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We are looking for a freelance engaged in sustainability
for regular missions to support
the marketing and delivery
of our conferences and trainings

Update 27-09 :  Merci pour les nombreuses candidatures. Nous ne recevons plus de candidatures pour ce besoin.

Our purpose and missions

Our purpose at Earth on Board is to inform, convince and support Boards of Directors and top executives to align their company’s business model with the preservation of ecosystems and the achievement of societal needs.

To achieve this, we are currently active in three key areas:

  • Demonstrating that business-as-usual is dead, we support Boards to lead necessary change to company business models. From raising awareness and knowledge through open discussions about the role of the company and board duties, and the changing context of stakeholders' expectations and environmental issues, to providing them the tools to become Earth Competent: where Boards members are proficient in sustainability, with the right governance, asking management the right questions.

  • Conceiving and delivering conferences, seminars and education programmes to business leaders (top executives or specific functions) on the transformation of business models, as part of partner programmes or specialized events.

  • Participating in the evolution of legal and social norms framing board of directors’ actions by spreading our Earth Competent Board principles; and inspiring business and public authorities to develop new rules and standards through thought leadership events and working group

 

Job description

We are looking for someone -not employed- for regular missions to support our work of awareness and training before board members.

This will consist in:

  • Develop Earth on Board visibility and partnerships:

    • Reinforce our online presence with content creation

    • Develop relationships with ecosystem actors and identify potential partnerships (e.g. speaking opportunities and working groups), with a specific focus on France and Western Europe.

  • Support the generation and management of leads and speaking opportunities:

    • Conduct meetings with prospects and conceive customized proposals;

    • Write proposals and support relationship with clients.

  • In close collaboration with our team, contribute to the preparation of speaking opportunities:

    • Analysis of the context: audience, country, sector and company’s relevant information;

    • Preparation of presentation material and elements for Q&As / discussion time.

    • Follow and bring fresh sustainability news and insights.

  • Depending on your interest, skills, and availability, other missions could be offered such as contributing to the design of advanced workshops or reinforcing our expertise on topics of interests through desk research and report synthesis.

 

Several of these tasks are realized with external support, such as the support of a graphist designer for slides and visuals or design for marketing documents.

 

Contract Details

We are looking to contract a freelance able to realize various of the listed missions for us throughout the last months of 2024 and 2025. We are looking for someone interested in long-term collaboration with us.
Those missions would probably represent an equivalent of time of 12 to 16 days a month. Mostly remote, with ability to meet the team frequently in Paris.

Content of the contract in terms of duration of missions and fee will be determined case-by-case depending on your profile, wish and availability. The fee will be in the range 200-250€ per day.

 

What we are looking for:

Required:

  • Previous work experience related to business and sustainability: sustainability teams, environmental advocacy, sustainability consulting, …

  • Marketing skills and ability to nurture partnerships.

  • Strong autonomy to conduct the missions, based on mutual trust and shared objectives

  • Strong wish to influence the impacts of human activities on the environment. An intimate conviction that business is key in this transition but needs to change.

  • Fluency in English and French, both written and oral

  • Critical thinking and curiosity

  • Capacity of synthesis and writing skills

  • Desire for relaxed and friendly relationships

 

Optional but appreciated:

  • Bringing diversity. We pay a strong attention to diversity in all its dimensions, in coherence with what we advocate for in all groups (including the composition of boards of directors).

  • Master’s degree: either in social sciences, political science, journalism, engineering, environmental management, strategic management, …

  • Personal connections and involvement with sustainability NGOs.

  • If you have exceptional writing skills, we’ll certainly find a way to benefit from them.

  • Ability to develop persuasive speech that leads to actions: strategic thinking, empathy and ability to think in someone else’s shoes, etc


How to apply

Candidatures closes.

Thank you for applying, we will come back to you!

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