Join the Team

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing and developing one or two multi-stakeholder initiatives and their work programmes
• Building strong linkages and relations with stakeholders to further the goals of the programmes.
• Engage UK-based and international stakeholders and stakeholder groups in the pharma packaging and jewellery supply chains.
• Primary contact for programme governing committees, leading internal reporting, and convening monthly steering committee meetings.
• Responsible for the management of governance bodies, including working groups and advisory boards.
• Support the recruitment of new members;
• Support fundraising and outreach efforts according to the fundraising plan;

Global Strategy & implementation

• Co-developing and leading the implementation of the integrated programme work plan, in close collaboration with the chairs of the initiatives to implement the strategy.
• Responsible for developing strengthened group collaboration, consensus building, and multi-stakeholder processes and policies;
• Responsible for developing stakeholder strategic partnerships.

Reporting

• Responsible for sponsor relations and narrative and financial reporting to members and the wider public
• Overseeing the monitoring of key programme indicators and metrics to track impact and progress

General

• Project, people and client management;
• Representing TDi at events and conferences and contributing to the TDi website and social media posts.

Everyone who works in our team speaks directly with our clients and partners, which means that strong written and verbal communications are a required skill, as well as confidence in dealing with people at different management levels and working in a range of institutional settings such as SMEs, corporations, NGOs and government agencies.

We are a small team, the members of which work remotely and travel frequently. The applicant will need to be happy working autonomously, managing their own time, prioritising work-load, thinking on their feet, and taking the initiative to ask questions and find solutions to problems.

The successful candidate will have the following skills and knowledge:

• Minimum of 7+ years’ relevant professional work experience working in a multi-stakeholder context, international development agency, international consulting/contracting or international business environment.
• A higher education qualification / degree in a related field including circular economy, corporate sustainability, natural resource management, geography, political science, international relations, environmental or social management, and / or CSR.
• Experience in managing senior stakeholders and managing donor & corporate relations.
• Experience compiling narrative and financial reporting according to donor expectations.
• Excellent digital communication (audio, video, blog, etc.) skills with the ability to respond and turn around quickly on targeted communications products.
• Proven oral representational skills aimed at international audiences including governments, private sector, donors and INGOs.
• Excellent organisational, team, time and people-management skills;
• English fluency is a “must”.
• Additional European languages are an advantage.
• Proficiency in MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Outlook).
• Proficiency in budget development and management.
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical packaging supply chains a strong plus.
• Experience in designing, managing and/or delivering programmes related to or connected with pharmaceutical packaging and supply chains, a strong advantage.
• Landscape understanding of CSR issues
• Rigour and attention to detail: appetite for thoroughness, thoughtfulness and precision in all things
• Project and people management experience
• Consulting skills and facilitation skills