Climate & Nature Fund, Senior Program Manager

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About the Organization

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way to drive performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

Job Description

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world.  If you want to deliver impact at scale through global value chain transformation in consumer goods by creating and managing innovative sustainable financing models and partnerships, then this role is just for you!

Job Responsibilities

The role as Climate & Nature Fund (CNF) Senior Program Manager presents an opportunity to be part of an international team of program managers, sustainability, and investment professionals managing programs and projects in South and South-east Asia. This is an exciting role and a unique opportunity to spearhead sustainable transformation as part of an international team, sponsored by Unilever’s Chief Procurement Officer, working across the Unilever business groups.

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

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• 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

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