Sector Initiatives Program Manager

Company Description

Work smart, have fun and make an impact!

Our purpose is to guide all companies toward a sustainable world. EcoVadis is the leading provider of business sustainability ratings. Our solutions are backed by an international team of experts and powerful technology. We analyze data and build sustainability scorecards that give companies actionable insights into their environmental, social and ethical risks.

Why apply to EcoVadis?

Be a part of the global sustainability change in business. Grow your career. Work with extraordinary people. Feel valued for your contribution.

Learn more about our team and culture on EcoVadis careers page. 

Job Description

Sector Initiative Program Managers will be responsible for the commercial and sustainability performance success of existing and new Sector Initiatives within EcoVadis. Depending on the size and governance model of the respective Sector Initiative a Program Manager will manage up to 3 initiatives. In addition, depending on the seniority and experience of the candidate, she/he will take on the responsibility of a Subject Matter Expert (SME) pertaining to one of the pillars necessary to further build out and maintain the excellence of the service we want to deliver to our customers. These additional pillars are revolving around:

• Market watch and business development,
• Continuous improvement of reporting and monitoring tools, Salesforce journey,
• Marketing, communication and Social Media presence,
• Scalable Sector Initiative supplier capability building learning solutions,

The Sector Initiative Program Manager will report directly to the Global Director of Sector Initiatives. Your main responsibilities as a Sector Initiative Program Manager will be:

• operational and strategic lead of up to 3 strategic sector initiatives,
• expansion of your Sector Initiatives via new memberships, scaling of number of rated companies in the shared network, sustainability performance improvement,
• contractual terms specific for sector initiatives including negotiation, expansion and growth as it relates to renewing or upselling new solutions or services to initiative members,
• preparation, delivery, minutes and follow up of Executive Councils, Membership and Workstream meetings,
• regular internal efficiency reportings,
• building and nurturing excellent relationships with key leadership and executives within the initiatives and contributing to high customer satisfaction and net promoter score,
• internal alignment with the Account Managers allocated to member accounts,
• lead of at least one cross cutting team topic as outlined above.

Qualifications

• 3 years experience in fields of sustainability consulting, strategic partnerships, program direction and/or account management acquired in a fast paced environment,
• Bachelor's Degree required, a Master’s degree in relevant field (Sustainability, Supply Chain, etc.) is an asset,
• fluent in English (written and spoken) 
• excellent verbal and written communication skills with exceptional attention to details,
• excellent interpersonal skills and ability to present to executive level groups,
• perseverance and diplomacy,
• strong project management skills managing complex, multifaceted, multi-stakeholder projects resulting in measurable successes and program growth,
• computer literate (MS office, Google Suite, Project management tools, Salesforce, Tableau,…),
• interest to work in an international and multicultural environment
• self-driven, results oriented and team player,
• passionate for sustainability

Additional Information

Location: Warsaw - Hybrid (4 days a month from the office)
Start date: December 2nd 2024
Contract of Employment - Fixed term (1 year)

Benefits:

• Support with all the necessary office and IT equipment
• Optional (fully covered or co-financed) health care and life insurance
• Multisport card and wellness allowance
• Multicafeteria
• Lunch card
• Annual performance bonus
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid work
• Internet and electricity bill allowance
• CSR activities
• Modern, pet-friendly office in the city center (next to Rondo ONZ)
• Community service day when volunteering

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Don’t fit all the criteria but still think you’d be a good candidate? Please apply anyway to give our hiring team the opportunity to assess your skills and to learn more about what you could bring to EcoVadis. We’re interested in hiring capable people, regardless of professional and educational background.

Can the hiring process be adjusted to suit my needs? Yes. We want everyone going through the hiring process with EcoVadis to feel confident that you are able to demonstrate your full potential. We welcome applications from disabled people, people with long-term health conditions and neurodiverse candidates. If you need any adjustments, please let the hiring team know.Our team’s strength comes from everyone’s uniqueness and is founded upon mutual respect. EcoVadis commits to equity, inclusion and reducing bias in our hiring processes. EcoVadis does not accept any form of discrimination based on color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, beliefs, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, disability, parental status, or any other protected characteristic that makes you unique. In your application, we encourage you to remove personal information such as: photographs, marital status, number of children, religion, gender, residential postal code, university graduation date, past medical or parental leave(s) taken, nationality (instead, please state if you are legally eligible to work in the job region/country), university name (instead, please state any degrees obtained and the study major).