Business for Nature is hiring a Business Engagement Lead. Apply today!
We are looking for an experienced Business Engagement Lead to join our impactful international team, to implement and continue to develop the overall business engagement strategy of the coalition as well as general activities. This is an exciting opportunity to work with an impactful multi-stakeholder international team, and through this role you will be directly exposed to the decision-making process and strategy of the organization.
We work in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment. To be successful, you need to be comfortable working autonomously, with the ability to lead projects from inception to completion. As a small team operating across the world, you should feel comfortable working virtually.
Job overview
Title: Business Engagement Lead, Business for Nature coalition
Reports to: Operations and Engagement Senior Manager, Business for Nature
Term: Permanent position, ideally starting Q2/Q3 2024
Location: We are a virtual team so you can be based anywhere providing you have the right to work there. You will need to travel occasionally.
Position: Full time (part time also negotiable)
Application deadline: 19 April 2024
Salary range: USD 40k - 85k, depending on location, for full time position.
This is a good-faith range based on a full-time (40 hour/week) employment contract. Salary may vary based on number of hours worked, local market and experience. The range listed is one component of the total compensation package for employees.
We are hosted at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, a US-based organization, which offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including health coverage, retirement/pension benefits, and holidays.
Who are we
Business for Nature is a global coalition of more than 90 influential partner organizations as well as forward-thinking companies. Together, we drive credible business action and policy ambition to achieve a nature-positive economy for all by 2030.
Our priorities are to:
Provide the courage, comfort, and technical expertise to governments so that they adopt, implement and enforce ambitious policies that help create a nature-positive economy
Scale and speed up business action by strengthening, clarifying and amplifying why and how companies should act now
Drive ambitious national implementation of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (UN CBD) Global Biodiversity Framework by embedding the role of business in the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and sharing learnings across regions
Our values
We aim high: We deliver high quality work with urgency that will have real impact.
We are collaborative: We work with and recognize others to simplify the landscape to reach better outcomes for people and the planet.
We are inclusive: We employ and work with people and stakeholders from different backgrounds and geographies.
We are open: We listen, learn and bring light-heartedness to our work without underestimating the challenges we face.
Key responsibilities
Lead and manage our engagement and outreach with a growing number of companies and financial institutions to support delivery of BfN’s priorities, including:
identifying leading companies and examples on nature and biodiversity
disseminating key information and engagement opportunities for businesses to take action and drive policy ambition via webinars, events, consultations, reports and campaigns etc
liaising with BfN partners to establish relationships with companies and share material
supporting engagement with BfN’s Business Advisory Group
supporting the data management and monitoring of signatories to different campaigns, e.g. Call to Action “Nature Is Everyone’s Business”
leading - with our coalition partners- a business delegation for key events
Lead the implementation of a longer-term business engagement strategy and plans for the coalition and contribute to monitoring BfN’s performance, activities and impact on engagement.
Support the ‘It’s Now for Nature’ campaign by engaging companies, including through BfN partners, to publish nature strategies as part of the campaign.
Support business action, advocacy, regional and national business engagement, and communications business engagement objectives. This includes setting up meetings, drafting and writing reports/ briefings as necessary, supporting and helping manage contact management/events and mass emails through our CRM platform, Zoho.
Speak at and attend relevant meetings, events and conferences where appropriate.
Qualifications, skills and experience
Experience of working with a corporate audience, particularly on sustainability.
Experience in project management, including monitoring and evaluation.
Strong organizational and time management skills including a capacity to track details.
A graduate degree in environmental management, economics, sustainable development, communication, political sciences, or any other relevant field.
Excellent English written and oral communications skills particularly to convey complex ideas, thoughts and concepts for a general and business audience in a compelling and concise way.
Knowledge of using and managing excel spreadsheets to manipulate and manage datasets.
Experience of working in a multi-stakeholder environment.
Proficiency in other languages would be beneficial.
Experience using Zoho would be beneficial.
Ability to work collaboratively and autonomously in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment.
Strong sense of responsibility for taking projects from inception to completion.
Work environment
Business for Nature offers a competitive, modern, and flexible working arrangement:
We are hosted at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, a US-based organization
We are a fully remote team, but you can choose to work in shared office space if you prefer
Competitive compensation and benefits
Flexi-time and part-time possibilities
Dynamic working atmosphere
Open culture encouraging interaction and sharing of ideas and opinions
Process to apply
To apply for this position please submit the following materials to contact@businessfornature.org with the subject line “Business Engagement Lead: First name, Last name” by 19 April 2024.
A CV / resume
A cover letter outlining why you are suitable for the role
Your salary expectations, keeping in mind the range provided above
Important notes:
Candidates who applied through LinkedIn or other channels without a cover letter will NOT be considered
We will only respond to candidates selected for the interview process.