Director of Organic Materials Schemes

This is a senior leadership opportunity at the heart of REAL's Organic Materials portfolio, with strategic and operational responsibility for the Compost Certification Scheme, Compostable Materials Certification Scheme (CMCS), the Biofertiliser Certification Scheme (BCS), and the associated Research Hub.

As Director of Organic Materials Schemes, you will lead a team of specialists across certification management, policy and stakeholder relations, and research, ensuring our schemes remain technically robust, credible, and aligned with the latest standards and regulatory developments. Deep technical knowledge of organic materials — including composting and anaerobic digestion — is essential to this role.
Working closely with the Managing Director you will contribute to Board-level reporting and organisational strategy and play a visible role in influencing policy and engaging with government, regulators, and industry bodies. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of certification and assurance in the composting and biogas sectors, and to make a meaningful contribution to the UK's circular economy.

As Director of Organic Materials Schemes, you will steer the strategic direction, governance and delivery of these schemes, ensuring they remain robust, trusted and aligned with REAL’s mission and organisational strategy.
This is a rare opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the UK’s transition to net zero. You'll work at senior leadership level, help set organisational strategy, and play a visible role across industry, government and consumer‑facing organisations.

Renewable Energy Assurance is at the forefront of driving the growth of renewable energy and supporting the circular economy. Through a wide array of certification and consumer protection initiatives, we ensure that businesses and consumers are empowered to make sustainable choices with confidence. We operate nine schemes in the renewable energy and circular economy sectors. For more information about us and the work we do, please see our website: realschemes.org.uk/

Our work is guided by our core values: 

• We are principled and caring 
• We are passionate 
• We are open-minded and inclusive 
• We are professional 
• We pay attention to detail 
• We seek innovative ways to deliver our mission 

What Renewable Energy Assurance Limited offer

• 25 days holiday plus days between Christmas and New Years treated as holiday
• Westfield Health insurance + EAP
• Discounts and perks
• Birthday voucher
• Cycle to work scheme
• Pension scheme
• Climate perks sustainable travel days 

How to apply
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*Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy ahead of the advertised closing date if sufficient applications are received, therefore we encourage early applications.

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