Specialist, Green Growth

World Economic Forum LLC; Genf; Vor Ort; CHF 130.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The World Economic Forum is seeking a Lead for the Green Growth Pathways initiative based in Geneva. You will drive strategy and execution for regional roadmaps on climate, nature and resilience and for nature-positive investment pathways, working with business, policy, finance and expert partners.

Lead multi-stakeholder initiatives, translate insights into practical strategies for senior leaders, and deliver flagship publications and external engagements that advance sustainable growth and

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years in sustainability, with experience in business, finance or strategy consulting preferred.
• Experience building regional roadmaps that combine climate, nature and resilience.
• Proven ability to lead multi-stakeholder initiatives involving business, government and finance.
• Strong skills in engaging senior executives and public-sector leaders to deliver impact.

Aufgaben

• Develop regional roadmaps for Climate, Nature and Resilience across geographies.
• Lead multi-stakeholder initiatives with business, government, finance and civil society.
• Translate complex insights into practical strategies, roadmaps and tools for leaders.
• Design workshops, convenings and communities; drive external engagement and impact.
• Ensure delivery of milestone goals for Green Growth Pathways initiatives.

Kenntnisse

Sustainability strategy

Climate and nature finance

Stakeholder engagement

Project leadership

Executive communication

Jobbeschreibung

(maximum duration contract, start asap to August 2028, Geneva based)The World Economic Forum is an independent, not-for-profit organization, headquartered in Geneva, with offices in New York, San Francisco, Beijing, and Tokyo.We are the trusted platform for public-private cooperation where leaders come together to understand global challenges and drive action across sectors and regions. We create spaces where different stakeholders engage openly, build trust, and collaborate to help solve shared global challenges.Context and why we are recruiting?Green Growth Pathways is a World Economic Forum initiative that helps leaders from business, policy and financial institutions translate climate and nature ambition into practical, investible and relevant transition pathways that unlock new sources of sustainable growth and deliver economic and planetary resilience. Building on the Forum’s earlier Nature Positive Transitions initiative and sectoral reports, the initiative aims to translate global industry pathways to place-based action by developing regional roadmaps, surfacing nature-positive investment opportunities and supporting market-shaping actions. Through collaboration with international financial institutions, investors, companies, policymakers and expert partners, the initiative aims to unlock new sources of sustainable growth and resilience while accelerating the transition to climate- and nature-positive economies.The initiative is about to launch its inaugural regional roadmap and a new phase of its nature-positive investment workstream. The role will work collaboratively in a small, fast-paced team to deliver strategy and execution of these two workstreams: Regional Roadmaps for Climate, Nature, and Resilience; and Nature-Positive Investment Pathways.Reporting line and how is this role embedded in the wider team?The Lead will report to the Programme Lead of the Green Growth Pathways initiative, an initiative within the Economic and Policy Agenda team of the Centre for Nature and Climate working with leaders in business, finance, and government to deliver climate and nature ambitions alongside growth and resilience objectives.Internally, this role will work closely with initiative leads across the Centre for Nature and Climate to drive impact and engagement; partner with Forum business development, regional and industry teams to support partner engagement and delivery across relevant communities; and collaborate with other Forum Centres. This role may oversee associated project teams, fellows, secondees, consultants and external knowledge partnerships supporting initiative activities.Externally, this role will cultivate relationships with business leaders, regional and national policy makers, financial institutions, scientific and technical experts, industry associations, civil society organizations, consulting and advisory firms, and academic institutions.What will you be responsible for?Strategy and Content DevelopmentWork closely with the Programme Lead to set strategic direction and delivery of the Regional Roadmaps workstream as part of the Green Growth Pathways initiative, ensuring alignment with broader Centre for Nature and Climate and institutional priorities.Develop, design and deliver regional roadmaps for selected geographies that integrate climate, nature and resilience objectives alongside economic development imperatives.Develop thought leadership to align finance and investment with nature-positive outcomesDeliver data analysis and written outputs as part of flagship World Economic Forum publications, in partnership with knowledge partners.Lead communications, thought leadership and external positioning to demonstrate the Forum’s contribution to nature-positive, climate-aligned and resilient economic transitionsExternal engagementEngage leaders across industries, finance, and government to advance objectives of Green Growth Pathways and drive real-world impactSteward and expand working groups and executive communities of business and financial institution partnersBuild a programme of workshops, convenings, and community activitiesEnsure successful delivery of initiative milestonesWhat core knowledge, skills and experience are we looking to add to our team?Domain Knowledge and Experience5+ years of relevant experience in sustainability, with experience in business, finance or strategy consulting preferred.Demonstrated expertise in nature, climate, resilience, sustainable business transformation, and sustainable financeStrong understanding of nature-positive transitions in businessCore SkillsExperience translating complex scientific, economic and sectoral insights into practical strategies, roadmaps and decision-making tools for senior stakeholders.Proven ability to design and lead multi-stakeholder initiatives involving business, government, finance, civil society and expert communities.Experience engaging senior executives and public-sector leaders, with a track record of building trusted relationships and converting engagement into impact.Strong project and partner management experience, including managing consultants, knowledge partners and cross-functional teams in a matrixed environmentEntrepreneurial mindset, with comfort operating in ambiguity, shaping new initiatives and building platforms from emerging agendas.Exceptional communication, facilitation, writing and executive relationship-building skills.Why join us?Join an independent and impartial organization with over 55 years of connecting leaders to make sense of global challenges and move the world forward together.