Location: Based in New York (81 Prospect St, Brooklyn NY), with possibility for remote work on an  East Coast time schedule. Candidates must have the right to work in the US.

Salary: US$ 55,000 - US$ 61,000 (per annum pro rata) dependent on experience.

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

Do you want to help create a more regenerative and just future?

We are looking for an inspiring, proactive, and outcomes-oriented Sustainability Strategist.You will predominantly work in our transformational business strategy area and our sustainable nutrition challenge lab, which includes our regenerative agriculture program  but should have the willingness, knowledge and interest to support more broadly across Forum’s work. Read more about our work here.   

About Forum for the Future 

Forum for the Future is a leading international sustainability non-profit. For 25 years we’ve been working in partnership with business, governments and civil society to accelerate the transformation toward a just and regenerative future.

We use our systems change and futures expertise to help tackle critical global challenges: the climate emergency, transforming our food and farming systems, and ensuring supply chains are more resilient and more equitable. We also enable long-term, transformative change by equipping individuals and organizations to act more systemically, through our School of System Change.

About the team

We are a multicultural team of 70+ people, with offices in London, Mumbai, New York, and Singapore. We continue to grow our programs of work across Asia and the Americas.. Forum brings together people from multiple disciplines - from ecology to human rights, and design to sociology - as change designers and strategists.

This post will work with a team of strategists and change designers primarily based in the US focused on cultivating relationships with Forum’s external partners and multi-stakeholder coalitions to deliver transformational change.

About the role 

You will be working across a number of projects assisting in their design, delivery and management, nurturing relationships with Forum’s network of partner organizations and other key stakeholders helping to develop and fundraise for new projects and supporting the development of content expertise in sustainability across Forum’s programs of work. 

• Assist in the design, delivery and management of Forum’s flagship projects, which aim to deliver systemic change

• Work closely with and contribute to nurturing high-level relationships with Forum’s network of partner organizations, with an emphasis on corporate partnerships

• Help to develop and fundraise for new projects that can deliver transformational outcomes across Forum’s programs of work

• Support the development of content expertise in sustainability across Forum’s programs of work 

• Working in global teams with talented passionate colleagues in a collaborative supportive environment with the opportunity to learn on the job and develop new skills to drive impact and systemic change.

About you

You are an early career professional and enjoy working with people from different cultures and across geographies and your preferred ways of working are embodied by Forum’s values (being courageous, adaptive, empathetic, inquisitive, playful and respectful).

We recognize and value diverse experiences that people bring to work. We are keen to hear from people from any relevant professional background who believe in our purpose, share our values, and will bring their skills and desire to enact change.

To thrive in this role you will be:

• passionate about sustainability and knowledgeable about transformational business strategy, sustainable nutrition, and regenerative agriculture with interest across  our key thematic areas (climate, food sustainability, supply chain sustainability and/or livelihoods issues)

• adaptive and resilient in the face of complexity and uncertainty

• able to  juggle working across a number of different projects and teams and time zones

• effective at highly distributed and networked ways of working, and adept at using digital platforms

• familiar with processes and methodologies commonly used in applied systems change - which might include system mapping, design thinking, strategic futures methodologies, social innovation, collaboration, transition theory, etc.

• eager to work with a diverse set of people across different geographies

• able to maintain strong stakeholder relationships and networks

In addition, you will have:

• a curious and analytical mind, naturally making connections and understanding how things fit into the bigger picture

• good project management skills 

• strong research and analytical skills

• Professional Spanish language proficiency (preferred) 

Our work environment

We believe in being courageous, adaptive, inquisitive, respectful, empathetic and playful. You can read more about our organisational values here. These values help build our common culture, shape our shared purpose and guide us in all actions and decisions.  We are inspired by the world in which we live and those with whom we share it and seek to act justly in all we do.

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 well-being 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 organization 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.

Next steps

If this role interests and excites you, we would love to hear from you.  Where 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.

In return, we offer a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of systems thinking and change making. We work as a close knit, dynamic, and supportive team. We offer various opportunities for flexible working to help you manage your work life balance.

Together we can reinvent the way the world works.

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Application deadline is 11.59 pm EDT, 15 Aug 2021

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Please note:

If you do not already hold the right to work in the US 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 organizational values.  We oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, caste, religion or belief. We encourage applications from traditionally under-represented groups, including those who identify as disabled, LGBTQ, racial and ethnic minorities, and come from diverse social and educational backgrounds.