Director, Global Plastic Policy & Corporate Engagement

Responsibilities

• Leads technical policy development and corporate advocacy for these topics in support of WWF's Plastic & Material Science team by coordinating between corporate engagement, Policy and Government Affairs, and conservation goal teams to ensure an effective, consistent approach.
• Establishes strategy and workplan for intersection of US Plastic Initiative and business engagement in the Global Treaty for Plastic Pollution through the Business Coalition for a Global Plastic Treaty, oversees execution of the strategy and workplan.
• Writes case studies, technical policy briefs, research summaries, informational documents, and presentation materials. Composes reports, briefings, and other documents to summarize findings.
• Works with relevant teams to help draft policy content, including legislative or regulatory language, budget justifications, and testimonies, to meet policy objectives.
• Identify influential companies to target for engagement in events, consultations, and partnership in coordination with Plastic & Material Science corporate engagement director and PSE leadership and relationship managers -.
• Leverages domestic action for international asks. Helps develop WWF positions on key issues and helps coordinate with WWF's global network of offices to support international campaigns. Supports efforts with media coverage and op-eds on the issues.
• Manages related projects and relationships, and positions WWF as a trusted partner and expert on packaging and material science sustainability issues.
• Responsible for strategic direction of corporate policy multi-stakeholder initiatives, demonstrates effectiveness of programs to advance WWF's mission.
• Mobilizes around targeted international policy asks. Supports key policy priorities for WWF's conservation mission and vision of No Plastic in Nature.
• Supervises technical policy analysis and helps to manage policymaker engagement event planning, in coordination with the Policy and Government Affairs team.
• Manages program officers, interns, or other staff as assigned
• Other duties as assigned.
• Key Competencies
• Cross-Cultural Communication: Able to operate effectively and with sensitivity in cross-cultural and multi-cultural environments
• Empowering / Delegating: Ability to trust and empower the team, providing growth opportunities and sharing responsibilities
• Big Picture Thinking: Does the candidate show

Benefits

Additional Information

Major Function The Director, Global Plastic Policy & Corporate Engagement provides strategic oversight for the Plastic and Material Science policy portfolio within Private Sector Engagement (PSE) and works closely with the Vice President and cross-functional teams to advance WWF's No Plastic in Nature goal. The Director helps assess and define priority strategies for global corporate advocacy and engagement in WWF initiatives. The Director manages relationships and provides strategic input to ensure corporate partner actions, advocacy efforts, and capital investments are coordinated and mutually reinforcing to support No Plastic in Nature . The Director leads the plastic and materials related global policy agenda for WWF's Plastic and Material Science team, setting objectives, identifying emerging issues, supporting WWF-US's engagement with the broader WWF global network, and developing innovative approaches to engage corporate partners on policy solutions to address plastic production, use, waste, and pollution. In addition to setting strategy, the Director is responsible for execution-convening stakeholders, guiding research and analysis, developing WWF positions and external guidance, and supporting implementation with corporate partners. The Director collaborates with the Policy and Government Affairs team, including the Director of U.S. Plastics Policy and Advocacy, to advance WWF's US plastic related priorities; and coordinates closely with policy and technical experts across WWF to advance international plastic policy priorities. Serving as a key strategic resource for WWF's No Plastic in Nature initiative, the Director ensures that WWF's corporate partnerships, global policy leadership, and investment strategies work together to deliver measurable conservation impact, including supporting team culture, and mentoring and supervising staff.

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