Chief Engagement Officer (M-F-D)

The Mission

FSC works to take care of our forests and those who rely on them: by protecting plant and animal species, Indigenous Peoples’ rights, forest workers’ safety, and much more. We achieve this through FSC certification, ensuring forests around the world are responsibly managed. For more information on FSC, visit our website at www.fsc.org.

To effectively meet the challenge of protecting the world’s forests, we are committed to ensuring we have the world’s most skilled people working with us. This commitment extends to everyone that works in FSC around the world: from those that lead the design of policies and standards, to those that roll out those same policies and standards on the ground, and to those that provide us with backbone to do our work.

We are looking for an engaged Chief Engagement Officerwho brings solid expertise and a passion for FSC’s mission, to work with us in a multinational environment.

The Scope

The Chief Engagement Officer focuses on engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, including partners, members, and communities. This role is pivotal in building and maintaining relationships with these external entities. They are responsible for crafting and executing communication and outreach strategies that align with the organization's goals and enhance its reputation. The role will have the legal status of “Geschäftsführer” of the German legal entity.

Main Roles and Responsibilities

• Strategic Relationship Building: Cultivate and maintain high-level strategic relationships with key stakeholders involved in international and national treaty negotiations, environmental processes, and sustainability endeavors.
• Partnerships and Collaboration: The Chief Engagement Officer fosters partnerships and collaborations with external entities to further the organization's mission.
• Global Representation: Assume the role of a prominent ambassador for the organization, actively participating and representing our interests in international forums, conferences, and dialogues.
• Trend Analysis and Translation: Keep a vigilant eye on evolving global trends in environmental conservation, climate change, and biodiversity. Transform these insights into actionable strategies that steer the organization toward impactful decision-making.
• Alignment with Values: Ensuring that all external engagements align with the organization's values and mission.
• Team Leadership: Effectively lead a decentralized team, enabling seamless coordination and fostering cooperation across diverse geographical locations.
• Accountability and Focus: There is a clear need for improved accountability and focus within the organization. The new hire must be capable of instilling a sense of accountability throughout the teams, setting objectives and helping individuals understand their contributions to the organization's success.

Profile

• Education and Training:
  • General calibre: statue and seniority to take over GmbH-Geschäftsführer responsibilities.
     
• Working Experience, Style and Skills:
  • A rich and diverse background in international environmental negotiations, preferably with experience in NGO or governmental roles. Strong communication and public relations background.
  • Experience in government engagement and stakeholder collaboration.

• Leadership:
  • Proven ability in leading teams and coordinating cross-functional work.
  • Inclusive Leadership: Strong team-building capabilities and a leadership style grounded in inclusion, transparency, and collaboration.
     
• Communication Skills:
  • Exceptional communication skills, encompassing persuasive public speaking, articulate writing, and adept interpersonal skills.
     
• Others:
  • Cultural Challenges: Candidates should have the ability to influence and transform the organizational culture towards one that values diversity, inclusivity, and collaboration.
  • Gender and Geographical Diversity: FSC recognizes a need for greater diversity, particularly in terms of gender and geographic representation. It is essential to ensure that the candidate contributes to more inclusive leadership and can represent and engage with a global and diverse staff.

How to Apply

Please send your application to Astrid Jakubass, Eric Salmon & Partners (akajubass@ericsalmon.com, +49 69 2429 9118). She will also be happy to answer questions.

For FSC, inclusiveness and diversity are important values. As such, we welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds and are entirely committed to consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age and disability.  

Please be informed, that by applying for this position you automatically accept our Data Protection Information on processing your personal data.

We are looking forward to your application!