Partner- Plastics and Packaging - London, United Kingdom - SYSTEMIQ

SYSTEMIQ
SYSTEMIQ
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London, United Kingdom

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Systemiq, the
systems change company and certified B Corp, was founded to drive the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change by transforming markets and business models in five key systems: nature and food, materials, and circular economy, energy, urban areas, and sustainable finance.

We are guided by the conviction that all system transformations are rooted in human transformations. We must continue to bring more diverse people and voices into real conversations to succeed. We know we don't have all the answers; we may not even have all the right questions.

But we know that open mindsets drive change, so relationships, people, and trust are at the heart of everything we do.


What does SYSTEMIQ do?:

SYSTEMIQ orchestrates system change in clean energy, circular material solutions and sustainable land use. This means re-imagining our industries, re-configuring the world of energy, and regenerating the ecosystems around us.

By addressing systemic failures in these areas, SYSTEMIQ aims to unlock economic opportunities that benefit business, society, and the environment.


Since our start in 2016, we have grown to more than 350 people working across locations in Brazil, Germany, Indonesia, the Netherlands, and the UK.


Our work includes:

  • Developing a Marshall Plan for the global ocean on behalf of 14 heads of state,
  • Coleading the Circular Economy Initiative for Germany (CEID), jointly with Acatech, the German National Academy of Science and Engineering,
  • Developing a "System Change Compass" to help guide the EU's Green Deal and COVID Recovery Package,
  • Accelerating the growth of the world's largest portfolio of regenerative tropical forest businesses through our Impact Accelerator, including our work with Partnership for Forests,
  • Managing the Energy Transitions Commission in aiming to accelerate transitions to zero carbon energy systems,
  • Building and scaling Indonesia's most important frontline solution for stopping plastic pollution entering our precious oceans through Project STOP,
  • Working with prominent global corporates and SMEs to turn into pioneers of system change in their respective industries

Position:


Job Title:
Plastic and Packaging Partner


Location:
London or Munich - preferred; Amsterdam or Paris considered


Contract:
Full time contract


Our plastic work:

Plastic has been a major focus of SYSTEMIQ since our founding in 2016.

We have found ourselves at the heart of some of the most important plastic debates with large corporates, governments, multi-lateral organizations, the financial sector, innovators and civil society.


In 2020 we launched "Breaking the Plastic Wave", an 18-month project driven by a conviction that a new evidence base was required to plot a science-based pathway towards a circular and zero-leakage plastic economy.

This has been received as a seminal, game-changing publication which ended up published in the cover of the journal Science, and published in hundreds of top outlets in over 90 countries including New York Times, Washing Post, National Geographic, The Guardian, Financial Times.

Since then we have done a number of system-change projects on plastic, from running a Consumer Goods Forum CEO-level coalition with some of the world's largest brands and retailers, taking an official role in the negotiation of a Global Plastic Treaty facilitated by UNEP, working with the World Bank to help governments in the Global South prioritize their work on plastic, developing Plastic IQ to help corporates develop a robust packaging strategy, supporting the World Economic Forum in their flagship plastic initiative, work with large corporates to define their ambitions and strategies, or support innovators and disruptors develop strategies to penetrate the market.

Our work on plastic has been a big source of pride, impact, and commercial success for SYSTEMIQ, and we are looking to continue growing our program over the years to come.

The Global Plastic Treaty ensures that plastics will be top of mind for senior leaders across business and governments.


The kind of work you will do:

  • Work with project managers to help them set strategic direction of project, lead relationship with clients, scope projects and provide general quality control,
  • Engage in business development, tapping into Systemiq's existing network but also expanding our network
  • Develop longlasting and collaborative relationships with external and internal stakeholders,
  • Provide strategic insights and develop practical solutions for successful transformations
  • Represent and position Systemiq, and our systems change approach at significant events, industry meetings, and in major media outlets;
  • Participate in business strategy, planning, and innovation sessions with external collaborator teams, and bring new ideas to retain/extend/evolve Projects and increase revenue;
  • Humancentered leadership approach to co
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