Account Manager, Reporter Services & Supply Chains

Job Specification & Background:

Are you passionate about the environment? Are you looking for a role where you can drive corporate action on climate change? CDP is seeking a highly motivated self-starter to join CDP’s corporate engagement team in Hong Kong. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team that engages with companies in the Asia Pacific region on disclosure of climate change, water security, and deforestation-related data. This role will report to the Corporations and Supply Chains Manager at CDP Hong Kong.

In this role, you will work closely with companies throughout Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and Oceania to support their environmental reporting and management through CDP’s platform and membership programs. You will also be responsible for identifying leads and securing new members to CDP’s programs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Driving growth of CDP’s membership programs (Supply Chain and Reporter Services) among corporations in the region through active account management and delivery of program benefits;
• Identifying, engaging, and converting leads to members and securing membership renewal among existing members;
• Working with program members to integrate environmental data and adopt global best practices in their decision-making processes;
• Organizing and delivering workshops, webinars, and other events to support program members in advancing their sustainability strategies;
• Representing CDP as a subject matter expert at external events;
• Supporting the Corporations and Supply Chains Manager, Hong Kong, on ad hoc projects and carrying out any other work that supports CDP’s operations and international operations as required; and
• Actively coordinating with other CDP teams worldwide on stakeholder engagement.

Required skills and experience:

• BA/BSc degree or similar;
• At least 3 years of work experience in the corporate or NGO world, with a focus on corporate sustainability issues and/or reporting.
• Experience in a client-facing role is preferred;
• Ability to interact with senior leadership in the commercial and NGO world
• Strong analytical skills;
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint; ·
• Excellent English skills (verbal and written). Fluency in Korean, Thai, or another Southeast Asian language is an advantage;
• Keen interest in corporate environmental sustainability issues
• Strong attention to detail and planning skills;
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills;
• Proactive attitude and drive to take ownership and responsibility for particular areas of work as well as ability to work in a Team;
• Experience in program management and/or sales would be an advantage.

The candidate will work 5 days per week and must be eligible to work legally in Hong Kong. This is a fixed team contract until October 2022 with possibilities of an extension.

Salary and benefits: Competitive NGO salary, annual discretionary bonus, 24 days’ holiday and others.

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Application submission: Interested candidates should send a copy of their resume along with a cover letter outlining their suitability for the role to [email protected] with “Account Manager – Reporter Services and Supply Chains, Hong Kong, First Name, Last Name” in the subject line by 30 August 2021.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the submission deadline, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.