Global Chair, Impact - London, United Kingdom - Edelman

Edelman

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

The Opportunity

Edelman has an exciting opportunity for a seasoned leader to lead the firm's impact strategy and framework globally, reporting directly to Edelman's Global Practices & Sectors Chair.

The role will work alongside leadership to champion Edelman's mission, vision and values while contributing to global strategic oversight and decision-making on all issues related to the firm's impact agenda.

This includes building strategic relationships among key stakeholders in the regions in which Edelman operates and keeping the firm accountable to commitments around purpose, philanthropic endeavors, sustainability, climate, and governance.

Deep experience with corporate social responsibility and ESG initiatives required, in addition to the ability to work across both client teams and internal leadership. Responsibilities include building and implementing a firmwide approach to impact, across regions and practices and sectors. The role will include working with and bringing together Edelman's current offerings and teams related to key issues, including ESG, Purpose, Sustainability, Public Affairs and climate policy, and Edelman Integration.

Responsibilities:

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_ Clients_:

Build strong, trusting relationships with clients as the senior counselor, serving within our senior clients' trusted circle of advisors
Cultivate, foster, and grow longterm trusted partnerships with seniorlevel client stakeholders
Lead and grow existing portfolio of business and own all aspects of client programs
Ensure highest quality standards and practices are brought to all aspects of client work

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_ Team & Culture_:

Provide daily strategic counsel, guidance, and leadership to regional impact team members
Communicate a compelling and inspiring vision of future possibilities and direction to team; create a climate that encourages entrepreneurial behavior, learning, and collaboration
Drive capability growth and business growth strategies impact globally
Partner impact team members across the globe to better fuel the overarching growth of the firm
Ensure constant professional development of team, consistently holding self and team accountable for behavior and performance
Establish sense of impact community and ongoing knowledge sharing
Commit to continuous learning and improvement of leadership skills; set and pursue stretch goals
Proactively offer impact expertise and strategic counsel to Edelman teams and be requested in equal measure
Demonstrate behaviors consistent with Edelman's values

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_ Business Development _:

Identify and pursue new business opportunities, in partnership with regions and practices
Monitor and drive revenue growth against innovative client solutions/firm capabilities
Advance Edelman's work on impact globally and create new intellectual property for the firm

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_Business Management _:

Develop a strategy for integrating Edelman's current impact offerings and programs across practices and sectors and client work
Support business analytics to inform targeting, portfolio management and growth strategies, continually mapping white space aligned with global expansion strategy, track global trends and best practices
Foster best practice modeling to drive client retention, satisfaction and, ultimately, growth
Manage business to maximize profit

Basic Qualifications:

At least 1520 years of leadership experience in a fastpaced, high valueadd top tier consulting environment working on issues related to impact
A bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Exceptional record of leadership, strategy development and expertise in client management as well as expertise in impact
Experience designing and implementing communications, engagement, and advisory strategies in complex organizations and across diverse stakeholder and leadership groups
Experience working directly with clients, leadership and multistakeholder projects
Experienced in effectively influencing, managing and developing large diverse, global teams while displaying cultural sensitivity
Outstanding analytical, quantitative and conceptual skills
Proven ability to acquire as well as grow business, and advance internal initiatives
Deep and trusted relationships with key industry stakeholders, including senior management of multinational corporations
Demonstrated ability to effectively oversee complex management initiatives
Ability to travel as needed

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Edelman is a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organizations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations.

Our 6,000 people in more than 60 offices deliver communications strategies that give our clients the confidence to lead and act with certainty, earning the trust of their stakeholders.

Our honors include the Cannes Lions Grand Prix for PR; Advertising Age's 2019 A-List; the Holmes Report's 2018 Global Dig