Deadline for application: 10 April 2023

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is the premier global, CEO-led community of over 200 of the world’s leading sustainable businesses working collectively to accelerate the system transformations needed for a net zero, nature-positive and more equitable future.

We share a vision of a world in which more than 9 billion people are able to live well, within planetary boundaries, by 2050. To achieve this vision, we must collectively accelerate the required transformation of businesses, their value chains, and the systems in which they operate to limit the impact of the climate crisis, restore nature and tackle inequality.

How our community works

Our community leads positive change through our imperative work by building the infrastructure of a better world through climate, nature and equity action. In our distinct pathways, we outline the critical transitions required in some of the significant areas of business activity to profoundly shift the systems we work in and transform them towards a better future. Together we succeed when our collective effort is rewarded through a lower cost of capital, which is the scope of our redefining value work; helping companies measure and manage risk, gain competitive advantage and seize new opportunities by understanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) information.

WBCSD’s contribution

WBCSD stimulates progress by ideating & level-setting new best practices and trends from different expertise & sectors. By improving performance, we enable standards and protocols supported by tools and technology to solidify businesses’ sustainability competence. We build partnerships by bringing together members and external partners to create coalitions and partnerships and build scale into change. Finally, we drive the policy agenda by amplifying the voice of positive business and shaping policies collaboratively to transform the systems we work in.

Our work aims to empower business leaders to raise their ambition to achieve a better world, deliver action at speed and scale in their operations and value chains, and sharpen the accountability of their performance.

Job Overview

WBCSD is seeking an Associate to work for the Leadership Team on agenda and administrative management, logistics and coordination support, reporting to the Manager of the Leadership Team Office.

Responsibilities and duties

The main tasks will be:

• Provide executive administrative and agenda management support to member(s) of the Leadership Team
• Coordinate incoming requests, travel and accommodation arrangements, and process expense claims and invoices
• Arrange onsite and offsite / online and offline group events and meetings, including planning, budgeting, and logistics
• Prepare documents and correspondence as required and support with briefings and presentations preparations
• Support appropriate processes to ensure data quality and integrity in the organizational data tools / systems

Qualifications Skills and Experience

• An energetic team player with a minimum of 2-5 years of work experience in a similar role
• Excellent organization and planning skills, eye for detail, and ability to run multi-tasks in parallel and to prioritize own work in a fast-moving environment
• Ability to take ownership of tasks and follow them through to completion
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines, while maintaining quality
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Effective communication with multiple levels in and outside the organization, including C-Suite contacts
• Experience in working with confidential information
• Overall computer and digital literacy and good knowledge of SalesForce
• Fluent in English (and preferably French); other languages are a nice to have

The position is full-time and based in Amsterdam.

WBCSD is a purpose driven, forward-thinking and action-oriented organization, characterised by diversity of gender, nationalities and work experiences.

The Work Environment

WBCSD offers a competitive, modern, and flexible working arrangement:

• Geneva-based organization with offices in Amsterdam, Beijing, London, New York and Singapore
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• State-of-the-art facilities and ICT-enabled working tools
• Flex-time and part-time possibilities
• Dynamic working atmosphere
• Open culture encouraging interaction and sharing of ideas and opinions
• International relocation support
• Sustainable commuting incentives

Please also note that WBCSD will only respond to candidates selected for the interview process.