SPOTT Impacts - Project Coordinator (Full-Time / 1 Year Fixed-Term Contract)

ZSL’s Business and Biodiversity programme is looking for an experienced, competent and confident individual to join our SPOTT project team in London.  The project coordinator will work on corporate transparency for sustainable production of high biodiversity risk commodities, specifically on ensuring that SPOTT – which is being expanded to other commodities – has a high impact with its target audience. The individual will lead engagement with the finance sector, standard-setting bodies and other SPOTT user groups relevant to the impact of SPOTT and the corporate transparency agenda. The individual must have a background relevant to business and biodiversity and a proven interest in sustainable finance. The position is to start as soon as possible. The position will be based in the ZSL London offices; however travel will be required for outreach and engagement activities, primarily to Southeast Asia.

The SPOTT Impacts Project Coordinator will be responsible for activities required to ensure increased uptake and impact of SPOTT, to include:  

• The development of a SPOTT impacts strategy and impact framework to monitor and evaluate progress.
• The identification of, and engagement and outreach with, key stakeholders relevant to SPOTT.
• Representing and advancing ZSL’s position within the transparency agenda for sustainable production of commodities.  

• Development (with the line manager) and implementation of a strategy and work plan to ensure SPOTT’s impact.
• Identification of, and engagement and outreach with, key SPOTT user groups and influencers relevant to SPOTT-featured companies.
• Working with ZSL’s impact team, the development of a framework for monitoring and evaluating progress to ensure SPOTT’s impact and relevance to the project’s contribution towards ZSL’s mission.
• Arrange, deliver and collaborate on workshops, webinars and meetings, as required, for SPOTT-related outreach.
• Advocating for improvements in the way target audiences monitor and manage environmental risk and ensuring impact within the corporate transparency agenda.
• Support the line manager with Technical Advisory Group engagement and other consultation activities relevant to the strategy and direction of SPOTT.
• Work with the line manager and other SPOTT team members and wider CP staff as required to support ZSL’s corporate transparency agenda.

• BSc/BA degree in a relevant subject and work experience in a relevant field; a Masters would be desirable.
• Prior experience working in a field relevant to business and biodiversity and/or sustainable finance, with relevance to corporate transparency and sustainable commodities.
• Excellent organisational skills and strong interpersonal and communication skills, both face to face and in writing; to include presentations and the running of, and/or participation in, workshops.
• Experience with project management, budgets, stakeholder relations and workshops is expected, and experience developing and implementing strategy is desired.
• Ability to think and act strategically and with confidence, particularly for engagement with partners and stakeholders relevant to the project.
• Ability to speak a second language, particularly Malay or Chinese varieties, is desirable

NB: A high degree of flexibility is essential in situations where planned tasks are superseded by unscheduled events that require priority. Working hours are a basic of 37.5 hours however the nature of the job may require occasional evening and weekend work.

A full job description in English for this role can be accessed here!

Applicants will need to upload their CV and covering letter (detailing relevant experience and skills, stating why they want the position and including details of availability) and can do this by clicking the "Apply for this job online" button on the following link. Please append to your cover letter, in no more than 500 words, an outline of how you would propose increasing the impact of SPOTT (giving examples of key initiatives and relevant user groups) – and ZSL’s work on corporate transparency – amongst key user groups; and how you see this as fitting in to ZSL’s charitable mission. If you have any queries regarding this position or when applying through the system please contact Human Resources at hr@zsl.org.

Closing date for applications: Midnight Sunday 6th March 2016.

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