Business for Nature is hiring an Advocacy Lead. Apply today!
We are looking for an Advocacy Lead to join our global team and support our advocacy efforts. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a multi-stakeholder international coalition. We are looking for a passionate individual with experience in working with a global policy audience and following multilateral policy processes, understanding of environmental issues and ideally experience working with business.
To be successful, you will need to be a self-motivated team player who has excellent organizational and communications skills with the ability to simultaneously handle multiple projects and maintain a high level of attention to detail. It would be helpful if you have experience working with people from diverse backgrounds, cultures and geographies.
We work in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment. You need to be comfortable working autonomously, with the ability to lead projects from inception to completion. As a small team operating across the world, you should feel comfortable working remotely.
Job overview
Title: Advocacy Lead, Business for Nature
Reports to: Advocacy Director, Business for Nature
Term: Permanent position, ideally starting Q1 2024
Location: Anywhere, provided you have the right to work, ability to work remotely and travel occasionally
Position: Full-time or part-time negotiable
Application deadline: 19 November
Salary range: USD 40K-85K depending on location, for full time position
This is a good-faith range based on a full-time (40 hour/week) employment contract. Salary may vary based on number of hours worked, local market and experience. The range listed is one component of the total compensation package for employees.
We are hosted at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, a US-based organization, which offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including health coverage, retirement/pension benefits, and holidays.
Who are we
Business for Nature (BfN) is a global coalition of more than 85 influential partner organizations as well as forward-thinking companies. Together, we drive credible business action and policy ambition to achieve a nature-positive economy for all by 2030.
Our priorities are to:
Provide the courage, comfort, and technical expertise to governments so that they adopt, implement and enforce ambitious policies that help create a nature-positive economy
Scale and speed up business action by strengthening, clarifying and amplifying why and how companies should act now
Drive ambitious national implementation of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (UN CBD) Global Biodiversity Framework by embedding the role of business in the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and sharing learnings across regions
Our values
We aim high: We deliver high quality work with urgency that will have real impact.
We are collaborative: We work with and recognize others to simplify the landscape to reach better outcomes for people and the planet.
We are inclusive: We employ and work with people and stakeholders from different backgrounds and geographies.
We are open: We listen, learn and bring light-heartedness to our work without underestimating the challenges we face.
About our advocacy work
Through our advocacy work, we aim to unify and amplify an ambitious leading business voice that calls on governments to adopt transformative policies, legislation and regulation that in turn would lead to accelerating business action on nature. Our objective is therefore to provide the courage, comfort and technical expertise to governments so that they adopt, implement and enforce ambitious policies that ensure the creation of a nature positive economy by 2030. We actively engaged in the Biodiversity COP15 negotiations of the Global Biodiversity Framework. Now that the Framework is adopted, our advocacy strategy is centered around ensuring its successful implementation at global, regional and national level.
Business for Nature’s current advocacy priorities are focused on:
The overall implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework, including the adoption by governments of ambitious National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), that provide clear roles and responsibilities to business and outline the upcoming regulatory framework.
The adoption by governments of mandatory requirements for corporate assessment and disclosure of nature-related risks, impacts and dependencies that follow high-quality principles.
The reform of environmentally harmful subsidies and incentives to ensure the elimination of perverse subsidies and the increase of positive incentives, to ensure that financial flows are aligned with the mission of the Global Biodiversity Framework.
Key responsibilities
Monitor the political landscape on nature and biodiversity
Follow and monitor global and multilateral processes related to nature and biodiversity, including but not limited to the CBD, UNFCCC, UNCCD, UNEP, Plastic Treaty, WTO, UNGA…
In collaboration with regional leads, monitor the evolution of the key national political landscape on biodiversity and identify engagement opportunities with key countries
Attend and contribute to relevant meetings and conferences where appropriate
Support the development of policy positions
Support the development of BfN’s policy positions, including the update of the BfN’s policy recommendations, in depths position on priorities like mandatory assessment and disclosure and harmful subsidies
Develop overviews of key legislations and implications for businesses
Prepare briefing and speaking points to support advocacy activities
Support advocacy outreach
Lead stakeholder mapping
Coordinate outreach and meetings with policy makers
Help organize BfN advocacy events including developing agendas, concept notes, sending invitations, booking venues and coordinating the logistics
Support team with contact management and website management
Support the organization of BfN’s Advocacy Working Group calls and activities
Collaborate with regional leads for the roll out of advocacy activities at regional / national level
Topic expert on CBD GBF implementation
Monitor and engage in the preparation for COP16
Follow expert working groups including on resource mobilization, monitoring framework, mainstreaming and other relevant topics, and engage as appropriate
Monitor the publication of NBSAPs
Build the capacities of businesses on advocacy
Work closely with business engagement team to ensure businesses are equipped to engage in advocacy activities
Ensure our asks to businesses are clear, simple and up-to-date
Work with the communication team to ensure policy speaking points are clear and up-to-date
Qualifications, skills and experience
A degree in political sciences, environmental management, economics, sustainable development, or any other relevant field
Experience in global advocacy/policy and engaging directly with policy-makers
Technical expertise on BfN’s advocacy priorities (outlined above) would be a plus but not obligatory
Experience with intergovernmental organizations (i.e. WTO, ICC) or UN multi-lateral processes (i.e. CBD, UNFCCC, UNGA…) is a plus
A talent for working in multi-stakeholder partnerships
Excellent English written and oral communications skills particularly to convey complex ideas, thoughts and concepts for a general audience
Strong organizational and time management skills including a capacity to track details.
Strong sense of responsibility for taking projects from inception to completion.
Ability to work independently
Work environment
Business for Nature offers a competitive, modern, and flexible working arrangement:
We are hosted at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, a US-based organization
We are a fully remote team, but you can choose to work in shared office space if you prefer
Flexi-time and part-time possibilities
Dynamic working atmosphere
Open culture encouraging interaction and sharing of ideas and opinions
Process to apply
To apply for this position please submit the following materials to contact@businessfornature.org with the subject line “Advocacy Lead: First name, Last name” by 19 November 2023.
A CV / resume
A cover letter outlining why you are suitable for the role
Salary expectations, keeping in mind the range provided above
Important notes:
Candidates who applied through LinkedIn or other channels without a cover letter will NOT be considered
We will only respond to candidates selected for the interview process.