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Collaborative Initiatives Coordinator

New York, New York, Washington, D.C; Paris, France; London, UK; Copenhagen, Denmark

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BSR® is a sustainable business network and consultancy focused on creating a world in which all people can thrive on a healthy planet. With offices in Asia, Europe, and North America, BSR® provides its 300+ member companies with insight, advice, and collaborative initiatives to help them see a changing world more clearly, create long-term value, and scale impact. Visit www.bsr.org for more information about BSR’s 30+ years of leadership in sustainability. 

We are proud to say that we have a team of some of the most talented and motivated people working on sustainability in our global offices in Copenhagen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, London, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. 

 

Location: London, Paris, Copenhagen, New York or Washington D.C.  

Collaborative Initiatives

BSR’s business-led, collaborative forums provide a safe, trusting environment for companies to learn from their peers, see a changing world more clearly, and move forward as a group to accelerate progress and achieve impact at scale. BSR’s current portfolio of more than 20 collaborations brings together more than 400 companies, spanning multiple sectors and geographies, to strengthen company performance, coordinate collective action across value chains, and contribute to systemic change towards achieving a world in which all people thrive on a healthy planet. 

Position Overview 

We are looking for a dynamic, well-organized and motivated new team member with strong organizational and people skills, and with an interest in developing their expertise in the practice of collaboration for sustainability. 

The Collaborative Initiatives (CI) Coordinator operates as an integral part of the global BSR Engagement team with a specific focus on BSRs Collaborative Initiatives. This is an exciting time to join a creative internal team that is responsible for managing and developing BSR’s compelling Collaborative Initiatives Portfolio—providing dedicated support to the management of the portfolio as well as administrative, operational and event planning and logistics support to key BSR CI staff and CIs across the portfolio. The Coordinator reports to BSR’s Collaborative Initiatives Director. The Coordinator will engage with staff worldwide to administer CI membership, development, organizational support and events management, and serve as an administrator point of contact for the portfolio. We are looking for a motivated new team member with an interest in the process and practice of multi-stakeholder collaboration for sustainability. 

Key Responsibilities  

Dedicated support for CI teams

• Conduct basic research and analysis including results on CI member engagement, recruitment, and other performance indicators for internal review. 
• Provide ongoing administrative and membership support to the CI project managers including via direct communications with members, administration and tracking of the prospective member pipeline, updating of contacts in Salesforce, and other operating software. 
• Support the CI project teams in the preparation, execution and follow up on in-person member meetings throughout the year - including: pre-meeting communications with members including pre-read materials, preparation of meeting agendas and meeting presentations, in-meeting note taking when required and follow-up actions as relevant. 
• Support CI project teams in the logistics and planning of virtual and in-person member meetings throughout the year, including scheduling, finding appropriate venues, hotels and restaurants - working with members, vendors and contractors as required. 

Collaborations Team Support

• Support management of and engagement with staff working on CIs, including via development of best practice sharing materials and coordination of quarterly meetings,  including proposing agendas for learning and development discussions, and helping to gather insights and lessons learned from existing CIs. 
• Support CI portfolio performance reviews against budget and expected outcomes and impacts - compile effective analysis for review by senior management. 
• Coordinate with the BSR Communications team to regularly review and suggest updates for BSR website content on CIs as needed (homepage, events, articles, reports, etc.). 
• Create and update CI one-pagers, member decks and other materials for internal and external CI team use. 
• Track and monitor the development of new collaborative initiatives and roundtable offerings from concept to market.  
• Coordinate with the Operations team to support with the management of existing CIs. 

Compensation

At BSR we have implemented a transparent total compensation framework with an emphasis on internal equity. In order to maintain our equity, our hiring rates for this position is listed below. 

US-$60,653

France- 40,862 €

UK- £33,710

Qualifications 

  • 2-3 years of relevant experience (e.g. communications, media, or themes relevant to sustainability.) 
  • A minimum of 2 years of work experience in project management, administration, operations and/or events planning with a company, nonprofit, or global organization. Facilitation and people skills, including a demonstrated ability to work with other team members to achieve an objective. 
  • Strong research, writing, and analytical skills. 
  • Strong communications and interpersonal skills. 
  • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to juggle multiple projects and deadlines. 
  • High degree of fluency in English, with fluency in a second language a plus.  
  • Self-motivated with a capacity to work and thrive in a growing, fast-paced environment.  
  • Knowledge related to business processes such as change management, contracts management, performance management, , or related experience. 
  • Willingness to undertake up to 10% business travel.  
  • High ethical standards and commitment to BSR core values of leadership, respect and integrity. 
  • Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation. 

Preferred

  • Knowledge of and experience working on issues related to sustainability/corporate social responsibility preferred. 
  • Experience administering multi-company or multi-stakeholder initiatives a plus. 
  • Experience collecting and interpreting performance and/or impact data and making recommendations based on findings a plus. 
  • Experience working with Salesforce a plus. 
  • Experience supporting the design, development and delivery of internal training programs a plus. 

Diversity

BSR is committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. As a global organization, BSR strives to represent a culmination of different perspectives, backgrounds, cultures, and ideas. BSR encourages employees to be themselves and share their unique stories, as these initiatives foster a global environment of creativity, forward thinking, and open-mindedness.  These values drive the innovative work of our staff and support BSR’s overarching mission to build a just and sustainable world.

At BSR, discrimination because of age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and/or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other status protected by regional laws, is not condoned. BSR strives to maintain a fair and inclusive working environment. Thus, these factors do not influence recruitment, performance management processes, and project assignments. BSR aims to support necessary accommodations and has a zero-tolerance policy for discriminatory behavior and retaliation in response to the needs of our employees.

To learn more about our culture and opportunities, please visit our Our Career Page

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