Job Description:
- Support in developing and leading strategic NGO and multi-stakeholder partnerships, including identifying areas for collaboration and setting overall partnership strategy, roadmap and KPIs.
- Help establish and run project objectives, timelines, deliverables, processes and decision-making models for key team priorities.
- Engage with internal and external partners to achieve Nike’s sustainability vision and priorities.
- Lead and contribute to Nike’s engagement at Global Sustainability events, including developing activation concepts, leading partners and agencies, preparing briefing materials and handling logistics.
- Plan and facilitate meetings and workshops with internal and external partners.
- Stay abreast of sustainability trends, emerging issues relevant to the footwear, apparel and fashion industries, sustainability regulatory developments and key global moments.
- Support Global Sustainability Engagement team with administrative priorities, including budget tracking and PO and invoice management.
- Communicate plans and ideas across a complex matrix on a corporate, regional and functional basis, including presenting before audiences of various sizes and backgrounds.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, International Affairs, Sustainability, Communications, or related field, or combination of relevant education, experience and training.
- Minimum 3-5 years of relevant professional experience.
- Environmental and human rights subject matter expertise or experience.
- Experience cultivating relationships and leading strategic partnerships.
- Excellent writing, communication and presentation skills, including to senior leaders.
- High level of interpersonal skills and ability to influence & work cross-functionally at all levels.
- Experience with project management to deliver team results.
- Self-starter comfortable working in ambiguous environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing relationships with multi-stakeholder initiatives and coalitions.
- Experience working in a large, highly matrixed organization with high comfort managing complex and dynamic partner structures.
- Entrepreneurial spirit with an ability to analyze problems, gather information, identify new opportunities, generate ideas, apply different perspectives and business needs, and propose a way forward.
- Proficiency with Powerpoint, Keynote and AirTable
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.