Specialist, Sustainability Reporting

The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the international organization for public-private cooperation.

The Forum engages the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.

Why we are recruiting

For six years, the Forum has convened a global coalition of multinational companies through the Reporting for Business Resilience Initiative (formerly Stakeholder Metrics Initiative), that collectively supports a globally-aligned system for sustainability reporting that can provide consistent and comparable information to investors on sustainability-related drivers of risk and value. The Initiative has played a catalytic role in advancing global convergence in sustainability disclosure, identifying a core set of decision-useful metrics that could support communication of long-term value creation. A central objective of the initiative has been to catalyse progress towards a systemic solution, such as a generally accepted international accounting standard in this respect. This work contributed to the consolidation of voluntary frameworks and informed the establishment of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).

The global reporting landscape is now entering a more complex phase. The ISSB Standards are emerging as a global baseline, but the emergence of jurisdictional-specific approaches are leading to fragmentation across key jurisdictions, driven by political, legal, and competitiveness considerations.

The Specialist, Sustainability Reporting Initiatives will be responsible for supporting the project management office at the World Economic Forum’s premises in Geneva, Switzerland. 

This individual will be the main point of contact for external partners and internal collaborators.

This is a position funded for a 3-year period, with the possibility of extending.

Reporting Lines & Interactions

This position will report to the Head of Sustainability Reporting Initiative, Economic and Policy Agenda, Centre for Nature and Climate. This person will regularly interact with the platform’s stakeholders internally and externally including:

External

• Leaders from engaged organizations, including executives responsible for the sustainability reporting functions and strategy;
• Colleagues from professional services organizations and other institutions that make up the Project Teams and Steering Committees;
• Standard-setters, policy makers, and relevant ecosystem collaborators

Internal

• Leadership and subject matter expert colleagues across the Centre for Nature and Climate;
• Account management teams of engaged and prospective companies;
• Additional industry and regional colleagues as relevant to the workplan.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the project management office and manage relationships with core communities – including the project team members, Steering Committee, and the Community of Sustainability Reporting Practitioners.
• Lead the day-to-day relationship with the IFRS Foundation/ISSB Team and additional ecosystem partners as deemed relevant to the work.
• In collaboration with the head, support insights development and research and analysis on specific topics related to the sustainability reporting ecosystems, anticipated to have a strong emphasis on nature related disclosures and relevant nature standards developments. 
• Oversee logistics and programming for 3-4 in-person events and 6 virtual events per year by handling programming, logistics and operations for all meetings in coordination with relevant teams internally and externally for delivery;
• Manage the online community spaces and monthly newsletter content, curation, and mailing.
• Help curate digital content on the Forum’s website, TopLink platform and Strategic Intelligence tool.

Preferred Requirements and Experience

• 5 years of professional experience in the private sector, standard setter, or policymaker, with experience in a project management function and relevant experience in sustainability reporting.
• Strong academic background and professional experience in an accounting firm or in a sustainability reporting function strongly preferred, knowledge of nature and climate reporting and disclosures an asset.
• Proven track record in a team focused on conceptualizing, building and leading multi-organization collaborations that deliver impact.
• Demonstrated ability to work with industry and/or policy leaders and subject matter experts.
• Proven agility, with a strong orientation for delivering results while embracing change – a pro-active, self-starter.
• Ability to build strong internal relationships and networks within organizations.
• Outstanding communication skills, with fluency in written and spoken English.
• Experience in Salesforce or other cloud-based relationship management system.
• Ability to thrive in a demanding environment and handle multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously.

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!