Principal Sustainability Strategist

This role is based in our London Hub with flexible working-from-home arrangements. We are willing to consider the post-holder working primarily remotely, provided they are based in the UK and able to regularly travel to London for team sessions. The post-holder needs to be able to travel both domestically and internationally on occasion. (Subject to Covid save working recommendations)

Salary: £40,000- £45,000 inclusive of London Weighting allowance (per annum pro rata)

Benefits: various opportunities for flexible working, generous time off policies, and other sector-competitive benefits.

Candidates must have a valid right to work in the UK.

Are you passionate about transforming business for sustainability?

Forum for the Future is looking for a Principal Strategist based in the UK to bring their expertise to shaping and driving how Forum contributes to transforming business for systemic change in the shift towards a just and regenerative world. This role will involve conceptualising, designing and fundraising for work programmes with a strong focus on strategy development and collaboration; project direction and management; and nurturing relationships with various kinds of partner organisations, to enable Forum to achieve its goals.

About You

You will thrive in and contribute to Forum through your shared belief in our purpose and values. You will bring your expertise, experiences, skills and commitment to tackling complex sustainability challenges, and to inspiring and equipping people and organisations to shape ambitious transformation.

To thrive in this role you will:

• Have extensive relevant experience in sustainability strategy and business transformation, with demonstrable end impact;
• Have strong understanding of the sustainability challenges and opportunities facing businesses today, and of business and corporate leadership;
• Bring strong skills and relevant experience in nurturing and managing relationships with partner organisations, including businesses and other stakeholders
• Be passionate about systemic approaches to transforming business, a capacity to think systemically, and familiarity with applied systems change and futures methodologies
• Have strong programme management and delivery capabilities, including financial management.
• Have strong facilitation and process design skills;
• Be adaptable and resilient in the face of complexity, emergence and uncertainty that we often work with.

You enjoy working in teams, collaborating, and learning from others. Your preferred ways of working are embodied by Forum’s values (being courageous, adaptive, empathetic, inquisitive, playful and respectful).

Forum for the Future works in a space of complexity where there are no easy answers – an ideal candidate will be comfortable with uncertainty and be able to hold space for exploration. Resilience is a key personal attribute that is necessary to the role.

We do not have an ‘ideal’ candidate in mind as we recognise and value the range of diverse experiences that people can bring to a role. If you do not meet all of the requirements outlined in the job description but still believe you have the right mix of skills and experience to thrive in this role and further Forum’s ambitious goals for change, we encourage you to apply.

If this piqued your interest, please read on and apply to join our team. We look forward to receiving your application!

Our work environment

We are inspired by the world in which we live and those with whom we share it. We celebrate the indivisibility of all life forms on Earth, are committed to the pursuit of equity, and seek to act justly in all we do. These values help build our common culture, shape our shared purpose and guide us in all actions and decisions. We believe in being courageous, adaptive, inquisitive, respectful, empathetic and playful.

We enjoy working in teams, collaborating, and learning from each other. We are a dynamic, flexible and supportive team of people who care about each other’s wellbeing and the world around us.

At Forum, we aspire to foster positive team spirit and to provide the best possible working environment for all our staff; one that is based on the highest standards of ethics, honesty, integrity, openness and transparency.

We are an inclusive organisation that encourages applications from across our diverse communities. We’re committed to building a team of capable and thriving people from all walks of life.     

Together we can reinvent the way the world works.

Application process – please read before applying

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Job Description

Application Link

Application deadline is 23:59 pm GMT, 21 November 2021

We use the Applied platform because it is designed to reduce bias in our recruitment process. To apply for this job, we ask you to answer a few work-based questions. Please therefore read the application questions carefully and answer them in the space provided (250 words) to clearly demonstrate your understanding of the role, and how your skills and experience will enable you to thrive and deliver in this post in Forum for the Future

The Applied platform includes instructions on how to use the portal. Once you start your application you will be presented with a dashboard which helps you to track your progress and reminds you of the closing date for the application. As you complete sections you can draft and save your responses to review and submit when you are ready to (as long as you’re within our required application deadline).

Some of the personal data you provide to Applied when you apply for a role with Forum for the Future will be passed on to us for the purposes of (a) reviewing your application; (b) inviting you for interview; and/or (c) offering you a job and getting you set up as an employee. For full details on how we collect and use your personal data please visit our privacy notice here.

If your application is not successful, any personal data provided to us by Applied (including any personal data relating to equal opportunities monitoring as set out above) will be retained by Forum for the Future for no longer than 12 months after the application deadline has passed, at which point your personal data will be securely deleted. We only keep your information for that period in order to allow us to comply with relevant legal obligations.

Some of the personal data you provide to Applied when you apply for a role with Forum for the Future will be passed on to us for the purposes of (a) reviewing your application; (b) inviting you for interview; and/or (c) offering you a job and getting you set up as an employee. For full details on how we collect and use your personal data please visit our privacy notice here.

If your application is not successful, any personal data provided to us by Applied (including any personal data relating to equal opportunities monitoring as set out above) will be retained by Forum for the Future for no longer than 12 months after the application deadline has passed, at which point your personal data will be securely deleted. We only keep your information for that period in order to allow us to comply with relevant legal obligations.

If you do not already hold the right to work in London and/or require sponsorship in order to continue working in the country, you should think carefully before applying. This is because we will be unable to sponsor you.

Equal Opportunities

Forum for the Future wholeheartedly supports the principle of equal opportunities in employment. We promote and support equality, diversity and inclusion both in our own workplace and through our work with our partners and the wider public.  We actively support and promote diversity as an essential component of sustainability, and as a key element of our organisational values.  We oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, caste, religion or belief. We encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those who identify as disabled, LGBTQ, ethnic minorities, and come from diverse social and educational backgrounds.