
• Partner with other Cargill leadership and expertise to develop and deploy appropriate process controls, procedures for regulatory compliance evaluation and risk mitigation for environmental compliance issues.
• Network with external organizations to identify best practices, effective technologies & regulatory content/procedure, and cooperative solutions that can be applied effectively to help in support of EHS strategy implementation.
• Oversee regional interaction with external stakeholders to advance Cargill’s positions and goals to support innovation, issue management and compliance efforts. This includes preparing the issue narrative, and active participation in key external industry association, environmental forums, and NGO/regulator symposiums.
• Communicate regional trends, developments and opportunities to regional leadership and global governance team

3.20% Content Development:

• Develops the procedures, positions, work processes, and tools necessary to execute standard approaches to issue management and governmental/NGO interactions (including negotiation work processes).
• Interprets complex information, summarizes and communicates impacts. Conducts applicability analyses. Provides regulatory leadership to Compliance task activities.
• Provides regional regulatory training and informs businesses on emerging trends.