Organization
BSR ® is a sustainable business network and consultancy focused on creating a world in which all people can thrive on a healthy planet. With offices in Asia, Europe, and North America, BSR ® provides its 300+ member companies with insight, advice, and collaborative initiatives to help them see a changing world more clearly, create long-term value, and scale impact. Visit www.bsr.org for more information about BSR’s 30+ years of leadership in sustainability.
We are proud to say that we have a team of some of the most talented and motivated people working on sustainability in our global offices in Copenhagen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, London, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C.
Position Overview
Managers work collaboratively across BSR on a range of consulting and grant-funded projects, member services, and collaborative initiatives. Managers ensure exceptional project execution and high-quality engagement with BSR member companies and other partners, including:
- Project Management and Implementation: Assume responsibility for implementing consulting and grant-funded projects to maximize impact. This includes overseeing project scope, timeline, deliverable quality and budget; managing clients and project teams; providing subject matter expertise; conducting primary research, including leading stakeholder interviews; utilizing tools; and presenting at and facilitating client meetings.
- Member and Client Management: Maintain day-to-day client relationships; oversee and cultivate member relationships; support member recruitment and business development.​
- Team Management: Lead project teams to effectively execute project objectives, outcomes, and impacts; establish the standards by which the project will be guided, including managing senior team members; and support team members’ learning and skills development.​
The Manager will be responsible for supporting BSR’s work with companies in the Consumer Sectors (CS) industry (Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Apparel, Retail, Beauty & Personal Care, Homewares, and Healthcare). BSR’s work with Consumer Sectors companies spans a variety of topics across BSR’s six focus areas (Climate change; equity, inclusion & justice; human rights; nature; supply chain sustainability; and sustainability management). They will have significant responsibility and autonomy in building client relationships and managing consulting projects from start to finish.
This position is full-time US based position.
Responsibilities
The Manager will assume responsibility for managing member relationships and projects, with emphasis on the US consumer sectors market. This will require:
- Managing several projects concurrently, with multiple project teams of BSR colleagues (typically 3-4 people per team).
- Shaping project scope, methodology, and approach.
- Maintaining day-to-day company relationships through consulting projects and membership engagements.
- Preparing for and leading workshops and other in-person and virtual engagements.
- Leading and guiding development of company-ready deliverables.
- Developing and managing to a clear project timeline and budget.
- Ensuring consistent delivery of best-in-class deliverables.
- Working with the Consumer Sectors team to grow existing relationships and build new opportunities. This includes contributing to BSR’s research, thought leadership, and external engagement.
- Mentoring and contributing to team development.
Compensation
At BSR we have implemented a transparent total compensation framework with an emphasis on internal equity. In order to maintain our equity, our hiring rate for this position is $102,058. Location adjustment will apply if successful candidates resides in New York ,San Francisco or Paris.
Qualifications
- Experience successfully managing multiple, disparate projects simultaneously.
- 5 years of relevant professional experience in a consumer-facing company, NGO, or consulting environment.
- Minimum of 2 years experience/expertise in at least one consumer sectors sub-industry (Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Apparel, Retail, Beauty & Personal Care, Homewares, or Healthcare); Experience with healthcare or agricultural sustainability issues is a plus.
- Proven track record of success working with business in a client/customer-facing position. Well-developed interpersonal skills for high-level interaction with members and other companies.
- Excellent presentation, facilitation and organizational skills.
- High ethical standards and commitment to BSR core values of leadership, respect, and integrity.
- High degree of fluency in English, with fluency in a second language a plus.
- Willingness to undertake up to 15% business travel.
- Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation.
Diversity
BSR is committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. As a global organization, BSR strives to represent a culmination of different perspectives, backgrounds, cultures, and ideas. BSR encourages employees to be themselves and share their unique stories, as these initiatives foster a global environment of creativity, forward thinking, and open-mindedness. These values drive the innovative work of our staff and support BSR’s overarching mission to build a just and sustainable world.
At BSR, discrimination because of age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and/or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other status protected by regional laws, is not condoned. BSR strives to maintain a fair and inclusive working environment. Thus, these factors do not influence recruitment, performance management processes, and project assignments. BSR aims to support necessary accommodations and has a zero-tolerance policy for discriminatory behavior and retaliation in response to the needs of our employees.
