About the position
The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the international organization for public-private cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Hosted by the World Economic Forum, the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) harnesses the convening power of the World Economic Forum to bring together governments, businesses and civil society to collaboratively identify and scale solutions to the issue of plastics waste pollution. GPAP is a flagship initiative of the Centre for Nature and Climate and illustrates a multistakeholder approach to supporting the global community in their transition to a zero waste and zero pollution agenda. Founded in 2018 as a public-private partnership, GPAP is today the biggest initiative tackling plastic pollution at national level (partnering with 25 countries from the Global South) and global level engaging a various range of stakeholders (businesses, governments, IOs, NGOs and other civil society representatives) as part of the Plastic Treaty Negotiations process. The Tech + Plastic effort will be taking GPAP's work to the next level building on the existing knowledge/experience on technologies across the plastic value chain and their barriers for scaling. With this work GPAP aims at connecting technology solution providers with actors in the plastic value chain to identify scalable solutions and improving the data availability, reliability and traceability to accelerate the transition to a circular economy of plastics.
Responsibilities
- Identify, engage, and manage relationships with key stakeholders, including large companies, startups, technology companies in the space of plastics value cycles and emerging technologies.
- Coordinate engagement and drive synergies with the Global Plastic Action Partnership's work across relevant thematic areas and across global, regional and national levels to maximize efficiencies and impact.
- Act as main liaison between the Forum and its knowledge partners, including consulting firms and members of the academic/expert community.
- Support the development and continuous refinement of the initiative strategy.
- Ensure the initiative's alignment with the Forum's mission, values, and strategic objectives.
- Develop and implement initiative plans, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation.
- Prepare and present the initiative and progress reports to stakeholders and senior management.
- Develop, manage and monitor budgets, ensuring efficient and compliant use of resources.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as business administration, engineering, computer science, environmental science, economics, or a related discipline. Masters preferred.
- 5+ years of relevant professional experience.
- Solid understanding of advanced technologies - digital, AI, blockchain, robotics or biotechnologies - and their applicability in transforming industries and accelerating solutions to address environmental and social challenges.
- Solid understanding of plastics value cycles and the technologies deployed to addressing pollution through them.
- Familiarity with the dynamics of innovation ecosystems, especially corporate innovation and startups.
- Proficiency in project management methodologies and tools.
- Demonstrated experience in driving projects to completion, ideally within a global or multistakeholder environment.
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders globally across cultures.
- Self-starter with excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and collaborate with stakeholders at various levels.
- Proficiency in English is required. Additional languages may be an asset - Spanish, French and/or Mandarin.
Benefits
- The opportunity to develop in ways that put you ahead of the curve.
- Close exposure to top leaders from business, government, academia, and civil society.
- A collaborative, entrepreneurial, dynamic and purpose-driven work culture.
