Coordinator, Impacts & Innovation

Iseal Alliance; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An international sustainability organization is looking for a Coordinator for Sustainability Standards to manage outreach, logistics, and research with a focus on social issues such as wages and worker conditions. This position requires strong organizational and interpersonal skills, fluency in English, and is suitable for those excited about sustainability and social change. The contract is full-time, based in Greater London, with a salary range of £30,000 to £34,500 per year.

Benefits

25 days of annual leave

Professional development budget

50% fee-reimbursement for remote work tools

Qualifications

• Experience in project or research support in a collaborative NGO environment.
• Strong interest in sustainability systems and social issues.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks with precision and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage outreach and communication with stakeholders.
• Organise meeting logistics and deliver virtual support.
• Conduct background research and analyse data using Excel.

Skills

Project support

Research and analysis

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Time management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Zoom

Salesforce

Job description

Overview

ISEAL is offering a coordinator role for sustainability standards with a focus on social topics such as wages, worker conditions and smallholder support. The coordinator will manage outreach, event logistics, background research and stakeholder engagement to support ISEAL’s Impacts and Innovations team and its members.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to outreach to project stakeholders, Community Members, partners & event attendees, answering and directing queries and scheduling appointments and virtual/in‑person meetings
• Organise meeting logistics, agenda preparation, outreach and speaker coordination, notetaking, and the tracking and implementation of follow up actions and communications
• Support delivery of virtual, hybrid, and in person meetings, provide technical support during Zoom and Microsoft Teams meetings, operate other engagement tools (e.g. EasyRetro, Miro, Jamboard, etc)
• Carry out background research, review documents, and gather and analyse information using templates and tools such as Excel
• Coordinate project processes, including implementing procurement procedures, drafting contracts with consultants (based on ISEAL templates) and maintaining project‑related systems
• Maintain web pages related to event and programme activities and support email and social media campaigns; upload blogs, documents, and resources
• Support drafting and production of relevant newsletters, website articles, and report sections
• Proof‑read, edit, design, and format documents in Word and PowerPoint, using ISEAL templates
• Provide support to senior project leads in coordination tasks, grant management & stakeholder engagement
• Assist in promoting best practice in use of IT, communications and knowledge management systems within projects, and support efforts to bring about improvements
• Provide ad hoc support to organisation‑wide initiatives, if needs arise
• Be a collaborative and effective team member, liaising with colleagues at all levels across organisation

Qualifications

• Experience working in a project or research/analysis support role in a highly collaborative environment such as an international NGO
• Understanding of sustainability systems and how they work to help deliver change; strong interest in social issues such as human rights, gender equality, and decent work.
• Experience and comfort working with subject matter of a niche or specialist nature, possibly gained through research, project coordination, and/or the review and analysis of data sets, academic research, technical reports, and policy documents
• Strong organisational skills, and experience with administration, meeting coordination, logistics, contracts, budget tracking, etc.
• Confidence in communications with peers and external partners, strong interpersonal skills and comfortable in public speaking situations (e.g. webinars, workshops etc)
• Excellent time management and ability to organise multiple simultaneous tasks efficiently with precision and strong attention to detail
• Excellent written and spoken English, with proven ability to write clearly and concisely on a range of topics
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with cross‑functional teams in a largely remote, international environment, including regular international time‑zone calls
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic work environment with changing projects & with multiple project leads
• Confidence in using the Microsoft Office suite and IT systems, familiarity with virtual meeting tools (e.g. MS Teams, Zoom, etc), use of contact management databases (e.g. Salesforce) & proficiency in MS Office
• Fluency in other languages (e.g. Spanish) – desirable
• Experience with support for grant‑funded projects – desirable
• Familiarity with international human rights instruments and normative frameworks – desirable

Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave (30 days after 5 years)
• 50 % fee‑reimbursement for remote work tools
• Professional development budget and support for conferences and training

About ISEAL

ISEAL supports ambitious sustainability systems and their partners to tackle the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges – from the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis to human rights and persistent poverty. ISEAL Community Members include many of the most respected sustainability schemes worldwide and are active across a diverse range of sectors. Read more about us on our website iseal.org. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

Salary and Contract

£30,000 - £34,500 per year Full‑time Contract (up to 11 months to end of 2026). Actively Interviewing.