Job Description

The Rainforest Alliance is creating a more sustainable world by using social and market forces to protect nature and improve the lives of farmers and forest communities. To achieve our mission, we partner with diverse allies around the world to drive positive change across global supply chains and in many of our most critically important natural landscapes.

Our alliance spans 70 countries and includes farmers and forest communities, companies, governments, civil society, and millions of individuals. Together we work to protect forests  and biodiversity, take action on climate, and promote the rights and improve the livelihoods of rural people.

As an international nonprofit organization with more than 30 years of experience in sustainability transformation, we understand that the social and economic well-being of rural communities is tightly connected to ecosystem health. This knowledge has shaped our rigorous programs to advance sustainable land-use and commodity production.

At the Rainforest Alliance we combat climate change, protect forests and biodiversity, promote human rights, and improve livelihoods. The enormity of the social and environmental challenges we are facing requires working together in a broad alliance. This is why we bring farmers, forest communities, companies, and consumers together to change the way the world produces, sources, and consumes.

Why

To protect nature and improve lives it’s becoming increasingly urgent that we approach the way we use our land and produce food and other products in more sustainable ways. For this to succeed we need to fundamentally change the way that businesses operate and source, and the choices we all make as consumers.

How

Our growing global alliance aims to transform our relationship with our natural resources and each other, to create a better future for people and nature together.

The Rainforest Alliance encourages diversity and inclusion across the global organization. With this commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ages, disability and any other protected group.

Position summary:

At the Rainforest Alliance we are looking for a collaborative and organized Business Offerings Communications Manager to join our Corporate Affairs team and position the Rainforest Alliance’s corporate services and business innovation offerings. The focus will be on developing targeted communications to ensure our markets partners are informed of the full range of our offerings, that compliment and go beyond our certification system. This person will develop detailed communications strategies to ensure stakeholders understand how they can partner with the Rainforest Alliance and work with us to reach their ESG and Carbon mitigation goals. This person will work in close collaboration with the entire Marketing and Communications department as well as Markets colleagues to ensure that all output is streamlined and complimentary.

Responsibilities:

This role is key to positioning the Rainforest Alliance as a thought leader in sustainable business interventions, and preferred partner to support companies on their sustainability journeys. The communications manager will support by:

• Developing messaging and communications plans to ensure our corporate stakeholders understand our offerings, how they complement each other, and the ways in which they can support business sustainability goals;
• Mobilizing and engaging internal stakeholders to ensure all relevant audiences are targeted through the communications plans;
• Working in partnership with our Markets Transformation department to create and implement communications strategies for specific offerings including, but not limited to Forest Allies, regenerative agriculture, corporate advisory and other topics as defined by the 2030 strategy;
• Leading production of engaging communications materials for business audiences including Q&As, brochures, decks, support for speaking engagements, website content, videos with support of our Creative & Editorial team;
• Ensuring seamless execution of plans in collaboration with relevant marcomms dept colleagues (social media, media, consumer and business engagement)
• Working closely with other communication managers to ensure that all output is aligned and complimentary to all of the Rainforest Alliance’s external positioning and vision and mission

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Communications or related field, or equivalent of
• education and experience;
• 5-7 years of experience in communications;
• Experience in FMCG, international development or CSR is a plus;
• Proven ability in development and delivery of effective communications plans;
• Proven ability to create effective business-to-business communication;
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English. Other language(s) are an asset;
• Strong planning and organizational skills;
• Ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities and deadlines;
• Strong relationship management skills, effective at negotiating and influencing
• and proven ability to build relationships with staff across organizations;
• Affinity with sustainability;
• Dependability, diplomacy and ability to work independently;
• Self-motivated, ability to juggle responsibilities;
• Understanding of working in an international organization, including cultural
• sensitivities;
• Knowledge of MS Office;
• Good team player.

Job LEVEL: 3A

Salary:

Commensurate with experience.

Deadline: December 15, 2022

Notes:

Only candidates authorized to work in the United States will be considered.

If you have any questions about the job vacancy, please contact the HR department: re*********@ra.org

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Job Types: Full-Time.

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