About this role
Location: UK (Hybrid) Contract: 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract About the Role We are looking for an experienced dairy sector professional to join Anthesis as a Principal Consultant (Dairy Operational Lead) within our Agrifood team. This role sits within the Circularity & Value Chain Transformation (C&VCT) business line and offers the opportunity to lead the day-to-day delivery of one of the world's largest farm-level sustainability data programmes. Working with a major global food industry client, you will coordinate programme delivery across more than 20 countries, supporting thousands of farm assessments annually. The successful candidate will combine deep dairy sector knowledge with strong programme management and stakeholder engagement skills, ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality, credible sustainability data across a complex global network of teams and partners. • Lead the operational delivery of a global dairy sustainability programme across multiple countries and markets. • Coordinate and support a network of regional programme managers and delivery partners. • Build and maintain strong relationships with client stakeholders, delivery teams and external partners. • Influence and engage senior stakeholders to drive programme success and continuous improvement. • Oversee quality management, governance processes and programme reporting requirements. • Support annual programme planning, farm sampling activities and delivery milestones. • Lead training and capability-building initiatives for programme partners and client teams. • Review programme data and work closely with technical teams to ensure data quality, consistency and accuracy. • Monitor programme risks, identify issues and implement corrective actions where required. • Support internal and external verification activities by providing evidence and programme documentation. • Participate in quality assurance activities, including occasional field visits, audits and partner calibration exercises.