[ES_JOBS_NET] Project Lead, Clean Air, World Economic Forum

[Christa Hasenkopf]

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Project Lead, Clean Air, World Economic Forum

*For this role, Geneva based candidates will be prioritized.

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.

The Alliance for Clean Air brings together leading businesses to commit to
measure and reduce value chain air pollutant emissions, invest in
innovation, and champion the social, economic and climate benefits of
tackling air pollution.

The Alliance is embedded into the accelerating climate action for net zero
pillar within the Centre for Nature and Climate. It is steered by the
pillar three-pronged approach to:

Raise ambition – Activate leaders to advocate, influence and champion
high-ambition climate commitments and action. Catalyze transformation –
Work with partners to scale impact focused initiatives to turn climate
ambition into action and implement the transformational changes needed at
the intersection of industries, finance, policy, and innovation. Enable
mobilization – Provide a platform to engage the many agents of change,
innovators and changemakers to build momentum and public support, and scale
innovative solutions across all of society.

As the first global private sector initiative to tackle air pollution, the
vision is the Alliance for Clean air to be a catalyst for private sector
efforts to improve air quality across their value chains, embed action on
air pollution into climate change mitigation strategies and move towards a
tipping point where health is firmly at the heart of climate action.

Reporting lines and interactions

The Project Lead, Clean Air will work within the climate action platform
and under guidance of the Manager, Clean Air. Internally, this person will
work with colleagues in the Centre for Nature and Climate, as well as a
wide range of other teams and colleagues in the Forum. The role will ensure
visibility of the work with Platform teams, such as Urban Transformation,
Mobility, Health and Healthcare, as well as business engagement, digital
media, and other teams. Externally, the role requires building trusted
relationships with experts from governments, international organizations,
civil society, and academia to identify opportunities for innovating,
shaping, and scaling collective progress.

Main responsibilities

   - Lead the Global Future Council (GFC) on Clean Air activities including
   member selection, monthly meetings, programme for the Annual Meeting of
   Global Future Council 2023/24, and other workshops to achieve the council’s
   mandate.
   - Drive the development of GFC thought leadership to identify cutting
   edge, disruptive and transformative ideas with the potential for global
   impact. Identify areas of future focus and steer the council in
   collaboration with the co-chairs.
   - Ensure GFC insights and deliverables are disseminated across relevant
   councils in the network and taken forward by ongoing Forum initiatives,
   communities, and meetings to ensure impact and influence.
   - Lead and manage the engagement with existing Alliance for Clean Air
   members to ensure they are on-track to meeting the Alliance objectives and
   remain ambitious with targets.
   - Responsible for onboarding of new partners who have committed to the
   Alliance and their nominated experts who will support their engagement
   throughout the year.
   - Build trust across Alliance members and develop deep understanding of
   their priorities to enable collective progress and to strengthen the
   potential impact of the work.
   - Lead on the design and delivery of in-person and virtual sessions at
   Forum and other global events, working with internal colleagues, partners,
   and experts. Key priorities include – but not limited to – the Annual
   Meeting, Sustainable Development Impact Meetings, COP28 and COP29.
   - Build the strategy and development of public engagement materials,
   including the website, blogs, social videos, and podcasts to increase
   awareness of the air quality agenda. Act as the key focal point for the
   digital media team.
   - Responsible for the impact measurement and management of the work to
   ensure partners are deriving value and the initiative is achieving the
   intended impact agreed with the funder.

 Preferred requirements and experience

   - Advanced university degree in climate, sustainable development, urban
   planning, or other relevant fields.
   - Minimum 7 years of professional experience related to
   climate/sustainability issues
   - Excellent project and event management skills.
   - Experience of leading and developing action-oriented projects.
   - Demonstrated ability and confident in communicating with senior
   leaders across the public and private sectors.
   - Entrepreneurial mind and self-starter who enjoys working in a
   collaborative and fast-paced environment.
   - Ability to successfully manage competing priorities, with shifting
   parameters, to deliver to the highest standards and to agreed deadlines.
   - Team player with the ability to build strong relationships and
   networks.
   - Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

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!


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