Lead, First Movers Coalition (FMC) Chemicals & Chemical Pollution

World Economic Forum; Genf; Vor Ort; CHF 80’000 - 120’000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An established industry player is seeking a Sector Lead for Chemicals to drive the First Movers Coalition's objectives. This role involves guiding sectoral commitments, engaging with industry leaders, and addressing chemical pollution through multi-stakeholder initiatives. The successful candidate will leverage their strategic and organizational skills to manage relationships and lead project management efforts, contributing to a sustainable future. Join a dynamic team dedicated to fostering collaboration and innovation in tackling global challenges and making a positive impact on the environment.

Qualifikationen

• 5-7 years of relevant experience in industry or field.
• Strong strategic, organizational, and communication skills.

Aufgaben

• Guide FMC Chemicals sectoral commitment development.
• Research key regulatory processes for chemical pollution.

Kenntnisse

Strategic and organizational skills

Cross-cultural communication

Relationship management

Project management

Sales and marketing

Self-organization

Team collaboration

Ausbildung

5-7 years of experience in relevant industry/field

Knowledge of climate change and chemical industry value chains

Understanding of chemicals regulation

Jobbeschreibung

The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make positive change. In this spirit, the Forum engages the foremost political, business, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas and solve shared global challenges.

Why we are recruiting:

The Forum’s Centre for Climate and Nature (CNC) acts as a system leader for the environment and natural resource security, food security, development finance and sustainable development activities at the Forum.

The First Movers Coalition is a global initiative harnessing the purchasing power of companies to decarbonize the “hard to abate” industrial sectors that currently account for 25-30% of global emissions. With Aluminium, Aviation, Concrete, Shipping, Steel, and Trucking already successfully set up in recent years, the Forum will kick-start FMC Chemicals, and seek for advance purchase commitments from downstream companies for defined chemical products to send a powerful market signal to further invest and commercialize zero-carbon technologies.

The Sector Lead, Chemicals ensures delivering the First Movers Coalition’s overall objectives for the Chemical and Advanced Materials Industry. This role will report to the Programme Head, First Movers Coalition, but has a responsibility to work with fellow Sector Leads, other FMC colleagues and the head of the industry.

The Lead, Chemical Pollution and Environmental Protection, is responsible for all activities leading to establishing a multistakeholder initiative in the space of chemical pollution, including scoping, resourcing, identifying champions across all stakeholder groups, validating hypotheses and preparing for successful deployment. This role will initially report to the Head, Resource Systems and Resilience Program in the Center for Nature and Climate.

Breakdown of main responsibilities

FMC Chemicals (50%)

• Guide FMC Chemicals sectoral commitment development, in alignment with FMC approach, aiming to officially launch the FMC Chemicals sector in Q4 2025, preferably at COP30.
• Establish inaugural membership of the Chemicals sector, working specifically with Chemicals and Advanced Materials companies, leveraging the Industry community of the World Economic Forum.
• Manage the community of FMC members that will make a commitment under the Chemicals sector.
• Represent FMC, and the work carried out on chemicals in particular, at meetings and conferences, including through presentations and panel discussions.
• Work with other relevant actors in the industry decarbonization ecosystem, relevant to the FMC chemicals sector, such as Global Impact Coalition, industry associations and other players working on green market acceleration, IEA, RMI, MPP, ITA, etc.
• Work with FMC government partners on enabling policies and public-private collaboration; IDDI and other public procurement focused initiatives to leverage the role of public procurement for decarbonization of the chemicals sectors.
• Work with other FMC Leads to make sure learnings across sectors are shared and, when appropriate, explore areas of collaboration.

Chemical Pollution (50%)

• Research and summarize key regulatory processes applicable to the use of pollutants and hazardous chemicals across critical value chains.
• Scope opportunities for the World Economic Forum to support its partners and communities in addressing the key challenges in managing chemical pollution.
• Develop initiative proposals and validate them with stakeholders from various stakeholder groups.
• Mobilize communities of purpose behind initiatives to address chemical pollution.
• Act as Forum representative to various existing intergovernmental bodies and multistakeholder initiatives (SAICM, GFC, etc).
• Design and implement a resourcing plan (financial and human capital) for Forum initiatives in the space of chemical pollution.
• Mobilize leadership into collaborative alliances and coalitions to address chemical pollution.
• Contribute to the development of a comprehensive agenda on pollution and environmental protection at the Forum, connecting their work with existing and upcoming initiatives in textiles, plastic, and air pollution.

The successful candidate will be assessed on

• Excellent strategic and organizational skills incl. event management and convening multi-stakeholder meetings.
• Excellent cross-cultural verbal and written communication skills; native English speaking proficiency.
• Strong in relationship management; visible appetite for sales and marketing of the initiative to key stakeholders.
• Demonstrated knowledge of project management practices and methodologies.
• Successfully juggling competing priorities, with shifting parameters, to deliver to the highest standards and to agreed deadlines.
• Hands-on attitude to take responsibility for own area of responsibility and to manage execution; strong ability to self-organise.
• Being a team player and willing to support and collaborate to advance programme delivery.
• Experience in building and driving multi-stakeholder and industry communities for impact.

Education and professional background

• 5-7 years of experience in a relevant industry/field.
• Knowledge and interest in the climate change and/or value chains of the chemical industry.
• General understanding of chemicals regulation: key stakeholders, main processes and conventions, and critical issues.
• Broad understanding of key chemical industry priorities and challenges.
• Experiences in downstream industries (e.g. FMCG, Apparel, Construction) of benefit.

Why work at the Forum:

The Forum believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mindsets and agendas, and driving collective action. Join us and become a driver for positive change!