
Communications Coordinator
ICVCM
- Closing: 10:00am, 28th Nov 2023 GMT
Job Description
Are you ready to take on a challenge and drive forward the net zero agenda? The Executive Secretariat for the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) is seeking a Communications Coordinator to join its team.
The successful candidate for the role of Communications Coordinator will need to provide a high level of administrative support to the Communications Director, as well as support the communications team to deliver its overall programme of work. This is a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment and contribute to meaningful environmental and social outcomes.
You will work closely with the Communications Director, Board, Management, Distinguished Advisory Group, and Expert Panel members, as well as the ICVCM’s external communications agency, private sector partners, and funders, to support the successful flow of strategic messaging through the ICVCM's communications and marketing channels.
To be successful in this role, you must be an excellent client relations and project manager with experience working across multiple projects and stakeholder groups. You must be proactive and detail-driven and have a genuine desire to grow your understanding of communications, public affairs and project management.
Key duties
· Supporting the Communications Director with the delivery of creative and strategic communications strategies;
· Coordinating and project-managing day-to-day communications activity; and
· Supporting the production of communications content – from proofreading to idea generation.
· Managing the Communications Director’s diary and inbox, as well as the shared ICVCM mailboxes;
· Organising internal and external briefings and meetings;
· Preparing briefing notes and decks;
· Supporting the Board and Executive team on media, market formation and fundraising activities.
· Updating our CRM system and building out the database of contacts
· Co-ordinating and preparing presentations on behalf of the Communications Director and Executive team
· Supporting the fundraising team – preparing papers and grant applications, updating the fundraising tracker, maintaining ongoing contact with and reporting to funders
· Copyediting and proofreading copy and documents across the organisation.
This is an exciting and fast paced role and as the Integrity Council is a start-up, you must be willing to work flexibly and take on additional duties, as required.
Essential experience
· Experience of co-ordinating complex schedules and working across multiple time zones
· Experience of providing administrative support to senior executives in a corporate or financial institutional setting
· Experience of producing minutes of meetings and drafting / editing written documents and correspondence independently
· Experienced administrator, used to managing public enquiries
· Experience of working in an international context
· Experience in corporate communications
Desirable Experience
· Experience of working in a start-up environment and in a small team
· Experience of working with academics or within an NGO
Skills, Abilities & Attributes
· Ability to work under pressure to agreed deadlines and juggle competing priorities
· Strong organisational skills
· Have an aptitude for planning, co-ordinating and time management.
· Ability to independently produce minutes of meetings and draft / edit written documents and correspondence
· Ability to retrieve information from relevant sources through research
· Excellent problem-solving skills
· Strong interpersonal skills
· Excellent written and oral communication skills
· Strong IT skills – MS Office / SharePoint (especially MS PowerPoint).
· A strong independent work ethic - ability to flourish in a dynamic and demanding work environment as a member of a high-performing, globally distributed team
· Willingness and desire to ‘roll up the sleeves’ in a start-up environment and contribute both flexibly and positively across the small, multi-disciplinary team of the Integrity Council
· Discretion and confidentiality
· Excellent attention to detail
Equal Opportunities Statement
We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, ensuring no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment based on gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by unjustifiable conditions or requirements.
About the Integrity Council
The Integrity Council is an independent governance body for the voluntary carbon market. Its purpose is to ensure the voluntary carbon market accelerates a just transition to 1.5ºC.
It does this by setting and enforcing definitive global threshold standards, drawing on the best science and expertise available, so high-quality carbon credits channel finance towards genuine and additional greenhouse gas reductions and removals and contribute to climate resilient development.
You can find out more about the Integrity Council on our website: https://icvcm.org
Removing bias from the hiring process
Applications closed Tue 28th Nov 2023
Removing bias from the hiring process
- Your application will be anonymously reviewed by our hiring team to ensure fairness
- You’ll need a CV/résumé, but it’ll only be considered if you score well on the anonymous review
Applications closed Tue 28th Nov 2023