Senior Programme Manager, CA100+

The Role

In this role you will coordinate IIGCC’s involvement in Climate Action 100+ at the global level while coordinating company engagements in Europe across a range of sectors. You will be at the heart of the largest shareholder engagement initiative ever assembled and will play an active role in shaping the strategy of the initiative.

At the global level – working with our partner networks globally – you will help manage the global work programme constituted of a range of strategic projects including the development and enhancement of the Climate Action 100+ Net Zero Company Benchmark, development of the initiative's long-term strategy and coordination of reporting on engagement progress.

At the European level, you will help coordinate shareholder engagement to secure net zero transition plans from companies across a range sectors. This will involve working closely with investors, the rest of the IIGCC Corporate Programme and the other IIGCC programmes on Policy and Investor Strategies.

Main responsibilities

• Represent IIGCC (including senior leadership) in Climate Action 100+ global forums
• Coordinate IIGCC’s involvement in Climate Action 100+ global strategic projects
• Coordinate investor engagement with companies across a range of sectors in Europe
• Analyse company transition plans to support investor engagement
• Track and report on engagement progress
• Line manage staff as assigned, including their recruitment, performance management, coaching and development
• Work cross programme with our investor strategies, policy, development and communications teams in line with the organisational strategy.

Skills and capabilities

Key competencies for the role include:

Essential

• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of best practices in corporate climate reporting (e.g. TCFD, SBTi), investor stewardship and/or climate policy
• Proven experience of effectively leading workstreams
• The ability to work independently to develop a workplan and deliver effectively
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, diplomacy and management capabilities
• Strong project management, coordination and organisational skills
• Self-motivated, flexible and disciplined
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a high level of attention to detail
• Fluent in routine IT tools including Microsoft Office
• Fluency in English language
• Willingness to occasionally travel as part of the role

Desirable

• Previous line management experience.

The full Senior Programme Manager, CA100+ job description can be found here.

Why work at IIGCC?

People join IIGCC because they care deeply about making a difference in supporting our mission that brings the investment community together to make significant progress towards a net zero and climate resilient future by 2030. In return, IIGCC offers its employees a competitive salary with a wide range of benefits and supportive ways of working. You can find the full list of our benefits here.

Applications

Interested applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae and a cover letter detailing their relevant skills, capabilities and experience for the role by completing the application form here. If you have any queries, please email vacancy@iigcc.org.

Recruitment timeline:

IIGCC will review applications on a rolling basis so would encourage early application.