Head of Biodiversity - East London, United Kingdom - ShareAction

ShareAction

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East London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

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Hours:
Full-time, but with some flexibility possible

Contract:
Permanent

Salary:
£55,500- £60,000 + 8% pension (non-contributory), and benefits including a healthcare scheme

Reporting to:
Programme Director (Environment)

Interview date:
there will be two rounds of interviews: 1st stage interview date : afternoon of Friday 30th June (online); 2nd stage interview date: morning of Thursday 6th July (in person)

ShareAction

We are at a pivotal moment: the climate and biodiversity crises are deepening, and inequalities are even more marked in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The global investment system has an oversized impact on many of these global challenges. We want to make sure that impact is positive. At ShareAction we work with investors, policymakers and individuals to unleash the positive potential of the investment system. We aim to build a world where our financial system serves our planet and its people.

Team
ShareAction's vision is of a financial system that supports our planet and its people.

The destruction of our natural world is one of the most pressing crises we face but action within the investment industry to address this lags behind other environmental and social issues.

ShareAction's biodiversity programmeseeks to educate investors and mobilise them to adopt policies and practices to halt and reverse biodiversity loss.

We run collaborative initiatives to help investors move to action and engage in public policy advocacy.

Position

What you'll do:

Further develop, as required, ShareAction's biodiversity strategy, a crosscutting programme of work using our toolkit of investor accountability, corporate engagement and policy advocacy.
Have overall responsibility for quality and delivery of ShareAction's biodiversity programme.
Work collaboratively with teams across ShareAction to create links with other campaigns, particularly on climate change and human rights, and embed biodiversity across all our work.
Be our spokesperson on biodiversity loss and the role of the investment system.
Have overall responsibility for managing the programme's budget, programmelevel risk management and programmelevel monitoring, evaluation and learning.
Work with our Fundraising Team to manage relationships with funders and oversee reporting to them.
Work with our Fundraising Team to fundraise for future programme work, identifying funding opportunities and submitting proposals.
Work with peers at "Head of" level to play a leadership role across ShareAction.
Recruit, lead and develop members of the biodiversity team, managing balance and team health and ensuring effective hybrid working arrangements.

What you'll bring to the team:

A deep professional knowledge and understanding of the causes and impacts of biodiversity and nature loss and of the role of business in this.
A good understanding of initiatives being led by business, scientists, civil society and governments to address biodiversity and a personal network with some of these groups.
Be excited by the opportunity to harness the power of the investment system to halt and reverse biodiversity loss.
Proven ability to lead a team, supporting and developing individuals with diverse styles and strengths, to get the best out of the team.
Be a strategic thinker able to develop and articulate creative and effective plans to deliver ambitious programme objectives.
You'll enjoy spotting connections between the work of your team and others—and be able to demonstrate you are an effective team player.
You'll be able to demonstrate strong communications and stakeholder management skills, be comfortable communicating and influencing at a senior level, and able to flex communication style accordingly.
Be comfortable with basic budget management and risk management at a project or programme level.
You'll have personal resilience to overcome setbacks and manage challenging campaign goals, including in times of ambiguity.

It would also be great - but not essential - if you have:

An understanding of the role of the investment system in driving positive change in corporate behaviour.
Any experience acting as a spokesperson at external events and in the media.
Any experience of monitoring, evaluation and learning in the context of campaigning.
Any experience of grant fundraising, business development or related field.

What we will do for you

You'll benefit from a highly supportive work environment, with a focus on equality, employee wellbeing and mental health.
You'll have access to internal and external training opportunities, from formal training courses to informal 'lunch & learn' sessions with visiting speakers. We'll also provide you with any training you may need to use our systems.
You'll be joining a peer group of Heads of, that sits across the organisation, they meet mont