Regional Director US

Are you a business-savvy Sustainability and Impact-driven leader with a knack for brands, relationships, and driving innovative initiatives?

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The Consumer Goods Forum's mission is to bring together consumer goods manufacturers and retailers globally in pursuit of business efficiency and positive societal change. For this role, they are seeking a Leader for North America to capitalize on this mission and increase membership in one of the largest global economies.

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Position overview:

• Represent the CGF in North America

• Lead and manage the deployment of coalition strategies in North America

• Support local groups, and ensure links to the global Coalition agenda and working groups

• Lead the attraction, retention and engagement of members regionally

• Recruit, onboard train and manage high-performing PMO's (2 FTE's) and other staff as may be required to deliver the strategy

• Lead and manage relevant regional external stakeholder relationships (Governments, regional NGOs, UN bodies, national industry associations etc.)

• Tailor global communications to the regional context and language.

• Lead and manage local events (workshops) and market North American participation at international events

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Execution of the coalition strategies and other local initiatives in the region:

• Lead and manage coalition deployment in the region and ensure that the local groups' strategy is consistent with the global strategy considering the local needs and challenges.

• Ensure an appropriate governance and representative participation in the local groups

• Co-create, set and deliver the Local group's steering committee agenda and meetings

• Lead and manage local initiatives in the region

• Prepare annual business plan and technical roadmap together with the initiatives Board liaisons, the initiatives global and local groups' steering committee members

• Provide strategic outreach to the local governments and key industry players in the region with the support of the respective global and local experts.

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Requirements:

• Minimum 15 years working experience.

• Broad international experience in the manufacturing and/or retail industries

• Strong leadership skills: articulate and persuasive, with strong facilitation skills, ability to conduct high-level discussions (direct relationship with C-level member contacts) to reach consensus and capacity to understand the political and diplomatic challenges of the programme

• Proven success in a managerial role, ability to motivate and lead employees

• Strong project leadership and organizational skills, rigorous, with a high-energy level and willingness to work hands-on in developing and executing a variety of activities

• Strong team player, able to take initiative, and work autonomously.

• Native English-speaking capability

• IT literate - G-suite, Salesforce

• Current legal ability to work in the US (meaning not dependent on future sponsorship)

• Availability to travel (domestic and international) as needed

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The position reports to the Managing Director of The Consumer Goods Forum based in France.

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This is a full-time permanent position. At present, the work environment is virtual, although some travel is required (domestic and international). Virtual meetings are most frequently oriented around the Washington, DC or Paris, France time zones, with meetings that will cover APAC timezones as well.