Communications Lead Job Opportunity at Global Canopy in UK 2018

Global Canopy offers a job opportunity as Communications Lead with the Trase Initiative. This is an exciting opportunity to be a key leader at the heart of Trase (Transparency for Sustainable Economies), a pioneering transparency initiative run jointly by Global Canopy and the Stockholm Environment Institute.

The successful candidate will be passionate about the vision of Trase to create positive change, and have the strategic, leadership and creative skills to deliver powerful communications in support of that vision. S/he will be an experienced and creative communications professional, skilled in developing effective strategies, managing teams to deliver complex and challenging communications across regions and institutions, and creating compelling content across different channels.

The successful candidates first task will be to review the Trase communications strategy, ensuring it is aligned with the Trase engagement strategy, and developing effective internal communications to position communications at the heart of the broader Trase team.

The role sits within the communications team at Global Canopy, and will work closely with programmatic and communications staff across Global Canopy and SEI.

Specific responsibilities include :

[1] Lead the development of the Trase communications strategy and activity plan to drive the uptake of Trase amongst market, government and finance sector leaders.

[2] Lead a team of Global Canopy (and SEI) communications staff assigned to work on Trase communications, ensuring delivery against communications objectives to the required quality and accuracy.

[3] Communicate key insights on the sustainability of supply chains from analysis of Trase data, including through our flagship annual Yearbook (yearbook2018.trase.earth), to industry and government leaders, and key opinion formers and the media.

[4] Oversee the delivery of the outputs as set ot in the Trase communications strategy and plans to the agreed deadlines, identified audiences and required quality and accuracy.

[5] Monitor and identify opportunities to communicate Trase to key audiences as presented by the news cycle, and stakeholder and public discourse, positioning Trase as a key resource in creating high levels of transparency and accountability across the agricultural commodity sector and the finance behind it.

[6] Establish KPIs and monitor performance of communications outputs, keeping the Trase Management Team updated on a regular basis.

[7] Manage external communications agencies and consultants working in support of Trase.

[8] Maintain oversight and input to decision making regarding the creation, management and expenditure of communications budgets associated with Trase.

[9] Advise on and develop the communications elements.

Requirements:

[1] At least five years of experience in a lead communications role on issues related to sustainability and/or global trade.

[2] Leadership and team-management skills, with a proven track record of leading a team to deliver on an ambitious communications strategy.

[3] Experience working with data and digital projects, and translating data-rich insights into compelling stories.

[4] Superb writing and editing skills, and ability to present clearly and effectively to different audiences including senior decision makers.

[5] An understanding of ‘forest risk commodities’ and associated sustainability risks and opportunities.

[6] Effective under pressure and ability to deliver against tight deadlines.

Preferred: 

[1] Proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese, Bahasa or Chinese.

[2] Experience communicating in different cultural and political environments.