Deadline for application: 05 December 2022

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 do this by engaging executives and sustainability leaders from business and elsewhere to share practical insights on the obstacles and opportunities we currently face in tackling the integrated climate, nature and inequality sustainability challenge; by co-developing “how-to” CEO-guides from these insights; by providing science-based target guidance including standards and protocols; and by developing tools and platforms to help leading businesses in sustainability drive integrated actions to tackle climate, nature and inequality challenges across sectors and geographical regions.

Our member companies come from all business sectors and all major economies, representing a combined revenue of more than USD $8.5 trillion and 19 million employees.

Our global network of almost 70 national business councils gives our members unparalleled reach across the globe. Since 1995, WBCSD has been uniquely positioned to work with member companies along and across value chains to deliver impactful business solutions to the most challenging sustainability issues.

Together, we are the leading voice of business for sustainability, united by our vision of creating a world in which 9+ billion people are living well, within planetary boundaries, by mid-century.

Redefining Value - Developing competencies for sustainability performance and valuation.

Redefining Value seeks to enable sustainability competency building in core corporate functions so that sustainable decisions can be made AND help build the valuation model of the future so that sustainable decisions are rewarded

Job Overview

The WBCSD Redefining Value team is looking for an Associate Program Management. In this role you work closely with the Redefining Value team and the wider WBCSD organization to ensure that the functional workload, core processes and decision-making is properly planned and timely executed

Responsibilities & duties

As an Associate Program Management, you are the responsible owner of the following key department processes: financial planning & budgeting, strategy process, reporting, governance & advisory, advocacy & key events, objective setting, internal communications planning and dependency management.

You are responsible to plan key steps, deliverables, accountable owners, timelines, updates and final documentation. Your scope includes:

• Financial plan and budget for the Redefining Value team, including grant funders, updating budgets, flagging issues, reporting to stakeholders, aligning with objectives set by management
• Strategy process planning and meetings, communicating updates to participants and stakeholders, setting key milestones, keeping others to account on deliverables
• Setting up reporting to stakeholders on deliverables & progress, participate in delivery of a measurement framework
• Establish a solid advisory board governance routine by facilitating agenda setting, communicating outcomes and actions, tracking delivery and follow up
• Plan key moments in the calendar, drive clarity on objectives, align with contributors, drive delivery of milestones
• Facilitate objective setting and people management moments in line with Redefining Value and WBCSD objectives, talent development and HR cycles
• internal team management, scheduling and facilitating team meetings, gathering agenda items, organizing periodic in-person team meetings, tracking action items
• Track key dependencies and report on progress for workstreams shared with other teams in WBCSD

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Proven track record and passion for planning and structuring, including anticipating and planning for risks or unclarities
• Project management skills and experience with a range of different methodologies and techniques. Preferably having a background in Agile Project management, PMI certification and / or LEAN
• Process orientation towards delivery versus a task-oriented mindset
• Change management experience
• Strong interpersonal skills, focused on collaboration
• Ability to influence and steer leadership, senior management and groups
• Ability to break up a complex problem into actionable and easy to understand steps to drive decision making
• Proven ability to align different stakeholders

This is full-time fixed term position. It will based in Amsterdam.

WBCSD is a purpose driven, forward-thinking and action-oriented organization, characterized 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, Delhi, 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
• Regional or International relocation support
• Sustainable commuting incentives

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