KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
You will be responsible for developing, implementing and the ongoing performance management of financing and innovation partnerships and programs, and the monitoring of direct and fund investment strategies. The role will consist of:
Project origination and program management:
- Key regional relationship manager for internal partner collaboration with Procurement, Global Sustainability, R&D, Supply Chain, Finance, Assurance, Brands and Business Units.
- Climate Investments for Net Zero Goals: developing and managing partnership and investment strategies for alternative feedstock and clean energy, collaborating with Co-Financing Solutions Manager and Supplier Climate Program Manager on developing and structuring external financing partnerships.
- Nature and Livelihoods Strategies: origination and management of co-financing partnership programs and investments for dairy, palm, coconut sugar and tea supply chains.
- Packaging Strategy: support development and management of recycling and circular economy innovations and partnerships, collaborating with Global Program Manager who is our partnership platform 100+ Accelerator.
Partnership development and influencing the field:
- Contribute to elevating the profile of the Climate & Nature Fund
- Develop and maintain effective external financing and innovation partner
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:
EXPERIENCES & QUALIFICATIONS :
- 10 years professional experience related to the fields of sustainability, finance, innovation or impact investment
- Market knowledge and insights of sustainability in industry or supply chains
- Proven experience delivering and managing complex and multi-stakeholder projects with strong business case execution
- External network desirable within public and private sector financial institutions
- Knowledge and experience preferred working on sustainability strategies in areas relevant to Unilever’s business groups (Personal Care, Beauty & Wellbeing, Home Care, Foods).
SKILLS :
- Self-starter with an entrepreneurial growth mindset, a strong bias for action, accountability and interested in innovation and collaboration
- Ability to build, manage and lead relationships with internal stakeholders
- Proven strength in execution and able to work independently and collaboratively
- Strong at communicating ideas to business partners, internally and externally, translating these into effective proposals conveying value and influencing
- Strong analytical skills for building business cases and development / collaboration on financing solutions
- Strong skills in program management skills and data-driven decision making
- Business acumen and ability to understand how the organization derives value from opportunities, interventions and capabilities for decarbonization and nature positive strategies
- Demonstrated ability to strategically motivate/influence colleagues and senior stakeholders, and in the process holding oneself as well as others accountable for reaching targets
LEADERSHIP:
- You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team deliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.
- You are still responsible for your own results and as a manager, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.
Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
- PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.
- PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.
- TALENT CATALYST: Invests in people – coaches teams to realize their full potential. Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best.
- PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
- CONSUMER LOVE: Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
- BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates sustainable growth with purpose, engaging different partners across the system for change.
ARE YOU INTERESTED?
- To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CV, talent card and a motivation letter. If you have been informed that you are at risk of redundancy, please make sure to tick this box during your application. Please also attach your letter of redundancy to the application.
- Your application will be reviewed against our requirements, and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.
Disclaimer
Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.