Edelman’s Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) team is a boutique strategic consultancy with the reach and resources of the world’s largest public relations and communications firm. Our team works with businesses and global functions to drive client strategies that address ESG trends and to determine factors that align with and support business goals.

We provide a market-leading suite of services grounded in consulting skills, capital markets experience, legal/regulatory expertise, deep ESG knowledge, and superior storytelling and creative to help clients build, execute and communicate ESG strategies that mitigate risks, capture business opportunities, and earn the trust of investors and other stakeholders.

We are seeking a Senior Vice President to join our growing Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) financial communications team. This new role reports to the Global Head of ESG, Financial Communications & Capital Markets based in New York.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute strategy for accelerating the growth of Edelman's ESG strategic consultancy on the West Coast, including build-out of West Coast ESG team
• Drive client strategy, activities, narrative, stakeholder engagement and communications to address ESG trends and factors that align with and support business goals
• Work with client ESG leaders, business lines and global functions to set ESG goals and KPIs in alignment with industry benchmarks and business goals; participate in and manage client internal working groups
• Oversee materiality assessments and other internal and external benchmarking analysis
• Collaborate with Edelman's ESG reporting experts on the development and execution of clients' non-financial reporting across communications channels
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of client ESG initiatives and develop appropriate materials, presentations and reports to share progress with stakeholders (e.g., Board, C-suite; employees; investors; clients, customers, and consumers; suppliers; regulators; civil society organizations/NGOs; community members)
• Develop comprehensive stakeholder engagement and communications plans, with ability to execute across all communications channels and formats (e.g., slide presentations; financial and non-financial reports; websites; social media; investor decks, investor days; shareholder engagement materials; employee engagement via intranet, blogs, etc.; client-hosted events and external conferences, panels, etc.)
• Build ESG platforms and thought leadership for C-suite and Board members
• Recommend potential partnerships, memberships, third party validators and organizational commitments related to ESG on behalf of clients

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10-15 years of experience in ESG strategic consulting, investment stewardship, and/or corporate ESG leadership role(s). Meaningful experience advising Boards and C-suite executives; working in transactional and/or customer/client relations settings; and leading global ESG reporting initiatives. Prior experience managing teams.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and grow client engagements
• Demonstrated ability to quickly develop comprehensive understanding of clients’ businesses and their missions, as well as their key stakeholders: investors, employees, regulators, media, vendors, customers/clients, partners and other businesses/organizations, etc.; able to impart this knowledge to account team members
• Strong writer, communicator and translator; able to tune in and speak the language of different internal client functions and external client stakeholders
• Superior executive leadership skills, including: ability to supervise staff by motivating, coaching, consistently providing feedback, holding them accountable and conducting their reviews; overseeing quality and operational performance of accounts, ensuring work quality and deadline/budget adherence; and collaborating with other Edelman practice leads to deliver top-quality, interconnected client service across all accounts
• Comfortable with ambiguity; able to make well-considered recommendations and decisions in a rapidly changing landscape
• Change agent; likes new challenges and getting out of comfort zone
• Bachelor's degree and relevant work experience; MBA, JD or other relevant secondary degree preferred

Edelman is a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organizations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations. Our 6,000 people in more than 60 offices deliver communications strategies that give our clients the confidence to lead and act with certainty, earning the trust of their stakeholders. Our honors include the Cannes Lions Grand Prix for PR; Advertising Age’s 2019 A-List; the Holmes Report’s 2018 Global Digital Agency of the Year; and, five times, Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work. Since our founding in 1952, we have remained an independent, family-run business. Edelman owns specialty companies Edelman Data & Intelligence (DxI) and United Entertainment Group (entertainment, sports, lifestyle).

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